Sunday 8 December 2019

08-12-19 Sunday - Mediterranean Gull

Very squally - bright spells interspersed with torrential downpours.  Interesting anyway!

Long-tailed Duck, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier 
Mediterranean Gull

08-12-2019 Goosanders in Eastville Park (Dan White)

BRISTOL

08-12-2019 Mediterranean Gull in Eastville Park (Dan White)
Eastville Park:
2 Goosander (m + f), 1 ad. Mediterranean Gull, c.240 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail.

08-12-2019 Grey Wagtail in Eastville Park (Dan White)
Coombe Dingle garden:
1 Grey Heron (brief visit) plus usual (winter) Chaffinch, Blue, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 12 Starling.

Redland garden:
2 Redwing (feeding on mountain ash berries), 1 m. Blackcap.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

08-12-2019 Sparrowhawk at New Passage (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Sparrowhawk - early morning visitor.
Yesterday: Merlin and Peregrine hunting.

NORTH SOMERSET

08-12-2019 Rock Pipit - Portishead Lake (Jason Williams)
Portishead - Lake:
Mallard, Tufted Duck, Rock Pipit

Portishead garden:
1 f. Blackcap, 6 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Covey of 12 Red-legged Partridge.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Tank no 3:  1 juv. Black-throated Diver, 1 juv. Great Northern Diver
Tank no 2: 1 drake Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 f. Goosander, impressive thunder storm scaring up all the Jackdaws.

Drake Scaup with Tufted Ducks at Chew (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Lake

Drake Scaup with Pochard and Tufties at Chew (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Moreton:
1 drake Scaup with Tufted Ducks.

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Snipe.

Reports:  Peter Bryant, Raoul Chandrasakera, Alastair Fraser, Lisa Presland, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Dan White, Jason Williams,  blagdonlakebirdsCVRS, opsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG