01-12-23 Friday - Lesser Scaup

Temp -1°C to 1°C - Freezing cold with intermittent cloud cover and sunny spells. A light 6mph NE wind. 

Lesser Scaup

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Woodcock

Great Northern Diver

Merlin

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Black Redstart

01-12-2023 Red-legged Partridge, Tormarton (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

01-12-2023 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

7 Mute Swan, c.20 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 15 Coot, c,30 Black-head Gull, 10 Cormorant (a lot of commuting between EP Lake & Duchess Pond), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, c.40 Starling, 2 Dipper (m/f), 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail. 

01-12-2023 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Stoke Park-Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 13 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, c.30 Jackdaw feeding amongst the cattle.

Avonmouth-Hallen Marsh:

2 Pheasant, 6 Stock Dove, 42 Woodpigeon, 6 Lapwing, 5 Black-headed Gull, 50 Herring Gull - passing over all visit, 1 Buzzard - calling, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - m, 56 Starling, 19 Redwing, 48 Fieldfare, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch - two pairs, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting. 

Clifton Down:

1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, c.6 Redwing, 1 f Bullfinch. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

01-12-2023 Fieldfare, Tormarton (Mike Prior)

Oldbury Power Station:

9 Wigeon, 23 Mallard, 64 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 3 Moorhen, 37 Lapwing, c.900 Dunlin, 9 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 LT Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, c.30 Redwing, 20 Blackbird, c.70 Fieldfare, 1 f Black Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet.

Oldbury Village:

35 Black-headed Gull (one flock), 1 Great White Egret, 60 Rook (one flock).

New Passage/Northwick:

180 Canada Goose, 55 Canada Goose, 35 Shelduck, 160 Wigeon, 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 1000 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Pilning Wetland:

50 Greylag Goose, 7 Shelduck, 50 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 550 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 120 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat.

Severn Beach:

20 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 12 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin. 

Wickwar:

1 Woodcock, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail.

01-12-23 Pied Wagtail, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Yate:

Kingsgate Park:
1 Black-headed Gull - 2nd winter bird with Norwegian J2023 white ring.

Yate Rocks-Bury Hill;

1 Cormorant - over, 2 Buzzard, 5 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 f Stonechat, 5 Chaffinch, c.30 Linnet, 1 m Yellowhammer.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1+ Redwing, 1 m Bullfinch. 

01-12-2023 Redwing, Chipping Sodbury Common (Chris Teague)

Tormarton;

12+ Red-legged Partridge, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Merlin (1 in Wiltshire, 1 in S. Glos), 1 Raven, 150 Redwing, 200 Fieldfare.

01-12-2023 Red Kite, Tormarton (Mike Prior)

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn-Blind Yeo:
1 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap. 

01-12-2023 Greenfinch, W-s-M (Karen Jayne)

Weston-Super-Mare:

Garden:

2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch.

Melrose Carpark:

1 m Blackcap

01-12-2023 Goldfinch, W-s-M (Karen Jayne)

Anchor Head:
14 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 2 Rock Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:

2 Nuthatch, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Timsbury:
1 Grey Heron - over.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver.

01-12-2023 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 2 (Lee Gardiner)

Blagdon Lake:

14 Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret. 

Chew Valley Lake

01-12-2023 Goosander, Walley Bank (George Stacey)

Sutton Wick:
1 m Lesser Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite.

01-12-2023 Lesser Scaup, Sutton Wick (Ian Stapp)

Walley Bank:

1 Goldeneye, 21 Goosander (10m,11f).

01-12-2023 Goldeneye, Walley Bank (George Stacey)

Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 14 Goosander (4 m, 10 f), 1 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch. 

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Moreton:
5 Pheasant, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 20+ Chaffinch.

01-12-2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2+ Bearded Tit

Herriotts inc Pool:

7 Shelduck. 1 Pintail, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Adrian Dutt, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Karen Jayne, Linda, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson.

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