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Long-tailed DuckGreat Northern Diver
Jack Snipe
Cattle Egrets
Stoke Park - Duchess Pool:
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon:Salthouse Field: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Warmley Forest Park
100+ Redwing, 5 Siskin
Newton St Loe:
12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, (high gull counts for the patch) 600+ BH Gull, 500+ Common Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull. 4 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 100 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit,
40 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer.
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (m. and f.)
Hollow Brook:
9 Goosander (1m, 8 redheads), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, lots of LT Tit.
Heron's Green:
7 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1000 Jackdaw flying to roost.
Herriott's Bridge:
juv. Marsh Harrier.
Reports: Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Richard Giles, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Phil Quinn, Paul Masters, Lisa Presland, Pat Richards, George Stacey, Bri Thompson, nslbirding,
Red Kites
Short-eared Owl, Merlin
Siskins
Siskins
Snow Bunting
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| Goldcrest (George Stacey) |
BRISTOL
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| 04-12-20 Kingfisher Stoke Park (Pat Richards) |
7m 5f 1j Mallard, Teal, Grey Heron, Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, 9 Woodpigeon,2 Collared Dove, 1m Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 7 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 38 Starling, 5m 6f Blackbird, Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, Robin, 40+ Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 9 Goldfinch.
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| 04-12-20 Teal Stoke Park (Pat Richards) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
3 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f. Snow Bunting.
New Passage/Northwick:
Peregrine, f. Merlin. - various small passerine species
Aust Warth:
3 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f. Snow Bunting.
New Passage/Northwick:
Peregrine, f. Merlin. - various small passerine species
Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Woods:
10 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit , 5 Magpie (but surprisingly, no Robin or Blackbird) NORTH SOMERSET
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| 04-12-20 Black Redstart Clevedon (Paul Masters) |
Pier: Black Redstart.
R.Yeo at M5:
150 Lapwing in flight.
Uphill:
(WeBS count) 30 Mute Swan, 193 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 18 Mallard, 70 Teal.
Uphill:
(WeBS count) 30 Mute Swan, 193 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 18 Mallard, 70 Teal.
2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret.
108 Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, 260 Redshank.
10 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull and 180 gull sp. in the distance at Weston STW.
2 Peregrine, 5 Magpie, 26 Carrion Crow, 60 Starling, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock.
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker (George Stacey) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Warmley Forest Park
100+ Redwing, 5 Siskin
Newton St Loe:
12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, (high gull counts for the patch) 600+ BH Gull, 500+ Common Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull. 4 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 100 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit,
40 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer.
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| Goldeneye at Chew (George Stacey) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
8+ Great White Egret (5 from Herriott’s on main lake, 3+ at Herons Green)
Barrow Gurney Res:
Drake Long-tailed Duck (tank 1), juv. Great Northern Diver (tank 2 or 3, seen on both),
8+ Great White Egret (5 from Herriott’s on main lake, 3+ at Herons Green)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (m. and f.)
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| Redhead Goosanders at Chew (George Stacey) |
9 Goosander (1m, 8 redheads), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, lots of LT Tit.
Heron's Green:
7 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1000 Jackdaw flying to roost.
Herriott's Bridge:
juv. Marsh Harrier.
Reports: Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Richard Giles, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Phil Quinn, Paul Masters, Lisa Presland, Pat Richards, George Stacey, Bri Thompson, nslbirding,
