19-12-24 Thursday

Temp 02°C to 06°C - Gloomy before lunch, then sunny with a moderate breeze from the west northwest

Bewick's Swan

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Henbury:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet (flew towards Moorgrove Woods)

Grey Heron/Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Keith Williams)

Eastville Park:

4 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 100+Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 20+ Woodpigeon, 9 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c50 Black-head Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,  1 Sparrowhawk,  1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Magpie, c20 Jackdaw, 30+ Carrion Crow, 10+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, c10 Starling, 6 Redwing, 4 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Upton (AWBS):

174 Pheasant, 280 Woodpigeon, 5 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 177 Rook, 15 Raven, 1 Blackcap (m in a garden), 43 Chaffinch, 1 Corn Bunting (singing), 18 Yellowhammer

Bewick's Swan, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Aust:

2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Redwing

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Bewick's Swan, 1 Barnacle Goose

Severn Beach:
2 Water Rail (heard)

Chittening Warth:
3 Water Pipit (between SGlos Border & Stupp Pill)

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry (garden):
3 Collared Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren (on nut feeder), Blackbird, Robin, 3 Dunnock, Chaffinch, 10+ Goldfinch

Long Aston (garden):
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 6 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 7 House Sparrow

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw

Common Gull, Backwell (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake:
5 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan, 8 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, c 20 Mallard, 10 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe, c50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

Yatton (Wemberham):
1 Little Grebe, 2 Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 20 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat

Uphill:
365 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 93 Teal, 78 Oystercatcher, 29 Curlew, 26 Dunlin, 130 Redshank, 18 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, + Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Banwell (garden):
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton (Holm Mead):
2 Egyptian Goose

Song Thrush, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham (garden):
78 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 50+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Jay, Bath (Merv Carlyon)

Bath (Victoria Park):
Jay

Stanton Drew:
2 Red Kite, 1 Song Thrush (singing)

Stantonbury Hill:
2 Red Kite

Camerton:
1 Pheasant (totally white), 1 Green Woodpecker

Radstock - Writhlington:

1 Pheasant, 4 Woodpigeon, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m - Long Bay)

Chew Valley Lake

Stonechat, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
2 Stonechat (m+f)

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Bearded Tit (m+f)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Marsh Harrier (1m), 1 Red Kite

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Jane Cummings, Stephen Curtiss, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood Marc Hunt, Richard Keel, Rob Laughton, Robin Martin, ~Nige, Nick Page, Mike Owen, Lee Patch, ~Tom O, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey,  Andy Stockhausen, John Thorogood, Karen Wilkinson, Keith Williams

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