07-12-20 Monday - Brent Goose + Short-eared Owl

A raw, overcast day. Bristol temperatures did not get above 4°C

Brent Goose

Long-tailed Duck

Avocet, Spotted Redshank 

Great Northern Diver

Marsh Harrier

Little Owl, Short-eared Owl

Merlin

Bearded Tit
  

07-12-20 male Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)

BRISTOL

Redland:

Garden - 1 Grey Wagtail (first time this winter)

Eastville Park:
1 ad Common Gull (maybe same returning individual for at least four winters?), 1 m Peregrine

07-12-20 Mute Swan Duchess Pond, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Mute Swan,  12 Mallard, 1 Teal, 48 Feral Pigeon, 7 Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe,  3 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 8 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 4 Wren, Starling, 11 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare (over), 4 Redwing,  Song Thrush, 2  Robin, 1 f Stonechat, 15  House Sparrow,  Dunnock, Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
inc WeBS count - 52 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 133 Wigeon, 49 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 15 Moorhen, 550 Lapwing, 14 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 32 Snipe, 21 Redshank, 1 Merlin

07-12-20 Short-eared Owl, Northwick Warth (Bri Thompson)

New Passage/Northwick:

1 Short-eared Owl,1 Merlin

Latteridge:

1 flyover Peregrine Falcon

Yate:
Garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch 

Chipping Sodbury:

Wickwar Road, near Quarry entrance - 1 Peregrine

Horton:

1 Little Owl

Lower Woods:

numerous Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

07--12-20 Firecrest and Goldcrest ringed together, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead:
Garden near Battery Point - 1 m Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest caught for ringing at same time.

07-12-20 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Yeo Estuary (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:

2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Yeo), 175 Canada Goose (Dowlais), 4 Egyptian Goose (Yeo), 140 Shelduck ( lower total than in previous weeks), 265 Wigeon, 65 Mallard, 140 Teal, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 5 Oystercatcher, 10 Avocet* (Yeo), 550 Lapwing (Blackstone), 20 Grey Plover, 215 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 485 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (Yeo). 5 Little Egret, 5 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo), 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 20 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting 

* Late Report of 3 Avocet yesterday at Yeo mouth; up to 28 birds at this site last winter (2019/20) 

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Garden - 1 Water Rail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck, 1 juv Great Northern Diver still present

Chew Valley Lake

3 Great White Egret

07-12-20 m and f Bearded Tit, Stratford Hide, CVL (NSLBirding)

Stratford:
16 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Bearded Tit 

Out of area- Steart:
up to 4 Penduline Tits.

Grey Wagtail, Bristol Docks (Di Bunniss)

Reports Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Alan Daniells, Paul Gregory, David Howes, Glen Maddison, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris (per Harvey Rose), David Poulton, Patrick Hardyman  Richards, Steve Sanins, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague,  Bri Thompson, Wayne and Lauren (the NSLBirding team), BirdGuides