Long-tailed Duck, Goosanders
Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver
Merlins
Black Redstarts
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| A couple of beauties at Barrow Gurney (Paul Cousins) |
Eastville Park:
1 f. Goosander, 11 Cormorant, 62 Goldfinch (in a single flock).
2 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Robin. 8+ House Sparrow.
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| 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.
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.
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.
4 Blackcaps.
Brentry, BS10:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap (first of the winter).
Tescos at Brislington:
Little Egret.
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| female Black Redstart at Oldbury (Les Williams) |
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.
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| Turnstone at Clevedon (Rupert Gale) |
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
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| Black-throated Diver at Barrow Gurney (David Hughes) |
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.
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| Great Northern Diver with fishing line around its neck (Paul Cousins) |
1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper.
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| Common Gull at Chew (Pete Coslett) |
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,
