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
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.
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.
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.
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
4 Goosander, 36 Snipe.
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
Golden Plover
Water Pipit
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| 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.
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| Dipper in Eastville Park (Paul Cousins) |
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.
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.
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| So how many Snipe ARE there at Stratford? (Bob Brewer) |
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
4 Goosander, 36 Snipe.
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| A Snipe close-up at Stratford (Bob Brewer) |
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
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