Christmas Eve '17 Sunday - Marsh Tit

Temp 8 to 10˚C. SW Wind max 13 mph. Dull day, no rain but a little sun, dull and cool in the wind

Long-tailed Duck, Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret
Short-eared Owl
Golden Plover
Marsh Tit
Water Pipit

24-12-17 Goldcrest, CVL (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden BS7 8J:
1 f Sparrowhawk at 12.45, 23rd

Bristol Docks
2 Cormorant, 7 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail

23-12-17 Ring-necked Parakeet, BS16 (Steve Howe)

BS16, garden, 23rd:
3 Ring-necked Parakeet

Fishponds, cycle path nr Morrisons:

1 Peregrine on tall chimneys, Song Thrush singing

Percival Road, BS8:

1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch

River Avon, opp Leigh Woods, 23rd:
1 Grey Heron, 4 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth, 16.30 on:

2 Short-eared Owl, 120 Starling

24-12-17 Goldcrest, New Passage (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

3 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

24-12-17 Cormorant, Portishead Dock (John Clark)

Portishead Marina:
5 Cormorant.  Swan only occasional and Canada Geese absent this autumn

24-12-17 Lapwing, Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Clevedon, Dowlais to Blake's Pools:

110 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 75 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail (Blakes), 10 Oystercatcher, 750 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin (only at Kenn), 1 Snipe, 60 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 19 Turnstone, 3 Raven, 6 Skylark, 6 Stonechat

Weston-super-Mare, Alexandra Parade:
30 singing Goldfinch serenading 1 Sparrowhawk

Bleadon:
1 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat

BELOW M4 and BANES

Marshfield:
9 Red-legged Partridge, 13 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 40 Golden Plover flying, 120 Jackdaw, 400 Starling, 80 Fieldfare, 250 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch

Keynsham garden:

2 Herring Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

24-12-17 Treecreeper, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe, 53 species record equalled:
16 Teal, 1 Goosander, 8 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Treecreeper, 100+ Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat m/f, 14 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 13 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake, 23rd:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Common Snipe, 1 m Stonechat, Brambling visiting local gardens

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
1 Long-tailed Duck,  6 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 20+ Redwing, 6 Pied Wagtail

24-12-17 Bullfinch, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 25 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Bullfinch 

Villice:

1 Little Egret, 12 Black-tailed Godwit (23rd)

Herons Green:
4 Goosander, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 BH Gull ring 21S3, 10 Long-tailed Tit,

24-12-17 Goldcrest, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 132 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 30 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch

Stratford Hide:
3 Water Pipit

Herriotts:
4 Shelduck (pond), 16 Pintail (pond), 2 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 11 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail

Out of Avon, but close:
Penduline Tit still at Plock Court, nr Gloucester

Reports: Rich Andrews, Jonathan Angell, John Clark, Chris P Duck, Alastair Fraser, William Hewitt, Steve Howe, David Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Mike Meechem, Rob P The Birder, Bob Pepper, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, talkingtobears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds