Saturday 11 December 2021

11-12-21 Saturday - Woodcock

Temp 4 to 12°C. A few weak sunny periods and a weak wind

Bewick's Swan
Green-winged Teal
Purple Sandpiper, Woodcock, Jack Snipe
Barn Owl, Merlin
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart
Brambling
11-12-21 Some interesting birds at CVL that weren't reported (Pagan Birder)
BRISTOL

Wild Place Project:
Woodcock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 10 Teal, 50+ Woodpigeon, 8 Moorhen, 10+ Oystercatcher, 50+ Lapwing, 21+ Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Dunlin, 100+ Redshank, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 12 Chaffinch, 2+ Brambling, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point:
42 Canada Geese, 7 Mute Swan, c.30 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 4 Purple Sandpiper, 40 BH. Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2+ Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 2+ Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon Pier:
Black Redstart

Clevedon Pool:
1 Grey Wagtail

Clevedon, Blind Yeo to Dowlais:
6 Shelduck, 9 Wigeon, 32 Mallard, 24 Teal, 7 Goosander (3 m 4 f),  20+ Oystercatcher, 31 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 18 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed godwit, 19 Turnstone, 100+ Dunlin, 150+ Redshank, 3 Cormorant, 5 + Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 5 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake, 15;00-16:00:
16 Mute Swan, 16 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 4 BH Gull, 3 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, Goldfinch

Brockley Wood:
2+ Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2+ Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

Congressbury to Yatton:
20 Pheasant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 10 Redwing, flocks Starling, Chaffinch and Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
30 Greenfinch at the pre-roost this afternoon

Saltford:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 6 Mallard hybrids, 65 BH Gull, 15 Cormorant, ! Grey Heron, 7 Goldfinch

Bath, RUH:
1 Goldcrest, 30+ Redwing, 6 Fieldfare

11-12-21 Bullfinch, Pennyquick (NSL Birding)
Bath, Pennyquick:
Collared Dove, Jay, Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

11-12-21 Long-tailed Tit, CVL (Tony Bridges)jpg
Chew Valley Lake


Herons Green:
Bewick's Swan, 3 (1m) Scaup, 1 Barn Owl

11-12-21 Green-winged Teal, Moreton (Tony Bridges)jpg
Moreton:

Green-winged Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Tawny Owl heard, 2 Raven

Stratford:
2+ Water Rail, 5 Jack Snipe, 1 Merlin, 2 Bearded Tit

Reports: Paul Bowdler, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Philip Crouter, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Abi Deas & Chloe Tonkin, Trevor Ford, Alastair Fraser, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Andy Mears, Rob Murphy, Pagan Birder, Gary Thorburn, Wayne & Lauren Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG