Garganey
Merlin
Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Ring-necked Parakeet
Whooper Swan
Marsh Harrier
Siskin
BRISTOL
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| 30-12-2019 Ring-necked Parakeet Eastville Park (Allan Chard) |
2 - or even 3 Ring-necked Parakeet
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
25 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 13 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 11 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 62 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 13 Robin - fighting, 26 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.
Redland - garden
2 Herring Gull, 1 Woodpigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m) , 2 Blackbirds (f&m), 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch (f).
Conham Vale:
2 Tawny Owl - calling to one another.
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| 30-12-2019 Blackcap (f) St George (Lee Gardiner) |
2 Blackcap - (f&m) on the feeder, 1 Robin - not so happy!
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Buzzard, 2 Shelduck, 14 Curlew, 1 Peregrine (f) - shouting at the BZ to go away, 1 Black Redstart (f type) - mobile around the jetty.
Olverston:
2 Sparrowhawk splitting a mini murmuration of Starling - video clip, I hope!
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 30-12-2019 Garganey PW ( Chris Stone) |
1 Garganey - in among the Teal and vegetation.
Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart (m), 1 Rock Pipit,
Backwell Lake:
2 Canada Geese, 21 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret - joining the Little Egret roost, 44 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 2 Water Rail - 1 seen and 1 heard at different points around the lake, 1 Kingfisher.
Bristol Airport:
60 Golden Plover - again today enjoying the late afternoon sunshine
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 30-12-2019 Merlin Marshfield (Dan White) |
1 Merlin - evening
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| 29-12-2019 Pied Wagtails Bath (Rachel Ward) |
200+ Pied Wagtail - roosting yesterday
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| 30-12-2019 Whooper Swan NSL (Rob Martin) |
4 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 4 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
RESERVOIRSBarrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck - t 1, 1 Black-throated Diver - t 3, 1 Great Northern Diver - t 3,
Chew Valley Lake
c48 Wigeon, 15 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv,
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| 30-12-2019 Pochard CVL (George Stacey) |
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye (f&m), 1 Common Sandpiper.
Bittern Trail:
1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest.
Hollowbrook:
10 Redwing.
Woodford:
6 Bullfinch (f&m).
Villice:
1 Peregrine, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 3 Bullfinch (m).
Nunnery:
11 Scaup (8f).
Heron's Green:
2 Goldeneye (f&m), 7 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat. In the field behind the pool 2 Hare boxing - it must be this warm spell!
Moreton:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler
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| 30-12-2019 Black-necked Grebe CVL Stratford (Dave Hughes) |
20 Pintail, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Siskin - above the feeders.
Reports: Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, @bootroomboy, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Nigel Kempson, Rob Martin, Stuart Sammonds, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Gwen Thomas, Rachel Ward, Dan White
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
