Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver all still at Barrow Tank no 3
Whooper Swan, Common Scoter
Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Avocet, Jack Snipe
05-12-190 Long-tailed stunner, Barrow Tank no 3 (Bri Thompson) |
The Dingle, Blaise Estate:
1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 8 LTT, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail
near Grove Road - second tit flock- 10 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldfinch. (Frustratingly, no sign of yesterday's Firecrest with either flock)
Coombe Dingle:
Garden - 1 Blackcap (m)
05-12-19 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler) |
Oldbury Power Station:
1 singing Mistle Thrush ( + 1 Weasel)
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
17 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 25 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, c.150 Wigeon, c.30 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 25 Coot, c.40 Lapwing, 35 Curlew, c.30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, c.150 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, c.90 Redshank, 10 LTTit, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 10 Goldfinch
Yate:
Kingsgate Park - 2 Blackcap
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Teal, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe
River Frome at Chipping Sodbury - 1 Little Egret
Kingswood:
Garden - 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (on feeder), 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6 (4m2f) House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
NORTH SOMERSET
Tickenham:
1 Barn Owl - sighted at approx. 2300hrs on 4th December on the Nailsea side of SS Quiricus and Julietta Church, Tickenham, on the left hand side of the causeway with your back to the church (Tickenham Moor ?)
Nailsea:
Sand Point/Bay:
2 Common Scoter downriver
Axe Estuary:
1 Avocet still at high tide
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Weston garden -1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f Blackcap (present 3 weeks)
Newton St Loe:
7 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 16 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
No 3 tank Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver still present plus38 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 1 f Marsh Harrier
Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret
Chew Valley Lake
No reports
Out of Avon:
Greylake, RSPB, car park area - Yellow-browed Warbler still present
Reports: Robert Bright, Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Alison Everett, Trevor Ford, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Adrian Hockey, Lois Pryce, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Sean Whyte, Birdguides, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding,
Garden - 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (on feeder), 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 6 (4m2f) House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
NORTH SOMERSET
Tickenham:
1 Barn Owl - sighted at approx. 2300hrs on 4th December on the Nailsea side of SS Quiricus and Julietta Church, Tickenham, on the left hand side of the causeway with your back to the church (Tickenham Moor ?)
Nailsea:
1 Tawny Owl calling in the vicinity of Holy Trinity Church at approx. 0100hrs
Sand Point/Bay:
2 Common Scoter downriver
Axe Estuary:
1 Avocet still at high tide
BELOW M4 & BANES
05-12-19 another entrant to the Garden Sparrowhawk Club, Bath (Sean Whyte) |
Weston garden -1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f Blackcap (present 3 weeks)
05-12-19 the long-staying Whooper Swan at Newton St Loe (NSLBirding) |
7 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 16 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch
05-12-19 f Tufted Duck, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding) [ A patch rarity] |
05-12-19 Mirror Carp + Robin and Moorhen diners (NSLBirding) |
RESERVOIRS
05-12-19 Great Northern Diver, Barrow tank no 3 (Bri Thompson) (bird still encumbered by fishing line) |
No 3 tank Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver still present plus38 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 1 f Marsh Harrier
Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret
Chew Valley Lake
No reports
Out of Avon:
Greylake, RSPB, car park area - Yellow-browed Warbler still present
Reports: Robert Bright, Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Alison Everett, Trevor Ford, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Adrian Hockey, Lois Pryce, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Sean Whyte, Birdguides, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding,