08-12-20 Tuesday - Whooper Swan

Clear and crisp to start and plenty of sun  - - max 8 °c min 0.6°c - chilly wind

Whooper Swan

Woodcock
Cattle Egret

Marsh Harrier

Water Pipit

Long-tailed Duck

Great Northern Diver

08-12-20 Whooper Swan Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
13 Mute Swan, c20 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot, c110 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 20 Starlings, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch.

08-12-20 Redwing Fishponds (Allan Chard)

Fishponds- garden:

1 Blackcap, 1 Redwing

Redland- garden:

2 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail - must like it, came in twice, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
11 Mallard, 8 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 1 Blackbird

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

08-12-20 Whooper Swan OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Whooper Swan - doing circuit of the estuary - ended up at NP/NW

08-12-20 Long-tailed Tit NW (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Pochard - new in, resident Tit flock around the garden, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch

Pilning Wetlands:

4 Whooper Swan - after doing circuit of the estuary

Severn Beach:

4 Whooper Swan - garden tick - circuit of the extuary

Winterbourne garden::

Collard Dove, Magpie, Great Tit, 180 Redwing - going over, 

Little Stoke - garden:

1 Kestrel - chasing of flushing a large flock of Starling.

06-12-20 Blackbird Latteridge (Chris Teague)

Latteridge:

Blackbird, Redwing, Robin and Dunnock

Tormarton:

39 Lapwing, 16 Skylark, c600 Starling, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 23 Meadow Pipit, 41 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch..

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill -garden:
Collard Dove, Magpie, Great Tit, 180 Redwing - going over, 

08-12-20 Curlew Cl-Y (Dean Reeves)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Shelduck, Wigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Turnstone, 300 to 500 Dunlin on the pill, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 ! Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, 4+ Stonechat, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, 2+ Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

08-12-20 Blackcap Bath (Brian Martin)

Bath:

Bloomfield - garden:
2 Blackcap (f &m) - preening most of their stay

Walcot Gate - garden: 
1 Water Rail

08-12-20 Starling Twerton (Jean Tye)

Twerton -garden:

Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue 7 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m), squadrons of Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, many House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, c6 Chaffinch, many Goldfinch

Keynsham - garden:

Starlings

Stanton Drew via Pensford:
1 Mallard, ++ Woodpigeon (inc 1 flock of 100+), 3 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 43 Black-headed Gull, 80+ Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 56+ Rook, 1 Raven, 12 Long-t Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 35 House Sparrow (2 flocks), 7 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

08-12-20 Great Northern Diver BG (Graham Wagner)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Raven

Chew Valley Lake
6 Goosander, 4 Water Rail -heard, 1 Woodcock, 2+ Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Siskin, 

Hollow Brook:
9 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 4 Chiffchaff

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 

Moreton:
50 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 3 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, mixed tit flock with 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 1 Treecreeper

08-12-20  Water Pipit CVL Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
15+ Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Water Pipit

Herriott's Bridge:
8 Shelduck, 10+ Pintail, 10 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail - calling, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Phil Baber, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brook-Taylor, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hawkridge, Steve Mackie, Glen Maddison, Brian Martin, Lisa Presland, Adam Rawson, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Jean Tye, Keith Vinicombe, Graham Wagner, Dan White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

07-12-20 Monday - Brent Goose + Short-eared Owl

A raw, overcast day. Bristol temperatures did not get above 4°C

Brent Goose

Long-tailed Duck

Avocet, Spotted Redshank 

Great Northern Diver

Marsh Harrier

Little Owl, Short-eared Owl

Merlin

Bearded Tit
  

07-12-20 male Firecrest, Portishead (David Howes)

BRISTOL

Redland:

Garden - 1 Grey Wagtail (first time this winter)

Eastville Park:
1 ad Common Gull (maybe same returning individual for at least four winters?), 1 m Peregrine

07-12-20 Mute Swan Duchess Pond, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Mute Swan,  12 Mallard, 1 Teal, 48 Feral Pigeon, 7 Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe,  3 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 8 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 4 Wren, Starling, 11 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare (over), 4 Redwing,  Song Thrush, 2  Robin, 1 f Stonechat, 15  House Sparrow,  Dunnock, Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
inc WeBS count - 52 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 133 Wigeon, 49 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 15 Moorhen, 550 Lapwing, 14 Curlew, 70 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 32 Snipe, 21 Redshank, 1 Merlin

07-12-20 Short-eared Owl, Northwick Warth (Bri Thompson)

New Passage/Northwick:

1 Short-eared Owl,1 Merlin

Latteridge:

1 flyover Peregrine Falcon

Yate:
Garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch 

Chipping Sodbury:

Wickwar Road, near Quarry entrance - 1 Peregrine

Horton:

1 Little Owl

Lower Woods:

numerous Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

07--12-20 Firecrest and Goldcrest ringed together, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead:
Garden near Battery Point - 1 m Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest caught for ringing at same time.

07-12-20 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Yeo Estuary (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:

2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Yeo), 175 Canada Goose (Dowlais), 4 Egyptian Goose (Yeo), 140 Shelduck ( lower total than in previous weeks), 265 Wigeon, 65 Mallard, 140 Teal, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 5 Oystercatcher, 10 Avocet* (Yeo), 550 Lapwing (Blackstone), 20 Grey Plover, 215 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 485 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (Yeo). 5 Little Egret, 5 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo), 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 20 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting 

* Late Report of 3 Avocet yesterday at Yeo mouth; up to 28 birds at this site last winter (2019/20) 

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Garden - 1 Water Rail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck, 1 juv Great Northern Diver still present

Chew Valley Lake

3 Great White Egret

07-12-20 m and f Bearded Tit, Stratford Hide, CVL (NSLBirding)

Stratford:
16 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Bearded Tit 

Out of area- Steart:
up to 4 Penduline Tits.

Grey Wagtail, Bristol Docks (Di Bunniss)

Reports Nancy Barrett, Di Bunniss, Alan Daniells, Paul Gregory, David Howes, Glen Maddison, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris (per Harvey Rose), David Poulton, Patrick Hardyman  Richards, Steve Sanins, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague,  Bri Thompson, Wayne and Lauren (the NSLBirding team), BirdGuides

06-12-20 Sunday - Bearded Tit

 Quiet - misty to start, then overcast. Chilly.  Max temperature in Bristol  5°C

Long-tailed Duck 

Jack Snipe

Great Northern Diver

Great White Egret 

Marsh Harrier

Merlin 

Black Redstart 

Corn Bunting

Bearded Tit
  
BRISTOL

Bishopston:

Bishop Road to Horfield Common: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare (Tesco carpark)

Bishopston Garden: 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 2 male Blackbird, 9 Goldfinch

Henleze Garden:

2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Greenfinch

Sea Mills and River Avon:

36 Mallard , 2 Grey Heron, 25 Lapwing, 0 Redshank,  4 Common Sandpiper, 80 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 63 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 1 pr Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 1 Teal, Water Rail calling, 150+ Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Tree Creeper, 15 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 60 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 (f) Black Redstart near jetty, 2 pr  Stonechat,  100 Pied Wagtail, 12 Chaffinch,  3 Bullfinch

Jobsgreen Chicken Farm:  report of a Black Redstart  there. 

06-12-20 female Merlin, Northwick Warth (Aravind Ramesh)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Jack Snipe, 1f Merlin

Hoar Gout:

2 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

Pier - 1 f Black Redstart

Clevedon-Yeo:
inc BOC Walk totals - 95 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Shelduck present, 8 Shoveler, 180 Wigeon, 60 Mallard, 60 Teal, 27 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 03 Coot, 8 Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwing, 24 Grey Plover, 0 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 17 Turnstone, 460 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 260 Redshank, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 4 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron,  1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker,  3 Skylark, 7 Stonechat , 1 Rock pipit, 15 Linnet + 14 other species

06-12-20 female Goosander, Blind Yeo (Jason Williams)

Blind Yeo: 15 Mallard, 5 redhead Goosander, 10 Moorhen, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret 

Nailsea Moor:

1 Pheasant (f m), 43 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, Fieldfare and Redwing heard calling.

 

Sand Point/Bay:
'Several hundred' Shelduck at high tide,  Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 m Bullfinch

Middle Hope + St Thomas' Head: 1 pr Shelduck, 1 pr Oystercatcher, 100+ Redshank, 10+ Curlew, 4 Dunlin,1 Raven, 1 m Stonechat

Yatton:

Wemberham Lane - 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush ( singing), 1 Stonechat, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Rushmead Lane:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Merlin, 35 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer 

06-12-20 Kingfisher - unusually in the grass, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:
35 species, including 24 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher (sitting in the grass), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, only 30 Fieldfare and Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greenfinch 

RESERVOIRS

06-12-20 Great Northern Diver and Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Terri Borash)

Barrow Tanks:
Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 1 ad m Long-tailed Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv Great Northern Diver still present, Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Redwing, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch, 

Chew Valley Lake

06-12-20, Snipe Herons  Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret , 1 Little Egret , 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Stonechat,  2 Pied Wagtail   

06-12-20 Grey Heron, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
100+ Wood Pigeon, 30+ Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 30+ LTT ( (2 flocks some Goldcrest & other Tits with them), 30+ Redwing & FF, 7 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat 12+ Chaffinch 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

Shoveler, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye (f), Moorhen, Coot, 1 Little Grebe,  18 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron - juv, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit, 

Herriott's Bridge:
9 Shelduck, Gadwall, Shoveler, 12 Pintail, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, 9 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron,  6 Jackdaw 2 Cetti's Warbler,  20+ LTT, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

BIRDS OF CHEW VALLEY LAKE

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Reports: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniels. Heather England, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate,  Lee@Wildweood Photos,  Rob Hargreaves, Gareth Jones,  Mike Meecham,  Andy Middleton, Michael Moxon, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddell,  Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, Helen & Steven Williams opsbirding,

05-12-20 Saturday - Tundra Bean Goose

Temp 3 to 7°C. Very wet and cold in the wind in the morning but a decent bit of sunshine in the afternoon

Tundra Bean Goose
Firecrest
Black Redstart

5-12-20 Tundra Bean Goose, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle:

1 Firecrest

5-12-20 Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

112 Canada Geese, 10 Greylag Geese, 11 Tundra Bean Goose

Aust Warth diversion footpath:

Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
c.60 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 30+ Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, c.250 Wigeon, c.40 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, c.100 Oystercatcher, c.250 Lapwing, c.40 Curlew, 4 Turnstone, c.80 Dunlin, c.60 Redshank, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Almondsbury garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

5-12-20 Black Redstart (Matt Hull)

Clevedon Pier:
pair Blackcap in a local garden, 1 Black Redstart

Nailsea, Backwell Common:

8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk Brook Farm, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  2 Raven + 2 Brook Farm, 5 Magpie, 2 Pied Wagtail

Backwell Lake:

3 Canada Geese, 39 Mute Swan, 14 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 50+ BH Gull, To Roost - 4 Cormorant, 40+ Little Egret, 100+ Jackdaw

Kingston Seymour, a field:

3 Mute Swan, 23 BH Gull, 5 Common Gull, 47 Little Egret, 30 Starling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley, in front of the Old Grange School:

2 Dipper

5-12-20 Blackcap, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
1 m Blackcap

5-12-20 Little Owl, Hunstrete (Rob Hargreaves)

Hunstrete:

25 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 50 Starling, a flock inc (2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 80 Chaffinch & 2 Greenfinch), 1 Bullfinch

Bath, Centre:
1 Water Rail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
5 Great White Egret

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 8 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch

5-12-20 Snipe, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:
50 teal, 5 Goldeneye, 23 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Redwing

5-12-20 Marsh Harrier, CVL Herriotts (Rob Hargreaves)

Herriotts Pool:
9 Shelduck, 26 Pintail, 1 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Phil Barlow, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Gareth Jones, Glen Maddison, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, TalkingToBears, Mike Thomas, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

04-12-20 Friday - Snow Bunting

Overcast, rather grey with sunny spells and one shower.  A fresh, cold NW wind.  A quiet news day, are you all Christmas shopping?

Long-tailed Duck

Great Northern Diver

Jack Snipe

Cattle Egrets

Red Kites

Short-eared Owl, Merlin
Siskins

Snow Bunting

Goldcrest (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

04-12-20 Kingfisher Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

Stoke Park - Duchess Pool:

7m 5f 1j Mallard, Teal, Grey Heron, Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, 9 Woodpigeon,2 Collared Dove, 1m Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 7 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 38 Starling, 5m 6f Blackbird, Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, Robin, 40+ Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 9 Goldfinch.

04-12-20 Teal  Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 f. Snow Bunting.

New Passage/Northwick:
Peregrine, f. Merlin. - various small passerine species

Chipping Sodbury - Ridge Woods:

10 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit , 5 Magpie (but surprisingly, no Robin or Blackbird)

NORTH SOMERSET

04-12-20 Black Redstart Clevedon (Paul Masters)

Clevedon:

Salthouse Field:  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Pier:  Black Redstart.

R.Yeo at M5:

150 Lapwing in flight.

Uphill:
(WeBS count)  30 Mute Swan, 193 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 18 Mallard, 70 Teal.

2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret.

108 Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, 260 Redshank.

10 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull and 180 gull sp. in the distance at Weston STW.

2 Peregrine, 5 Magpie, 26 Carrion Crow, 60 Starling, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (George Stacey)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Forest Park
100+ Redwing, 5 Siskin

Newton St Loe:
12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, (high gull counts for the patch) 600+ BH Gull, 500+ Common Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull. 4 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 100 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 
40 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer.

Goldeneye at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Res:

Drake Long-tailed Duck (tank 1), juv. Great Northern Diver (tank 2 or 3, seen on both),

Chew Valley Lake
8+ Great White Egret (5 from Herriott’s on main lake, 3+ at Herons Green)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye (m. and f.)

Redhead Goosanders at Chew (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
9 Goosander (1m, 8 redheads), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, lots of LT Tit.

Heron's Green:
7 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1000 Jackdaw flying to roost.

Herriott's Bridge:
juv. Marsh Harrier.

Reports:  Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Richard Giles, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Phil Quinn, Paul Masters,  Lisa Presland, Pat Richards, George Stacey, Bri Thompson, nslbirding,

03-12-20 Thursday - Firecrest

Dank, miserable, cold and wet - as the day wore on things looked better so get out of bed tomorrow!

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Temp 6 to 6°C. The temperature did move a degree but the rain most of the day kept it even again

Cattle Egret
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bishopston Garden:

1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Water Rail Lagoon 3, 5 Snipe flushed by 4 Roe Deer in fields. Also, yesterday, a Mistle Thrush was singing in trees on south side of Lagoon 3 !

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Twerton garden:

2 Chaffinch!

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

3 more Great White Egret making a total of 8 

Herons Green:
26 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret

Reports: Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, per friend Andy Middleton, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

02-12-20 Wednesday - Yellow-browed Warbler

Dank, miserable - got colder and wetter as the day wore on - -  tomorrow, ha, don't even get out of bed!.

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Yellow-browed Warbler

Black Redstart
Cattle Egret

Black Redstart

Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 40 Carrion Crow, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 

Royate Hill LNR:

1 Sparrowhawk, Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Westbury Park - AWBS:

19 spcs - highlights; 1 Herring Gull - orange right leg ring but too distant to read, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart (f)

02-12-20 Waders NP-NW (Martin Tayler)

New Passage/Northwick:
Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Redshank, Little Egret  

02-12-20 Blackcap Ithington (Heather England)

Itchington:

1 Blackcap 

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake - roost count:

32 Mute Swan, 3 Shoveler, 1 Water Rail - calling, 31 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling

Portishead - Marina

1 Cormorant

Kenn - Duck Lane:
1 Black Redstart - 1st in 20yrs

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Woodpigeon – one flock of c.120 & one of c.60 –, 7 Golden Plover, feathers of 1 dead Grey Heron (looked like fox kill – bones and feathers bitten through), 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, c.120 Fieldfare, c.40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, c.15 Chaffinch.

Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan, c25 Mallard, 8 Teal, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, c50 Black-h Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-b Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant,1 Sparrowhawk,1 Buzzard, Tawny Owl (heard), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-t Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, Starling, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Robin, 8 Greenfinch - 5/3 flocks, Goldfinch.

Bath:

Carrs Woodland:

1 Stock Dove, 50 Black-h Gull, 30 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 80 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush  - but  no finches!
Bloomfield:

7 Goldfinch - on the feeders

Paulton:
2 Raven, 6 Skylark, 7 Blackbirds, 17 Fieldfare, 15 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 10 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

02-12-20 Great Northern Diver BG (Matt Scott)

Barrow Gurney Res:

4 Teal, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe,  1 Lapwing, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Little Egret,  1 Kingfisher, mixed thrushes on the berry bushes, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
125 Pochard, 2 Goosander, 9 Water Rail - heard, 35 Lapwing, 7 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 31 Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier -juv, c800 Jackdaw - flying in to roost, 7 Cetti's Warbler - singing, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 24 Pied Wagtail, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet 

Heron's Green:
29 Cattle Egret

Herriott's Bridge:
21 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine  - - - plus a Black-h Gull dashed to bits by a speeding car - idiots

OUT OF AREA

Mudgley:

128 Cattle Egret - flocks of 95, 28 and 5

Reports: Jon Angell, John Clark, Tony Cook, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Ryan Frost, Paul Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Brian Martin, Rob Martin, Lois Pryce, Rich Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Martin Tayler, Keith Vinicombe

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01-12-20 Tuesday - Dartford Warbler

Cold but gloriously sunny

Here is a reminder of the special, one-off event on Tuesday 1^st December. THE BOOK LAUNCH

The link to the meeting is  https://tinyurl.com/BirdsOfChew .  It will be open from 6.45pm.

This link now works. A recording of the meeting will be made available tomorrow

Dartford Warbler
Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting

Great Northern Diver

Firecrest, Merlin

Red Kite 

Black Redstart

  

01-12-20 Great Northern Diver BG (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle Estate:

3 Raven, 1 Goldcrest - singing, 2 Nuthatch

01-12-20 Kingfisher EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
13 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 100c Black-h Gull, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, usual tit flock, 4 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 10 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dipper

Sea Mills - Shirehampton rd, R Trym:

1 Firecrest

01-12-20 Peregrine Stapleton Church (Rich Scantlebury)

Stapleton Church:

1 Peregrine - unmoving for ages

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station area:
4 Shelduck, 113 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, 79 Teal, 174 Lapwing, 9 Grey Plover, 260 Curlew, 45 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 500 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Black Redstart, 5 Stonechat, 

Aust Warth:
3 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Stonechat (f), 1 Snow Bunting (f), 

01-12-20 Merlin NP-NW (Paul Dunham)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon - fewer than usual, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit - medium flock but quite mobile, 100+ Dunlin, 1 Snipe, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 1 Merlin (m), Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Starling, Blackbird, some Fieldfare, some Redwing, Song Thrush, Robin - visible in every hedgerow, House Sparrow - more than usual round the houses, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury - area:
2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Nuthatch, Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:

55 Canada Goose - Dowlais, 2 Mute Swan, 100+ Shelduck - coming in as the tide fell, 20~ Shoveler - Yeo mouth, 140 Wigeon, 70+ Mallard, 60+ Teal, 6 Coot - KP, 14 Oystercatcher, 70 Lapwing, 8 Grey Plover, 190 Curlew - most Yeo mouth, 230 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 240 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 200+ Black-h Gull, 1 Lesser Black-b Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 2 Rock Pipit

01-12-20 Great Spotted Woodpecker Backwell (Robin Lambert)

Backwell garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - thrice daily visitor, rather partial to the fat balls

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 14 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch

Middle Hope:

130 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, Redpoll, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 25 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

Hunstrete AWBS:

30 sps - highlights;   4 Red-l Partridge, 11 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 4 Raven -inc one calling with the 'budong' sound, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark - over calling, 6 Long-t Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 43 Fieldfare - going over all morning in small groups, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

01-12-20 Great Northern Diver BG (Paul Dunham)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Great Northern Diver

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose hybrid, 8 Goldeneye (2m), 32 Shoveler, 21 Gadwall, 69 Wigeon,  c170 Teal, 1 Goosander (f), 30 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2pr Stonechat, 6+ Lesser Redpoll

Chew Valley Lake
5 Great White Egret

01-12-20 Chiffchaff CVL (George Stacey)

Hollow Brook:
2 Goosander (f), 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 

Woodford:
lots of Fieldfare and Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush

01-12-20 Common Sandpiper CVL (Robert Hargreaves)

Heron's Green:
500 Jackdaw - over heading in to roost

01-12-20 Goosander CVL Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
7 Shelduck, 18 Pintail, 4 Wigeon, 10+ Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (m), 3 Water Rail - calling, 10+ Lapwing, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Lesser Black-b Gull - intermedius, ad, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail,, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Raoul Chandrasakera, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Lisa Presland, Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs

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