Saturday, 20 December 2025

20-12-25 Saturday - Penduline Tit

Temp 5°C to 10°C - Warm bright Sunshine with a cooling breeze

Penduline Tit
Crossbill
Yellowhammer

20-12-25 Rook, Newton St Loe, Wayne Tucker
BRISTOL


Hallen Marsh: 
1 Stock Dove, 2 Lapwing, 100 Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 25 Starling, 30 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch
20-12-25 Common Sandpiper, Sea Mills, Les Williams
Sea Mills: 
4 Common Sandpiper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetland:
3 Penduline Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (take the track south from the Boar's Head pub in Aust viallage, Penduline Tits are in the large area of reeds about 20/25 mins walk from the pub. No access via the A403).

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Woodhall:
3 Raven

Clevedon, Colehouse Lane, WBS:
77 Canada Geese, 1 drake Goosander in flight, 1 Little Egret, 1 ad Med Gull, 65 BH Gull, 3-4 Common Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, a few Redwing

Wrington Warren:
11 Crossbill

BELOW M4 & BANES

Charlcombe:
4 Skylark, 21 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit
20-12-25 Red Kite, Newton St Loe, Wayne Tucker
Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 51 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 12 BH Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch
20-12-25 Yellowhammer, Paulton, Patrick Hancock
Paulton:
30 Rook, 10 Carrion Crow, 13 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 19 Yellowhammer

Dunkerton:
 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 10+ Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 5+ Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush - 1 singing, 15+ Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

Combe Hay:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 5 Jay, 2 Magpie, 160 Jackdaw, 50+ Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 10+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 4+ Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Main Dam
7 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 1 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron - juv

Bittern Trail:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dunnock
20-12-25 Canada-Greylag family CVL (Anna Wawer)
Bernard King Hide:
7 Canada Goose, Canada/Greylag Goose and family of 4, 4 Mute Swan - inc 2 juv, 1 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 10 Coot, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great White Egret

Denny Island: 
c1000 Woodpigeon - in to roost 
20-12-25 Snipe, Stratford, Karen Wilkinson
Stratford:
6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Marsh Harrier

Out of Avon:
Shag in Sharpness, Ruddy Shelduck at Chewton Mendip

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Tim Fell, David Gale, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Eleanor Harris, Paul Masters, NSL Birding, Oliver Paisey, Tony Scott, Alex Venner, Anna Wawer, Thomas Weston, Les Williams, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG