15-12-21 Wednesday - Avocet

Thick cloud and a gentle breeze 9 - 11°C

Black-necked Grebe

Avocet

Black-throated Diver

Ring-necked Parakeet

Greenfinch

15-12-21 Lapwing, Stratford, CVL (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

22 Feral pigeon, 17 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 BH Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 16 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 38 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 15 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 11 Robin, 26 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 13 Goldfinch

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
3 Little Grebe (Duchess Pond)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell: 

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

15-12-21 Ring-necked Parakeet, Frampton Cotterell (Wendy Dawson)

NORTH SOMERSET

Lower Failand:

c70 Siskin (with a few Goldfinch)

Portishead - Black Nore (WBS):
Really poor for finches and no ducks either

18 Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 1 BH Gull, 4 H Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 28 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 (f) Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 8 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock.

15-12-21 1W Blackbird, Blind Yeo (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:

- Blind Yeo:  7 Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Blackbird (1W), 1 Grey Wagtail 

- Yeo (west): 26+ Avocet

15-12-21 Common Sandpiper, Dam, CVL (Mark Savage) 

BELOW M4 & BANES

NO REPORTS

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe (in front of Lodge)

Chew Valley Lake

1 Kingfisher

15-12-21 Kingfisher, CVL (Lauren Evans) 

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
35 Goldeneye

Villice:

3 Bewick's Swan (2 ad/1juv)

Nunnery:
1 Black-throated Diver (distant )

Moreton:
4 Scaup (inc a 1st wint m), 25 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Black-throated Diver (south of Denny Island and distant - probably same bird as above), 1 Great White Egret, 1(f) Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
31 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 (m) Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit (calling)

Herriott's inc Pool:

2 Great White Egret (Herriott’s End)

Reports: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Wendy Dawson, Lauren Evans, Paul Gregory, Colin Hawkins, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Nigel Milbourne, Mark Savage, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs
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