Brighter with sunshine, still plenty of cloud especially in the afternoon. Dry with a chilly NW wind. Top temperature 7°C.
Bewick's Swans
Long-tailed Duck
Purple Sandpipers
Jack Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Bearded Tits
Black Redstart
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| Rather more of a Jack Snipe than you often see at Stratford (Tony Bridges) |
BRISTOL
Bedminster:
Colour-ringed LBB Gull hanging about in typical habitat, i.e. at MacDonald's. Pete Rock reports that it was ringed as a nestling in 1997 and doesn't travel far from Bristol. So it is over 24 years old!
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Yate:
German-ringed BH Gull in Kingsgate Park, last seen 1.1.21.
German-ringed BH Gull in Kingsgate Park, last seen 1.1.21.
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| Marsh Harrier female, not a common sight at Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
10 Canada Goose, 18 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 8 Lapwing, 40+ mainly BG Gull, 1 f. Marsh Harrier.
Portbury Wharf:
10 Canada Goose, 18 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 8 Lapwing, 40+ mainly BG Gull, 1 f. Marsh Harrier.
Portishead:
7 Purple Sandpiper.
Clevedon Pier:
7 Purple Sandpiper.
Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit.
Colehouse Lane, Clevedon:
(Winter bird survey) 4 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 3 f. Goosander, 60 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Magpie, 60 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 2 LT Tit, 1 Wren, 135 Starling, 20 Redwing, 11 Blackbird, 65 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch.
(Winter bird survey) 4 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 3 f. Goosander, 60 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Magpie, 60 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 2 LT Tit, 1 Wren, 135 Starling, 20 Redwing, 11 Blackbird, 65 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch.
Ham Lane, Kingston Seymour:
1 Cattle Egret
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
23 Mallard, 12 Teal, 1 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 5 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 31 Jackdaw, 76 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 24 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 11 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 21 Fieldfare, 58 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.
(Note: upper lake and paths are blocked off)
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| Marsh Harrier male at Stratford (Tony Bridges) |
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (first of the winter at Blagdon), 1 Great White Egret
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 m. Long-tailed Duck.
Nunnery/Herons Green:
7 Scaup (2 (1W) m.)
Heron's Green:
21 Cattle Egret (in field to the west)
Stratford:
4 Jack Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier (m. and f.), 2 Bearded Tit (and an Otter).
3 Bewick's Swan
1 m. Long-tailed Duck.
Nunnery/Herons Green:
7 Scaup (2 (1W) m.)
Heron's Green:
21 Cattle Egret (in field to the west)
Stratford:
4 Jack Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier (m. and f.), 2 Bearded Tit (and an Otter).
Reports: Tony Bridges, Chris Clarke, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Pete Harrison, Rupert Higgins, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Peter Rock, Matt Rogers, Chris Vines, Jason Williams..blagdonlakebirds
