Wednesday 14 December 2016

14th Dec '16 Wednesday - Jack Snipe

A bit cool in the wind but quite good light today

Jack Snipe first record for the warden in 24 years at Blagdon, some people just unlucky
albino Blackbird at Weston-Super-Mare

14-12-16 female Stonechat at CVL(Bob Brewer)
BRISTOL
Create Centre:
Pair of Ravens on bonded warehouse
Easton Sluice:
2 Pied Wagtail
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfare, 15+ Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

14-12-16 Pied Wagtail at Easton Sluice (Gill Sapsed)
New Passage/Northwick:
660+ Wigeon, 101 Teal, 1 f Pochard, 9 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Merlin, 348 Lapwing, 230 Knot, 6 Snipe, 545 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap

Weston-Super-Mare, garden nr Broadway:
1 albino Blackbird

13-12-16 Pied Wagtail (Wayne Tucker)
Providing the Xmas decorations in Southgate Bath
Bath, Southgate:
250 Pied Wagtail roosting in tree outside Apple

14-12-16 Otter (Peter Coslett)
Lunch surprise at Brassmills Estate
Bath, Brassmills Estate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Robin, Red Admiral in flight,  Otter

Bath, Twerton garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 (pair) Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 (pair) Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 (pair) Chaffinch

14-12-16 Nuthatch (Robert Hargreaves)
Rare in this Bath garden
Newton St Loe:
20 Teal, Goosander, Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Blagdon Lake:
3 ad Bewick's Swans, 7 Goosanders, 9 Great White Egrets, c.20 Little Egrets, 186 Cormorants,
1 Jack Snipe (my second Blagdon tick in 2 days! Nigel Milbourne)

14-12-16 Goosander at CVL (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (1m 1f), 4 Goosander (2m 2f), 4 Little Grebe, 66 Lapwing (on Dam wall), 1 Cetti's Warbler
Woodford:
9 Barnacle Goose with 160+ Canada Goose (field drive in), 10 Goosander (6f 4m), 40+ Redwing (orchard), 6 Long-tailed Tit (car park), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robins, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Goosander (2m), 3 Little Egret , 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper (calling pond), 40+ Crows Jackdaws, 50+ Starlings

14-12-16 Water Rail at CVL (Bob Brewer)
Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 5 Goosander (3f 2m), Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 25+ Chaffinch
Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 1 f Goosander (channel), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Water Rail (channel), 2 Reed Bunting
14-12-16 Green Sandpiper at CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, William Earp, Steve Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG