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
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.
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.
Keynsham:
m. Mandarin on the R.Avon
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).
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)
Bewick's Swans, Mandarin
Black-necked Grebes
Great White Egrets, Cattle Egrets
Golden Plover
Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owls
Black Redstart, Water Pipits
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| Short-eared Owls have returned to Uphill at last (Bill Hewitt) |
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.
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| 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.
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| Mandarin on the River Chew at Keynsham ('talkingtobears') |
m. Mandarin on the R.Avon
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| Grey Heron, Newton Park (Tony Cook) |
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).
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| Bewick's Swans in Stratford Bay (Ian Stapp) |
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.
Hollowbrook:
male + female Reed Buntings feeding.
Woodford:
6 Goldfinch.
Villice:
6+ Shovelers.
Heron's Green:
1 Grey Wagtail.
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.
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
1 Common Sandpiper.
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| Reed Bunting (George Stacey) |
male + female Reed Buntings feeding.
Woodford:
6 Goldfinch.
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| Shoveler drakes at Chew (George Stacey) |
6+ Shovelers.
Heron's Green:
1 Grey Wagtail.
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| Goldcrest at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
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.
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| Kingfisher at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
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
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