Mild, grey, overcast and very blustery, dry spells between the showers. Very little news, you must all be still digesting your Christmas dinners. Get some fresh air!
Goosander
Cattle Egret
BRISTOL
Cattle Egret
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| Goosanders on Brimsham Park Lake (Peter Bryant) |
Fishpool Hill, Brentry:
35 Goldfinch in a garden.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Weston-Super-Mare:2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush in the cemetery.
(yesterday) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in Weston-s-Mare woods.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Bloomfield - yesterday: m. Blackcap in garden.
Newton St Loe:
7 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 65 Black-headed Gull, 45 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 25 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare, 55 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 35 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch.
Reports: Peter Bryant, Phil Crouter, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Robin Lambert, Brian Martin, Phil Quinn, Chris Teague, Tim Warren, nslbirding
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Brimsham Park Lake [ST714842]:
8 Goosander (2m., 6 f.)
Yate - garden:
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell:17 species in the garden including Sparrowhawk. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit, f. Blackcap (first this winter).
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| 26-12-20 Blackcap Yate (Chris Teague) |
4 or 5 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Pied Wagtail (m), 2 Chaffinch, several Goldfinch - one less - SH food!
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell:
Backwell Lake:
18 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 40 Little Egret in to roost
Kingston Seymour:
(yesterday) c.40 Little Egret.
Weston-Super-Mare:
(yesterday) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in Weston-s-Mare woods.
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| Kestrel, Newton St Loe (NSL-Brding) |
Bath:
Bloomfield - yesterday: m. Blackcap in garden.
Newton St Loe:
7 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 65 Black-headed Gull, 45 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 25 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare, 55 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 35 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch.
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| House Sparrow (NSL-Birding) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
1 Curlew - noisy individual landed briefly, 7 Cattle Egret
Herriott's
2 Great White Egret
Reports: Peter Bryant, Phil Crouter, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Robin Lambert, Brian Martin, Phil Quinn, Chris Teague, Tim Warren, nslbirding
