Mild, dull, dry then wet
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15-12-16 Red-crested Pochard (George Stacey)
Just out the area at Cheddar Reservoir today
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500+ mixed flock of Wigeon and Teal, c.50 Snipe including the melanistic individual still
Clevedon-Yeo:
17 Mute Swan, 96 Canada Goose, c.100 Wigeon, 40+ Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 52 Oystercatcher, 36 Grey Plover, 180 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1,050 Dunlin, c.220 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Raven, 6 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
Banwell, garden highlights:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatche, 1 Treecreeper
Yatton, Wemberham:
6 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe 1 Green Sandpiper, 50 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing
Blagdon Lake:
2 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, c.200 Cormorant, 33 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat
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15-12-16 Barn Owl (Chris Craig)
3 found during a nest box check at Chew today
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3 Barn Owl
Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail
Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 10 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Merlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat, 9 House Sparrow
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15-12-16 Stonechat along Moreton Lane, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Showing very well in the lane by the cattle trough
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1 Scaup, 7 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 25+ Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 20+ Chaffinch
Herriotts End:
16 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Denny Island:
5 Bewick's Swan
Reports: Chris Craig, Nigel Milbourne, Harvey Rose, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, John Thorogood, CVRS, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
