Monday 13 December 2021

13-12-21 Monday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 12 to 11°C. Started heavy grey and then around 11.00 light rain came in

Green-winged Teal, Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Red Kite. Peregrine
Black Redstart


BRISTOL

Bedminster Down:
1 m Sparrowhawk

Westbury Park:
2 Collared Dove, 3 Jay, 3 Coal Tit - calling, NO Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 16 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
13 Canada Geese, 2 Gadwall, 21 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 11 Moorhen, 16 Oystercatcher, 59 Lapwing, 14 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Snipe, 6 Redshank, 33 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 82 Pied Wagtail, 35 Linnet

13-12-21 Peregrine, Littleton (Matt Plenty)
Littleton:
Peregrine, 84 Curlew, c.500 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail

Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:
300+ Canada Goose, 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 500+ Wigeon, 20+ Mallard, 40+ Teal, 15 Moorhen, 11 Coot, 250+ Lapwing, 50+ Curlew, 450+ Black-tailed godwit, 100+ Dunlin, 50+ Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 5+ Meadow Pipit

The Pipes / New Pill:
20+Wigeon, 10+ Mallard, 100+ Oystercatcher, 58 Curlew, 30+ Dunlin, 4 Herring gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Pier:
Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
1 Sparrowhawk

Marsksbury:
Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

13-12-21 Black-necked Grebe, Blagdon Lake (NSL Birding)
Blagdon Lake:
80 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 130 Mallard, 32 Teal, 17 Pochard, 160+ Tufted Duck, 1 Lesser Scaup (hybrid?), 2 Goldeneye, 7 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe on Home Bay Point. 1 Water Rail, 6 Moorhen, 280 Coot, 110 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 f/w female Scaup, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff

Sutton Wick:
3 Great White Egret

13-12-21 Green Winged Teal, Chew Valley Lake (NSL Birding)
Stratford:
Green-winged Teal, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier

Reports: Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn, Wayne and Lauren Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG