29-12-20 Tuesday - Great Northern Diver

Bright Sunny start, light breeze, clouded over midday, wet sleet and rain later.

Slavonian Grebe
Little Owl
Cattle Egret, Barn Owl

Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver

29-12-20 Bullfinch CSC (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit,  9 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Robin

29-12-20 Coot EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

2 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 8-9 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 110 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 14 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1  Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatch, c20 Starlings, Blackbird, 2 Redwing, Dunnock - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch

29-12-20 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Ben Newby)

Snuff Mills - BOC walk:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots of Jackdaw - mostly in prs, 4 Nuthatch, 3 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail - (many thanks to the Ben, who called the Kingfisher and took the picture and was good enough to send it in)

Withywood - garden
1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 6 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
2000+ Starling - mini murmuration; a little video clip

29-12-20 Goosander Yate (Mark Coller)

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
7 Goosander

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet

29-12-20 Redpoll Ithcington (Heather England)

Itchington - garden:

1 Redpoll 

Coalpit Heath - AWBS:

2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 drumming, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 97 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 16 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 18 Chaffinch, 66 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer, 17 Reed Bunting.

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano Valley:
2 prs. Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail - heard, 10+ Snipe, 2 Raven, 100+ Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 2-3 Meadow Pipit.

Clevedon Blind Yeo - Kenn Rd:
5 Goosander (3f. & 2 m), 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Banwell:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit,  1 Nuthatch, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch (f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston - AWBS:

2 Stock Dove, 27 Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 12 Blue Tit, 13 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Wren, 19 Blackbird, 19 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 

29-12-20 Fieldfare Marshfield (Serena Sweeting)

Marshfield:
1 Buzzard, 100's  of Jackdaw and Starling, a few Fieldfare and Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 

Bath - Bloomfield:

2 Redwing

Cameley:

6 Raven - interacting, noisy, 600 Starling - heading to roost at CVL, possibly, 8 Blackbird (all m), c10 Redwing, 

Compton Dando:

400+ Woodpigeon, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200+ mix of  Jackdaw, Rook and Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 20+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12+ Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

Stanton Drew:
1 Raven

Chew Magna:

9 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap (m) - 1st in the garden this winter

Newtown:

1 Grey Wagtail

Paulton:
50 Woodpigeon, 40 Rook, 80 Skylark, 13 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 35 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
good numbers of Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 

Blagdon Lake:
1 Pintail (m), 24 Cattle Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
5 Goldeneye (4f - 1m)

29-12-20 Chffchaff CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
1 Chiffchaff

Moreton:
56 Pochard, 20 Goldeneye, 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Snipe, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Jay, mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-t Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat

29-12-20 Meadow Pipit CVL H Green (Iand Stapp)

Heron's Green:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 18 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-b Gull,  3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Mute Swan with colour rings, 11 Shelduck, 12+ Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (f & m), 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Burnham-on-Sea beach:

1 Kentish Plover

Reports: Jon Angell, Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Brian Martin, Bob Medland, Fiona Neate & Richard Giles, Ben Newby, James Packer, Lisa Presland, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Serena Sweeting, Chris Teague, John Thorogood

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