08-12-22 Thursday

Frost & sun to start, turning cloudy later. Temp -2 to +4°C. Very gentle north-easterly.

Bewick's Swan

Red-legged Partridge

Black-necked Grebe

Golden Plover

Jack Snipe

Common Crane

Marsh Harrier

Firecrest

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

08-12-22 Red-legged Partridge, St Andrews, (John Skinner)

St Andrews:
1 Red-legged Partridge

08-12-22 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

Kingfisher

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare

08-12-22 Firecrest, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 94 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 20 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 17 Magpie, 23 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Firecrest, 1 Wren, 30 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 19 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, (f), 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

08-12-22 Marsh Harrier, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Oystercatcher, 365 Lapwing, 3 Grey Plover, 140 Curlew, a few Turnstone, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm male) flying south, 4 Yellowhammer

Northwick Warth:
1 Marsh Harrier (f) flying south

Pilning Wetland:

2 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 200 Lapwing, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 10 Snipe,  1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel

New Passage:

200 Canada Goose, 1 Shoveler, 150 Wigeon, 50 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, a few Curlew, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 2800 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron

Severn Beach:
1 Black Redstart

08-12-22 Grey Wagtail, Little Avon (Matt Scott)

Little Avon:
Grey Wagtail

Ingst:
5 Lapwing, 22 BH Gull, 57 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 45 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 11 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Redwing, 17 Blackbird, 24 Fieldfare, 14 Robin, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Yate gardens:
Gdn1: 1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Gdn2: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeder

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Feddon Woods:

m. Tawny Owl calling persistently in the late dusk

Walton Bay:
8 Common Crane (over, heading SW)

Weston Moor:

17 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 1 Snipe, 8 Raven, 3 Siskin

Backwell Lake:
5 Snipe flushed from reeds

08-12-22 Kingfisher, Strawberry Line Yatton (Mark Savage)

Strawberry Line, Yatton:
7 Mute Swan, 3 Pheasant, 2 Water Rail (heard), 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker (heard), 3 Raven, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing

Bristol Airport:
c.70 Golden Plover (over)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Valley:

2 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Nuthatch, Song Thrush, 2 Dipper

 

08-12-22 Stonechat, Keynsham Hams (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham :

Hams - 3 Magpie, 4+ Carrion Crow, Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit
Railway Station - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Manor Rd Community Gardens - 8 Woodpigeon, 5 Magpie, 1 Rook, 18 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 11 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Bewick's Swan, a handful of Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit,2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

08-12-22 Early morning at CVL (Jonathon Margetts)

Dam:
30+ Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 70+ Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail

Picnic site 1 to 2: 

1 Black-necked Grebe

08-12-22 Bewick's Swans (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

4 Bewick's Swan

Woodford:
2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit

08-12-22 Great Crested Grebe, Nunnery CVL (Lucy Masters)

Nunnery:
Great Crested Grebe

Heron's Green:
 4 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe (pool), 10 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Snipe (pool), 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat (1m, 2f), 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

08-12-22 Goosanders, Moreton CVVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Wigeon, 60+ Teal, 7 Goldeneye, 8 Goosander (3m), 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (on roof of hide for a few seconds), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 20+ Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch 

08-12-22 Jack Snipe, Stratford CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:

1 Jack Snipe

Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck (pool), 14 Shoveler (pool), 2 Pintail (pool), 5 Goosander (3m, 2f), 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 GBB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher (channel), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch

Reported by:  Rich Andrews, Graham Blacker, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels,  Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Jonathon Margetts, Lucy Masters, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Mark Savage, Matt Scott,  Tony Scott, John Skinner, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins
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