22-12-19 Sunday - Black-necked Grebe, Merlin

22-12-19 Treecreeper in Eastville Park (Dan White)

Temp 6 to 9°C. Again the rain ended a fair morning


Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated and Great Northern Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Merlin
Black Redstart


BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher,
1 Treecreeper



SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 ad m Black Redstart

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
90 Canada Geese, 30 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 120 Lapwing, 90 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mipit

22-12-19 Long-tailed Tit, Chipping Sodbury garden, (Peter Bryant)

Tormarton:
20 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Channel View:
1 Merlin

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-12-19 Red--legged Partridge, Down Road (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
4 Red-legged Partridge, 18 Pheasant, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Chaffinch,  14 Yellowhammer

Pennsylvania:
5 Lapwing, 3 Skylark, 5 Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Long-tailed Duck on 2, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
3 Goosander (2m)

Chew Valley Lake - Moreton:
7 Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe

The background of the Peregrine seen yesterday at Moreton, CVL is:-

Pulli       18.05.2016 near Northwich, Cheshire SJ6873

          Ringed as a chick from a brood of four - Orange 60

Alive     09.11.2018 Blagdon Lake, North Somerset ST5159 216km 185°

Alive     24.12.2018 Chew Valley Lake, BANES ST5760 214km 183°

Reports: Rich Andrews. Peter Bryant, Peter Coslett, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Ed Drewitt, Peter Hazelwood, Lois Pryce, Carole Rushton,  Howard Taffs, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds