13-01-25 Monday - Slavonian and Black-necked Grebes

Temp 04°C to 07°C - Overcast all day, but dry.  A cold, fresh SW wind. 

Slavonian and Black-necked Grebe

Green Sandpipers
Black Redstart

Yellow-browed Warbler

Siberian Chiffchaff

huge Lapwing flock at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Boiling Wells Lane:

2 Chiffchaff

Brandon Hill:

Firecrest

Eastville Park:

15 Mute Swan, 50+Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 40+ Coot, 100+ BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay.

Henleaze:

Yellow-browed Warbler still in a garden.

Horfield:

4 Raven

Stapleton Church:

1 Peregrine 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

(all from yesterday - Sunday 12th)

Aust Cliff:  10 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap.

Aust Wharf:

4 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 200 Dunlin, 150 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat.

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland: 

(still frozen) Mute Swan, 40 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 60 Wigeon, 90+ Teal, 35 Dunlin, 350 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 1 Snipe, Grey Heron, 1 f. Sparrowhawk.

Severn Beach:

13 Shelduck, 30+ Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 3 Oystercatcher, 45+ Redshank, 15 Curlew, 2 Stonechat.

Lapwing (Ian Stapp)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Highdale Road:

2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Robin, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow.

Clevedon pier:
Black Redstart

Clevedon-Yeo:

9 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 200+ Dunlin, 13 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 16 Turnstone, 50+ Redshank, 5 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 5 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch.

Congresbury Moor:

3 Goosander, 8 Moorhen, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 6 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Redpoll, 6 Linnet, 135 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
1 Red Kite flying west at 13.15 hrs.

Chew Stoke STW:

c.8 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch.

Goldeneyes at Morton (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake (WeBS):
65 Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan, 19 Shoveler, 47 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 41 Mallard, 72 Teal, 76 Pochard, 860 Tufted Duck, 1 f. Scaup, 26 Goldeneye, 2 m. Goosander, 13 Moorhen, 1223 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Little Grebe, 24 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail.

Chew Valley Lake

Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier.

Dam:

2 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Chaffinch.

Woodford:

2 Goldeneye (m. & f.), 34 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 20+ mixed flock Blue, Great,  LTT, & Goldfinch, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 5 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin.  

Herons Green:

 13 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Lapwing (wall),5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch.

Moreton:

7 Goldeneye (3 m.,  4 f.),  1 Slavonian Grebe, the same 2 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Jay, 20 mixed flock LTT, Blue, Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler. 

Herriotts inc Pool:

14 Shelduck, 70+ Teal, 1000+ Lapwing (yesterday's influx continues), 2 G BB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard , 6 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Out of Area

East Harptree woods:

2 Marsh Tit, 6-7 Crossbill.

Steart:

1 Least Sandpiper.

Reported by:  

Jon Angell, Simon Bowles, John Budd, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Francis Fermandez, Rob Hargreaves, Nigel Povey, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups,

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