22 Jan '17 Sunday - Black-necked Grebe

Warmer than yesterday, not a lot of sun, cold after a while

Black-necked Grebe at Chew Valley
Also Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret and Black Redstart

21-1-17 Great White Egret at Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
The only Great White reported today

BRISTOL
Arnolfini:
4 Cormorant
Clifton, Percival Road:
1 Marsh Tit
New Cut Cottage Inn:
1 Common Sandpiper, 20+ BH Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail
Overscourt Woods:
3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming
Warmley Forest Park:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Magpie, 1 Jay, 2 Raven,  2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wharf:
1 Peregrine

22-1-17 Redshank at Sea Mills (Mrs Trellis)

Sea Mills harbour saftie: 
21 Mallard, 2 Common Sandpipers, 22 Redshank, 197 BH Gull, 80+ Woodpigeon, 2 Grey Wagtail

Charfield to Huntingford, Little Avon River:
1 Kingfisher, 3 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
96 Wigeon, 46 Gadwall, 100 Shoveler, 1 Water Pipit (Jim)

22-1-17 Kingfisher on Blind Yeo (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Blind Yeo:
3 Shoveler, 1 juv Great White Egret, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

Backwell Lake:
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Little Egret, Goldcrest, Bullfinch

Wrington, Bullhouse Lane:
2 Goldcrest, 8 Redwing, 6 Siskin

Sand Bay:
20 Oystercatcher, 8 Grey Plover, 700 Dunlin, 20 Curlew, 1 Dartford Warbler, 4 pair Stonechat

22-1-17 Eider at Weston (L & W Tucker)

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 f Eider, 1 Black Redstart

Uphill:
30 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 30 Ringed Plover, 200 Lapwing, c.1000 Dunlin,
c.20 Curlew, c.200 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher

Banwell, Winthill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven

22-1-17 Golden Plover near Pennsylvania (Peter Coslett)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
6 Buzzard, 300 Golden Plover (nr. Pennsylvania), 1 Nuthatch singing, 50 Fieldfare

Wick Golden Valley:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

22-01-17 Long-tailed Tit at Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodland:
2 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 5 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 32 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 2 Jay, 88 Rooks, 28 Jackdaw, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Wren, 50+ Starling, 120+ Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 22 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 21 Robins,
20+ House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 23 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 43 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Newton Park:
13 Goosander, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Redwing (nr. Bath Mill)

22-1-17 Redwing in Bath (Wayne Tucker)

Midsomer Norton, Somer Valley:
1 Little Egret,

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goosander (to roost)

Blagdon Lake:
2 Green Sandpipers

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (Heron's Green Bay)

22-01-17 Rook with an itch (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Andrew Archer, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Philip Crouter, Sean Davies, Chris Duck, Alastair Fraser, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, Gareth Jones, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, Vic Polley, Gareth Roberts, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, Denise Whittle, Martin Woolley, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21 Jan '17 Saturday - Bittern

Brilliant clear cold day, frost and ice all day in shade, trees covered with hoar frost till afternoon

Bittern at Orchard Pools
Black-necked Grebe at Chew Valley
Also Bewick's Swans, Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl and Black Redstart

21-1-17 Lapwing (Alex Dommett)
by Cribbs Causeway

BRISTOL
City Centre and Harbourside:
1 Peregrine, 3 Cormorant
Cribbs Causeway:
1 Lapwing
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,Stoke 

21-1-17 Peregrine in the city (Bailey Frazer)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Plover, 250 Fieldfare, 1 m Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail,  c.40 Reed Bunting

21-1-17 Ringed Plover at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Egyptian goose, many Ringed Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl,
1 m Stonechat

Severn Beach:
20 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 100 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 35 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap (Montpelier Railway Station), 1 Grey Seal
Orchard Pools:
1 Bittern (Rod Holbrook), The first for S. Glos since 2011. Just the fifth ever record!

Chittening Warth:
Bristol end:
4 Shelduck , 11 Mallard , 26 Oystercatcher, 7 Snipe, 25 BH Gulls, 1 Kingfisher , 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat , 2 Skylarks, 1 Reed Bunting
South Glos. end:
6 Shelduck , 37 Oystercatcher , 45 Curlew , 6 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch

Almondsbury:
Marshwall Lane: 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 (2m 1f) Blackcap (Cope Park)


NORTH SOMERSET:

21-1-17 Goosander at Backwell Lake (Richard Bedwell)

Clevedon-Blind Yeo:
39 Canada geese, 2 Little Egret, 1 juv Great White Egret

Backwell Lake:
4 Goosander 2 pair, Buzzard

21-1-17 Black Redstart (William Hewitt)
At the Police station in Weston-Super-Mare

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 f Eider, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Rock Pipit

21-1-17 Dunlin and Sanderling at Uphill (Simon Williams)

Uphill:
2 Sanderling, Dunlin, Redshank, 1f Stonechat

Bleadon garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Blackcap (2m, 2f )


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
11 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, c.100 Golden Plover, 75 Lapwing, 200+ Jackdaw,
3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper (my first here in 10 years), c.200 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch,
50 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer

Shire valley:

1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, 20 Blackbird, 40 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, 15 Robin

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper

Bath, Haycombe:
50-60  Yellowhammer

21-1-17 Buzzard at Backwell Lake (Richard Bedwell)

Farrington Gurney:
2 Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 12 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 

12 Yellowhammer

Paulton, fields east of:
1 Buzzard, 7 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing, 19 Golden Plover, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush

Norton Malreward:
20+ Skylark, 250+ Linnet

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper

21-1-17 Reed Bunting (Bob Brewer)
Braving the cold at Herriott's End

Chew Valley Lake:
6 Bewick's Swans, 14+ Goosander, 8+ Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 8+ Little Grebe,
3 Black-necked Grebe, Reed Bunting

21-1-17 Little Grebe at Chew (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Richard Bedwell, Bob Brewer, Karle Burford, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Alex Dommett, Bailey Frazer, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Richard Hastings, Daphne Havercroft, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Lynne, Glen Maddison, Jon Mortin, Greg Poole, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Chris Trott, Dan White, Les Williams, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20 Jan '17 Friday - Ring-billed Gull

Another glorious frosty day, cold in the wind and shade, but sun all day

20-1-17 Mute Swans in the sun at New Passage (Lisegirl)

Jack Snipe at Aust
Siskin at Marshfield
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Ring-billed Gull at Chew Valley
Bewick's Swans, Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Eider, Cattle Egret, Great White Heron,  Black-necked Grebe, and Dartford Warbler in the usual places


BRISTOL
Garden Henleaze:

1 m Blackcap

Garden West Town Lane:
3 Wood Pigeon, Collard Dove, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit,

1 m Blackcap, 14 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock. 10 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch,

15-1-17 Blackcap (George Stacey)

Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Collard Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 

3 Song Thrush, 15 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch

Stoke Lodge:
1 Raven, 1 Greenfinch singing in top of tree

20-1-17 Treecreeper at Victoria Park (Chris James)

Victoria Park:
1 Treecreeper

SOUTH GLOUCESTER

Aust Wharf:
38 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 20 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 28 Redshank, 8 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch, 14 Reed Bunting

20-1-17 Song Thrush at New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Godwit and Dunlin,
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 m Bullfinch

Severn Beach:
12 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 50 Oystercatcher, 3 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 15 House Sparrow at the shops again, 4 Pied Wagtail

Sea Mills, noon: 

9 Redshank, 120+ BH gulls, 1 Common Gull, 10 Long-tailed Tit.

NORTH SOMERSET:

20-1-17  Black Redstart on Lockside Square (David Horlick)

Portishead:
Top of Lockside Square: 1 Black Redstart

20-1-17 Dartford Warbler at Sand Bay (Nigel Tucker)

Sand Bay:
Dartford Warbler

20-1-17 Eider (Nigel Tucker)
Staying around under our feet at Marine Lake

Weston-Super-Mare:
Marine Lake:
1 Eider

Weston-super-Mare Police Station: 

1 m Black Redstart

20-1-17 Black Redstart (Paul Cousins)
High up on the cliff face at Uphill

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Collared Dove, 1 f Black Redstart, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush,
4 Chaffinch, 4 f Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Siskin

Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Bath, Haycombe Farm:
1 Buzzard, 5 Redwing, 13 Linnet, 56 Yellowhammer

Burnett, Elm Farm;
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrest, 40 Chaffinch, 15 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer and a Fox

Chelwood:

100+ Redwings feeding on berries 

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tank No 3:

1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper

20-1-17 Egyptian Geese (Sean Whyte)

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Geese, 5 ad Greylag Geese, 4♂ Pintails, 4♀ Goosanders, 1 Peregrine, 1 Treecreeper,
5 Bullfinch

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Green Sandpiper

Picnic area no 2:
7 Scaup, 1 Green Sandpiper

Bernard King hide:
1 Black-necked Grebe

Woodford:
10+ Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (1m, 1f in front Denny Island from Woodford), 7 Goosander (3f 4m), 2 Raven, 

1 Kingfisher,  6 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 8+ Bullfinch

Villice:
8 Mute Swan, 10 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron

Heron's Green:
1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Raven

20-1-17 Chiffchaff at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
8 Bewick's Swans, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 30+ Redwing, 9 Robins, 2 Stonechat, 25+ Chaffinch

Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 1 Kingfisher,  1 Reed Bunting

20-1-17 Ring-billed Gull (Ian Stapp)
On the pond spillway railings, Herriott's, about 11.55 just time for one shot

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Paul Cousins, Geoff Daniels, Trevor Ford, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, David Horlick, Jeff Hosier, Lisegirl, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Granville Pictor and David Winnie, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, Mrs Trellis, Nigel Tucker, Denise Whittle, Sean Whyte,  blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

19 Jan '17 Thursday

Weather: Cold, dry, sun and cloud.
Early post today as I have to go and see Ed Drewitt at the BOC indoor meeting tonight. 

Yellowhammer in flocks, Grey Plover, Jack Snipe and Short-eared Owl
Bullfinch and Water Rail becoming more visible, must be nearly Spring.
Cattle Egret still near Wick

BRISTOL
Centre:
Little Egret at Mud Dock
Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, Mute Swan and several Black Headed Gull at Finzells Reach
Haycombe:
Redwing, Fieldfare, Yellowhammer 35+
Stockwood Open Spaces:
Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Bullfinch, Stonechat (m), Buzzard and Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTER
New Passage:
2 Mute Swan, 35 Canada Geese, 25 Shelduck, 400+ Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck,
2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, Grey Heron, 4 Coot, 300+ Lapwing, 40+ Curlew, 200+ Godwit,
250+ Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 6 Collared Dove, 4 Song Thrush, 15 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET:
Portbury Wharf:

Shoveler  100   WOW!, Gadwall  54, Coot 30, Linnet  C80

Portishead:
Black Redstart (f, 1st Winter) at top of Lockside Square
Yeo/Kenn:

Mute Swan 2, Shelduck 70, Wigeon 220  (Most at mouth of Yeo), Teal 40+, Mallard, Little Egret 3

Grey Heron, Water Rail 4 (All put up from Wain's Hill marsh), Oystercatcher 9, Grey Plover 37

Lapwing 190, Curlew 90+ (75 feeding on Up Sand field), Turnstone 28, Dunlin 700+

Redshank 180 (90 at both Kenn and up Yeo), Jack Snipe 4  (1 at Wain's H marsh and 3 at Kenn)

Snipe 3, Black-headed Gull 75, Raven 2, Skylark 6+, Fieldfare 25, Redwing 40, Meadow Pipit 20

Weston-Super-Mare:
Eider still on Marine Lake, 3 Blackcap
Great White Egret, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Short-eared Owl


19/1/17 Great White Egret (Simon Williams)

19/1/17 Short-eared Owl (Simon Williams)

Weston Police Station 12-13:00

Black Redstart (Male),  2 Pied Wagtail

19/1/17 Black Redstart (Paul Cousins)

Grove Park 13:30-14:30

5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, Redwing, 2 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 6 Long Tailed Tit

19/1/17 Female Blackcap (Paul Cousins)

Uphill 15:00-17:00

2 Short Eared Owl, 2 Black Redstart (Females), 6 Bullfinch (2 M, 4Female), 2 Goldcrest

42 Linnet, Wren, 2 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6 Long Tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Blackcap (m), Greenfinch, Goldfinch on garden feeder

19/1/17 Blackcap (Allan Chard)

Wick:
2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:
Yellowhammer 20+, Linnet, 10+, Goosander 30, Treecreeper, 2, Little Grebe, Little Owl
Bullfinch 2, Raven 3, Buzzard 5, Sparrowhawk, Skylark 8,

Paulton & Radstock:
River opposite the museum: Dippers 2
Main road by the Clandown turning: Golden Plover 200.
Old railway path Radstock to Paulton: several Song Thrush, Redwing, Yellowhammer 30

RESERVOIRS:
Litton Reservoir:
Wigeon 5, Tufted Duck, 21, Cormorant, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 19, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Raven 2, Goldcrest 5, Long Tailed Tit 7, Robin 8, Nuthatch 2, Song Thrush 2, Grey Wagtail 2

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
3 Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper (wall), 4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander
Woodford:
Kingfisher, Scaup (M), 2 Song Thrush, 35+ Goldeneye, 5+ Bullfinch

19/1/17 Bullfinch (Alan Chard)

Heron's Green:
Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (pond),  2 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail
3 Goldeneye,  2 Great-White Egret
Moreton:

Grey Heron, 55 Teal, 4 Pochard, 4 Jay, Buzzard, 2 Raven, Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler 

3 Chiffchaff (one in the reeds in front hide), Water Rail, Scaup (F), 2 Stonechat, Treecreeper,

12 + Long Tailed Tit, 20+ Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Reed Bunting, Bullfinch

Coal Tit, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (M, F)

19/1/17 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Green vs Common: Darker, longer bill and no white 'gap' between wing and neck

19/1/17 Water Rail (Bob Brewer)
Told you they were more visible

Stratford:
Snipe


19/1/17 Snipe (Bob Brewer)

Herriotts End:

15 Pintail (pond), 16 Shelduck (pond), Grey Wagtail, Little Egret (pond), Goosander (pond),         Kingfisher (tree channel), 2 Reed Bunting, Cetti's (calling), 8 Bewick's Swans (Stratford bay)        Great-White Egret (Stratford bay), 8 Goldeneye (Lake end of channel)

Reports: Gary Hughes, Niall Machin, Alastair Fraser, Glen Maddison, David Gibbs, Lois Price, Harvey Rose,
Simon Williams, Paul Francis, David Horlick, Alan Chard, David Newman, Ian Stapp, Bob Brewer,  Chris Stone, Jonathan Mortin,  Paul Cousins, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18 Jan '17 Wednesday - Ring-billed Gull

Colder but drier and brighter today

Ring-billed Gull new in at Chew Valley Lake
The Cattle Egret still near Wick
Long-tailed Duck still on Barrow Tank no.3
Picture evidence of an Egyptian Goose at Aztec West

18-1-17 Ring-billed Gull (Chris Craig)

Herriots, CVL. New in today

Bristol
Clifton/Durdham Downs:
14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush
Cotham Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk
Crews Hole:
2+ Tawny Owl, 1 Song Thrush
Park St:
2 Raven
Stockwood garden:
2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit

18-1-17 Robin (Brian Thompson)

Stockwood garden birding

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Lots of Blue and Great Tit, 25+ Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 8 Robin, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Chaffinch

Severn Beach:
4 Shelduck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 7 Redshank, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 15 Linnet, several Reed Bunting

Old Sodbury:
1 Woodcock

Portbury Wharf:
54 Gadwall, 100 Shoveler (really good count for this site), 30 Coot, c.80 Linnet

Weston-Super-Mare, Locking Rd:
2 Raven

18-1-17 Short-eared Owl (Simon Williams)

Not been the best winter for SEOs in the region

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl

Aztec West:
1 Egyptian Goose

18-1-17 Exhausted Egyptian Goose (Duncan McLaughlin)

Fresh in from the Nile Valley (probably)

Toghill Farm, nr. Wick:
2 Cattle Egret

18-1-17 Blackbird still sitting tight (Glen Maddison)

Saltford:
1 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Raven, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 300+ Redwing

Bath, Landsdown:
1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard

18-1-17 Goal-hanging Buzzard & Kestrel (Sean Whyte)
Lansdown Playing Fields

Barrow Gurney Reservoirs:
Tufted Duck, Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck (tank no.3), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 22 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 20 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
3 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Mistle Thrush
Woodford:
1 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 25+ Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 10+ Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 100+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush 
Heron's Green:
1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper

18-1-17 Water Rail (Ian Stapp)

Very showy at Moreton, CVL

Moreton:
55 Teal, 4 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail, 9 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

18-1-17 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Craig)

Herriotts End:
7 Bewick's Swan, 14 Shelduck, 11 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Peregrine, 184 Lapwing, 1 2W Mediterranean Gull, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Glen Maddison, Duncan McLaughlin, Nige Milbourne, John Mortin, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, David Teague, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, Sean Whyte, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17 Jan '17 Tuesday - Caspian Gull

Misty and dull for most today, some good birds about nonetheless

Cattle Egret still at Toghill Farm nr. Wick
Ring-necked Duck, Black-necked Grebe, Caspian Gull and Common Scoter at CVL
Eider still on Marine Lake WsM
Long-tailed Duck still on Barrow Tank no.3

17-1-17 Garden Goldcrest (Allan Chard)

Bristol
Fishponds garden:
2 Goldcrest, Blue & Great Tit

Almondsbury, Aztec West:
1 Egyptian Goose

Weston-Super-Mare:
Anchor Head: 4 Oystercatcher
Grove Park: 2 f Blackcap
Knightstone Island: c.15 Oystercatcher, c.30 Dunlin, c.60 Redshank
Magistrate's Court: 1 m Black Redstart
Marine Lake: 1 f Eider
Raglan Place: 1 f Black Redstart

17-1-17 Curlew (Alan Gilbert)

from BOC walk at Portishead - no purple sandpipers today

Backwell Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose and also about Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Hanham Woods:
3 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Several Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit

Toghill Farm, Wick:
2 Cattle Egret (they move about. Seen from the main road to Wick and from the road with the entrance to Toghill Farm today. Please view only from the road though)

17-1-17 Cattle Egret (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Bath, Haycombe:
14 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 44 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 25 Teal, 21 Goosander, 2 Coot, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch

Barrow Gurney Reservoirs:
2 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 3 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 25 Meadow Pipit

Compton Dando:
1 Dipper

Pensford:
1 Dipper

Publow:
1 Dipper

17-1-17 Dipper at Publow (Chris James)

Chew Valley Lake:
8 Bewick's Swan, 12 Scaup, 2 Common Scoter, 3 Great White Egret, 40 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1st-w Caspian Gull (in roost)

17-1-17 Mystery Gull (Keith Vinicombe)

Been around CVL for a little while

17-1-17 Mystery Gull (Keith Vinicombe)

Any ideas? Suggestions welcome

Bittern Trail (in front of dismantled Bernard King hide):
1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 30+ Common Snipe
Villice Bay:
1 Black-necked Grebe

17-1-17 Kingfisher (Bob Brewer)

Heron's Green:
2 Green Sandpiper
Herriotts End:
1 Goosander
Denny Island:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Reports: Bob Brewer, Robert Capel, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Anne Crow, Geoff Dring, Rob Emery, David Gibbs, Alan Gilbert, Chris James, Glen Maddison, Dave Nevitt, John Thorogood, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG