Monday, 16 December 2024

16-12-24 Monday - Lesser Scaup

Temp 9.5°C to 10°C - Some Sunshine with a cold SW wind, Force 3

Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup
Glossy Ibis
Bearded Tit
Redpoll


16-12-24 Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)
BRISTOL


Avon Gorge. Peregrine watchpoint:
40 BH Gull, 1540 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull

Brandon Hill:
1 Red Kite

Clifton Downs and Sneyd Park:
23 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Magpie, 26 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 28 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock singing, 3 Greenfinch

Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (+ remains nesting hole), 2 Nuthatch

Horfield Common: 
13 Feral Pigeon, 17 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 11 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 52 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Redwing, 9 Robin, 23 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

Stoke Park:
1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
156 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 39 Teal, 68 Curlew, 45 Redshank, 150 Dunlin, 34 Snipe, 150 Dunlin, 34 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine and 2 Otter

Aust STW:
7 - 10 Chiffchaff
16-12-24 Short-eared Owl, Aust (Keith Fowler)
Aust Wharf:

Short-eared Owl

16-12-24 Blackcap, Downend (Craig Lewis)
Downend:
3 2m/1f Blackcap

Kingsgate Park Yate:
4 2m/2f Goosander

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell garden:
2 m/f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch. 2 Redpoll (2nd record in 20+ years, last in 2015)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 m/f Blackcap, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
29 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan 11 ad & 3 juv, 43 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 76 Mallard, 26 Shoveler, 4 Teal(undercount), 185 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1158 Tufted Duck, 1 Lesser Scaup, 21 Goldeneye, 19 Moorhen, 1153 Coot, 9 Little Grebe, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 24 Snipe, 39 Black-headed Gull, 327 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 18 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 ad f Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 dazzling Bullfinch

16-12-24 Goosander, Dam (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake
1 Glossy Ibis, 3 inc 1m Marsh Harrier

Dam:
1 f Goldeneye, 1 m Goosander

Hollowbrook:
No sight or sound of a bird

Moreton:
62 Pochard, 1 m Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 40 Cormorant, 25+ Egret (most Great, Little flew off when hide window opened), 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Bearded Tit 2 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit

16-12-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
25+ Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 5 Snipe, 9 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Siskin

Herriott's:
10 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 84 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 6 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 80+ Egret GW & LE, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 m/f Marsh Harrier, 10 Jackdaw, 3+ Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Andy Davis, Keith Fowler, Markas Gilmartin, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG