22-12-25 Monday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 08°C to 11°C - Overcast first and last thing, otherwise plenty of sun. A gentle breeze from the east, dying away by nightfall

Purple Sandpiper

Whooper Swan 

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

13 Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 22 Black-head Gull, 17 Herring Gull (all flying east), 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 13 Crow (most flying east), 7 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 19 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 23 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Blaise Estate:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
1 Water Rail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, c20 Meadow Pipit, c20 Linnet

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
45 Greylag Goose, 6 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 140 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 15 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, 85 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 30 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Goosander (f&m)

Easter Compton:

c40 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill - Markham Farm fields:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 15 Skylark, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 5 Meadow Pipit, 11 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Easton in Gordano:

1 Marsh Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush - singing

22-12-25 Chiffchaff PW (Howard Taffs)

Portbury Wharf:
90 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Chiffchaff, 12 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 

Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Purple Sandpiper

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
inc - 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

22-12-25 Water Rail Yatton (Mark Savage)

Yatton

- : Strawberry Line: 1 Water Rail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 77 Redwing, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

- : Little River: 1 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 40 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Fieldfare, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-12-25 Stonechat MF (Les Williams)

Marshfield:
4 Red Kite, 10 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 20 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Dunnock, 6 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 52 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit
31 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

22-12-25 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
4 Whooper Swan 2 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe - pool, 38 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 G W Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite,  3 Pied Wagtail

22-12-25 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Water Rail - calling, 30+ Cattle Egret, 3 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 G S Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 30+ Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Siskin

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier,
1 G S Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Linnet

22-12-25 Green Sandpiper CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc Pool:
7 Shelduck, 2 G BB Gull,4 Grey Heron, 7 G W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, John Budd, Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, David Howes, Rob Laister, Stephen Le Flohic, Emily Lomas, Bob Proctor, Lois Pryce, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Les Williams

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