Friday 23 December 2022

23-12-2022 Friday - Red-breasted Meganser

 Temp 6° to 11°C     Rain in the morning, Sunny intervals with gentle breeze later..


Red-breasted Meganser
Hen Harrier
Firecrest
Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

Hotwells & Cumberland Basin:
5 Mallard, 4 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 57 Black-headed Gull (on cricket pitch), c10 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 4 Magpie, c15 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, Blackbird, 1 Robin, Chaffinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 51 Feral Pigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 19 Moorhen (possible record count), 7 Coot, 40 + Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 48+ Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 36 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock,1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch (f), 19 Goldfinch.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Moorhen , Grey Plover, Dunlin, Grey Heron, Kestrel, 10 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, Wren, 5 Blackbird, Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Marsh Harrier

23-12-22 Red-breasted Meganser, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
1 Red-breasted Meganser

23-12-22Greenfinch, Frampton Cotterell (Peter Hazelwood)
(bill size thought to be emphasised by camera angle)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Greenfinch (juv)

23-12-22 Great-spotted Woodpecker, Yate (Alan Daniells)

Yate (garden):
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker

23-12-22 Tufted Duck (Female left), Yate (Christopher Teague)

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
 Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Collared Dove, Little Grebe, Redwing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Redwing (caught by the sprawk, escaped during dispute with the Magpies), 1 Redwing, 5 Bullfinch, 100+ Linnet

Wickwar:
2 Blackcap (m+f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Goosander, 1 Firecrest (Poets Walk)

Nailsea Moor:
5 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 180 Lapwing (flock), 200 Black-headed Gull (flock), 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 85 Rook, 6 Raven, 2 Skylark, 220 Starling (flock), 15 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing.

Goblin Coombe:
2 Marsh Tit (at the reserve entrance)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green:
1 Sparrowhawk, c2500 Starling (1630hrs to roost)

23-12-22 Blackcap, Warmley (Peter Coslett)

Warmley:
1 Blackcap (male in Mulberry bush)

Bath (Bloomfield):
1 Blackcap (fem on crab apples)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Wally Bank Path:
25 Goosander

Heron's Green:
c160 Lapwing, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret

Reported by:  Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Anthony Godwin, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Mike Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Brian Martin, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Christopher Teague
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