17th Dec '16 Saturday - Bittern

Misty and cloudy day, calm

Gadwall at Oldbury Power Station, first in 2016, and Black Redstart
Mediterranean Gull, at Sea Mills and Down Road
Golden Plover, Jack Snipe and Short-eared Owl at Clevedon
Bittern at Chew Valley Lake

17-12-16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Robert Hargreaves)
At the top of a tree by Swineford Lock

BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 2 pair Stonechat

17-12-16 Stonechat at Stoke Park (Gill Sapsed)

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 2 pair Gadwall, 183 Teal, 92 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1500 Dunlin, 57 Snipe, 52 Curlew, 23 Redshank, 15 Turnstone, 2 male Black Redstart,
8 Stonechat (see Website)

Littleton Warth:
2 Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 1800 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 26 Turnstone, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit

17-12-16 Buzzard (Brian Lancastle)
Rescued from this muddy state on Northwick Warth

Northwick Warth:
1 muddy Buzzard rescued

Sea Mills, R Avon, WeBS:
32 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 45 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpipers, 60 Redshank, 154 BH Gulls, 2 ad winter Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

17-12-16 Buzzard (Paul Milo Mislom)
A fit bird at Portbury 

Avonmouth:
5-12-16: 1 Willow Warbler, after checking out "nailed on" sighting

Clevedon-Yeo, WeBS:
92 Canada Geese, 10 Barnacle Geese, 40 Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 26 Oystercatcher, 3 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 450+ Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 150 Curlew, 320 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 100 BH Gull,
2 Short-eared Owl, 10 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting

Yatton, Wemberham, a.m:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

17-12-16 Mediterranean Gull ( Peter Coslett)
In the gloom at Down Rd, Marshfield

Bleadon:
Garden:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Song Thrush, Reed Bunting

17-12-16 Green Woodpecker (William Hewitt)
Bleadon Allotments

Allotments:
30 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush
Sluice, behind sewage works:
2 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank

Marshfield, Down Rd:
1 first winter Mediterranean Gull, 200 Common Gull

17-12-16 Wigeon (Robert Hargreaves)
In the gloom my first Wigeon at Saltford Sewage Works

Saltford:
1 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 7 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 120+ BH Gull,
2 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c.20 Long-tailed Tit, 19 Blackbird, c.60 Redwing,
1 singing Mistle Thrush , c.25 Goldfinch

17-12-16 Bittern ( Christopher Teague)
Showing well at the Herriott's End channel

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Bewick's Swan, Goldeneye, 10 Great White Egret, Snipe, Grey Wagtail
Stratford:
1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
1 Bittern, Great White Egret, Kingfisher

17-12-16 Grey Heron Heron (Robert Hargreaves)
Not even the Jolly Sailor, Saltford, can cheer him up

Reports: Rich Andrews, Peter Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Lyndon Roberts, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Gary Thorburn, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, 

16th Dec '16 Friday - Dipper

Nice sunny day

Bristol, Duchess Pond:
1 Kingfisher

16-12-16 Camera shy Kingfisher at Duchess Pond but more obliging specimen at Snuff Mills (Alastair Fraser)

Bristol, Sniff Mills:
1 Kingfisher

Bristol, Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

16-12-16 Amazingly tolerant Dipper in the River Frome this afternoon (Allan Chard)

Aust Wharf:
3 Stonechat, 30+ Chaffinch, 12 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting

16-12-16 Stonechat at Aust Wharf this afternoon (Mrs Trellis)

Oldbury Power Station:
Male Black Redstart on the top of the towers again.

New Passage:
Amazing 470 Black-tailed Godwits, 300+ Dunlin and a Peregrine were the highlights this afternoon.

Portbury Wharf:

Melanistic Snipe

Congresbury, Strawberry Line:
1 Teal, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 200+ Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff,
1 Kingfisher,6 Bullfinches, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Wain's Hill to Yeo Estuary:
High Tide visit between 0830-1200
28 Mute Swan, 160 Canada Goose (Dowlais), 10 Barnacle Goose, 360 Shelduck,
540 Wigeon, 335 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 1 Merlin. 54 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover,
700 Lapwing (Yeo), 2750 Dunlin, 60 Common Snipe (Yeo), 320 Curlew, 375 Redshank,
47 Turnstone. 1 Short-eared Owl (Kenn), 5 Raven, 85 Skylark, 3000 Starling,
105 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 60 Linnet (Kenn), 14 Reed Bunting (Blake’s Pools).

Brean Down:
1 Black Redstart

16-12-16 Black Redstart at Brean Down (George Stacey)

Bath:
River Avon to Newbridge
2 Bullfinch, a female Blackcap, 4 Mistle Thrush and plenty of Redwings.

Also Otter at the east end of Weston Island on the way back.

16-12-16 Otter on the River Avon coming back from Newbridge (Dave Hughes)

Backwell Lake:
8 Little Egret roosting this evening

Uphill:
3 Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's

Barrow Tanks:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, and 2 Kingfisher - but not a lot more!

16-12-16 Record photo of one of the two Common Sandpipers at Barrow tanks, Bristol late afternoon (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
5 Bewick's Swans (south end of back Denny Island), 2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret,
4 Little Grebe
Woodford:
6 Goosander (2m 4f), 5 Goldeneye,  1 Kingfisher,  2 Bullfinch, 2 Song Thrush,
9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Dunnock,  2 Mistle Thrush (orchard), 4 Robins (car park),
Redwing & Field Fare (orchard no count), 4 Meadow Pipit (boat slipway)

16-12-16 Robin at Woodford Car Park (Ian Stapp)

Herons' Green:
5 Goosander (4m 1f), 1 Shoveler,  2 Great White Egret,  2 Little Egret,
2 Buzzard (1 the white one), 1 Snipe (pond), 2 Stonechat (pond)

16-12-16 Shoveler at Heron's Green (Jonathan Mortin)

16-12-16 Great White Egret keeping an eye on Little Egret at Chew Valley (Bob Brewer)

Moreton:

1 Scaup (m), 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 40+ Redwing, 10+ Fieldfare, 20+ Chaffinch,
12 + Long-tailed Tit,  4 Jays, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit,
1 Great-backed Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Cetti's, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch,
2 Tawny Owls (flew across path to hide mobbed by 5+ Blackbirds, 4 Jays,
3 Magpie & a lot of Long-tailed Tit & a Great Spotted Woodpecker)

Herriot's:
12 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 1 Goosander (f), 300+ Lapwing (looking for somewhere to settle flying over Stratford Bay)1 Bittern (left to right across the channel then back to the left side again at 1.50 pm), 

2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Cetti's

16-12-16 Some of the 300+ Lapwing flying over Stratford Bay(Ian Stapp)

Villice:
Little Grebe and Shoveler

16-12-16 Little Grebe at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Hollow Brook:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Denny Island:
4 Bewick Swans

16-12-16 Bewick Swan at Chew (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

3 Reed Buntings

Other:

1 Water Pipit (from Stratford hide)

Reports: Allan Chard, Des Bowring, Bob Brewer, Lee Gardiner, Rob Emery, Alastair Fraser, Peter Hazlewood, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Jonathan Mortin, George Stacey, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis

15th Dec '16 Thursday - Barn Owls

Don't forget - BOC 50th AGM tonight

Mild, dull, dry then wet

15-12-16 Red-crested Pochard (George Stacey)

Just out the area at Cheddar Reservoir today

Portbury Wharf:
500+ mixed flock of Wigeon and Teal, c.50 Snipe including the melanistic individual still

Clevedon-Yeo:
17 Mute Swan, 96 Canada Goose, c.100 Wigeon, 40+ Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 52 Oystercatcher, 36 Grey Plover, 180 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1,050 Dunlin, c.220 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Raven, 6 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit

Banwell, garden highlights:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatche, 1 Treecreeper

Yatton, Wemberham:
6 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe 1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing

Blagdon Lake:
2 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, c.200 Cormorant, 33 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat

15-12-16 Barn Owl (Chris Craig)

3 found during a nest box check at Chew today

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Barn Owl
Dam:
2 Goldeneye,  2 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail
Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 10 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Merlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat, 9 House Sparrow

15-12-16 Stonechat along Moreton Lane, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Showing very well in the lane by the cattle trough

Moreton:
1 Scaup, 7 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 25+ Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch
Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Denny Island:
5 Bewick's  Swan

Reports: Chris Craig, Nigel Milbourne, Harvey Rose, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, John Thorogood, CVRS, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

14th Dec '16 Wednesday - Jack Snipe

A bit cool in the wind but quite good light today

Jack Snipe first record for the warden in 24 years at Blagdon, some people just unlucky
albino Blackbird at Weston-Super-Mare

14-12-16 female Stonechat at CVL(Bob Brewer)

BRISTOL
Create Centre:
Pair of Ravens on bonded warehouse
Easton Sluice:
2 Pied Wagtail
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfare, 15+ Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

14-12-16 Pied Wagtail at Easton Sluice (Gill Sapsed)

New Passage/Northwick:
660+ Wigeon, 101 Teal, 1 f Pochard, 9 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Merlin, 348 Lapwing, 230 Knot, 6 Snipe, 545 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap

Weston-Super-Mare, garden nr Broadway:
1 albino Blackbird

13-12-16 Pied Wagtail (Wayne Tucker)
Providing the Xmas decorations in Southgate Bath

Bath, Southgate:
250 Pied Wagtail roosting in tree outside Apple

14-12-16 Otter (Peter Coslett)
Lunch surprise at Brassmills Estate

Bath, Brassmills Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Robin, Red Admiral in flight,  Otter

Bath, Twerton garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 (pair) Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 (pair) Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 (pair) Chaffinch

14-12-16 Nuthatch (Robert Hargreaves)
Rare in this Bath garden

Newton St Loe:
20 Teal, Goosander, Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Blagdon Lake:
3 ad Bewick's Swans, 7 Goosanders, 9 Great White Egrets, c.20 Little Egrets, 186 Cormorants,

1 Jack Snipe (my second Blagdon tick in 2 days! Nigel Milbourne)

14-12-16 Goosander at CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (1m 1f), 4 Goosander (2m 2f), 4 Little Grebe, 66 Lapwing (on Dam wall), 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
9 Barnacle Goose with 160+ Canada Goose (field drive in), 10 Goosander (6f 4m), 40+ Redwing (orchard), 6 Long-tailed Tit (car park), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robins, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander (2m), 3 Little Egret , 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper (calling pond), 40+ Crows Jackdaws, 50+ Starlings

14-12-16 Water Rail at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 5 Goosander (3f 2m), 2 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 25+ Chaffinch
Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 1 f Goosander (channel), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail (channel), 2 Reed Bunting

14-12-16 Green Sandpiper at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, William Earp, Steve Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

13th Dec' 16 Tuesday - Sabine's Snipe

Mild with a bit of rain about

The unusual Common Snipe at Portbury Wharf for its second day
Approximately 10 Bearded Tit at Blagdon Lake
A Siberian Chiffchaff near Keynsham sewage treatment works
Plenty of Great White Egret still around the lakes


13-12-16 A rather rotund robin (Michael Davis)
Been guarding 3 feeders from all comers for a while now

Bristol
Floating Harbour:
2 Great Black-backed Gull
Clifton, Percival Rd:
1 Marsh Tit on feeders
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10+ Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch

13-12-16 Redshank at New Passage (Rod Holbrook)

Hallen:
12/12/16 at 22:15: 1 Barn Owl over M5

Portbury Wharf:
The unusual melanistic Snipe again - some discussion about it being a previously recognised form called Sabine's Snipe. Also 46 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 61 Lapwing, 4 Stonechat

13-12-16 Unusual melanistic snipe (Chris Stone)

Quite distant but clear to see there is no white on the bird at all.

Clevedon, Channel View Farm to Yeo Estuary:
10 Barnacle Goose, 3+ Pintail, 2 Water Rail, c.120 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, 45 Curlew, 3 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Black Redstart visiting a back garden bird table for the 2nd day

13-12-16 Bullfinch (Dan White)
Brimsham Park, Yate

Yate, Brimsham Park;
3 Raven,  10 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Peregrine, 3 Snipe

Parks Farm, nr. Tormarton:
Avon Winter Bird Survey: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 40 Lapwing, c.100 Fieldfare, c.50 Redwing, 20+ Yellowhammer, 8 Corn Bunting

Keynsham, Sewage Treatment Works:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff and 1+ (nominate race) Chiffchaff

13-12-16 Goosander (NSLBirding)

2 of 7 seen today

Newton St Loe:
BOC Walk: 3 Mute Swan, 30 Teal, 7 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 150 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 21 Pied Wagtail, 5+ Meadow Pipit, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin

Blagdon Lake:
3 Bewick's Swan, 4 Pintail, 21 Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 150+ Cormorant, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c.10 Bearded Tit

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Scaup, 4 Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat

13-12-16 Goldcrest (Ian Stapp)
Unusual to see one out on the mud. Moreton, CVL

Moreton:
7 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 40+ Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit


13-12-16 Grey Wagtail (Ian Stapp)
Moreton, CVL

Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting
Denny Island:
5 Bewick's Swan

Reports: John Aldridge, Rich Andrews, Teresa Chard, Stephen Curtis, Michael Davis, William Earp, Rob Emery, David Esam, Steve Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Nigel Milbourne, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Dan White, nslbirding, blagdonlakebirds

12th Dec '16 Monday - Pied Wagtail

Murky mild day

Lots of Pied Wagtail

Most birders at home dreaming of birding holidays well away from the old county of Avon

11-12-16 Robin at Dyrham Park (Martin Tayler)

Bristol, Bishopston:
Garden feeder: 1 male Blackcap, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren and usual mix of Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Great and Blue Tit and House Sparrow and a Redwing in a tree

Bristol, Combe Dingle garden:

First Greenfinch this Winter, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Collared Doves, 12 Goldfinch, 

1 Chaffinch, 1 Blue, 1 Great and 1 Coal Tit.

Portbury Wharf:
24 Teal, 30 Gadwall, 60 Shoveler, 63 Wigeon, 52 Lapwing, 25 Snipe (including 1 all-dark melanistic Snipe)

Lox-Yeo Valley (between Banwell and Winscombe):
Mixed flock of (close to) 400 Redwing and Fieldfare.

Bath, River Avon from Widcombe to North Parade bridge:
1 Grey Heron, 13 Mallard (of which just one was a female), 1 Kingfisher who had just caught a fish. 4 Moorhen,  lots of Goldfinch and Long-tailed Tits, 7 Sparrows. Then in the 1st pond on the K&A canal another Grey Heron with 2 more Moorhens. Back home in Oldfield Park garden the recent male Blackcap seems to have departed but today being replaced by a female.

Paulton:
50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 26 Blackbird, 2 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing,

27 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Chaffinch, 11 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 

5 Bullfinch
The Sewage Works:
2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50 Pied Wagtail

Does everyone check the Pied Wagtails now to see if there is a Masked Wagtail such as in Paul Bowerman's photo from Camrose in Pembrokeshire recently?

Reports: Anthony Cook, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Gareth Roberts, Chris Stone John Thorogood

11th Dec '16 Sunday - Short-eared Owl

A beautiful sunny and still day

Black Redstart, Great White Egret, Jack Snipe and Short-eared Owl at Clevedon
Eider being indecisive at Weston- Super-Mare
Corn Buntings at Marshfield
Bewick's Swans and Great White Egret on the reservoirs

11-12-16 Kingfisher at Duchess (Richard Scantlebury)

BRISTOL

Henleaze garden:
10 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Kingfisher
Warmley Forest Park:

1 Kingfisher, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 40+ Redwing

11-12-16 Grey Wagtail at New Passage (Lise Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Grey Wagtail

Pilning main road:
1 Kestrel

Severn Beach, Orchard Pools p.m:

2 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Fieldfare

7 House Sparrows at the shops again

Westerleigh church:

1 Raven mobbed by Jackdaws

Clevedon, St Andrews Church:
1 f Black Redstart (on roof)

Clevedon, Blind Yeo:
1 Great White Egret

Clevedon-Yeo:
14 Mute Swan, 65 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard,
220 Lapwing, c.60 Curlew, 220 Dunlin(flock feeding nr Kenn mouth), 3 Jack Snipe (all near Kenn), 6 Snipe (with Jack's), 3 Short-eared Owl (Kenn mouth), 2 Raven, 20+ Skylark,
Blake's Pools: 10+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 4+ Reed Bunting

Sand Bay:
600+ Shelduck, 30 Oystercatcher, 20 Grey Plover, 400 Dunlin, 20 Curlew,

11-12-16 Eider (Lee Gardiner)
Flew off to sea and crash landed, but came back for more

Weston-Super-Mare, Marine Lake:
1 juv Eider (moving between lake and sea)

11-12-16 Eider (Lee Gardiner)
Coming back for more mistreatment by the gulls

A46, Pennsylvania, Tollgate Tea Rooms:
Large flock of Golden Plover and Lapwing in fields opposite

Marshfield:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 200+ Wood Pigeons, Corvids everywhere, 100+ Skylarks, 100+ Starlings, 150+ Fieldfares, 100+ Redwing, 20 Pied Wagtails, 50+ Meadow Pipits, 50 Chaffinch, 40 Goldfinch, 300+ Linnets, 12 Corn Buntings

Newton St Loe:
20 Teal, 3m 2f Goosander (top lake), 2 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen! 2 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing

Compton Dando:
1 Red Admiral butterfly

Blagdon Lake:
8 Bewick's Swans, 1 Shelduck, 4 m Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, 20+ Little Egret, 7+ Great White Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 50+ Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Common Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 30+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat

1 Peacock butterfly

11-12-16 Cormorant  (Ian Stapp)
Ringed SLP white on green at Moreton

Chew Valley Lake:
East Shore:
5 Bewick's Swans
Heron's Green:
3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard (the white one), 2 Stonechat

11-12-16 Green Sandpiper at Moreton  (David Hughes)

Moreton:

3 Scaup (2f 1m), 5 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, Cormorant (Green ring, white lettering SLP1), 6 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted  Woodpecker, 4 Jay,  2 Ravens, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's  Warbler, 15+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 60+ Chaffinch

11-12-16 Water Pipit at Moreton (David Hughes)

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye (1m 2f), 3 Great White Egret, 1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
9 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail

11-12-16 Blackcap in Avon (Allan Chard)
Through kitchen window in morning, back in afternoon for more apple

Reports: BOC Walk, Peter Coslett, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Andy Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, David Hughes, Lisegirl, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, H E Rose, Steven Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

10th Dec '16 Saturday - 1st Great White

Rainy day, esp in the north of Avon

Jack Snipe at Littleton Warth
Eider at Weston-Super-Mare may be sickening
Great White Egret First sighting recorded at Barrow Tanks
Bewick's Swans on 2 reservoirs
Black-necked Grebes at Chew Valley

10-12-16 Goldfinch (Rod Holbrook)
The weather didn't improve at Severn Beach

BRISTOL
No reports today

Oldbury Power Station:
9/12/16: 1 male Black Redstart again, at NE corner of towers this afternoon.
Shepperdine 9/12/16: 1 Peregrine, 90 Lapwing, 1 Snipe

Pilning Wetland 9/12/16:
400 Wigeon, 140 Teal, 16 Shoveler, 300 Lapwing, 70 Knot, 500 Dunlin, 500 Black-tailed Godwits, 140 Curlew, 70 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel

New Passage:
1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher

Severn Beach 9/12/16:
1 male Stonechat

10-12-16 Robin (Rod Holbrook)
Hardy bird at Severn Beach

Littleton Warth:
Low tide count: 530 Wigeon, 92 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1350 Dunlin, 3 Jack Snipe, 25 Snipe,
60 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit

Backwell Lake p.m:
2 Gadwall, 20 Shoveller, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher,

Weston-Super-Mare:
Marine Lake: 1 juv Eider

Bath, Twerton garden a.m:
3 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap

Paulton garden a.m:
2 Blackcap (m&f) 

Barrow Tanks No.2:
1 Great White Egret (Site 1st - Sean Davies)

Blagdon Lake:
8 adult Bewick's Swans, 1 adult Shelduck, 2 adult pair Goosanders, 24 Little Egrets, 10 Great White Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dunlin

9-12-16 Water Pipit (George Stacey)
One of the Water Pipits from CVL yesterday

Chew Valley Lake:
5 Bewick's Swans (3 imm), 20 Goosander, 7 Scaup (1st winters - 4m 3f), 3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egrets, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 45 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Chiffchaff

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Sean Davies, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Craig Ingham, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, KP, Chris Stone, Timothy Warren, Dan White, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds