Thursday, 26 December 2024

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.