08-01-25 Wednesday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp  -2°C to 04°C - A frozen start but the sun made some attempt at warming things up. Cloudy after lunch and rain by teatime when the gentle breeze went from east to north east. Always felt cold.

Red-breasted Merganser 

Slavonian Grebe

Bearded Tit

Golden Plover

Woodcock

Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

Bishopston -  garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch (f), 6 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:

10 Mute Swan, 24 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 32 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Song Thrush (singing)

Fishponds - garden:
1 Blackcap(f), 1 Chaffinch(f)

08-01-25 Bullfinch ST George (Lee Gardiner)

St George - garden:

1 Bullfinch (f)

Snuff Mills to Oldbury Court and environs:

1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:

Stanshaws Lake:
2 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin Duck, 10 Tufted Duck

Kingsgate Park:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Colehouse Lane (AWBS):
inc - 16 Canada Goose, 105 Woodpigeons, 6 Collared Dove, 15 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper,  67 Starlings, 5 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch, 33 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

2 Herring Gull, 1 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow

Gordano Valley:

1 Red Kite

Kenn Moor:
2 Woodcock - flushed

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel - in hot pursuit of the SEO, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Court:

18 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Keynsham - garden:
4 Jackdaw, 5+ L TT, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch 

08-01-25 Grey Heron NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
inc - 3 Mute Swan, 4 Teal, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Hawfinch, 7 Greenfinch

Bath - Charmy Down:
c150 Golden Plover

Compton Dando - STW:

10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

inc - 10 Teal, 21 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 21 Cormorant. 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch

Blagdon Lake:
- inc. 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Scaup (f), 3 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, Fieldfare, 2 Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

08-01-25 Pintail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Pintail (f&m), 2 Goldeneye (f&m), 5 Goosander (3f&2m), 17 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret

08-01-25 Red-breasted Merganser CVL (Stewart Poiner)

Woodford - inc path:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (m), 2 G S Wood, 2 Jay, 12+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 30+Mixed flock Blue, Great, LTT, & Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 34 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch

- -  Plus 2 Cattle Egret, 3 G W Egret, 11 Little Egret along from the Lodge on the lake side bank

Herons Green:
13 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - 'limpy'

Moreton:
164 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck - -  all in field at back, 5 Goldeneye (4f&1m), I Water Rail,  1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Tawny Owl - calling,  1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit. 30/40 mixed flock LTT Blue, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m)

08-01-25 BH Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 60+ Teal, Black-headed Gull - head colour coming in, 2 G BB Gull, 14 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret - viewed around the lake, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 6 Jackdaw,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Anne Beck, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Stewart Poiner, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Lauren & Wayne Tucker

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