Saturday, 31 December 2022

31-12-22 Saturday

 Wet. Temp 10° to 13°C. Blustery SSW wind.

Smew

BRISTOL

Redland:
4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 5 Herring Gull,  2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 
2 Blackbird, maybe 1 Fieldfare, 1 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Redfield garden:
2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Robin, 30 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
38 Canada Goose (with no Brent Goose), 250+ Common Gull, 3 Mistle Thrush, 6 Yellowhammer

Pilning Wetland/New Passage:
60 Canada Goose, 15 Greylag Goose, 12 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 350+ Wigeon, 240 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 400 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron

Severn Beach:
12 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 18 Ringed Plover, 90 Turnstone, 270 Dunlin, 1 Black Redstart 

31-12-22 Sparrowhawk, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar garden :
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m)

Hawkesbury Upton:
4 Red Kite

Yate garden:
4 Goosander over (1m, 3f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
3 Blackcap (1m, 2f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 Jay, 1 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Smew (redhead), 10+ Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Goosander (2m), c100 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)

Reported by: Nancy Barrett,  Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Sid Durruti, Nick Hudson, Mike Jackson, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley  
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