03-12-22 Saturday - White-fronted Goose

Temp 5 to 7°C. Dull with a cold fresh breeze

3-12-22 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Alan Daniells)

White-fronted Goose
Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Eastville/Stoke Park:
9 Mute Swan, 48 Mallard, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 24 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 11 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 m Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Redwing, 2 Stonechat (m+f), 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch - - plus an Otter in the river

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Water Rail, 11 Black-tailed Godwit

Lower Woods and Sturt Farm, Wickwar, AWBS:

73 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 26+ Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Marsh Tit (outside area)

Littleton Lane:

10 Siskin

Aust:

2 White-fronted Goose, 234 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 180 Redwing, 240 Fieldfare, 1 Hawfinch, 2 Brambling

Pilning Wetland:
14 Curlew, 300 Lapwing, 800 Black-tailed Godwit, 700 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 80 Redshank

Severn Beach:

1 f Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Battery Point, Portishead:
2 Turnstone, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite

Black Nore, Portishead, AWBS:

1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 f Blackcap, 23 Goldfinch

Kenn Moor, YACWAG Snipe count:

12 Snipe, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford garden:

2 Red Kite

Bath, Solsbury Hill AWBS:
2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, c 30 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 12 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

Bath Bus Station:

1 Red Kite

Marksbury Plain:

90 Lapwing, 15 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 150 Corvid, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 50 Starling, 58 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

3-12-22 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 2 (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tank No 2:

1 Long-tailed Duck

3-12-22 Goldeneye, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake
63+ Goldeneye, 30 Common Gull, 14 GBB Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 14 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1f Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 26+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 29 Meadow Pipit

3-12-22 Bewick's Swans off the Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

4 Bewick's Swan, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 26 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper

Hollow Brook:

2 Bewick's Swan, 11 (4m) Goosander

Woodford:

232 Cormorant on Denny, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:

100 Canada Geese, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 

Moreton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 6 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet

Stratford:

1 f Scaup, 1 f Common Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 f Smew

Herriott's pool:
3 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail

Route of Eastville Park Walk 3-12-22

Reports: Peter Bryant, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Oscar Dewhurst, Lee Gardiner, Malcolm Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, David Howes, Mike Jackson, Lisegirl, Jonathan Margetts, Paul Marshall, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG