Wednesday 30 December 2020

30-12-20 Wednesday - Yellow-browed Warbler

Bright, cold, with a sunny start, clouded over a little later.

Cattle Egret, Scaup
Yellow-browed Warbler
Long-tailed Duck, Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull


30-12-2020 Yellow-browed Warbler Bradley Stoke (Robin Jones)

BRISTOL

30-12-20 Otter EP (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
2 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 9 Coot, c110 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 2 Nuthatch, c20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail and a dog Otter in the river.

Stoke Bishop - garden:
8 Blackcap (3f &5m) on the feeders today, equalling the previous record

Westbury-on-Trym
1 Raven calling from the roof level

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-12-20 Grey Plover OPS (Pete Hazwlwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
Wigeon, 1 Pintail (m), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat

30-12-20 Blackcap Yate (Chris Teague)
Northwick Warth:
c.120 Oystercatcher, c.40 Curlew, 1 Knot, c.800 Dunlin, c.120 Redshank, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Yate:
Garden: 1 Blackcap (m) still present
Brimsham Park: 8 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher
30-12-20 Goosander Yate (Chris Teague)

Bradley Stoke:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler - been around since Mon

Patchway, Charlton Hayes Lidl:
1 Lapwing - by the roundabout.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
120 Canada Goose, 125 Shelduck, 480 Wigeon, 70 Mallard, 350 Teal, 9 Goosander - Blind Yeo,  10 Coot. 1 Oystercatcher, 115 Lapwing, 15 Ringed Plover, 335 Curlew, 24 Turnstone, 175 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe - Blake’s Pools, 5 Snipe, 200 Redshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad at the Yeo, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret - Dowlais, 2 Skylark, 25 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 55 Pied Wagtail - single feeding flock, first light at Dowlais, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-12-20 Goldfinch Twerton (Jean Tye)
Bath:
Twerton gardens: 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie - 1 carrying nesting material, Carrion Crow, lots of Blue and Great Tit, 3 Blackcap (f & 2m), 1 Nuthatch, 12 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 14 Redwing - tree close by, 1 Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, 8 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 
30-12-20 Blackcap Twerton (Robert Hargreaves)

Royal Victoria Park: 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Redwing, 

30-12-20 Buzzard NSL (NSL-Birding)
Newton St Loe:

2 Mute Swan, 63 Mallard, 18 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 3 Goosander (flyover), 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, Black-h Gull, 8 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-b Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 7 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 15 Skylark, Long- t Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, Blackbird, 70+ Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 35 Meadow Pipit, 35 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch, c6 Siskin. 10 Yellowhammer, 

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck - distantly, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
40+ mix of Fieldfare and Redwing

Heron's Green:
2 Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail

Bickfield Lane:
20 Cattle Egret

30-12-2020 Slavonian Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:

30 Pochard, 9+ Goldeneye, 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Snipe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, mixed Tits, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 6 Siskin - over, 3 Reed Bunting

30-12-2020 Bearded Tit CVL (Simon Isgar)
Stratford:

3 Goldeneye (f &2m), Great Crested Grebe, mixed Tit flock - inc Coal Tit, 8 + Bearded Tit, 1 Redwing

Herriott's Bridge:
11 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 7+ Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe - over, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Allan Chard, Tony Cook, Andy Davis, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Simon Isgar, Robin Jones, Brian Lancastle, Ian Loats, Paul Marshall, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris & Dave Teague, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Jean Tye, Roger White, Steven Williams,