07-12-18 Friday - Red-crested Pochard

Temp 13 to 8℃. Wettest day so far this week, 12 mm fell, a short bright period midday

Cheddar Reservoir walk, Saturday 8th Dec, cancelled due to bad weather

7-12-18 Green Sandpiper, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Red-crested Pochard, Scaup, Lesser Scaup

Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Curlew
Yellow-legged Gull
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

,Sea Mills:

300 BH Gull

7-12-18 Kestrel by Duchess Lake (Martin Tayler)

Eastville and Duchess Park:
1 Mute Swan, 1 f Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 13 Moorhen. 90 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (DP), 1 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3m Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dipper, 1m 1f Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

4-12-18 Kingfisher in Eastville (Paul Cousins)
re-shown as this Kingfisher was in threat pose, against the other male nearby

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
16 Mute Swan, 3 Gadwall, 47 Mallard, 19 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 174 BH Gull, 1 Water Rail

7-12-18 Fieldfare and Redwing on Kenn Moor (Ian Loats)

Kenn Moor:
30 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing

W-s-M, Worle garden:
1 Coal Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 1 m Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

7-12-18 Peregrines at St Johns, Bath (BUPP)

Bath, St John's Church:
Bonding continues at Bath Peregrines. Tiercel AA spent over ten minutes scraping and calling today, before being joined by the falcon for a quick 'chat' before making his rapid escape. He still appears to be both fascinated by, and terrified of her in equal parts

Newton Park:
a 2nd but unwelcome juvenile Swan on Top Lake, 30 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Raven, lots Coal, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

78 Gadwall, 2♀ Goosanders, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 186 Lapwings

7-12-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

55 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 f Red-crested Pochard, 2 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 1 m Lesser Scaup, 8+ Goldeneye

7-12-18 Goosander at the Dam (Ian Stapp)

9 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe

7-12-18 Cattle Egret with Cattle at CVL (George Stacey)

12 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 7 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 12+ Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 White Coot (Moreton),  150 Lapwing (H), 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew

7-12-18 Snipe at CVL (George Stacey)

5 Snipe, 1 Common (Dam) and 2 Green Sandpiper (HG), 4 GBB Gull, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull (Dam), 5 Stock Dove, 0 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 240+ Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush (W&M), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 10 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 5 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (M), 3 Bullfinch (W), 4 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (H)

7-12-18 White Coot. Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Richard Belsen, BUPP, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Ian Loats, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler

06-12-18 Thursday - Bewick's Swans

A gloomy and thoroughly miserable winter's day, wet and windy, but still mild.


***********   NOTICE: BOC Cheddar Reservoir walk, Saturday 8th Dec, cancelled
                                         due to forecast of high winds and rain    **************

Bewick's Swans
Black-necked Grebes, Marsh Harrier
Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets
Yellow-legged Gull, Water Pipit
Short-eared Owl

"I caught a fish that big!" - Cormorant at Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, c. 100 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, c.20 Goldfinch

Stonechat 06-12-2018 Stoke Park Lake Patrick Hardyman Richards

Stoke Park Woods Lake:
25m 10f Mallard, 1 Gray Heron, 5 Moorhen, 3 Feral Pigeons,6 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 5m 2f Blackbirds, 1 Robin, 1m 1f Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1m 1f Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch.



SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan + 3 cygnets, 1 Shelduck, c.90 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron (Oldbury village), 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 3 Snipe, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven,  c.30 Skylark, 5 LT Tit, c.20 Fieldfare, c.40 Redwing, c.20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch (heard), 1 Corn Bunting (uncommon away from Marshfield), 3 Yellowhammer, 12+ Reed Bunting.

(And yesterday, when the rain stopped:)  pr. Peregrine, 1 Short-eared Owl. 

Pillhead Gout at high tide:
c. 1,000 Dunlin, 300+ Lapwing, c.150 Curlew, 1 Grey Plover.

NORTH SOMERSET
no reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
(Yesterday:)
25 Golden Plover, 15+ Meadow Pipit, pr. Stonechat, c.50 Skylark, 100+ Chaffinch including some continental forms.  Decent numbers of Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting scattered around but Corn Buntings seem to be a bit down on previous winters so far.

Keynsham:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Starling, 3 Goldfinch.

Dipper at Newton Park - the evidence (nsl-birding)

Newton St Loe:
30 Teal, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 75+ Redwing, only 2 Fieldfare, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dipper (good site record), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.


RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 ad. ♂ Pintail, 1 ♂ Pochard x Ferruginous aythya hybrid (Wood Bay), c.390 Lapwing.

Water Pipit at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Request for Help:  Looking for Snipe with leg rings. Please try and get the numbers? One seen from Stratford Hide. Send results to us for forwarding.

43 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 10+ Goldeneye, 10+ Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 14 Cattle Egret (cow field near Blue Bowl), 2 Buzzard, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe (HG), 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 G BB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 200+ Starling, 50+ Redwing, 30 + Fieldfare. 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton Village).

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull.

Woodford:
2 Raven,  6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Scaup and Pochard at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
3 Scaup, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 12+ Chaffinch.

Green Sandpiper in Villice Bay (Geoff Daniels)

Villice Bay:
10 Bewick's Swan (including 2 juveniles). 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Stratford:
pr. Goosander.

Goosanders at Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's:
4 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 150+ Lapwing, 14 Jackdaw, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Reed Bunting.


Reports: John Barnett, Geoff Daniels, Dominic Godfrey, Patrick Hardyman Richards Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp,'TalkingtoBears',  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-12-18 Wednesday - Very Rainy

Temp 6 to 13℃. Wet dull start, a dry interlude mid-morning, then more rain, 8 mm, 2 inches this week

Cheddar Reservoir walk, Saturday 8th Dec, cancelled due to high winds and rain

Bewick's Swan

Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Water Pipit

5-12-18 Black-necked Grebe from Moreton (Ian Stapp)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Kilkenny Place:
1 Jay, 8 Goldfinch


Clevedon:
2 Blackcap

Backwell Lake p.m. 3rd:
7 Gadwall, 22 Little Egret to roost, 2 Grey Wagtail

Churchill garden:
2 regular Marsh Tits over past 10 days

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-12-18 Peregrine at St Johns, Bath (BUPP)
Tiercel AA back inspecting nest, clearing pigeon mess

Bath, Stanhope Place:
Blackcap singing in the garden

Bath, Twerton:
1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blackcap (1f), 2 Blackbird, 3 Robins having scrap

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

78 Gadwall, 2♀ Goosanders, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 186 Lapwings

5-12-18 G W E & Bewick's Swan, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

47 Canada Goose, 4 2 juv Bewick's Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail (Herriott's), 4 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 10 Goldeneye

5-12-18 Goosander, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

4 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 6 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 150 Lapwing (H), 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common and 2 Green Sandpiper (HG), 4 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 200+ Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (W), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 3 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 4 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit,

5-12-18 Water Pipit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

2 Water Pipit (M), 4 Bullfinch (W), 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (H)

5-12-18 Mandarin, Cheddar (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Out of Avon
1 juv Great Northern Diver at Cheddar with Mandarin, still

Reports: Phil Barlow, Dave Child, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Nigel Milbourne, Dee Pope, Ian Stapp, Timothy Warren

04-12-18 Tuesday - Red-crested Pochard

Temp 3 to 7℃. Cold bright start today, came in dull later, then got duller, then rained

4-12-18 Water Rail, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Bewick's Swan

Red-crested Pochard
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Grey & Golden Plover, Little Stint
Yellow-legged Gull
Dipper
Black Redstart



BRISTOL

Clifton, Cathedral, 11.45:
2 Peregrine

4-12-18 Kingfisher in Eastville (Paul Cousins)
In threat posture whilst bobbing up and down

Eastville Park:
5 Grey Heron, 3 (2m 1f) Kingfisher, 1 Tawny Owl asleep in box, 1 Jay, 7 Long-tailed Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
15 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 24 Moorhen, 5 Grey Plover, 19 Curlew, 53 Dunlin, 13 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

4-12-18 Black Redstart in Clevedon (Paul Cousins)

Clevedon Pier and the Jetty, 15.15:
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit

Bristol Airport:
60 Golden Plover

4-12-18 Wren at Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake a.m.:
1 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 40 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Grey Wagtail

Backwell, Youngwood Lane:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Meadow Pipit

W-s-M, Plumley Park:
2 Chiffchaff

M5, Junction 21;
1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton Park, BOC Walk:
4 Mute Swan, 23 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 38 BH, 2 Herring and 1 LBB Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 26 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dipper (first known on NSL Lakes), 35 House Sparrow, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

4-12-18 Goldeneye at the Dam, CVL (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

4-12-18 Bewick's Swans, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:

88 Canada Goose, 4 2 juv Bewick's Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Pintail (Herriott's), 1 Red-crested Pochard, 4 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 1 m Lesser Scaup (Stratford), 11 Goldeneye

4-12-18 Goosander at CVL (George Stacey)

12 2m Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 11 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 6 Grey Heron

4-12-18 Great White Egret, CVL (Mike Trew & George Stacey)
Taking 10 minutes to demolish a Perch 

8 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 250 Lapwing (H), 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, 1 j Little Stint, 1 Common and 2 Green Sandpiper (HG),

4-12-18 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Mike Trew)

7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 200+ Starling, 30 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 12 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

4-12-18 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Note the feet on the Bullfinch

8 Bullfinch (W), 6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

4-12-18 Great Northern Diver on Cheddar Res. (Brian Thompson)

Out of Avon
1 juv Great Northern Diver at Cheddar with Mandarin, still

Reports: Paul Cousins, Stephen Curtis, Chris Craig, Chris@avglochris, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Robin Martin, Andy Middleton, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mike Trew

03-12-18 Monday - Bittern

Temp 12 to 11℃. Lots of rain in squalls, 6mm, some sun but cold in the wind

Bewick's Swan
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern, Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier 
Grey Plover, Jack Snipe, Little Stint
Marsh Tit
Black Redstart
Water Pipit

3-12-18 Goosander sleeping Scaup, Moreton  (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
30 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
64 Teal, 6 Grey Plover, 6 Snipe, 1 f Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell garden:
5 Tit day, Coal, Marsh, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit

3-12-18 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (NSL-Birding)

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart

Clevedon-Dowlais:
38 Lapwing, 4 Turnstone, 250 Dunlin

Kenn and Congressbury Moors, Yacwag reserve;
1 Jack Snipe, 8 Snipe, 1 Kestrel and 1 Water Rail, 20 Snipe

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-12-18 Bullfinch in Bath (Sean Whyte)

Bath, Weston:
Chaffinch and Bullfinch together

3-12-18 Black-tailed Godwit, Herons Green (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 57 Wigeon, 50 Gadwall, 1 ad♂Pintail, 873 Teal, a few Pochard, 58 Lapwings, 1 Common Sandpiper

3-12-18 Bewick's Swan, CVL (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake, Stratford:

98 Canada Goose, 8 2 juv Bewick's Swan (Herriott's), 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck,

3-12-18 Pintail, Bernard King (George Stacey)

12 Pintail, 4 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 1 m Lesser Scaup (Stratford), 9 Goldeneye, 10 2m Goosander, 11 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Bittern, 13 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 f Marsh Harrier (Herons Green), 1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 500 Lapwing (H), 14 (poss 20) Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe, 8 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 1 j Little Stint (H)

3-12-18 Common Sandpiper,  the Dam (George Stacey)

1 Common and 1 Green Sandpiper (HG), 5 GBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 20+ tits (mixed most L TT), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 250+ Starling, 25 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail (HG), 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Water Pipit, 2 Bullfinch (W), 6 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting (H)

3-12-18 Snipe, Stratford (Bob Brewer)

Out of Avon
1 juv Great Northern Diver at Cheddar with Mandarin

Reports: Bob Brewer, Raoul Chandrasakera, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Robin Lambert, Nigel Milbourne, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, Sean Whyte

02-12-18 Sunday - Bittern

Temp 13 to 12 to 13℃. Rainy, 7mm, stayed dank all the dismal day

2-12-18 Great White Egret, Dunlin, Cormorant, Lapwing and Little Stint from Herriott's (Brian Thompson)

Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern
Jack Snipe, Little Stint
Water Pipit

BRISTOL

2-12-18 Dipper in Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 75 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

2-12-18 Rock Pipit at Portbury Wharf (Jason Williams)

Portbury Wharf:
32 Canada Geese, 20 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 35 Teal, 1 m Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 13 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 RockPipit

Clevedon, Dowlais:
30 Skylark, one imitating a Richard's Pipit

Yatton, Wemberham Lane::
1 Peregrine with prey in the gloom

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, City:
Coal, Marsh, Blue and Great Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 m House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch

Bath, Newton Park:
4 Mute Swan, 35+ Mallard, 22 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Moorhen, 400 BH Gull going west, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 3 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake
1 Egyptian Goose, 1♂Pintail, 100+ Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 45 Pied Wagtail

2-12-18 Water Rail, Herriott's (Brian Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake, Stratford:

3 ad f Scaup (Moreton), 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Bittern, 11 Cattle Egret (Stratford Lane), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 1 white Coot, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 1 j Little Stint, 3 Water Pipit

2-12-18 Long-tailed Tit in Bristol (Lucipixlz)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Chris Craig, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Glem Maddison, Trevor Riddle, Gill Sapsed, Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams

01-12-18 Saturday - Short-eared Owls

Cooler, grey and wet once again - not many reports but some surprisingly nice photos taken in the gloom.

Bewick's Swans, Lesser Scaup
Bittern, Cattle Egrets
Black-necked Grebes, Little Stint
Great White Egret
Short-eared Owls
Black Redstart
Water Pipits

Portrait of a Rock Pipit at Clevedon (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

St Anne's Park
Long-tailed Tit - to brighten up the garden.

Mistle Thrush Bishop Sutton 01-12-2018 (Bob Brewer)

Pilning wetland:
(News from yesterday, 30th Nov.)

pr. Mute Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, 500+ Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, c.200 Lapwing, c.10 Curlew, c.75 Black-tailed Godwit, 10-15 Dunlin, < 10 Snipe, Redshank, 6 Stock Dove (top NE end), 1 f. Merlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
Balcony birds today - Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, and some cautious Chaffinch that stayed in the bushes.

Portishead:
Lots of fishermen and no sign of Purple Sandpipers.
Female Blackcap in my Redcliff Bay garden, the first seen there for some weeks - the mid-autumn males were apparently just passing through.

Black Redstart at Clevedon Pier (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Clevedon pier:
Rock Pipit, Black Redstart

Worle:
work related accident forces garden bird watch.- how sad is that!
2 Coal Tit. 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, a few Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 10 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

Bleadon Levels / Uphill;
2 Short-eared Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Prior Park:
Goldcrest, Blackbird, and Robin all singing with 120++ Redwing in among the yew and flying over

Bath - St John's Church:
2 Peregrine - the pair keeping a close watch on the tower nest sight - can be seen in the live web cam

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Bewick's Swan (Tank 2), 3 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
5 Pintail (3m), 1 Great White Egret, 133 Lapwing, gulls into roost and a large flock of Linnet.

A smart pair of Goldeneye at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake
7 Goosander (2 m., 5 f.), 1 Bittern (flying towards Herriotts at 13:25), 6 Cattle Egret (in field on the west side of B3114 about 100m south of junction with the Ubley Road), 1 Little Stint.

Dam:
8+ Goldeneye.

Heron's Green:
7 Black-tailed Godwit.

Moreton:
Peregrine, 2 Water Pipit associating with 3+ Meadow Pipit.

Stratford:
ad. m. Lesser Scaup, 4 f. Goldeneye, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit.

Herriott's:
400+ Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint,

Goldeneye at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Patrick Hancock, Rob Kelsh,  Glen Maddison, Paul Milsom, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Gill Sapsed, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG