Wednesday, 11 December 2019

11-12-19 Wednesday - Great Northern Diver still

Temp 7 - 4°C. Showers today, mild but rain made it feel cold in the afternoon

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated and Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 18 Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 13 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 37 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 6 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

St Andrews Park:
4 Herring Gull, 1 Redwing, 15 Goldfinch,

Redland - garden:
2 Herring Gulls - often flying over, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m)), 1 Nuthatch - at least three visits so it's still around, 1 Robin, 16+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock.

Brentry - garden:
Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), Blackbird, 2 'thrushes', Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch, 

Eastville Park:
2 Goosander (f&m), 11 Cormorant

Stoke Bishop garden:
1 m Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush (rare recently) 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage -garden:
1 Coal Tit - daily visitor now, Blue Tit and Great Tit 'tons'

Easter Compton - Wild Places Project:4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming and displaying, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, Robin

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird (m),1 Robin. 10 House Sparrow (4m&6f), 2 Pied Wagtail.

Marshfield - Rushmead Lane:
1 Barn Owl, 1 Merlin, (m)

RESERVOIRS

11-12-2019 Meadow Pipit, BG tank 3 (George Stacey)
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck - tank 2, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Black-throated Diver - tank 3, 1 Great Northern Diver - tank 3,  3 Common Sandpiper, 8 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

11-12-2019 Goosander, CVL (George Stacey)
Walley Bank:
4 Goldeneye (2f&2m), 4 Goosander (2f&2m),

Woodford:
6 Bullfinch (3f&3m),

1 Marsh Harrier at Herriott's

Reports: Jullian Bailey-Gard, Nancy Barrett, John Budd, Rob Bright, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, Alastair Fraser, Jon Mortin, Lisa Presland, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG