Wednesday, 23 December 2020

23-12-20 Wednesday

Pretty wet, some breaks but not for long.

Cattle Egret
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
13 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 120c Black-h Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw Carrion Crow, usual tits, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 6 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush

Montpelier - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-12-20 Redpoll Itchington (Heather Engleand)
Itchington - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, many Blue and Great Tit, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 6 Chaffinch (4f2m), 5 Redpoll, 32+ Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury - garden:
1 Blackcap (m)

23-12-20 Great Spotted Woodpecker Yate (Alan Daniells)
Yate - garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden:
1 Jay, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (m) - happily sharing the fat ball feeder

Cl-Y - Dowlais:
20+ Redshank at waters edge, waiting to join the roost, 20 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
1 Kingfisher

Worle - garden
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest, 9 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cameley:
All very quiet; 4 Blackbird, a few Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch; a cold snap would bring them in!

23-12-20 Grey Heron Warmely (Pete Coslett)
Warmley:
1 Grey Heron - on the roof again for the 3rd day, must be some fish still left in the local ponds!

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Water Rail, 28 Cattle Egret - flew east at dusk, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Heron's Green:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret

Reports: Peter Bryant, Chris Craig, John Budd, Pete Coslett, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Richard Giles, Bob Medland, Nige Milbourne, Jan Pridie, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury,