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.

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