Thursday 24 December 2020

24-12-20 Christmas Eve - Brent Goose

Bright sunshine. Very fresh cold wind from the North. Bristol temperatures fell from 7 - 4°C

Brent Goose
Long-tailed Duck
Slavonian Grebe
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Merlin
Little Owl
Corn Bunting
   

24-12-20 A seasonal bird, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Redland:
Garden - 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Redwing, 7+ House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
52 Canada Goose, 11 Mallard,  220 Wigeon, 48 Teal, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, c 300  Lapwing, 27  Curlew, 30 Turnstone, c 200 Dunlin,  9 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c 115 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

Severn Beach/New Passage:
185 Canada Geese, 200 Wigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 300 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 85 Curlew, 50 Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 30 Redshank, 1 Merlin

Awkley, nr Almondsbury:
c.60 BH Gull,1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,  c.40 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham Moor/Nailsea Moor/Clevedon Moor:
51 Mute Swan, 11 Mallard, 27 Lapwing, 11 Herring Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Magpie, 26 Jackdaw, 17 Rook, 27 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, c. 250 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 24 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane area - Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 20 Skylark, 600 Starling, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 80 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 12 Corn Bunting 

24-12-20 Stonechat, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 7 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker,  2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Jay,  11 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 9 Stonechat (patch record), 1 Grey Wagtail, 21 Meadow Pipit, 18 Chaffinch,  5 Yellowhammer

Keynsham:
Garden -  5 Feral Pigeon, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Blackcap, 12 LTT, 40+ Starling, 2 Dunnock,  2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 16 Goldfinch 

Compton Dando:
200+ Wood Pigeon, 30+ Lapwing, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100+ Carrion Crow/Rook/Jackdaw,    30+ Redwing, 50+ Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 12+ Goldfinch, 20 Linnet 

Marksbury:
200+ Gulls (BH mostly), 1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

24-12-20 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Keith Williams)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 1 - 1 m Long-tailed Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail 
Tank 2 this morning - Great Northern Diver.
Tank 3- 29 Coot, 2 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, c30 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail 

24-12-20 On its way? Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Bri Thompson)
Flew high this morning, and not reported this afternoon
                                                 
Blagdon Lake:
31 Cattle Egret.

Chew Valley Lake

Hollow Brook:
2 Chiffchaff (1 ringed), 1 Treecreeper.

Woodford:
1 Mistle Thrush plus a few Fieldfare and Redwing at the orchard

24-12-20 Brent Goose, Heron's Green, CVL (Simon Isgar)

Heron's Green:
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Little Grebe,1 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest

Moreton:
40+ Pochard, 10+ Goldeneye, 100+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Water Rail, 4 G-BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher,  20+ L TT + mixed Tits
2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting  

Herriott's Bridge:
12 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 12+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret (numbers a lot less lately), 5 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,  3 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting 

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