The unusual Common Snipe at Portbury Wharf for its second day
Approximately 10 Bearded Tit at Blagdon Lake
A Siberian Chiffchaff near Keynsham sewage treatment works
Plenty of Great White Egret still around the lakes
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| 13-12-16 A rather rotund robin (Michael Davis) Been guarding 3 feeders from all comers for a while now |
Floating Harbour:
2 Great Black-backed Gull
Clifton, Percival Rd:
1 Marsh Tit on feeders
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10+ Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch
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| 13-12-16 Redshank at New Passage (Rod Holbrook) |
12/12/16 at 22:15: 1 Barn Owl over M5
Portbury Wharf:
The unusual melanistic Snipe again - some discussion about it being a previously recognised form called Sabine's Snipe. Also 46 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 61 Lapwing, 4 Stonechat
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13-12-16 Unusual melanistic snipe (Chris Stone)
Quite distant but clear to see there is no white on the bird at all.
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Clevedon, Channel View Farm to Yeo Estuary:
10 Barnacle Goose, 3+ Pintail, 2 Water Rail, c.120 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, 45 Curlew, 3 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Bunting
Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Black Redstart visiting a back garden bird table for the 2nd day
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| 13-12-16 Bullfinch (Dan White) Brimsham Park, Yate |
3 Raven, 10 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Peregrine, 3 Snipe
Parks Farm, nr. Tormarton:
Avon Winter Bird Survey: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 40 Lapwing, c.100 Fieldfare, c.50 Redwing, 20+ Yellowhammer, 8 Corn Bunting
Keynsham, Sewage Treatment Works:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff and 1+ (nominate race) Chiffchaff
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13-12-16 Goosander (NSLBirding)
2 of 7 seen today
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BOC Walk: 3 Mute Swan, 30 Teal, 7 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 150 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 21 Pied Wagtail, 5+ Meadow Pipit, 11 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin
Blagdon Lake:
3 Bewick's Swan, 4 Pintail, 21 Goosander, 16 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 150+ Cormorant, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c.10 Bearded Tit
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Scaup, 4 Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat
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| 13-12-16 Goldcrest (Ian Stapp) Unusual to see one out on the mud. Moreton, CVL |
7 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 40+ Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit
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| 13-12-16 Grey Wagtail (Ian Stapp) Moreton, CVL |
16 Shelduck, 10 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting
Denny Island:
5 Bewick's Swan
Reports: John Aldridge, Rich Andrews, Teresa Chard, Stephen Curtis, Michael Davis, William Earp, Rob Emery, David Esam, Steve Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Rod Holbrook, Nigel Milbourne, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Dan White, nslbirding, blagdonlakebirds
