31-12-24 Tuesday

Temp 10°C to 11°C - Light cloud and a fresh breeze from the Southwest

Lesser Scaup

Black-necked Grebe

Great Northern Diver

BRISTOL

Easter Compton:

70 Jackdaw, 20 Rook

Curlew, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)

Stoke Bishop (garden):

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

2 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, Long-tailed Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oystercatcher (darkest birds)/Curlew, New Passage (Vera Carpenter)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
200 Canada Goose, 100+ Greylag Goose, 40 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 300 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 200 Oystercatcher, 100-200 Lapwing, 300 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 150 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 30 Starling, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 8 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham Moor:
1 Great White Egret

Clevedon - Wains Hill LNR:
7 Woodpigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 6 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet

Clevedon (garden):
1 Jackdaw

Yatton (Wemberham and the Little River) :

4 Moorhen, 2 Cormorant ,3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingfisher, Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham (BOC walk):
6 Mallard, 4 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, c85 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, c60 Redwing, Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Dipper

Bullfinch, Bath (Glen Maddison)

Bath (garden):

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Lee Gardiner)

Barrow Tanks:
21 Little Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven

Lesser Scaup, Blagdon (Lee Gardiner)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goosander (m), 1 Great White Egret

Glossy Ibis, nr Moreton (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Field opposite Moreton entrance:
3 Glossy Ibis

Moreton:
1 Goldeneye (m), 1 Black-necked Grebe

Stratford:
++ Pochard, 3 Goldeneye (all m)

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Glossy Ibis, 62 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 36 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Reported by: Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Lee Gardiner, ~Jack, John Lewis, Glen Maddison, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Gwen Thomas, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Roger White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30-12-24 Monday - Great Northern Diver

Temp 08°C to 09°C Anticyclonic gloom for most of the day again. Thankfully, a force 2 SW wind helped to blow all of the mist away.

Still a few decent birds on the lakes/reservoirs with many observers enjoying the Slavonian/Black-necked Grebes at CVL and the GND at Barrow. 

Forecast looks windy for the next couple of days so this should bring in some seabirds. Arrival of colder weather at the end of the week should also give waterfowl numbers a welcome boost.

Slavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe

Great Northern Diver

Glossy Ibis

Hawfinch

30-12-24 Another great photo of the Barrow GND! Credit to Bri Thompson

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

Eastville Lake:

5 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 41 Mallard, c.120 Feral Pigeon, 3 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 117 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 (m) Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch

Fishponds Brook:
2 (1m/1f) Great Spotted Woodpecker
Snuff Mills:
1 Grey Wagtail (River Frome)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:

Kingsgate Park:

14 Tufted Duck, 7 (4m/3f) Goosander

Stanshaws Lake:
1 Mute Swan, 3 (1m/2f) Mandarin, 2 Goosander, 1 Muscovy Duck

Doynton:
2 Red Kite over, 0 Short Eared Owl...

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 (m/f) Stonechat, 4 (1m/3f) Bullfinch, 4 Linnet

Clevedon - Highdale Road:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jackdaw

Backwell Lake:
11 Canada Goose, 34 Mute Swan, 13 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 21 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 2 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 18 Little Egret

Congresbury Moor:
2 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 1 Buzzard and 12 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 35 Feral Pigeon, 26 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon , 125 Common Gull, 1 Red Kites 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 200 Jackdaw - 6-800 Corvids, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 100 Starling, 50 Redwing, 35 Fieldfare, 2 Chaffinch, 1 f Bullfinch

Shire Valley Bridge to West Littleton:
3 Mallard, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Pheasant, 1 Little Egret, 5+ Red Kite, 5+ Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 120+ Rook, 3 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 8 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 18 Chaffinch, 10+ Linnet, 60+ Yellowhammer

Burnett:
1 Kestrel

Newton St. Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 10 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Hawfinch, 20 Goldfinch

Bath - Apple Store:

c.150 Pied Wagtail to roost

Compton Dando:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Farrington Gurney:

1 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 500 Starling, 40 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver still on Tank no.2 

Chew Valley Lake

30-12-24 Greylag Goose, Heron's Green - CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

46 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Pied Wagtail (wall)

30-12-24 Black-necled Grebe, Moreton - CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
8 Wigeon, 58+ Pochard, 3 Scaup, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 17+ Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 (1m/2f) Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 86+ Teal, 2 Water Rail, 28 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Glossy Ibis (single and 3 together), 61 Cattle Egret, 52 Great White Egret, 37 Little Egret, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 6 Jackdaw, 4+ Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail

Out of Area

3 Hawfinch still at Kilmersdon Churchyard, near Radstock

Reported by: Jon Angell, Richard Belson, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Robert Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-12-24 Sunday - Hawfinches

Temp 06°C to 10°C - Weather still rather uninspiring but at least the mist has lifted somewhat.. Not bad for birding at all really! A force 2 WNW wind.

Slavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe

Great Northern Divers

Glossy Ibis

Siberian Chiffchaff

Hawfinch

29-12-24 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tank no. 2 (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Shirehampton - Lamplighter's Marsh NR:

1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Redshank

29-12-24 Redshank, Lamplighter's Marsh NR, Shirehampton (David Minshall)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth:
13 Greylag Geese - over, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 30 Starling, 3 Stonechat

Pilning Wetlands:
18 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle Geese, 13 Greylag Geese, 7 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, c.40 Lapwing, 14 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 50 Starling, 5 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 8 Rock Pipit, 14 Goldfinch 

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Present:

6 Goosander, 2 Raven

Over: 
5 (2m/3f) Goosander, 9 Tufted Duck

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
North and South Pools:

75 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck, 17 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 10 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck (2m,1f), 7 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Cormorant - over, 2 Magpie, 1 f Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

Feeding Station area:
6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Portishead Ecology Park:
2 Mute Swan + 4 juv., 3 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 5 Magpie, 1 f Stonechat 

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Kenn - YACWAG:
1 Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Barn Owl - hunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-12-24 Water Rail, Keynsham Park (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Park:

1 Water Rail, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham - Holm Mead:
2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit

Bath - Lansdown Hill:
1 Barn Owl - hunting at dawn

Newton Park Lake (Bath Spa University Campus):
3 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall - male patch tick (!), 1 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 8 Teal, 1 f Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Hawfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

29-12-24 Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Lee Gardiner)

Compton Dando STW:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
6 Little Grebe, 200 Common Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver

29-12-24 Ferruginous x Pochard hybird - Blagdon Lake (Rob Morris)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 f Scaup, 1 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

2 Scaup

29-12-24 Slavonian Grebe, Moreton - CVL (Phil Delve)

Bittern Trail:
16 (8m/8f) Goosander

Nunnery:
1 f Scaup, 3 (1m/2f) Goosander

Moreton:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 (m/f) Bearded Tit

Stratford:
1 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye - displaying, 1 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Glossy Ibis - roosting with the gulls, 53 Cattle Egret, 57 Great White Egret, 30 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 3 Bearded Tit (heard only), 30,000 Starling - across to east

29-12-24 Glossy Ibis, Herriott's Pool - CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Out of area:

2+ Hawfinch still at Kilmersdon, near Radstock

Reported by: Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, Anne Crowe, Phil Delve, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hudson, Dave Hughes, Marc Hunt, Rob Laughton, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, David Minshall, Rob Morris, Fiona Neate, Rowan Peters, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, Paul Tompkins, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-12-24 Saturday - Great Northern Diver

Temp 04°C to 05°C - Misty all day again. Slight breeze from WSW for most of the day.

Ring Necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Slavonian Grebe

Glossy Ibis

Bearded Tit

Siberian Chiffchaff

Black Redstart

Great Northern Diver

BRISTOL

Fishponds:

1 Blackcap(f)

Arnos Vale Cemetery

2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing

Redland:- Bishop Road to Horfield Common

7 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Common Gull (rare here), 11 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 8 Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 42 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 17 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate: - Kingston Park

1 Shoveler (f), 2 Gadwall, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

20 Lapwing, 7 Snipe

Clevedon - Yeo:
12 Goosander (6f,6m) 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret

Clevedon - Highdale Gardens:

5 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw

28-12-24 Kestrel Kingston Seymour (Paul Chapman)

Kingston Seymour:

21 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel

Weston-Super-Mare: Knightstone Island

1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:

1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay

Folly Farm:

1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 50 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 6 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS

Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tank 2 (NSL-Birding)

Barrow Tanks:

8 Little Grebe, 25+ Common Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-Necked Duck, 1 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 29 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:

3 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 2 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Siskin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Bearded Tit

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye (m), 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

28-12-24 Egyptian Goose CVL (Gill Sapsed)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Goldeneye (f),  Evening roost of 4 Water Rail, 3 Glossy Ibis, 74 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 60 Great White Egret, 29 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl (estimate of over 200 birds using a thermal camera)

Out of Area

Kilmersdon, Nr Radstock:

6 Hawfinch

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Adrian Dutt, Julian Eastoe, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Blake Norton, James Richard, Gill Sapsed, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-12-24 Friday

Temp 05°C to 07°C - Misty all day again. Light airs from various northern points of the compass. (Saved me the effort of deleting yesterdays weather description.)

Glossy Ibis

Woodcock

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

inc - 1 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 13 Teal, 44 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch. 1 Reed Bunting

Hotwells/Cumberland Basin:

1 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 1 Rock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, c48 Herring Gull, 1 Peregrine, 12 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Woodcock, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Firecrest, Portishead (Tim Mason)

Portishead (Eastwood LNR):
3 Firecrest

Clevedon - Yeo (Dowlais):
2 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 30 Teal, 2 Stonechat

Banwell (garden):
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Tim Salkeld)

Compton Dando (STW):

+ Chiffchaff (1 form Tristis, "+ some normal"), c50 Redwing, +Fieldfare

Blackcap (Radstock) (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock - Writhlington (garden):

1 Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Kingfisher/Treecreeper, Picnic area 2 (Enid Wilkinson)

Woodford to Bittern Trail:
1 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Treecreeper, + Reed Bunting

Nunnery:
1 Scaup (f), 5 Goosander

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Snipe, 37 Cattle Egret (over the road from the gate to Moreton), 1 Marsh Harrier

Slavonian Grebe, Stratford (Lee Gardiner)

Stratford:
2 Black-necked Grebe (distant)

Glossy Ibis, Herriotts (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Canada Goose, 2 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 3 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 3 Glossy Ibis, 52 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 41 Great White Egret, 45 Little Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 11,100 Starling

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge. Tim Mason, Andy Mears, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, John Thorogood, Enid & Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-12-24 Thursday - Boxing Day

Temp 10°C to 7°C - Overcast all day with mist in many places. Virtually no wind. Seemed to turn cooler as the day progressed.

Purple Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Siberian Chiffchaff

Hawfinch

26-12-24 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon Lake (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
35 Canada Goose, 42 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon 20 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 25 Oystercatcher, 65 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 2 Godwit sp, 50 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 15 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Battery Point:

16 Turnstone, 1 Purple Sandpiper

Woodlands Road:

1 Stock Dove, 1+ Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

Congresbury Yeo - Strawberry Line:
3 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron

Kenn - Blind Yeo:
1 Water Rail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Hawfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (Long Bay), 1 f Lesser Scaup (Dam)

Chew Valley Lake

26-12-24 Tawny Owl, Stratford - CVL (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
4 (1m/3f) Goldeneye, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 (1m/2f) Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 (1m/1f) Bearded Tit

Herriotts inc Pool:

3 Glossy Ibis, 42 Cattle Egret, 61 Great White Egret, 27 Little Egret - evening roost

Out of area:

26-12-24 Hawfinch, Kilmersdon (Merv Carlyon)

Kilmersdon, near Radstock

Hawfinch reported again

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Mark Savage, Rob Treble.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-12-24 Wednesday - Merry Christmas

Temp 09°C to 11°C - Fog in the morning with some mild drizzle, overcast in the afternoon with consistent gentle breeze predominantly from WSW. Gusts up to 16 mph. 

Jack Snipe

Water Pipit

Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

5 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 20+ Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c100 Black-headed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 18+ Magpie, 40+ Jackdaw, 30+ Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 10+ Starling, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Dipper (singing), 1 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch

Withywood (Garden):

1 Snipe, 4 Great Tit, 1 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:

1 Water Rail (heard)

Blackcap, Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate:
Garden: 1 Blackcap (f)

Brimsham Park: 8 Goosander (4m & 4f)

Kingsgate Park: 4 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander (2m & 1f), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Marine Lake:
Marine Lake: 14 Dunlin, 4 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail

Yeo: 3 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine

Yatton:
1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Goldcrest

Banwell (Garden):
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), Nuthatch 2

Sand Bay:

1 Jack Snipe, 25 Snipe, 2 Peregrine, 17 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 17 Rock Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

Winscombe - Strawberry Line

100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 140 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 13 Long-tailed Tit 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Dunnock

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge, Mill 

2 Dipper

Oldland Common - garden:

8 Woodpigeon. 4 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

no reports

Out of Area

Hawfinch, Kilmersdon (John Hansford)

Kilmersdon:

9 Hawfinch

Reported by: Mark Coller, Paul Chapman, Neil Delaney, Paul Francis, John Hansford, Matt Hull, Paul Moon, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, John Thorogood, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-12-24 Tuesday - Short-eared Owl

 Temp 09°C to 11°C - Damp, rather than wet, light cloud and a light breeze from the west.

Hawfinch

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Short-eared Owl

Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle Estate (BOC walk):

2 Rock Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 7 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Coal Tit, St George (Lee Gardiner)

St. George (garden feeder):

1 Coal Tit (ringed)

Redland (allotments):

75+ Magpie

Fishponds (garden feeder):

1 Blackcap (f), 1 Greenfinch (f)

Hotwells:

2 Mallard, 1 Woodpigeon, 9 Black-headed Gull, c60 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Peregrine, 23 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, + Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 1+ Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare (Knightstone Island):
10 Shelduck, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Rock Pipit


BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath (Corston Fields):
6 Pheasant, 4 Stock Dove, 90 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Pied/White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 50 Chaffinch, 1350 Linnet

Hawfinch Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Wigeon, 44 Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 8 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Hawfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch

Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Compton Dando STW:
1 Little Owl (calling),Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff (1 Siberian), Goldcrest, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail

Lords Wood:
15 Siskin

Marksbury:
240+ Golden Plover (field behing petrol station)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
3 Wigeon, 1 Goldeneye (m)

Bearded Tit, Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Slavonian Grebe/Marsh Harrier, Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Bearded Tit (f)

Herriotts inc Pool:
10 Shelduck, 33 Wigeon, 3 Pintail

Reported by: Peter Allen, Jon Angell, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Alistair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Rob Laughton, Paul Moon, Nick Page, Mark Smith, Bri Thompson

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23-12-24 Monday - Siberian Chiffchaff

Temp 6°C to 8°C - Some sun and a bit more light, though largely overcast with some light showers. A moderate NW/SW wind, gusts to 20mph.

Slightly early, but Happy Christmas/festive period to all our readers and contributors. Thank you for reading the blog and/or sending your records in, however you do it. Hopefully some of the current birds stick around into 2025 to start the year off well. Thanks also to each of the small blog team who give their time to collate the sightings. Finally a big thanks to R, who after many years of looking after the blog has stepped down, without him, we almost certainly wouldn't be reading this blog.

Goshawk

Lesser Scaup, Scaup

Ring-necked Duck
Hawfinch
Siberian Chiffchaff

Short-eared Owl

Redpoll, Firecrests

Black-necked Grebe

Slavonian Grebe

23-12-24 Firecrest, Crew's Hole (Duncan Evered) 

BRISTOL
Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
27 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon. 3 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull. 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (calling last night), 16 Magpie, 3 Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 36 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush (first for 4 years), 9 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 26 Goldfinch

Bishopston - garden:

6 Woodpigeon, 1 Blackcap (m), 6 Starling, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch (f), 6 Goldfinch

Blaise:

4 Firecrest, 1 Siskin

Crew's Hole Woodland:

2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest

Stoke Bishop:

Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven (over), 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 5 Blackbird, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin - first for 2 years

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
43 Teal, 20 Wigeon, 45 Curlew, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 5 Greenfinch, 10 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl

Dodington:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 20 Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redpoll

Clevedon:

Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-12-24 Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Rob Laughton)

Compton Dando STW:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Newton St Loe:
6 Teal, 1 Goshawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 singing Redwing, 2+ Hawfinch

23-12-24 Sparrowhawk, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock:

Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS

23-12-24 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Lee Gardiner)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Scaup, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

23-12-24 Goosander, Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye. 5 Goosander

Woodford:

1 Firecrest

Herons Green:
1 Goldeneye

Moreton:

1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Peregrine

Stratford:

10 Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bearded Tit

Herriotts inc. Pool:

6 Shelduck, 100 Teal, 3 Pintail, 33 Lapwing

Out of area:

6 Hawfinch still Kilmersdon churchyard

1 Kentish Plover still Burnham

Reported by: Tony Bridges, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Markas Gilmartin, Dave Hughes, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Marc Hunt, Rob Laughton, Andrew Middleton, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Russell Pearce, Nigel Povey, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Roger White, Gordon Youdale

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22-12-24 Sunday - Hen Harrier

Temp 6°C to 8°C - Some sun. Felt cold in the moderate NW/W wind, with gusts to 30mph. 

Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Glossy Ibis
Black-necked Grebe

150+ egrets leave Herriots, CVL, at dawn

22-12-24 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
1 Blackcap (m) defending the feeders, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Chaffinch (f), 6 Goldfinch

Blaise:
1 Little Egret, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Tree Creeper (together as a pair)

St Andrew's Park:
2 Collared Dove, 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 11 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail (yarelli), 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust to Littleton:
85 Canada Goose,1 Greylag Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Rook

22-12-24 Goosander, Yate (Mark Coller)

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 6 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevdeon:

Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon

Weston-super-Mare:

6 Avocet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Hen Harrier

Bath Spa Uni/Newton Park:
6 Teal, 1 Wigeon (f), 1 Marsh Tit

22-12-24 Robin, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Bath:

Prior Park: 1 Firecrest 

Keynsham:
Garden: 5 Canada Goose over, 34 Feral Pigeon, 2 Blackcap (m&f), 24 Starling, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 7 Goldfinch

22-12-24 Red Kite, Stanton Drew (Dave Hughes)

Chew Magna-Stanton Drew:

1 Red Kite

Marksbury:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

22-12-24 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Lee Gardiner)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (Long Bay), 1 Lesser Scaup (Pipe Bay)

Chew Valley Lake

22-12-24 Shoveler, CVL (Keith Williams)

Woodford:
1 Sparrowhawk

22-12-24 Bearded Tit, CVL (Gill Sapsed)

Moreton:
2 Shoveler, 40-50 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye (1m 3f), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Peregrine, 2 Bearded Tit (m&f)

22-12-24 Med Gull, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
1 Mediterranean Gull

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Dawn dispersal: 7:30-8:00am: 40 Canada Geese out, 2,000 Gulls, 60 roost Cattle Egret out together, 90 Great/Little Egrets (none left by 8:00), 1 Barn Owl, 2000 Starling

Later: 1 Red Kite

22-12-24 GBBG with dinner, CVL (Keith Williams)

Out of area:

8 Hawfinch- Kilmersdon churchyard

Reported by: Gill, John Barnett, Si Bowles, Di Bunniss, Neil Burstow, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Phillip Delve, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, Rob Laughton, Nige Milbourne, Alex Montacute, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Gary Thoburn, Keith Williams

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