13-1-18 Saturday - Siskin

Very dull day but not too cold, no rain

Today's blog has been done in the new order being adopted by the IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, but using current British names. Avon list under Information Sites

Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Red Kite 
Golden Plover, Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Chiffchaff
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Hawfinch, Siskin
Corn Bunting

13-1-18 Bullfinch 5, Marshfield (RH)
Pheasant and 2 Red-legged Partridge

BRISTOL

Old Sneed Park Garden:
12 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
Sparrowhawk, and 4 Hawfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Little Grebe, Peregrine, Raven, 1 m Black Redstart, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch

13-1-18 Short-eared Owl v Kestrel, Aust (Adam Rawson)

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 9 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing

13-1-18 Chiffchaff, New Passage (John Martin)

New Passage:
1 Little Egret, 350 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 f Blackcap, Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Water Pipit, Greenfinch, Bullfinch,

13-1-18 Blackcap, Olveston (Caroline Gilbert)
Bald, going in and out of feeders?

Olveston gdn:

1 m Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn Moor - YACWAG reserve:
50 Lapwing, 2 Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe

BELOW M4 and BANES

Wick Golden Valley LNR:
1 Red Kite over, Buzzard, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Grey Wagtail

13-1-18 Siskin in Shire Valley (RH)

Marshfield, inc BOC Walk:

20 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Buzzard, 40 (15 Drifton Hill) Golden Plover, 150 Common Gull, 20 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 400 Corvid, 6 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 20 flock Blackbird, 150 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 8 Bullfinch, 100 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch, 25 Siskin, 36 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

13-1-18 Corn Bunting, 12 of 25, Tormarton Road (RH)

Keynsham garden:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

13-1-18 Blackcap, Weston (Sean Whyte)
Becoming ground feeders

Bath, Weston garden:
5 2m/3f Blackcap

13-1-18 Hawfinch, Newton Park (Nigel Johnston)

Newton St Loe:
6 Hawfinch

Chew Stoke STW:
5 Chiffchaff ringed

RESERVOIRS

13-1-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank No.1 (Ken Carruthers)

Barrow Tank No 1:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret

Reports: Rich Andrews, Ken Carruthers, John Croxton, Lee Gardiner, Caroline Gilbert, Patrick Haigh, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Nigel Johnston, Sue Kempson, John Martin, Aravind Ramesh, Adam Rawson, Holly Richards, Trevor Riddle, Paul Robinson, Matt Scott, Tony Scott, Mark Steer, Sean White, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

12-1-18 Friday - Brent Goose

Misty today, not that warm, light wind, with a little Sunshine at times

Today's blog has been done in the new order being adopted by the IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, but using current British names. Loonie at times, Full Avon list under Information Sites

Brent Geese
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Short-eared Owl
Chiffchaff
Brambling

12-1-18 Great Spot in Bristol (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
3 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 28 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 21 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Wren, 28 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 9 Robin, 32 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinches, 8 Goldfinches

Brandon Hill
11 Redwing

Filton, Millenium Park:

50 Starling

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard, NOT TODAY:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Hawfinch

Patchway:

1 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
260 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 64 Teal, 2 Peregrine, 1 Treecreeper

12-1-18 Short-eared Owl takes on Kestrel at Aust (Steve Jones)

Aust:
1 Kestrel, 4 Short-eared Owl

12-1-18 Pochard, New Passage (Lisegirl)

New Passage:
4 Pochard!, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail withs Pieds

12-1-18 Mistle Thrush, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

1 Jay 1 Mistle Thrush

Winterbourne, Monks Pool and Bradley Brook:
2 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 22 Jackdaw, 9 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Chaffinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston in Gordano, Middle Hill:
2 Buzzard, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Redwing, 2 m/f Bullfinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 dark bellied Brent Geese, Shelducks, Wigeon, Goosander, Oystercatchers, Curlew, Turnstones, Dunlin, Redshanks, Skylarks, Stonechats, Meadow & Rock Pipits

Backwell Lake:

7 Canada Geese, 25 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 2 Shoveler, 8 Mallard, 1 m Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, Coot, 100 BH Gull, 13 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Dunnock singing, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Grey Heron 12th Jan 2018 Hewish (Terri Borash)

Hewish:
1 Grey Heron

BELOW M4 and BANES

Warmley:

Raven back and forth

12-1-18 Starling, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

12-1-18 first Goldfinch in two years, How Hill (RH)

Bath, Twerton garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 8 Carrion Crow, 4's of Coal, Blue and Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 courting Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

12-1-18 Cattle Egret, Bickfield Lane(Ian Stapp)

Compton Martin, Bickfield Lane:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret

RESERVOIRS

12-1-18 Long-tailed Duck on Barrow Tanks (Wildwood Photos)

Barrow Tank No 1:
1 ad m Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Brambling in garden

12-1-18 Long-tailed Tit, Denny (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

12-1-18 Goldeneye at Dam (Bill Hewitt)

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 18 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

12-1-18 Goosander, Denny (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail/Denny:
13 4m/9f Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, many Redwings, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
3 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 30 Starling, 80 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch

12-1-18 Common Gull, Herons Green (Bill Hewitt)
Trying to imitate a Ring-billed Gull

Herons Green:
3 Goosander, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull

12-1-18 Treecreeper, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 3 Reed Bunting

12-1-18 Water Rail, New Passage (Lisegirl)

Reports: John Barnett, Terri Borash, John Budd, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, John Clark, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Mike Jackson, Steve Jones, Lisegirl, John Martin, Robin Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Brian Piercey, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mike Thomas, Dan Whyte, Paul Williams, Rich Winn, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

11-1-18 Thursday - more Hawfinches

Cold, dry, light wind.  Bright and sunny despite the forecast of fog and murk.

Cattle Egret, Long-tailed Duck and a scattering of Hawfinches


                                               Goosander and Cormorant at Newton Park, Bath (Chris Perry)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
Kingfisher, Goldcrest.

Goldcrest in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Castle Park:
f. Peregrine,

Cumberland Basin:
m. Peregrine.

Stoke Park, Hermitage Wood:

1 Black Headed Gull,12 Wood Pigeon, 14 Magpie, 1 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 11 Blue Tits, 11 Great Tits, 3 Coal Tits, 2m 1f Blackbirds, 2 Robins, 2f Chaffinch, 2m Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.

Oldland Common:
2+ Ring-necked Parakeet.

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
7 Hawfinch.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
(Shepperdine) Egyptian Goose. 32 Pintail.
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Siskin, 1 Hawfinch.

Aust Warth:
4-5 Short-eared Owl 4 p.m. onwards (Paul Bowerman)

Peregrine 11th Jan 2018 Frampton Cotterell (Steve Jones)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:

1 Sparrowhawk - probably female based on size, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 magpie, c 6 Jackdaw, Coal Tit

3 Blue Tit, Great Tit, male Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, , Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch.

Long-tailed Tits in Weston, Bath (Sean Whyte)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
4 Mute Swan, 20+ Mallard, 50+ Teal, 2 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 15+ Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Raven, 15 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2-3 Hawfinch.

Collared Dove in Keynsham ('ttb')

Keynsham:

(garden) 3 Collared Dove, 16 Magpie, 1 Blackcap, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Marksbury:
100+ Starling (on the wires at the traffic lights).


RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
adult male Long-tailed Duck and 3 Little Grebe (tank no. 1).

Black-necked Grebe 11th Jan 2018 Blagdon Lake (Brian Thompson)

Blagdon Lake:
3 aythya hybrids, 2 Black-necked Grebe. 1 Common Sandpiper, adult winter Mediterranean Gull.

One of the best photos I've seen of Hawfinch lately, at Chew
(Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 40+ Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Hawfinch (in the memorial wood).   

Heron's Green:
1 f. Goosander, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 juv. G BB Gull, 40+ Woodpigeon.

Reed Bunting at Moreton today (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 1 m.  Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Stonechat, 150 Fieldfare/Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Bullfinch.
4 Scaup (1 m., 3 f. off North end of Denny Island). 1 Reed Bunting.

Bickfield Lane:
1 Cattle Egret.

Herriotts Bridge:
10 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Reed Bunting.

female Goldeneye at Chew (Robert Hargreaves)

Reports: Stephen Curtis, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Robert Hargreaves, Steve Jones, Glen Maddison, Robin Martin, Chris Perry,  Ian Stapp, 'talkingtobears', Bri Thompson,   blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

10-1-18 Wednesday - Redpoll

Beautiful warm sunny and still day

Black-necked Grebe
Red Kite, Merlin
Short-eared Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit
Hawfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Brambling

10-1-18 Common Sandpiper, Dam (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Airport Road, South Bristol:
6 Redpoll

Castle Park:
1 m Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Greenfinch

Cribbs Causeway:
9 Moorhen

Henleaze:

2 m/f Blackcap

10-1-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, Oldland (TBOSG)

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Jay, 1+ Hawfinch

Redland garden:

1 Coal Tit, 2 m/f Blackcap

10-1-18 Blackcap, St Andrews (Jon Mortin)

St Andrews Park:

1 f Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Stonechat, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinch

10-1-18 Kestrel at Aust (Adam Rawson)

Aust:
1 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl, Stonechats

Easter Compton:
1 Buzzard, 50 Rook, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:

4 Canada Geese, 16 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 1 Wigeon, 4 Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron,  5 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 50 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull

10-1-18 Treecreeper, Morgans Hill (Robin Martin)

Nailsea, Backwell Woods, Morgan's Hill and Youngwood Lane:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Common Gull, 2 Jay, Goldcrest, Coal Blue & Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 m Blackcap, Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 20 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 1 imm Stonechat, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

10-1-18 Bullfinch, Langford (David Goodliffe)

Langford:
2 m/f Bullfinch

BELOW M4 and BANES

Marshfield:
1 Merlin, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch

10-1-18 Green Woodpecker,  Keynsham Woodland (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham Community Woodland:
1 Buzzard, 17 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 34 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 5 Jay, 11 Rook, 1 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 14 Lt Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Wren, 77 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 17 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch, 12+ Chaffinch, 22 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch

10-1-18 Jackdaw & Magpie (Tt B)

Keynsham garden:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch

Bath, R Avon, Widcombe to Newbridge:
1 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 14 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 4 m Blackbirds, Wrens and Robins singing, 1 Grey Wagtail

10-1-18 Hawfinch, NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
48 (record) Teal, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 250 BH Gull on lake, 10 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Raven, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Hawfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 45 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer 

Chew Stoke:
7 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No 1:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper

10-1-18 Goosander, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
7 Goosander

10-1-18 Bullfinch, Moreton (George Stacey)

Moreton:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 GS Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Lt Tit, 40 Fieldfare, 30 redwing, 6 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 1 GBBGull, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: John Barnett, Paul Brian Chapman, Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Robin Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Michael Moxin, Jaen Oliver, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Gill Sapsed, Matt Scott, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Tim Warren, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

9-1-18 Tuesday - Ring-necked Parakeet

Another overcast, damp, raw day. Large percentage of reports from gardens.

Ring-necked Parakeet
Hawfinch
Cattle Egret
Scaup

BRISTOL

Redland:
1 m Blackcap + 8 Blackbird (feeding together on fallen crab apples)

Bishopston/Horfield Common
1 flyover Cormorant, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Black headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black backed Gull, 37 Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 14 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 27 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 24 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch

Stockwood:
In garden: m and f Blackcap

Oldland: St Anne's Churchyard
4 Ring-necked Parakeet ('We heard them before we saw them, flying at 100-150'  in a semi circle before disappearing. Very thin wings and long tail.')
1 Hawfinch  2 Magpie, 1 Jay, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock

Emerson's Green:
50+ Fieldfare, 20 Redwing (feeding on  fallen apples in field next to science park at Emerald Green) plus 24 Goldfinch

9-1-18  m Blackcap, Warmley (Pete Coslett)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Almondsbury: 
11 species logged in a garden today, inc 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

8-1-18 Starling, Keynsham garden (talkingtobears)

Keynsham: 

Garden in ST6567: c3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch.

River Chew: 1 Grey Heron

Bleadon:

8-1-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

In a garden: 

2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch


RESERVOIRS:

Bickfield Lane:

1 Cattle Egret with 7 Little Egret.

CVL :

A Scaup and a Marsh Harrier.

Reports: Roger Bingham, John Budd, Vera Carpenter, Peter Coslett, Tim Ford, Gill@tiger8lotus, William Hewitt, Michael Moxon, Tony Scott, Kevin Smith. talkingtobears,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS,  nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

8-1-18 Monday - Common Scoter

Raw, cold, damp and overcast all day. The tips of the Avonmouth wind turbines disappearing into the murk.

Common Scoter
Spotted Redshank
Hawfinch
Corn Bunting

Nice portrait of a Long-tailed Tit, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

BRISTOL

Bristol Docks:
Common Gull, Grey Wagtail + 1 Otter (swam from northern side to central moorings at 1330) 

8-01-18 Hawfinch at St Anne's Church, Oldland (Allan Chard)

Oldland, St Anne's Churchyard:
3 Hawfinch

7-01-18 Another Hawfinch shot from St Anne's (Paul Brennan) 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage-Pilning Wetlands

40 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 500 Wigeon,  30 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 12 Coot,. 200 Lapwing,  15 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 8 Robin (in 150m length of hedgerow), 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
1st-w/fem Black Redstart (mobile along sea-wall between jetty and Lagoon 2).

Severn Beach:
1Common Scoter (fem) on high tide line
5 Bullfinch (3m, 2f ) in a garden

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit.

NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
High Tide visit between 0930-1330: 1 Brent Goose (Blackstone), 180 Shelduck, 315 Wigeon, 430 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 16 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 9 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 15 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 44 Grey Plover, 85 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1300 Dunlin, 5 Common Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit (Yeo), 280 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank (Yeo), 415 Redshank, 41 Turnstone, 2 Raven, 44 Skylark,  1250 Starling, 450 Fieldfare (Channel View), 50 Redwing, 7 Stonechat, 65 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

Kenn:
80 Mute Swan, 5 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe, 75 Redwing.

Bleadon:
4 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 5 Song Thrush, 3 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham: 

Garden in ST6567 -  4 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Marshfield:

1 Kestrel, 15 Collared Dove, 5 Raven, 20+ Skylark, 15 Meadow Pipit, 70+ Chaffinch, 50+ Goldfinch, 20+ Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting, 14 Corn Bunting

07-01-18 male Bullfinch at Langford (David Goodliffe)

Winford:

100 Lapwing, 24 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Wagtail (arable field south west of village)

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 7 Lapwing, 25 Common Gull, 2 Raven, 80 Skylark, 40 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare, 11 Starling

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Pipit (Stratford Hide)

Reports: Paul Brennan, Allan Chard, Paul Clack, Andy DavisDavid Goodliffe, Patrick Hancock,  Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rod Holbrook, Melanie Patch, Chris Perry, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Steve Sanins, talkingtobears, Nigel Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS,  nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds, TBOSG