Friday, 21 December 2018

21-12-2018 Friday - Scaup

Gloomy - Thankfully no long periods of rain.

Scaup, Cattle Egret, Black-necked Grebe, Jack Snipe
Red Kite - yesterday



A Solstice Robin 21-12-2018 St Anne's (Gil Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
Blackcap (f) back in the garden today.

Stockwood Open Spaces:
6 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing.
A late record (19/12/2018)  - Barn Owl hunting in rough scrub next to Old Reds rugby pitches at 18.30.

Knowle - Perretts Park
Late report (20th) 2 Red Kite,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Blackcap (m) eating apples in the garden.

Orchard Pools:
1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Cambridge Batch - Gatcombe Court:
1+ Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush - the best

Kinsgston Seymour:
20 Mute Swan - field by M5

Loxton, Pylons:
6 Cormorant. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Bloomfields:
1 Blackcap (m)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Bewick's Swan, 1 Pintail (m), 1 Great White Egret, 400+ Lapwing.

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Scaup, 11 Cattle Egret, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe, 25 Snipe
Gadwall 21-12-2018 CVL (Jon Mortin)
Villice:
10 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Common Gull, 1+ Fieldfare,

Heron's Green:
8 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 3 Great White Egret

Moreton:
Lane' - Pheasant, 85 Woodpigeon, 15 Starling, 10 Redwing.
Hide - 15 Wigeon, 150 Teal, 1 Great White Egret


OUT OF AREA
Short-eared Owl 21-12-2018 - somewhere - (Wayne Tucker)

Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water
1 White-tailed Sea Eagle.


Reports: Allan Cradock, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Francis, Rich Giles, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Mark Hynam, B Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Jon Mortin, Gil Sapsed, Tony Scott, Wayne Tucker.
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