Sunday 11 December 2022

11-12-22 Sunday

 Temp -4° to 0°C     Light Snow showers and a gentle breeze.

Marsh Tit
Short-eared Owl
Jack Snipe
Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):
2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie,  2 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Blackbird(m), 2 Redwing (using pond), 10+ House Sparrow

Eastville (garden):
1 Little Egret (over), 1 Blackcap (fem)

Sea Mills:
66 Mallard, 2 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 93 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Avonmouth Docks:
1 Black Redstart (fem)

Fishponds Lido:
1 Lapwing, (flying south)1 Kingfisher

Greenbank Cemetery:
8 Lapwing (flying North)

11-12-22 Little Grebe/Black-headed Gull, Duchess Pond
(Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan,9 Mallard, 48 Feral Pigeon, 3 Woodpecker, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 2 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1  Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, (drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Wren, 23 Starling, 2 Robin, 12 House Sparrow.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chittening Warth:
6 Jack Snipe, 12 Snipe, 6 Rock Pipit


11-12-22 Short-eared Owl, Severn Beach (Matt Hall)

Severn Beach:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Black Redstart

11-12-22 Marsh Tit, Tortworth (Fen Marshall)

Tortworth (garden):
1 Marsh Tit, 2 Song Thrush

11-12-22 Great-spotted Woodpecker, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush

Yate:
Woodpigeon, c50 Lapwing (flew over), Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 26 Starling, c10 Redwing, Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 (m+f) Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury (Ridge Woods):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
c250 Teal, 4 Avocet (shoreline), 11 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 30+ Skylark

Clevedon - Yeo (WEBS Count):
21 Canada Goose, 12 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 30 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 80 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 80 Teal, 1 Golden Plover, 25 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 375 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 250 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Little Egret, 6 Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

Banwell (garden):
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m+f), 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
55 Lapwing (flyover Rushmead Lane), 23 Golden Plover (Northfield Lane), 1 Sparrowhawk, 100+ Skylark (flushed by Sparrowhawk, Rushmead La)

Wick:
2 Tawny Owl (calling males)


11-12-22 Yellow Hammer, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

11-12-22 Blackbird/Dunnock, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
200+ Feral Pigeon, 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 23 Black-headed Gull, 5 Magpie, 58 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 5+ Long-tailed Tit, Wren, 80+ Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 7 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer

Bitton Station:
80 Lapwing (flying South)

Chew Magna:
c100 Greenfinch (pre-roost late afternoon)


11-12-22 Great-spotted Woodpecker/Jay, Midsommer Norton
 (Anthony Bridges)

Midsomer Norton (garden):

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Ring-necked Duck (off fishing lodge)

Litton Reservoir:
4 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveller (m), 16 Gadwall, 63 Mallard, 22 Teal, 11 Tufted Duck (10f, 1m), 10 Wood Pigeon, 23 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 19 Little Grebe, 2 Black Headed Gull, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Crow, 3 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

No Reports

Reported by:  John Barnett, Nancy Barrett, Anthony Bridges, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Richard Giles, Matt Hall, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Andrew Harrison, Nigel Jones, Fen Marshall, Paul Marshall, Linda Moysey, Fiona Neate, Phil Quinn, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, John Thorogood, Jason Williams
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