Monday 31 December 2018

31-12-18 Monday - Happy New Years Eve

Mild and dull all day - but patches of blue at dusk.

Little Owl
Merlin
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer 
Black-necked Grebe
Slavonian Grebe

BRISTOL

Tawny Owl 31-12-2018 Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dipper 31-12-2018 Eastville Park (David Hughes)

Clifton - Percival Rd
Marsh Tit back on the feeder around mid-day.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
4 Meadow Pipit

Bishopston:
3 Redwing, 17 Goldfinch

Golden Hill:
135 Jackdaw heading North - very noisy.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c1,000 Dunlin, 2 Tawny Owl hooting, 1 Merlin, c2,000 Starling - roost, 1 Corn Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer 


Lapwing 31-12-2018 CVL (John Martin)

Northwick Warth:
Loads of Lapwing, hiding 2 Golden Plover, plus 115 Black-tailed Godwit, 175 Common Gull.

Pilning wetland:
2 Pintail (m). 10 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing etc.

Almondsbury:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Goldcrest and 2 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest,1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
6 Goosander - on the estuary.

Backwell Lake:
28 Little Egret - into the roost tonight, and a Water Rail calling from the reed bed.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mandarin 31-12-2018 Keynsham (Craig Ingham)

Saltford:
1 Mandarin Duck

Bath:
 3 Coal Tit, plus Blue Tit, Great Tit and Long-tailed Tit,  Blackcap (f) 1 Song Thrush, 1 House Sparrow (m), 5 Chaffinches, 2 Bullfinch (f&m), 4 Goldfinch,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Water Pipit 31-12-2018 CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, plenty of Snipe, and 1 Water Pipit.

Reports: VÄ•ra Carpenter, David Esam, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Nick Hudson, Dave Hughes, Glen Maddison, Rob Martin, Mike Meechem, David Poulton, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG