12-12-22 Monday - Spoonbill

Temp -1 to 1°C. Cold and dull, and a cold wind

Continued cold is driving a lot of ducks away, while the movement of Woodpigeon and thrushes is noticeable

Avocet, Jack Snipe
Spoonbill
Black Redstart

12-12-22 Moorhen, Clifton (Sova)

BRISTOL

Avonmouth Dock 08:00:

5000 Starling going North

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

10 Feral Pigeon, 24 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull. 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 40 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 3 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Clifton, Pembroke Rd:

1 Moorhen

Eastville garden BS5 6RH:

81 Starling, 1 f Blackcap 

Stoke Park:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Golden Plover north (Patch tick), 2 Common Gull, 1 Bullfinch

UWE east entrance:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS:

2 Mute Swan, 94 Mallard, 50 Mallard, 26 Teal, 157 Lapwing, 23 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 88 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin (1500 along coast), 8 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 22 Redshank, 1500 Starling, 1 m Black Redstart, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Yellowhammer

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:

25 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 160 Wigeon, 43 Mallard, 523 Teal, 12 Oystercatcher, 12 Avocet floating on the estuary, 151 Lapwing, 25 Golden Plover, 76 Curlew, 470 Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Turnstone, 530 Dunlin, 120 Redshank,  1 Grey Heron.

Holes Mouth: 

41 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 106 Teal, 103 Oystercatcher, 15 Turnstone

Downend, Britannia Wood:

1 Tawny Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - garden:

1 Blackcap, 3 Redwing

Woodspring Bay (Yeo-Banwell), WeBS:
6 Mute Swan, 52 Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 120 Wigeon, 66 Mallard, 46 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 1 Oystercatcher, 14 Avocet, 171 Lapwing, 3 Golden Plover, 44 Curlew, 12 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 150 Redshank, 76 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, (1 Spoonbill in Cl-Y,) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Stonechat

Uphill, WeBS:

138 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 21 Mallard, 47 Teal, 60 Oystercatcher, 26 Ringed Plover, 28 Curlew, 3 Sanderling, 1200 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 8 BH Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 2 LB Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

1 m Tawny Owl

12-12-22 Redwing, Keynsham (Paul Tompkin)

Keynsham, Lockkeeper Pub to Marina:

2 Kingfisher, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit

12-12-22 Song Thrush in River Chew KMP (Andy Harrison)

Keynsham Memorial Park:

73 Mallard, 40 Feral Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 11 BH Gull, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Bath, Pennyquick garden:
2 Peregrine over

Paulton garden:

1 f Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

12-12-22 Teal, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Combined counts: many Woodpigeon on the move, 5 GBB Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 14 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier inc. m, f and juv, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Redwing

12-12-22 Little Grebe, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam and Picnic Sites:

15 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe

12-12-22 Redwing, CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford:

4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 1 Bullfinch

12-12-22 Stonechat on ice, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

12+ Wigeon, 6 Pheasant, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 12 Chaffinch, 

Stratford:

1 Scaup, 14 Goosander (ditto Herriotts), 2 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

12-12-22 Goosander, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's:
10 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 27 Goosander, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon

Black-throated Diver at Apex Park

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