Saturday 17 December 2016

17th Dec '16 Saturday - Bittern

Misty and cloudy day, calm

Gadwall at Oldbury Power Station, first in 2016, and Black Redstart
Mediterranean Gull, at Sea Mills and Down Road
Golden PloverJack Snipe and Short-eared Owl at Clevedon
Bittern at Chew Valley Lake

17-12-16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Robert Hargreaves)
At the top of a tree by Swineford Lock
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 2 pair Stonechat
17-12-16 Stonechat at Stoke Park (Gill Sapsed)
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Shelduck, 110 Wigeon, 2 pair Gadwall, 183 Teal, 92 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1500 Dunlin, 57 Snipe, 52 Curlew, 23 Redshank, 15 Turnstone, 2 male Black Redstart,
8 Stonechat (see Website)

Littleton Warth:
2 Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 1800 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 26 Turnstone, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit

17-12-16 Buzzard (Brian Lancastle)
Rescued from this muddy state on Northwick Warth
Northwick Warth:
1 muddy Buzzard rescued

Sea Mills, R Avon, WeBS:
32 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 45 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpipers, 60 Redshank, 154 BH Gulls, 2 ad winter Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

17-12-16 Buzzard (Paul Milo Mislom)
A fit bird at Portbury 
Avonmouth:
5-12-16: 1 Willow Warbler, after checking out "nailed on" sighting

Clevedon-Yeo, WeBS:
92 Canada Geese, 10 Barnacle Geese, 40 Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 26 Oystercatcher, 3 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 450+ Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 150 Curlew, 320 Redshank, 28 Turnstone, 100 BH Gull,
2 Short-eared Owl, 10 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting

Yatton, Wemberham, a.m:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

17-12-16 Mediterranean Gull ( Peter Coslett)
In the gloom at Down Rd, Marshfield
Bleadon:
Garden:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Song Thrush, Reed Bunting

17-12-16 Green Woodpecker (William Hewitt)
Bleadon Allotments
Allotments:
30 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush
Sluice, behind sewage works:
2 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank

Marshfield, Down Rd:
1 first winter Mediterranean Gull, 200 Common Gull

17-12-16 Wigeon (Robert Hargreaves)
In the gloom my first Wigeon at Saltford Sewage Works
Saltford:
1 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 7 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 120+ BH Gull,
2 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c.20 Long-tailed Tit, 19 Blackbird, c.60 Redwing,
1 singing Mistle Thrush , c.25 Goldfinch

17-12-16 Bittern ( Christopher Teague)
Showing well at the Herriott's End channel
Chew Valley Lake:
3 Bewick's Swan, Goldeneye, 10 Great White Egret, Snipe, Grey Wagtail
Stratford:
1 Water Pipit
Herriotts End:
Bittern, Great White Egret, Kingfisher

17-12-16 Grey Heron Heron (Robert Hargreaves)
Not even the Jolly Sailor, Saltford, can cheer him up
Reports: Rich Andrews, Peter Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Lyndon Roberts, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Gary Thorburn, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding