25-12-25 Christmas Day

Temp -2°C to 05°C - Brilliant sunshine. BUT a fresh east north east breeze and gale force gusts make it nice to look at from inside any shelter one can find!

Whooper Swan

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

4 Jay - chase again through the garden

Eastville Park:
10 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, c200 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 10+ Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 8 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 20+ Magpie, c30 Jackdaw, 30+ Carrion Crow, 6 Coal Tit, c20 Blue Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 16 Starling, 1 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, c10 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

25-12-25 Peregrine Hospital Chimney (Keith Williams)

Hospital Chimney:

1 Peregrine

Knowle - Callington Rd:

1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Walls:

1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Olveston:

35 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Starling, 1 Redwing

Emersons Green:
1 Short-eared Owl - flying over

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
14 Goosander, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

25-12-25 Green Woodpecker Kenn (Wayne Pannell)

Kenn Moor:
2 Green Woodpecker

Wrington Warren:

Several Marsh Tit, 2 Crossbill. 

Congresbury:

1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

25-12-25 Long-tailed Tit, Dyrham (Caron Thornton)

Dyrham - garden:

5 Long-tailed Tit

Bath - Combe Hay:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Jackdaw

Charmy Down:

200 Golden Plover, 1 Red Kite, 100 Jackdaw, 100 Rook, 1 Skylark, 12 Starling, 51 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Denny Island:

1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest

25-12-2025 Whooper Swan CVL (Chris Teague)

Herons Green:
2 Whooper Swan

Moreton:
Starling

Stratford:
2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, Common Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Jim Cannon, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Robert Hargreaves. Annie Hawkridge, Karen Kayne, Wayne Pannell, Rich Scantlebury, Tess Skelly, Chris Teague, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Paul Tompkins, Nesta Viero,  Martin Wainwright, Keith Williams, Tom Wright

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