Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Water Pipit
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| 19-12-18 f Stonechat, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt) |
Westbury Park:
From 12 - 18th December 7-10 Fieldfares eating all the berries on a Rowan tree, now devoid of berries
Blaise Estate:
1 Jay, lots of Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch
Coombe Dingle:
Garden regulars: 1 Sparrowhawk (m), Blue/Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch
Eastville Park:
4 Goosander (2 m and 2 f), 8 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, lots of Black-headed Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
No reports
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais Farm and foreshore - this am. at low tide - 20 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 (!) Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 400 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 45 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
Nailsea Wall:
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| 19-12-18 Cormorant, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 19-12-18 Marsh Tit (Matt Scott) |
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 19-12-18 Reed Bunting, Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke) |
Dowlais Farm and foreshore - this am. at low tide - 20 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 (!) Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 400 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 45 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
Nailsea Wall:
Two reports of a Great White Egret in the last week - one from a farmer (“albino heron with yellow bill”) and another from a passing motorist with phone photo.
Kenn:
Kenn Moor - 2 Heron, 1 Great White Egret (parish of Yatton tick), 7 Little Egret, 50 Redwing.
Bleadon Levels and Uphill:
30 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 100 Lapwing, at least 4 Short-eared Owl, 150 Redwing (with a handful of Fieldfare mixed in), 2 Stonechat
BELOW M4 & BANES
Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 2 Bullfinch
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
34 Canada Goose,2 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 25+ Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f, Moreton),5 Goosander ( Herriotts Woodford & Dam), 6 Little Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe (from Stratford), Bittern (NW corner of Heron’s Green early afternoon), 6 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 9 Cattle Egret (Cow field near Blue Bowl) , 1 white Coot (Moreton), 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Moreton) 3 Green Sandpiper , 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe (HG), 40 Lapwing, 8+ Snipe, 5 G BB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Adult Dam car park)
Kenn:
Kenn Moor - 2 Heron, 1 Great White Egret (parish of Yatton tick), 7 Little Egret, 50 Redwing.
Bleadon Levels and Uphill:
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| 19-12-18 Short-eared Owl, Uphill (Bill Hewitt) [Bird in right hand photo with much darker markings than the others] |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 2 Bullfinch
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
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| 19-12-18 m + f Goosander, Woodford, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
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| 19-12-18 Great White Egret,Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Out of Avon:
Great Northern Diver still at Cheddar Res on the Axbridge side mid morning
Reports: Jane Barker, Pete Brain, Alex Carlisle, Chris Clarke, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Bill Hewitt, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler
