20-12-18 Thursday - Yellow-legged Gull

Temp 7 to 10℃. Cold and bright with sharp showers today, nice rainbows cold wind

20-12-18 Water Rail, Hollow Brook (George Stacey)

Bewick's Swan
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Duchess Lake:
5m 2f Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Moorhen, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1f Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1m 1f  Stonechat, 2 Pied  Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

20-12-18 Goosander having lunch, Eastville park (Patrick Richards)

Eastville Park:1 Mute Swan, 4 (2f) Goosander, 4 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, 79 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 m Chaffinch

20-12-18 White-breasted Cormorant, Eastville Park (David Hughes)

Troopers Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ingst, Winter bird survey (nr Olveston):
27 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, c.30 Rook, 1 Chiffchaff, c.50 Redwing, 4 Linnet

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
14 Little Egret to roost

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-12-18 Common Gull, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:

45 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 15 Common Gull,1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

20-12-18 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove, 7 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 ad Bewick's Swans, 1 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100-150 Lapwings, 1 Barn Owl

20-12-18 Scaup Moreton 20-12-18

Chew Valley Lake,  Stratford:
27 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 Pintail (H&Moreton), 1 f Scaup (M), 20+ Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe (Herons Green)

20-12-18 Cattle Egret, Stratford Lane (George Stacey & Robin Martin)

12 Cattle Egret (behind Blue Bowl), 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail (M), 18 Moorhen (S), 1 white Coot, 60 Lapwing (H)

20-12-18 Jack Snipe, Stratford (George Stacey)

1 Jack Snipe (S), 14 Snipe (S), 2 Black-necked Grebe (HG), 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dam), 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay (M), 1 Raven

20-12-18 Long-tailed Tit, Dam car park (Ian Stapp)

30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 150+ Starling, some Fieldfare (Woodford),  200+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush (W&M), 1 Mistle Thrush (M), 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (M), 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch (W), 4+ Greenfinch (W), 4 Goldfinch (W), 1 Reed Bunting (H)

19-12-18 Short-eared Owl, Bleadon yesterday (NSL-Birding)

Reports: Eric Brain, David Hughes, Robin Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Losi Pryce, Patrick Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Wayne Tucker