Sunday, 22 December 2024

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

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)
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)
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, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Rob Laughton, Nige Milbourne, Alex Montacute, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Gary Thoburn, Keith Williams