14-12-19 Saturday

Largely overcast, chilly in the wind. Bristol temperatures 5 - 8°C

Marsh Harrier
Ring-necked Parakeet (12th)
Marsh Tit 
Black Redstart (13th)

**** BOC trip to Portland cancelled owing to wind and rain ****

Not many reports today - maybe all birders are otherwise occupied with Christmas preparations

Wren through the kitchen window, Fishponds, Bristol (Allan Chard)

  BRISTOL

14-12-19 Goosanders, Eastville Park, Bristol (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
1 pr Goosander

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Patchway:
1 f/imm Black Redstart in  car park of a nursing home (13th December)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 pr Peregrine - "playing in the wind, then hunting together"

Chipping Sodbury:

(Heron Way, ST722815) – 3 Fieldfare

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 150 Carrion Crow, 15 Rook, 1 Robin, 20 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

14-12-19 Green Woodpecker, Ham Green (Paul Milsom)

Ham Green:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker

Portishead:
Marina - 4 Cormorant

Cadbury Camp:

2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tit 

Kenn Moor:

Large group of Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Carr's Woodland LNR,Twerton -  1 Ring-necked Parakeet (12th December)

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 30 Starling, 35 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 12 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Tanks 2 and 3 - Mute Swan,  Wigeon, Teal, 30+ Tufted Duck, 1 pr Goldeneye, 30 + Cormorant ( mainly on Tank 3),  4 Little Grebe, 'lots' Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, small flock of Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail.  [Sadly no sign of LTD or either diver]

Chew Valley Lake

No reports

Reports: Peter Bryant, Chris Bungay, Allan Chard, Richard Clease, John Clark, Patrick Hancock, Paul Milsom,Steven Parker, Alvan White, opsbirding