Whooper Swan
Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated and Great Northern Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
Black-tailed Godwit
Merlin
Siberian Chiffchaff
Corn Bunting
28-12-19 Goosander, CVL Stratford (Rob Hargreaves) |
Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron, 1 f Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail
Hotwells to Leigh Court:
39 Mallard + 1 very odd freakduck twice the size of two ordinary Mallards (Shelduck/Cormorant size) and predominantly an almost black coppery brown with a trace of rich dark green on its side, in the Gorge downstream from the Suspension Bridge, 2 Common Sandpiper (1 at Hotwells, 1 by the Walls), 3 Redshank, 106 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Raven, 18 Jackdaw, 1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush.
28-12-2019 Long-tailed Tit St George (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Jay, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird
Redland - garden:
1 Herring Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Long Tailed Tits, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 m Blackbird, 1 Robin, 12+ House Sparrows, 1 f Chaffinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
28-12-19 Stonechat, Aust (Les Williams) |
1 pair Stonechat
NORTH SOMERSET
Ham Green:
1 Sparrowhawk
Wain's Hill, Clevedon to Yeo Estuary, 0800-1200:
145 Canada Goose, 300 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 500 Wigeon, 340 Teal, 1 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 40 Oystercatcher, 775 Lapwing, 9 Grey Plover, 310 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 410 Dunlin, 45 Snipe, 500 Redshank, 1 Merlin, 12 Skylark, 1100 Starling, 50 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 175 Meadow Pipit, 4 Bullfinch
28-12-19 Blackcap, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt) |
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:
200 Corn Bunting
West Kington, Marshfield (Wilts): flock c.20 Red-legged Partridge, c.20 Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Long-tailed Tit flocks of 15 & 12, 1 Song Thrush, 250 finch flock mostly Linnets, 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Hare, 2 Deer
Keynsham, Clacks Farm:
1 m Tawny Owl hooting
28-12-19 Whooper Swan at Newton Park (Chris Teague) |
1 Whooper Swan
RESERVOIRS
28-12-19 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Robin Martin) |
6 Shoveler, 40 Teal, 30 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 m Long-tailed Duck on 2, 2 Goldeneye, 1 juv Black-throated Diver, 1 juv Great Northern Diver, 5 Little Grebe, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Cormorant, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 CommonGull, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit
28-12-19 Grey Wagtail, Barrow Tanks (Robin Martin). |
7 Mute Swan, 1 ad♂Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid in Wood Bay, 2 Water Rail, 66 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff
28-12-19 Black-headed Gull, CVL Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves) |
2 Egyptian Geese both ends of the lake, 11 Scaup (7♂) at Moreton Point, 7 Goosanders (3♂), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 15 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier inc juv, 1 Buzzard, 4 Water Rail, 4 Snipe (Herriott's), 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 2 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Siskin
Stratford Ducks:
2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 4 Goldeneye
Out of Avon
Great Grey Shrike at Crabtree Hill, Forest of Dean
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Chris Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, David Hughes, Robin Martin, Paul Milsom, Lois Pryce, Tim Salkeld, Steve Sanins, Christopher Teague, Keith Vinicombe, Dan White, Les Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds