Overcast all day - a chill wind got up later, recorded as 9°C but felt colder.
Bewick's Swan
Scaup
Black-throated Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Golden Plover
Brambling
Brent Goose
BRISTOL
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| 17-12-21 Pheasant Eastville (Justin Quinnell) |
Garden: 1 Pheasant
Park & river: - 2 Dipper
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| 17-12-21 Dipper EP (Allan Chard) |
Oldbury Power Station:
25 Wigeon - on the lake but flew to join the flocks on the estuary, 1 Pintail (m)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Brent Goose - on mudflats with a few Curlew and Dunlin
Yate - Brimsham Lake:
1 Chiffchaff - foraging by the lake
Tormarton:- Sheepcot Barn
Old Sodbury - Cross Hands
37 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 49 Golden Plover, 15 Herring Gull, 14 Buzzard - 11 worming in one field, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 17 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 3 Wren, 23 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 34 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 17 Fieldfare, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 8 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer
37 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 49 Golden Plover, 15 Herring Gull, 14 Buzzard - 11 worming in one field, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 17 Rook, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 3 Wren, 23 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 34 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 17 Fieldfare, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 8 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer
NORTH SOMERSET
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Mistle Thrush - singing from the car park
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 17-12-21 Stonechat MF (Peter Coslett) |
18 Golden Plover - over, 30 Common Gull - over, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 9 Skylark, 30 Starling, 4 Stonechat, a few Linnet, 3 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer,
Oldland Common:
c60 Goldfinch - flock flying around the gardens - 'never seen that many'
Bath:
1 Herring Gull - dealing with a dead rat.
Paulton:
15 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 40 Black-headed Gull, 30 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 40 Rook, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 60 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
Bath:
1 Herring Gull - dealing with a dead rat.
Paulton:
15 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 40 Black-headed Gull, 30 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 40 Rook, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 60 Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
3 Bewick's Swan, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 150+ Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret.
Chew Valley Lake
2 Egyptian Goose - flew north over the lake, 1 Peregrine - over
Woodford:
4 Goosander (2 f&m), 1 Black-throated Diver
Moreton:
6 Scaup - inc two 1st wint (m),
Stratford:
2 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)
Main Reedbed:
2 Egyptian Goose - flew north over the lake, 1 Peregrine - over
Woodford:
4 Goosander (2 f&m), 1 Black-throated Diver
Moreton:
6 Scaup - inc two 1st wint (m),
Stratford:
2 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)
Main Reedbed:
1 Great White Egret
Reports: Allan Chard, Paul Clack, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson,Mike Moxon, Justin Quinnell, Rosemary Setter, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding
