Temp 5° to 7°C Sun showing for a good portion of the day. WSW winds making it feel colder.
Purple SandpiperRing-necked Parakeet
Brent Goose
Long-tailed Duck
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 15 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 16 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 10 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 7 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 23 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, (f&m), 10 Goldfinch.
Withywood - garden:
Littleton STW:
flock of Egret - with cows
Aust Warth:
6 Mallard, 6 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 22 Starling - flock, 1 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch
Yate Kingsgate Park :
4 Goosander (3f&m)
Frampton Cotterell - Glebeland:
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
Tufted Duck 1 Long-tailed Duck
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
Woodford:
20+ Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 4 Blackbird, 20+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 12 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Smew (f), 40 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 GW Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Starling, 2 Stonechat, 12+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
200+ Canada Goose, 2 Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 40 Lapwing - same flock, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 200+ Starling, 3 Blackbird, 20+ Redwing, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting
Herriott's inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 50+ Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 40+ Lapwing - over, 2 G-BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1f&1m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting.
BRISTOL
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| 26-12-22 Cormorant Stoke Park (Patrick Richards) |
2 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, 15 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 16 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 10 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 7 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 23 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, (f&m), 10 Goldfinch.
Withywood - garden:
2 Jay - under the feeder
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose, 28 Canada Goose - pb, 100+ Wigeon, 3 Grey Plover, 150+ Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 400+ Dunlin,10 Redshank, 2 Peregrine
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 26-12-22 Brent Goose Littleton (Heather England) |
1 Brent Goose, 28 Canada Goose - pb, 100+ Wigeon, 3 Grey Plover, 150+ Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 400+ Dunlin,10 Redshank, 2 Peregrine
Littleton STW:
flock of Egret - with cows
Aust Warth:
6 Mallard, 6 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 22 Starling - flock, 1 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch
Yate Kingsgate Park :
4 Goosander (3f&m)
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| 26-12-22 Siskin Frampton Cotterell (David Hanks) |
8 Siskin
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper
Backwell Lake:
4 Canada Geese, 21 Mute Swan, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 29 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 1 Coot, c180 Black Headed Gull, 1 Raven
Banwell - garden:
1 Green Woodpecker (m), 1 Blackcap (m), 10 Long-tailed Tit - - among the 16 species on display
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland - abattoir:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper
Backwell Lake:
4 Canada Geese, 21 Mute Swan, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 29 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 1 Coot, c180 Black Headed Gull, 1 Raven
Banwell - garden:
1 Green Woodpecker (m), 1 Blackcap (m), 10 Long-tailed Tit - - among the 16 species on display
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland - abattoir:
2 Red Kite - circling, then over to the west
Burnett:
Burnett:
1 Red Kite
RESERVOIRS
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| 26-12-2022 Long-tailed Duck BG (Chris Teague) |
Tufted Duck 1 Long-tailed Duck
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
30+ Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 13+ Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail
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| 26-12-22 Goosander CVL (Chris Teague) |
20+ Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 4 Blackbird, 20+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 12 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Smew (f), 40 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 GW Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100+ Starling, 2 Stonechat, 12+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 26-12-22 Long-tailed Tit CVL (Ian Stapp) |
200+ Canada Goose, 2 Wigeon, 40+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 40 Lapwing - same flock, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 200+ Starling, 3 Blackbird, 20+ Redwing, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting
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| 26-12-22 Reed Bunting CVL (Ian Stapp) |
6 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 50+ Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 40+ Lapwing - over, 2 G-BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1f&1m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting.
Fly over of 150+ Cormorant from lake over pool and back to lake with a Marsh Harrier (f) in the mix.
Reported by: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Neil Delaney, Heather England, Tim Ford, Richard Giles, David Hanks, Geoff Hardman, David Howes, Fiona Neate, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, John Thorogood, Thomas Weston
