Saturday, 24 December 2022

24-12-22 - Saturday - Water Pipit

Temp 7 to 12°C. Overcast start, dry, light wind, brighter later

Smew
Cattle Egret
Barn Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit


BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
33 Feral Pigeon, 30 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 10 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Magpie, 7 Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 1 Long Tailed Tit, 17 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 7 Robin, 20 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

Mangotsfield Station:
1 Raven

St Andrew's, bedroom window:
16 Jay, 15 Rredwing, 14 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-12-22 Blackcap, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar garden:
2 Blackcap

Pilning Wetland:
Water Pipit
24-12-22 Black Redstart, Severn Beach (Rob Emery)
Severn Beach:
1 f Black Redstart, 3 Stonechat

Easter Compton:
6 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 45 Rook, 35 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

Yate Rocks:
1  male Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay,, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Fieldfare, 1  male Stonechat. 1 m + 6 f Chaffinch, 200 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano Valley:
1 Red Kite (also Clevedon seafront), 6 Buzzard

Tickenham Church, Land Yeo, Moorend Spout, Parish Brook and Causeway:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, lots  Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, lots Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:
11 Mallard, 13 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 400 Lapwing, 200 NH Gull, 10 Common Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 5 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1000 Starling, 60 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 12 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 40 Meadow pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

24-12-22 Black Redstart, Worle (Dean Reeves)
Worle garden:
1 f Black Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
140 Greenfinch in roost

Burnett:
2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

Lords Wood:
1 injured Barn Owl taken to vets

Saltford to Hygge Park:
2 Snipe

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
200 Canada Geese, 70 Pochard, 46 Goldeneye, 150+ Lapwing over, 14 Common Gull, 9 GBB Gull, 13 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 0 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 250 Starling

Dam:
16 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 9 Chaffinch

24-12-22 Redwing, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:
8 Goosander, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 40 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 3 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinnch, 1 Bullfinch 

Herons Green:
3 Pintail, 1 f Smew, 2 Snipe, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch

24-12-22 Wren, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
2 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 150 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 2 m/f Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet

Stratford:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Pipit

Herriott's:
6 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 7 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Out of Avon
55 Red Kite just outside Avon SE of Radstock

Reports: Apologies if I've missed your name off, Paul Bowerman, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Ben Goodman, Karen Jayne, Nigel Kempson, Linda Moysey, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris vines, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, eBirdopsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG