Thursday 10 December 2020

10-12-20 Thursday - Water Pipit

Temp 7 to 9°C. Bright start, clouded over, cold wind

Tundra Bean Goose
Slavonian Grebe
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart
Water Pipit


10-12-20 Slavonian Grebe, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

Redland garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove,  2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stockwood Open Space:
numerous Fieldfare and Redwing, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch

10-12-20 Woodpeckers Bishopston (Gareth Jones)
Bishopston - garden:
Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker came to visit today

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
44 Canada Geese, 11 Tundra Bean Goose, 1 f Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET


Ashton Court:
1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 1 raven, 1+ Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Stormcock

Clevedon, Dowlais Farm:
Lots Lapwing, Curlew, a few Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Dipper
10-12-20 Corn Bunting, Down Road (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield, Down Road:

160 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 100 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Bath, Centre:
1 Water Rail video

Twerton garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, lots Blue Tit, lots Great Tit, lots Starling, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 m Blackcap, House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 f Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch. lots of Goldfinch 

10-12-20 Fieldfare, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
22 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 50 Golden Plover (9th), 9 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 12 Starling, 2 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit

10-12-20 Slavonian Grebe, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler 

Orchard Woodford:
30+ Jackdaw/Crow, 50+ Redwing & FF, 2 Mistle Thrush       

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe (pool), 16 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail

10-12-20 Sparrowhawk, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
8 Goldeneye, 100+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 12+ Redwing & FF, 20+ L TT +mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Goldfinch      

10-12-20 Water Pipit, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 3+ Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 3+ Bearded Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit

Herriotts Bridge: 
8 Shelduck, 19 Pintail, 12+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

A Stormcock is a Mistle Thrush

Out of Avon
10-12-20 Penduline Tit, Steart (Raoul Chandrasakera)
WWT Steart
1 Hen Harrier, 1 Merlin, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 Eastern Yellow Wagtail

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