30-11-19 Saturday - Merlins

Mainly overcast and still much colder, c.6 °C, with a brisk East wind.  Dry, but very wet underfoot.

Long-tailed Duck, Goosanders
Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver
Merlins
Black Redstarts

A couple of beauties at Barrow Gurney (Paul Cousins)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 f. Goosander, 11 Cormorant, 62 Goldfinch (in a single flock).

Redland garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Robin. 8+ House Sparrow.

Your first Christmas Robin? - Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Stoke Bishop garden:
4 Blackcaps.

Brentry, BS10:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap (first of the winter).

Tescos at Brislington:
Little Egret.

female Black Redstart at Oldbury (Les Williams)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3+ Black Redstart. also a mystery large pipit flew over but not relocated, 135 Fieldfare over.

Northwick Warth:
2 f. Merlin, Canada Goose, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Moorhen, Lapwing, Curlew, Redshank, Kestrel, Redwing, Linnet, Greenfinch.

Turnstone at Clevedon (Rupert Gale)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Pier:
5 Turnstone.

Clevedon:
(Colehouse Lane/Kenn Road bridge over Blind Yeo - highlights of Winter Bird Survey)
24 Mallard, 9 Goosander (3 m.), Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, 10 Moorhen, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, 150+ Starling, 9 Fieldfare, 21 Redwing, Pied Wagtail.

Kingston Seymour:
30 Lapwing, 1 Barn Owl, 250 winter thrushes (mainly Redwing) heading North over Clevedon.

Nailsea Moor:
20 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 1 Merlin, 4 Stonechat, plenty of Fieldfare and Starling, lower numbers of Redwing.

Yatton:
1 Peregrine.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

Black-throated Diver at Barrow Gurney (David Hughes)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
ad drake Long-tailed Duck, 20+ Tufted Duck, 5+ Goldeneye (1 m.), juv Great Northern Diver 
(sadly, with fishing line wrapped around its throat), juv Black-throated Diver. Little Grebe, 10 GC Grebe, 70+ Cormorant, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Great Northern Diver with fishing line around its neck (Paul Cousins)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Common Gull at Chew (Pete Coslett)

Chew Valley Lake
Common Gull.

Reports:  Jullian Bailey-Gard, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Pete Coslett, Paul Cousins, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Rupert Gale, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Trevor Riddle, Jack Rogers, Larry Sweetland, Roger White, D Willitts, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding,

29-11-19 Friday - Great Northern Diver

Sunny today, though colder than recent days. Bristol temperatures 4 - 8 °C

Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver still at Barrow Tanks
Scaup, Scoter
Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Marsh Tit
Firecrest
Black Redstart

29-11-19  Great Northern Diver, Barrow no 3 Tank (Allan Chard)

29-11-19 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow no 3 Tank (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Redland:
Garden - 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, c60 Mallard, 1 f Goosander, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, c120 Black-headed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 1 f Tawny Owl, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, c40 Starling, 1 Song Thrush ( singing), 2 Dipper, c30+ House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, c20 Goldfinch

Duchess Lake, Stoke Park:
7 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 f Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black Redstart still present at OPS this morning, a female and a juvenile male together. Adult male on the building nearby and probably a different adult male on the roof of the towers, so there could be 4 individuals present. 209 Pied Wagtail coming in to roost on the buildings at dusk.

Pillhead Gout over high tide - 3 Shelduck, 53 Wigeon, 19 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 49 Curlew, 650 Dunlin, 23 Redshank, 2 Stonechat 

Cribbs Causeway M5 junc:
1 Barn Owl - flew over

NORTH SOMERSET

29-11-19 Short-eared Owl, Clevedon - Yeo (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat

Sand Point/Bay:
1 f Scoter, 1 pr Goosander, 1 Merlin,  20 Redwing

29-11-19 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:
Winthill garden - 3 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch  1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch 

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-11-19 Bath Pergrines have an unexpected night-time visitor (BUPP)

Bath:
Oldfield Park garden - Firecrest (1st in 45 years)

Southgate shopping centre- c 250 Pied Wagtail roosting in tree with tear-drop lights last night

RESERVOIRS

Black-throated and Great Northern Diver, Barrow no 3 Tank (Malcolm Taylor)

29-11-19 Great Northern Diver, Barrow no 3 Tank (Martin East)
{Appears to have some fishing line around its beak,
but seen by one observer to swallow a small fish without apparent problem)

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck, juv Great Northern Diver, juv Black-throated Diver  all still present
Also 4 Goldeneye, 10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Raven

As yesterday, many more photos on our Twitter feed (see sidebar)

29-11-2019 hybrid Aythya BL (Nige Milbourne)

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 34 Teal, 1 hybrid Aythya (f) - "I'll go back in the morning, for another look", 1 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f)

Chew Valley Lake

29-11-19 Goldeneye, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

8 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 1 Green-winged Teal  (Herriott's Pool), 4 f Scaup, 8 Goldeneye,  1 pr Goosander, 1 Buzzard

Bittern trail:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, small flocks of Long-tailed Tit and Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

29-11-19 Blue Tit, Bittern Trail, CVL (George Stacey)

Reports:  Nancy Barrett, Allan Chard, Anthony Cook, Geoff Dicker,  Martin East, Trevor Ford, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Rob Laughton, Andy Middleton, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey,  Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson,John Thorogood,  Keith Vinicombe, Paul Williams, BUPP, opsbirding blagdonlakebirds

28-11-19 Thursday - Richard's Pipit

28-11-19 Sparrowhawk
Sharpness (Dan White)

Temp 7 - 11°C. Sunny morning, a gentle West wind, pleasant day

Whooper Swan
Green-winged Teal
Red-crested Pochard
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier
Barn Owl 
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Richard's Pipit

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:
1 f Blackcap (first sighting of winter), 1 Wren

28-11-19 Cormorant, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:
1 Goosander, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

28-11-19 Stonechat, Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

Stoke Park:
3 Mallard 2m 1f, 1 Sparrowhawk 1m, 1 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 11 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 18 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Starling, 7 Blackbird 2m 5f, 7 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 2 Stonechat 1m 1f, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch 1f, 8 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Sharpness Docks (Gloucestershire):
1 m Sparrowhawk

Oldbury Power Station:
57 Canada Goose & 1 Greylag Goose on the lake for a second day, 5+ Stonechat, 3+ Rock Pipit

Pillhead Gout, High Tide: 1 Little Egret. 3 Ringed Plover, c250 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c1600 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 20+ Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Barn Owl

28-11-19 Black Redstart & Little Egret, Clevedon Pier (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Clevedon Pier:
1 Little Egret, 1 Black Redstart

28-11-19 Short-eared Owl, Clevedon-Yeo (Ian Loats)

Clevedon-Yeo:
160 Canada Geese, 150 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 140 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 50 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 52 Oystercatcher, 50 Lapwing, 210 Curlew, 24 Turnstone, 600 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 600 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 100's Meadow Pipit, 1 Richard's Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

28-11-19 Richard's Pipit, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Worle garden:
6 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-11-19 Water Rail, Bath (Glen Maddison)

Bath central garden:
2 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Twerton), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch

28-11-19 Buzzard, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
1 Whooper Swan, 10 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay,
3 Common Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 10 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch,1 Treecreeper, 1 Redwing (just one ?), 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, M/f, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

28-11-19 Whooper Swan, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

RESERVOIRS

28-11-19 Black-throated Diver, Barrow Tanks, (Tony Scott)
There are many more photos on our Twitter feed

Barrow Tank No.3:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 87 Cormorant, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

28-11-19 Goldeneye, Barrow Tanks (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Pintail, 4 Scaup, 8 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 juv Red-throated Diver, 4 Great White Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 221 Lapwing, 2 Peregrine

28-11-19 Red-crested Pochard, Herriott's (Pagan Birder)

Herriott's:
1 juv Green-winged Teal, 3 (2m 1f) Red-crested Pochard

Lots more detail and photos in our Twitter feed, see sidebar

Reports: Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Alastair Fraser, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Horlick, Steven Jones, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Merv. John Mortin, Pagan Birder, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Dan White. Martin Tayler, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-11-19 Wednesday - Ring-billed Gull

Temp 9 - 11°C. Dull, rain, light wind, not too cold

Green-winged Teal, Red-crested Pochard
Common Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated and Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier
Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Merlin, Peregrine
Firecrest
Siskin

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Goosander

27-11-2019 Sparrowhawk Montpelier (Mora McLagan)

Montpelier:
1 Sparrowhawk

27-11-19 Goldfinch, St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)

St Andrews Park:
2 Jay. 10 Starling, 20 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
17 Canada Geese, 6 Shoveler, 10+ Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 15 Coot, c.50 Oystercatcher, c.80 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 30 Redshank, 2 Raven (on saltmarsh), 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, c.30 Meadow Pipit, flock 9 Linnet

Latteridge:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
285 Shelduck, 435 Wigeon, 105 Teal, 3 Common Scoter (Blackstone), 1 Red Breasted Merganser (Yeo), 7 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 2 Coot, 42 Oystercatcher, 250 Lapwing, 8 Grey Plover, 200 Curlew, 43 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 1325 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe (Blake’s Pools), 25 Common Snipe, 460 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl - west over Dowlais, 1 Merlin, 18 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 35 Long Tailed Tit, 65 Fieldfare, 110 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 85 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting.

Bristol Airport:
60 Golden Plover, 1 Woodcock this week

Worle - Garden:
2 Tawny Owl - noisy in the small hours of the morning, 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

27-11-19 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Sandpiper

27-11-2019 Goldeneye & Goosander (m) CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine

Dam:
2 Goldeneye  (f&m), 1 Goosander (m)

27-11-2019 Fieldfare CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford:
Small flock of Starling and Fieldfare

27-11-2019 Goosander (f) CVL (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
1 Goosander (f)

Stratford:
12 Siskin

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Green-winged Teal, 2m 1f Red-crested Pochard, 1 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull

Reports: Derek Angell, Allan Chard, Sean Davies, Jason Hanney, Adrian Hockey, Mora McLagan, Rob Laughton, Jon Mortin, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-11-19 Tuesday - Great Northern Diver

Showers on and off.

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Pink-footed Goose
Green-winged Teal
Merlin

26-11-2019 Great Northern Diver BG tank 3 (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Sneyde Park - gardens:
1 Blackcap (m) - in perfect condition (apart from being dead!)

Coombe Dingle - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 0 Woodpigeon, -1 Jackdaw!

26-11-2019 Dipper, Eastville Park (Robert Hargreaves)

Eastville Park - BOC walk:
6 Mute Swan, Mallard, 5 Grey Heron - inc 1 juv, 9 Cormorant - 8 in trees above the lake + 1 juv up the river, 9 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 36 Woodpigeon - inc flocks of 11 and 16, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 Dipper, 3 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 23 Goldfinch - flocks 15 and 8.

26-11-2019 Tawny Owl Eastville Park (Robert Hargreaves)

Hotwells:
1 Sparrowhawk - seen twice

26-11-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Mallard (f,&2m), 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 19 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird (f&m) 35+ House Sparrow, 1m Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
120 Carrion Crow - Lagoon 3,  3 Rock Pipit on the seawall

NORTH SOMERSET

Battery Point:
1 Merlin past towards Woodhill Bay

Bristol Airport:
2 Snipe - over.

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

26-11-2019 Black-throated Diver BG tank 3 (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver - did a flyby but landed back on the water, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, lots of Cormorant, 1 Common Sandpiper, a few Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull

Blagdon Lake:
1 Pink-footed Goose - seen early but shoved off to CVL, 100 Starlings !!

Chew Valley Lake
3 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 200 Lapwing - south, 1 Peregrine,

26-11-2019 Bullfinch CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
4 Redwing, 5 Bullfinch (3m)

Roman Shallows:
3 Red-crested Pochard (1f &2m),

Moreton:
6 Scaup - at least,

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Green-winged Teal, 3 Great White Egret,

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Karle Burford, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Stephan Jones, Bob Lawrence, Pat Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Bri Thompson
Blagdon Lake Birds opsbirding,

25-11-19 Monday

Still overcast and mizzly. Bristol temperatures 10 - 13°C

Pink-footed Goose still at Blagdon Reservoir
Long-tailed Duck and Black-throated Diver still at Barrow no 3
Green-winged Teal, Scaup, Red-throated Diver, Great White Egret all still at CVL
Black Redstart still at Oldbury PS

BRISTOL

Henleaze:
1m Blackcap ( 1st of winter here)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

25-11-19 Snipe, Portbury Wharf (Howard Taffs)

Portbury Wharf:
44 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 7 Snipe, 20 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:

25-11-19 Peregrine, St John's Church, Bath  (BUPP)

Bath Peregrines nest box cleaned, surveyed (clean bill of health) and regravelled (it's a word, honestly) for the 2020 breeding season

Paulton:
1 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 20 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 50 Pied Wagtail (at sewage works), 6 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
No 3 Tank - Long-tailed Duck and Black-throated Diver still present, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon:
Adult Pink-footed Goose with Canada Goose flock, 1 Common Sandpiper 

Chew Valley Lake
4 Great White Egret, many Fieldfare,Redwing, Starling ('too many to count')

25-11-19 Jay, Bittern Trail, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10+ Long tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Treecreeper

25-11-19 Goosander,  off Sailing Club,  CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford:
7 Goosander (2 m 5 ff), Red-throated Diver still present

Moreton:
1 f Scaup

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herriott's Pool:
Green-winged Teal still present

Reports: Geoff Daniels, Patrick Hancock, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Bath Peregrines, Birdguides, blagdonlakebirds,  opsbirding

24-11-19 Sunday - Pink-footed Goose

Overcast but mild.  Bristol temperature around 10 °C all day

Still present today
Long-tailed Duck + Black-throated Diver (Barrow no 3 Tank)
Green-winged Teal  (CVL)
Pink-footed Goose 
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Jack Snipe, Knot 
Marsh Tit
Black Redstart (now 3 at OPS)

24-11-19 Black-throated Diver, Barrow no 3 Tank (Roger Staples)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, c50 Mallard, 1 m Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, c50+ Black-headed Gull, I Herring gGll, 1 f Tawny Owl, 1 m Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (was drumming briefly).  A recce for Tuesday's BOC walk -  21 species in total

24-11-19 Little Grebe, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
11 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, Bullfinch

24-11-2019 Goldcrest Stockwood (Bri Thompson)

Stockwood - garden:
Long-tailed Tit with Goldcrest follower.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-11-19 m Black Redstart, OPS (Barry Dursley)

Oldbury Power Station:
3 (2m, 1 f) Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
11 Lapwing, 3 m Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 5+ Teal, 2f Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe, 12 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 0 LBBG, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1f Reed Bunting

Portishead:
Black Nore - AWBS count - 20 species, highlights 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch

Kenn Moor:
YACWAG reserve - 33 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe

Weston-Super-Mare:
Worle garden - 1 f Blackcap , Goldcrest, 31 Redwing over,  Chaffinch

Banwell:
Winthill garden - 2 Stock Dove, 1 f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Marsh Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Weston Cut + Winsor Villas Riverside Park:
1 Kingfisher - or 2 if wasn't the same bird at both locations.

Bath:
Twerton garden - 4 Magpie, 1 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, lots House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch
Englishcombe Lane garden - 1 m Blackcap (1st of winter here)

24-11-19 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Keynsham (TalkingtoBears)

Keynsham:
Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker,, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Starling,  1 Robin

RESERVOIRS

24-11-2019 Knot BG tank 3 (Penny Wills)

Barrow Tank no 3:
9 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon:
1 Pink-footed Goose (details on  blagdonlakebirds)

24-11-19 Goldeneye, CVL (Lisegirl)

Chew Valley Lake
9+ Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

24-11-19 Egyptian Goose, Dam, CVL (John Osborne)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye

Heron's Green:
5 Cattle Egret

Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, Jay

24-11-19 Green-winged Teal, Herriott's Pool, CVL (John Osborne)

Herriott's:
Green-winged Teal, 3 Pintail, 7 Great White Egret to roost at the back of Herriott’s Pool

24-11-19 Black-headed Gull in training for the gymnastics team, CVL (Paul Milo)

Reports: TtB, Allan Chard, Dave Child, Bryan Cook, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley,  Hayden James, Lisa Presland, Paul Milsom, John Osborne,  Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves,  Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Roger Staples, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Jean Tye, Penny Wills,  blagdonlakebirds