20-12-22 Tuesday - Smew

 Temp 4° to 9°C     Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze.

Jack Snipe

Ring-necked Duck

Smew

BRISTOL

20-12-22 Redwing, Feeder Canal (Les Williams)

Feeder Canal:
Redwing

St Andrews Park:
Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, 1 Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blackbird, 10 Redwing, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail

20-12-22 Clockwise - Sparrowhawk/Cormorant/Stock Dove/Nuthatch, Snuff Mills
(Robin Martin)

20-12-22 Sparrowhawk, Snuff Mills (Keith Williams)

Snuff Mills (BOC Walk):
6 Mallard, Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-12-22 Grey Plover, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
112 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 1200+ Dunlin, ++ Fieldfare, ++ Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Yellowhammer

Wickwar:

1 Tawny Owl (calling male 1900hrs)

Hawkesbury Upton (AWBS visit):
234 Pheasant, 250 Woodpigeon, 12 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard

Chipping Sodbury Common:
327 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, ++ Fieldfare, ++ Redwing

Thornbury Recycling Centre:

100 Greenfinch in pre-roost

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton (Strawberry Line and River Yeo):
14 Mallard, 150 Lapwing ( flying south), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tail Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 5 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-12-22 (Clockwise) -Buzzard/Skylark/Song Thrush/Yellowhammer, Marshfield
(Peter Coslett)

Marshfield (Northfield & Rushmead areas):
2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 52 Skylark, 2 Blackbird, 12 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet, Goldfinch, 40 Corn Bunting, 19 Yellowhammer

Saltford (golf club):
1 Kestrel

Bath (Bloomfield):
2 Redwing (in a crab apple tree)

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Scaup

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
57 Goosander

Bittern Trail:
30+ Meadow Pipit

20-12-22 Goosander/Goldeneye - males, Wally Bank
(George Stacey)

Wally Bank Path:
1 Goldeneye, 25 Goosander (10 males)

20-12-22 Cattle Egret + Lapwing, Herons Green, (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
12+ Shoveler, 6+ Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 1 Scaup (f), 1 Smew (f), 5 Goldeneye, + Woodpigeon, 150+ Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit (flyover), 5 Snipe, 20+ Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull,   Herring Gull, 7 Cattle Egret (on flooded field), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay,   Magpie,   Carrion Crow,   Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Starling,   Blackbird, 10 Redwing,   Robin, 2 Stonechat (m+f),   House Sparrow,   Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet

Moreton:
200+ Canada Goose (on-field), 2 Wigeon, 80+ Teal, 8 Goldeneye, 150 Lapwing (flyover), 2 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 100+ Starling, 4 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Stonechat (m+f), 2 Dunnock, 70/80 Meadow Pipit, 30+ Linnet

Stratford:
 Coot, Great-crested Grebe, 40+ Lapwing, 3 Snipe, Skylark

Herriott's inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 27 Shoveler, 11 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 150+ Lapwing (flyover towards Moreton), 34 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, Reed Bunting

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Pete Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Glen Maddison, Brian Martin, Robin Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Keith Williams, Les Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG