14-12-20 Monday - Woodcock

Not quite what the forecast warned about: it didn't rain all day, in Bristol at least - in fact, here  it was bright until mid-day, gradually clouding over during the afternoon.

Slavonian Grebe

Woodcock

Cattle Egret, Great White Egret

Marsh Harrier

Little Owl

Marsh Tit, Bearded Tit 

Firecrest

Black Redstart

Water Pipit

Lesser Redpoll
  

14-12-20 Goldfinch Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Durdham Downs:

At least 1 Firecrest still at 08:40 in woodland opposite (and about 100m south) of Bristol Zoo entrance. Also 35+ Redwing leaving roosts in ivy-clad trees

Eastville Park:
13 Must Swan, 25 Mallard, 7 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 80 Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine (Trinity Church), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail

14-12-20 Tawy Owl Redland (Henry Kirkwood)

Redland:

Tawny Owl

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
5 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 10 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 9 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin.

Westbury Park:

Garden - 1 m Blackcap (first time this winter + female was around about 10 days ago)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 female-type Black Redstart still around jetty

Lower Woods:

7 fly-over Woodcock from 4.30pm, 5 Tawny Owl, 3 Marsh Tit, 3 Lesser Redpoll, and a lone bat at 3.30pm

Yate:
Brimsham Park Lake - 2m 2f Goosander - presumed same birds also at Cooper's Lake

Almondsbury:

Garden - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap (a pair), 1 Treecreeper (a first for our garden)

NORTH SOMERSET

14-12-20 Pochard, Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke)

Portbury Wharf:
55 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose,1 Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 15 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler,  12 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Curlew, 11 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat

Portishead:

3 Curlew, 1 Redshank

Between Portishead and Clevedon:

1 m Blackcap, 1 pr LTT, 1 pr Rock Pipit

Clevedon Pier:

1 Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-12-20 Little Owl lurking, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:

2 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 200+ Rook/ Carrion Crow/Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, LTT, 50+ Starling, 12+ Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

inc WeBS count - 272 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 25 Shoveler, 32 Gadwall, 191 Wigeon, 144 Mallard, 78 Teal, 136 Pochard, 943 Tufted Duck, 15 Goldeneye, 21 Moorhen, 1958 Coot, 23 Little Grebe, 36 Great Crested Grebe, 80 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 517 BH Gull, 447 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 13 LBB Gull, 41 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat

14-12-20 Egyptian Goose, Dam, CVL (Mike Trew)

Chew Valley Lake
min 6 Great White Egret

Heron's Green:
26 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret (both at Bickfield Lane),1 Water Pipit  (calling)

14-12-20 Slavonian Grebe, Stratford Hide, CVL (Mike Trew)

Stratford Hide:

Slavonian Grebe still, 2 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Water Pipit, 3 Bullfinch

Herriott's Bridge:

10 Shelduck, 20 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye,1 Water Rail (calling), 1 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron,  1 Marsh Harrier (wing-tagged orange 17 - also seen at Moreton), 4 Jackdaw, Bearded Tit (small group - heard only), 1 Chiffchaff,  2 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Chris Clarke, Andy Davis, Ian Dickie, Rob Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Henry Kirkwood, Mike Moxon, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen,  Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, Keith Vinicombe, Gordon Youdale, opsbirding