22-12-2018 Saturday - Water Pipit

Much nicer than yesterday after overnight rain  - a moderate westerly with sunny spells and occasional showers.  Mild but damp.

Golden Plover
Water Pipit 

Portrait of a Goosander pair in Eastville Park (Paul Cousins)

Blackcap reports from gardens in Yate, Severn Beach, Portishead and around Bristol.

BRISTOL

Henleaze - a garden:
23 Redwing

Eastville Park:
6 Goosander (2 m.), 9 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 Kingfisher (1 f.), 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Dipper in Eastville Park (Paul Cousins)

Cribbs Causeway verge:
1 Common Gull.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
A Greylag Goose flew upriver at dawn, a Golden Plover with c.500 Lapwing and c.2000 Dunlin at yacht club, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. 2 Mistle Thrush, Skylarks, Reed Buntings.


New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 36 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 2 first-winter m. Pintail, 12 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, c.35 Coot, c.20 Oystercatcher, 595 Lapwing, 17 Curlew, c.200 Black-tailed Godwit, c.40 Dunlin, 3 Snipe (in salt marsh tussocks near pill), c.30 Redshank, 41 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 4 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush in their Mistletoe tree, c.20 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit by the pill.

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
32+ Little Egret and probably 2-3 Great White Egrets but too dark to be certain.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield and West Littleton:
32 Golden Plover, 40+ Skylark, c.10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Raven, 200+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 5+ Chaffinch, c.65 Yellowhammer.

So how many Snipe ARE there at Stratford? (Bob Brewer)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
4 Goosander, 36 Snipe.

A Snipe close-up at Stratford (Bob Brewer)

Out of area:
Lesser Yellowlegs (1st winter) still at Steart.


Reports: Bob Brewer, Allan Chard, Paul Cousins, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Simon Isgar, John Martin, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Christopher Teague, Graham Thomas, Michael Thomas,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-12-2018 Friday - Scaup

Gloomy - Thankfully no long periods of rain.

Scaup, Cattle Egret, Black-necked Grebe, Jack Snipe
Red Kite - yesterday

A Solstice Robin 21-12-2018 St Anne's (Gil Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
Blackcap (f) back in the garden today.

Stockwood Open Spaces:
6 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing.
A late record (19/12/2018)  - Barn Owl hunting in rough scrub next to Old Reds rugby pitches at 18.30.

Knowle - Perretts Park
Late report (20th) 2 Red Kite,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Blackcap (m) eating apples in the garden.

Orchard Pools:
1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Cambridge Batch - Gatcombe Court:
1+ Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush - the best

Kinsgston Seymour:
20 Mute Swan - field by M5

Loxton, Pylons:

6 Cormorant. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Bloomfields:
1 Blackcap (m)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Bewick's Swan, 1 Pintail (m), 1 Great White Egret, 400+ Lapwing.

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Scaup, 11 Cattle Egret, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe, 25 Snipe

Gadwall 21-12-2018 CVL (Jon Mortin)

Villice:
10 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Common Gull, 1+ Fieldfare,

Heron's Green:
8 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 3 Great White Egret

Moreton:
Lane' - Pheasant, 85 Woodpigeon, 15 Starling, 10 Redwing.
Hide - 15 Wigeon, 150 Teal, 1 Great White Egret


OUT OF AREA

Short-eared Owl 21-12-2018 - somewhere - (Wayne Tucker)

Blashford Lakes - Ibsley Water
1 White-tailed Sea Eagle.


Reports: Allan Cradock, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Francis, Rich Giles, Nick Hawkridge, Rod Holbrook, Mark Hynam, B Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Jon Mortin, Gil Sapsed, Tony Scott, Wayne Tucker.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-12-18 Thursday - Yellow-legged Gull

Temp 7 to 10℃. Cold and bright with sharp showers today, nice rainbows cold wind

20-12-18 Water Rail, Hollow Brook (George Stacey)

Bewick's Swan
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Jack Snipe
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Duchess Lake:
5m 2f Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Moorhen, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1f Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1m 1f  Stonechat, 2 Pied  Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

20-12-18 Goosander having lunch, Eastville park (Patrick Richards)

Eastville Park:1 Mute Swan, 4 (2f) Goosander, 4 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, 79 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 m Chaffinch

20-12-18 White-breasted Cormorant, Eastville Park (David Hughes)

Troopers Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ingst, Winter bird survey (nr Olveston):
27 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, c.30 Rook, 1 Chiffchaff, c.50 Redwing, 4 Linnet

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
14 Little Egret to roost

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-12-18 Common Gull, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:

45 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 15 Common Gull,1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

20-12-18 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove, 7 House Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 ad Bewick's Swans, 1 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100-150 Lapwings, 1 Barn Owl

20-12-18 Scaup Moreton 20-12-18

Chew Valley Lake,  Stratford:
27 Canada Geese, 2 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 Pintail (H&Moreton), 1 f Scaup (M), 20+ Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe (Herons Green)

20-12-18 Cattle Egret, Stratford Lane (George Stacey & Robin Martin)

12 Cattle Egret (behind Blue Bowl), 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail (M), 18 Moorhen (S), 1 white Coot, 60 Lapwing (H)

20-12-18 Jack Snipe, Stratford (George Stacey)

1 Jack Snipe (S), 14 Snipe (S), 2 Black-necked Grebe (HG), 1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dam), 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay (M), 1 Raven

20-12-18 Long-tailed Tit, Dam car park (Ian Stapp)

30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 150+ Starling, some Fieldfare (Woodford),  200+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush (W&M), 1 Mistle Thrush (M), 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (M), 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch (W), 4+ Greenfinch (W), 4 Goldfinch (W), 1 Reed Bunting (H)

19-12-18 Short-eared Owl, Bleadon yesterday (NSL-Birding)

Reports: Eric Brain, David Hughes, Robin Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Losi Pryce, Patrick Richards, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Wayne Tucker

19-12-18 Wednesday - Bittern

Sunshine today for a change

Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Yellow-legged Gull 
Short-eared Owl
Water Pipit 

19-12-18 f Stonechat, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

BRISTOL

Westbury Park:
From 12 - 18th December 7-10 Fieldfares eating all the berries on a Rowan tree,  now devoid of berries

Blaise Estate:

1 Jay, lots of Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch 

Coombe Dingle: 

Garden regulars: 1 Sparrowhawk (m),  Blue/Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch,  2 Bullfinch,2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:

19-12-18 Cormorant, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

4 Goosander (2 m and 2 f), 8 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, lots of Black-headed Gull, 1 LBB Gull,  1 Dipper, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-12-18 Marsh Tit (Matt Scott)

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

19-12-18 Reed Bunting, Portbury Wharf (Chris Clarke)

Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais Farm and foreshore - this am. at low tide -  20 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 (!) Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 400 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 45 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Nailsea Wall: 

Two reports of a Great White Egret  in the last week - one from a farmer (“albino heron with yellow bill”) and another from a passing motorist with phone photo.

Kenn:
Kenn Moor - 2 Heron, 1 Great White  Egret (parish of Yatton tick), 7 Little Egret, 50 Redwing.

Bleadon Levels and Uphill:

19-12-18 Short-eared Owl, Uphill (Bill Hewitt)
[Bird in right hand photo with much darker markings than the others]

30 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 100 Lapwing, at least 4 Short-eared Owl, 150 Redwing (with a handful of Fieldfare mixed in), 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 2 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

19-12-18 m + f Goosander, Woodford, CVL (Ian Stapp)

34 Canada Goose,2 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 25+ Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f, Moreton),5 Goosander ( Herriotts Woodford & Dam),  6 Little  Grebe,  5 Black-necked Grebe (from Stratford), Bittern (NW corner of Heron’s Green early afternoon), 6 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 9 Cattle Egret (Cow field near Blue Bowl) , 1 white Coot (Moreton), 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Moreton) 3 Green Sandpiper , 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe (HG), 40 Lapwing,  8+ Snipe,  5 G BB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Adult Dam car park)

19-12-18 Great White Egret,Herriotts, CVL (Ian Stapp)

2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine (Moreton), 7 Jackdaw, 1 Raven (Woodford), 3 Jay, 8+ LTT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 12+ Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat,  2 Grey Wagtail,  (Herriotts & Woodford), 5 Pied Wagtail,  1 Water Pipit (Moreton), 5 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch,  9 Bullfinch (4 Woodford 5 Moreton), 3 Reed Bunting

Out of Avon:

Great Northern Diver still at Cheddar Res on the Axbridge side mid morning

Reports: Jane Barker, Pete Brain, Alex Carlisle, Chris Clarke, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Bill Hewitt, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler

18-12-18 Tuesday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 12 down to 8℃. It wasn't raining when I got up but has just rained heavier and heavier since

Bewick's Swan
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Jack Snipe
Water Pipit

18-12-18 Jack Snipe at Stratford (Brian Thompson)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard, 5 (2m) Goosander, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 6 Moorhen, 110 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dipper, 1 Pied Wagtail

Hotwells:
5 Long-tailed Tit unusual in this Urban setting

St Andrew's Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redwing,  c.40 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-12-18 Bullfinch at Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
Bullfinch back in the garden

NORTH SOMERSET

Worle garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Coal Tits, 6 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 1 Blackcap, 4 House Sparrows, 1 Dunnock, 9 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

18-12-18 Black-necked Grebe off Stratford (Rob Hargreaves)

Chew Valley Lake,  Stratford:
4 Bewick's Swan (S), 1 Shelduck (Herriotts), 5 m Pintail (H), 20+ (8+ drakes) Goldeneye, 1 m Goosander, 5 (1 at Dam) Black-necked Grebe (S), 7 Cattle Egret (behind Blue Bowl), 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail (S), 18 Moorhen (S), 1 Jack Snipe (S), 8 Snipe (S), 2 Jay (Moreton), 1 Water Pipit (M), 4 Reed Bunting (S)

18-12-18 Goldeneye off Moreton (Rob Hargreaves)

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Holbrook, Roger Palmer, Dean Reeves, Brian Thompson

17-12-18 Monday - Short-eared Owls

A much nicer morning with blue sky and sunshine, though cool, deteriorating into a drizzly, murky afternoon.

Bewick's Swans, Mandarin
Black-necked Grebes
Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets
Golden Plover
Jack Snipe 
Short-eared Owls
Black Redstart, Water Pipits

Short-eared Owls have returned to Uphill at last (Bill Hewitt)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle (garden):
5 Blackcap (3m, 2f), 2 Robin, Dunnock, 8 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Clifton (garden):
Marsh Tit regularly visiting a feeder today.

Blaise:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (yacht club), 1 Lesser Redpoll (Lagoon 2).

Northwick Warth:
1 Water Pipit.

Cross Hands, Old Sodbury:
(Winter survey)  2 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 30 BH Gull, 32 Common Gull, 7 L BB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, l Stock Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Skylark, 2 LT Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 28 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 34 House Sparrow, 1 Yellowhammer.

Grey Plover with Dunlin flock at Channel View (Rob Hargreaves)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Pier:
1 Black Redstart, 2 Rock Pipit.

Clevedon Pill:
7 Goosander (1 m.).

Clevedon, Channel View Farm:
500 Lapwing inland, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Curlew, 600 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat.

Uphill:
2 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kestrel, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tormarton:
(Winter survey)  1 Buzzard, 147 Lapwing, 1000 Golden Plover, 15 BH Gull, 8 Common Gull, 29 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 320 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 45 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 15 Chaffinch, 36 Linnet.

Mandarin on  the River Chew at Keynsham ('talkingtobears')

Keynsham:
m. Mandarin on the R.Avon

Grey Heron, Newton Park (Tony Cook)

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan (the cygnets may have been driven off), 43 Mallard, 9 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 29 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, lots of Blue, Great and LT Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail (no Fieldfare and no sign of the Dipper).

Bewick's Swans in Stratford Bay (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Bewick's Swan, pr. Pintail, 4 Goosander, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, lots of mobile Lapwing.


Chew Valley Lake
43 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 26+ Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Cattle Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 albino Coot, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 10+ LT Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Meadow Pipit, 8 House Sparrow, 9 Chaffinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

(No sign of Scaup, Lesser Scaup or Bittern today)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper.

Reed Bunting (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
male + female Reed Buntings feeding.

Woodford:
6 Goldfinch.

Shoveler drakes at Chew (George Stacey)

Villice:
6+ Shovelers.

Heron's Green:
1 Grey Wagtail.

Goldcrest at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 10+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Bullfinch, Siskin calling.

Stratford:
4 Bewick's Swan, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 6+ Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe.

Kingfisher at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's:
5 Pintail, 11 Jackdaw.


Reports: Diana Bunniss, Mark and Susan Chivers, Tony Cook, Anne Crowe, David Esam, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Bill Hewitt, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

16-12-18 Sunday - Mandarin

Temp 4 to 9℃. Reasonable day but turning to heavy rain in the afternoon - 1/2 inch rain yesterday

Mandarin
Black-necked Grebe
Bittern, Cattle Egret
Merlin
Jack Snipe
Chiffchaff
Black Redstart
Corn Bunting

16-12-18 Jack Snipe at Stratford (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

Clifton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit

t'other week  Goosander s at Eastville Park (Lee Gardiner)

Eastville Park:
Mallards, Goosander, Kingfisher, Black-headed Gulls

16-12-18 Robin in St Andrews Park (Jon Mortin)

St. Andrews Park:
1 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing, Robin

Stoke Bishop:
4 Blackcap back (2m, 2f), 5 Greenfinch

 Greville Smyth Park, Ashton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redwing, c.20 Chaffinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail, 6 Grey Plover, 1500-2000 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 27 Redshank, 1 Merlin practising on the Dunlins, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting (OPS tick for AM & MP), 6 Yellowhammer, 25 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
70 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 15 Moorhen, 35 Coot, 120 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 LT Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea, Backwell Lake:
3 Canada Geese, 20 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 8 Shoveller, 12 Gadwall, 45 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 115 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Raven,
Nearby Field: 3 Roe Deer
Flax Bourton: 5 Buzzard (in a field), 1 Kestrel, 8 Lapwing, 12 Fieldfare

16-12-18 Grey Plover by Channel View Farm (Brian Thompson)

Clevedon, Poets Walk:
20 Shoveler, 40 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 1 Pochard, 1 m Pheasant, 19 Lapwing, Grey Plover (CVF), 20 Rook, Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Black Redstart (Pier), 1 Dunnock, 10 Linnet, 5 Roe Deer

16-12-18 Black Redstart on Clevedon Pier (Brian Thompson)

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-12-18 Mandarin in Keynsham Park (Teresa Chard)

Keynsham:
1 Mandarin Duck, 5 Moorhen, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush

Bath garden:

2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 20+ Tits inc Coal and LT, 2 Blackcap, 6 Blackbird and 2 Redwing showing winter is here

16-12-18 Robin at Newton St Loe (NSL-birding)

Newton St Loe:
19 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet

16-12-18 Long-tailed Tit (Bob Brewer)

Bishop Sutton:
Long-tailed Tits - large parties gone and now mostly in pairs

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Blackbird, 30 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit
STW: 1 Grey Wagtail, 80 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 15th:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 m Pintail, 1 redhead Goosander, 1 Great White, 1 Little Egret, just 2 Lapwings

16-12-18 Cattle Egret up Stratford Lane (David Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan, 5 Goosander (1m,4f), 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Bittern (Herons Green), 2 Cattle Egret (top of the lane at 08-45), 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Pipit

16-12-18 Buzzard at CVL (Bob Brewer)

A fast car spooked this Buzzard and it flew towards the car and was struck a glancing blow. Left it somewhat dazed in the middle of the road. How do you move a large bird of prey wearing only thin cycling gloves? Carefully. Got it off the road to the verge where it perked up nicely before flying up into a nearby tree

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, David Esam, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Hayden James, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, F Neate, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker, Bob Webber. Roger White

15-12-18 Saturday - horrible weather

Cold and wet with the wind getting up later.  Few people out.  Hoping for better weather for the Club trip to Torbay tomorrow...

Reed Bunting at Uphill (Bill Hewitt)

BRISTOL
no reports

Golden Plover wintering around Tormarton off the M4 (Pete Coslett)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tormarton:
440+ Golden Plover just outside Tormarton on the Acton Turville road, also 6 Lapwing and a Buzzard.  c.300 Common Gull in fields outside Codrington.


NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
The f. Blackcap has now taken over the fat feeder, driving smaller species away.

Uphill, 14th:
A few Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, a few Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Reed Bunting.


BELOW M4 & BANES

15-12-18 Blackbird in Oldfield Park (Tony Cook)

Bath, Oldfield Park: 
Lots of birds visiting my garden in Oldfield Park Bath including a very strange coloured blackbird.  This bird was first seen last winter then disappeared, this is the first sighting since then.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 ♀ Pintail,  1 ♀ Goosander, 2 Lapwing.

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Jay, Siskin.

CVL video of Godwits, Water Rail and Buzzard by Bob Brewer, press to see

Reports: Bob Brewer, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Bill Hewitt, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds