Nasty start and middle of the day but the sunshine finish was very welcome 7°C
Marsh Tit
Barn Owl
Golden Plover
Penduline Tit
Black Redstart
Black-throated Diver
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Harrier
BRISTOL
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
22 Feral pigeon, 29 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 23 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Song thrush, 12 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch
1 Marsh Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m) - on the feeders
Fishponds - garden:
1 Blackcap (f)
Hotwells & Cumberland Basin:
Hotwells & Cumberland Basin:
85+ Feral Pigeon, 13+ Woodpigeon, 53 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant,
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Magpie, 51 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow - heard only, 3 Blue Tit,
1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, several Robin - heard only, 7 House Sparrow,
2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch,
Stapleton - church:
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Magpie, 51 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow - heard only, 3 Blue Tit,
1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, several Robin - heard only, 7 House Sparrow,
2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch,
Stapleton - church:
1 Peregrine - on the spire
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet - courting couple
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 26-12-21 Black-tailed Godwit OPS (Matt Plenty) |
30 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck, 57 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 Mallard on flooded field with Gulls & Crows, & 12 Mallard on estuary, 4 Moorhen, 25 Oystercatcher, 46 Lapwing, 16 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 65 Turnstone, 270 Dunlin, 14 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 1 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, flock 5 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet.
Thornbury - garden:
2 Blackcap (f&m), 9 Greenfinch - one with BTO ring
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Canada Goose, 1 Wigeon (f), 6 Tufted Duck (2m)
Westerleigh:
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Canada Goose, 1 Wigeon (f), 6 Tufted Duck (2m)
Westerleigh:
remains of Woodcock below the church tower 'where there be Peregrine'
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
2 Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 13 Lapwing, 1 Marsh Harrier
Yatton - Strawberry Line, R Yeo:
3 Goosander (1f & 2M), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret
Cleeve - Brockley Wood:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
2 Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 13 Lapwing, 1 Marsh Harrier
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| 26-12-21 Goosander Yatton (Mark Savage) |
3 Goosander (1f & 2M), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret
Cleeve - Brockley Wood:
1 Marsh Tit,
Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Skylark, 3 Penduline Tit (f&2m), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Black Redstart (1m), 5 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting,
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham - Gover openspace:
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| 26-12-2021 Penduline Tit WSM (Dean Reeves) |
1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Skylark, 3 Penduline Tit (f&2m), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Black Redstart (1m), 5 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting,
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham - Gover openspace:
2 Kestrel
Wick - Riding Barn Hill:
Tawny Owl (f)
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| 26-12-21 Greenfinch Twerton (Jean Tye) |
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), lots of Blue Tit, a few Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 3 Starling, 1 Blackbird (m), a few House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 15+ Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch (2f1m), 20+ Goldfinch
Newton St Loe:
39 Mallard, 6 Teal, 40 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 50+ Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 30 Siskin,
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe
Chew Valley Lake
Picnic Site 1:
2 Goldeneye
Sutton Wick:
Sutton Wick:
1 Black-throated Diver
Heron's Green:
1 Barn Owl
Moreton:
4 Scaup, 75 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover - over
Heron's Green:
1 Barn Owl
Moreton:
4 Scaup, 75 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover - over
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| 26-12-21 Marsh Harrier CVL (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Marsh Harrier
Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Ben Crabb, Matt Doyle, Heather England, David Esam, Lee Gardiner, Simon Isgar, Karen Jayne, Gareth Jones, Nigel Jones, Robert Kelsh, Dominic Mitchell, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Matt Rogers, Mark Savage, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Wayne Tucker, Jean Tye
Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Ben Crabb, Matt Doyle, Heather England, David Esam, Lee Gardiner, Simon Isgar, Karen Jayne, Gareth Jones, Nigel Jones, Robert Kelsh, Dominic Mitchell, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Matt Rogers, Mark Savage, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Wayne Tucker, Jean Tye
