20-12-21 Monday - Jack Snipe

Another chilly grey day but at least we've lost the fog.  Temperature 8°C

Black-throated Diver

Black-necked Grebe

Jack Snipe

Marsh Tit

Female Goosander on the Yeo (Mark Savage)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Dipper, 2 Nuthatch.

SOUTH GLOS.

Oldbury Power Station:
(WeBS count)  2 Gadwall, 105 Wigeon. 25 Mallard, 31 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 11 Moorhen, 10 Oystercatcher, 58 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Turnstone, 870 Dunlin, 64 Snipe, 16 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 19 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Brambling.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Pier:
fem. or 1st winter m. Black Redstart

Clevedon, Kenn Road Bridge:

4 Mute Swan, 7+ Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 4+ Moorhen (but no Goosander).

A Siskin from an unusual angle (Mark Savage)

Yatton, Wemberham:

24 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 100 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 50 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 20 Chaffinch.

Yatton, Strawberry Line:

14 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 1 Goosander (1^st this winter noted on the Congresbury Yeo), 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin (first time the observer has seen one here).

 

Banwell:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m. & f.), 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

2 Feral Pigeon, 21 Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 11 Robin, 2 Dipper, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch. 

Paulton:
25 Woodpigeon, 10 BH Gull, 1 Buzzard, 300 mixed corvids (Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow), 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 11 Blackbird, 30 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit.

Goldeneye at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

(WeBS count)  235 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 18 Shoveler, 129 Gadwall, 103 Wigeon, 235 Mallard, 100+ Teal, 89 Pochard, 832 Tufted Duck, 40 Goldeneye, 24 Moorhen, 1218 Coot, 10 Little Grebe, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 350+ Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Buzzard, 100+ Fieldfare, 6 Siskin,

Common Sandpiper at the Dam (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Egyptian Geese, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Chiffchaff at Hollow Brook, Chew (George Stacey)
Looks very grey, could it be a tristis?

Hollowbrook:

2 Chiffchaff.

Woodford:

Black-throated Diver, 1 Meadow Pipit

Herons Green:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret

Stratford:

9 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 f. Marsh Harrier.

Herriotts Bridge:

5 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 15 Pintail

Grey Wagtail at Chew (George Stacey)

Reports:  Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Paul Francis, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Sue Kempson, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Roger Staples, John Thorogood, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG