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| Happy Christmas to all our readers (photos by Chris Perry) |
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| 25-12-20 Please supply your own caption! (photo taken outside Stratford Hide, CVL by Raoul Chandrasakera) |
Bright winter's day - crisp sunshine with temperatures from 0 - 5°C
Ashton Court:
1 Jay, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 7 Redwing, 1 Great Tit
Long-tailed Duck, Red-crested Pochard
BRISTOLSlavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe
Golden Plover
Ashton Court:
1 Jay, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 7 Redwing, 1 Great Tit
Bishopston:
Garden ( on washing-up watch) - 2 Woodpigeon, 6.Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (1st in winter), Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird - pr, 2 Redwing, 2 Dunnock
Eastville Park:
13 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 1 domestic Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Moorhen, 6 Coot, c120 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 9 Magpie, 4 Nuthatch, c10 Starling, 1 Dunnock
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
24th - 3 Goosander (1m 2 f)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 1 - 68 Canada Goose, 50+ Wigeon, 1 m Pintail (Shepperdine), c30 Teal, 10+ Curlew, 1 Redshank
Yate:
Brimsham Park - 6 Goosander (1 x m, 5 x redhead), 9 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush
Brimsham Park - 6 Goosander (1 x m, 5 x redhead), 9 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 6 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush
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| 25-12-20 Reed Bunting, Chipping Sodbury Common (Peter Bryant) |
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Great Tit, Wren, 6 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting
Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Great Tit, Wren, 6 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting
NORTH SOMERSET
Nailsea:
Nailsea:
Youngwood Lane - 4 Magpie, Fieldfare, Redwing.
Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Geese, 26 Mute Swan, 43 Mallard, 24 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwell, 1 Pochard, 1 Farmyard Duck, 2 Coot, 6 Moorhen,100+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Cormorant.
Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Geese, 26 Mute Swan, 43 Mallard, 24 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwell, 1 Pochard, 1 Farmyard Duck, 2 Coot, 6 Moorhen,100+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Cormorant.
Yatton:
Wemberham Lane - 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Linnet
23/12/20 - 69+ Little Egret reported by local farmer, who had counted 69 when they all took off and he missed a few
BELOW M4 & BANES
Charmy Down:
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| 25-12-20 Golden Plover, Charmy Down (Rob Hargreaves) |
AWBS count ( 23 species) - 57 Golden Plover, 28 Jackdaw, 35 Rook, 2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 25 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
No 1 Long-tailed Duck
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Sandpaper
Herriott's Bridge:
12 Red-crested Pochard ( Chew record*)
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| 25-12-20 Barrow Tank no 1 (Chris Teague) Christmas wouldn't be complete without a photo of this beauty |
Barrow Tanks:
No 1 Long-tailed Duck
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Sandpaper
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| 25-10-20 Red-crested Pochard, CVL main lake from Herriott's Bridge (John Rossetti) |
Herriott's Bridge:
12 Red-crested Pochard ( Chew record*)
* verified by the editor of the Birds of Chew Valley Lake
Reports: Peter Bryant, Dani Callross, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Roland Griffin, Nick Hawkridge, Jean Oliver, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, ,John Rossetti, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Martin Wightman, opsbirding,
Reports: Peter Bryant, Dani Callross, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Roland Griffin, Nick Hawkridge, Jean Oliver, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, ,John Rossetti, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Martin Wightman, opsbirding,
