Monday 9 December 2019

09-12-19 Monday - Little Egret

Temp 8 to 10°C. Windy but the sun was good

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier
Little Egret
Barn Owl

9-12-19 Blackbird, Duchess Park (Pat Richards)
BRISTOL

Redland Garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Redwing, 12 House Sparrow

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail (observer's first here), 4 Bullfinch, 18 Goldfinch

9-12-19 Grey Heron, Duchess Park (Pat Richards)
Walk to Duchess Lake:
4 Mallard (3m 1f), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 BH Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 23 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 8 Blackbird (4m 4f), 3 Starling, 3 Robin, 3 Stonechat (1m 2f), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Gadwall, 62 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 57 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 34 Linnet

Aust:
27 Canada Goose, 2 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat

Ingst (ST5787) Winter Bird Survey: 
3 Mallard flyover, 4 Pheasant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Rook, 9 LT Tit, 12 Fieldfare, 76 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
6 Canada Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 4 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 20+ Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, 55 Little Egret for evening roost, 4 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, Coot, 50 BH Gull, LBB Gull, 100+ Jackdaw in evening roost, 7 Redwing, 8 Goldfinch

9-12-19 Marsh Tit, Cadbury Hill (Mark Savage)
Clevedon:
1 Barn Owl at 20.40

Yatton, Cadbury Hill:
2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Marsh Tit, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper

9-12-19 Reed Bunting, Yatton (Higgy)
First of the winter
Yatton, Stowey Road Garden:
2 Coal Tit, 1 m Blackcap, Green/Goldfinch flock, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Banwell garden:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1f), 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 11 Chaffinch, 1 f Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Kestrel, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

9-12-19 Common Sandpiper, Barrow Tanks, (Martin Tayler)
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
13 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egrets
9-12-19 Pochard, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 f/w f Scaup (Moreton), 12 Pochard, 5 Goldeneye, 3m + 4f Goosander, 6 Great White Egret (HG), 1 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier

Bittern Trail:
3 Shoveler by Denny, 50 Lapwing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Redwing, 9 Goldfinch, Siskin

9-12-19 Bullfinch, Woodford (George Stacey)
Woodford Lodge:
4 Bullfinch (2m, 2f)

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Rob Hargreaves, Higgy, Katie Horrocks, Nick Hudson, Stephen Jones, Robin Martin, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, John Thorogoodblagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds