Wednesday 31 January 2018

31-1-18 Wednesday - Wood Duck

Temp 8 down to 4 ℃. Nasty rain early, sunshine from midday but getting colder

Bird order is IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, using 2018 BOU names

Wood Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

Percival Road, BS8
1 Marsh Tit on feeders

Stapleton, Holy Trinity and Days Rd:
1 Peregrine

St Andrews Park:
14 Magpie in one tree, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-1-18 Wood Duck, Westerleigh (Wilfred King)
Westerleigh Garden Centre:
1 Wood Duck

NORTH SOMERSET

31-1-18 Black Redstart, Uphill (Bill Hewitt)
Uphill:
1 (f) Black Redstart

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 (part leucistic) Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 and BANES


31-1-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, St Anne's (David Gale)
Oldland, St Anne's Church:
Ring-necked Parakeet

Marshfield, Down Road:
200 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting

30-1-18 Peregrine, Bath (Hamish Smith)
Falcon called all day for mate to no avail
Bath, St John's:
1 f Peregrine

RESERVOIRS
31-1-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 1 (Allan Chard)
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake, 30th
3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup, 9 Goosander, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 48 Lapwing, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker

Chew Valley Lake:
31-1-18 Goldeneye, the Dam (George Stacey)
Dam:
4 2m/2f Goldeneye

31-1-18 Redwing, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
several Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff seen, many Redwing

31-1-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (George Stacey)
Moreton:
Black-necked Grebe

Out of Uk 
Bob Brewer with Raptors in India

Reports: Alan Chard, David Esam, David Gale, Ginger Birder, Bill Hewitt, King, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Hamish Smith, George Stacey, Martin Tayler, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

Tuesday 30 January 2018

30-1-18 Tuesday - Redpoll

Temp -1 to 7 ℃. Sunshine all the way today, not too cold in the Sun with just a cool breeze

Bird order is IOC, BOU and Birdtrack, using 2018 BOU names

Black-necked Grebe
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit
Black Redstart
Hawfinch, Redpoll, Siskin
30-1-18 Cormorant + Pike, (Ian Stapp)
Pike fishing starts this Thursday at CVL
BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
7 BH Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 28 Wood Pigeons, 2 Collared Doves, 16 Magpies, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Crows, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 14 Starlings, 3 Blackbirds, 6 Fieldfares, 8 Robins, 20 House Sparrows, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Chaffinches, 4 Greenfinches, 12 Goldfinches

Castle Park/ Finzels Reach:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Moorhen, 2 Peregrine, 3 Starling

30-1-18 Concorde Way (Patrick Richards)
Concorde Way:
1 Sparrowhawk, 13 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 42 Starling, 3 m Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 19 Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 f Chaffinch, 2 f Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
15 Siskin

Aust, 14.00:
2 Short-eared Owls, 1 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick Warth, 29th:
80 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 62 Oystercatcher, 48 Lapwing, 114 Curlew, 97 Dunlin

Thornbury, Hacket Lane, evening:
2 Green Woodpecker, large mixed flock Thrushes, 6 Chaffinch, 24 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury, North Pools:
2 Canada Geese, 2 j Mute Swan, 18 Shoveler, 27 Gadwall, 24 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 36 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 32 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 55 BH Gull, 2 Magpie, 2 Pied Wagtail

30-1-18 Black Redstart, Uphill (Bill Hewitt)
Uphill:
2 Song Thrush, 1 (f) Black Redstart

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting,

BELOW M4 and BANES
30-1-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, St Anne's (Lee Gardiner)
Oldland, St Anne's Church:
Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Hawfinch

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, 3 Jays, 2 Coal Tits, 8 Blue Tits, 5 Great Tits, 7 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Blackbirds, 100+ mixed flock Fieldfares and Redwing, 7 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
30-1-18 Stonechat, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret (Shire Valley), 5 Buzzard, 330 Common Gull, 3 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Down Rd), 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 200 mixed Finch, 30 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer

Pensford, BOC walk:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 3 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Skylark, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 17 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Siskin - lots of song about

Bath, Bloomfield:
1 f Blackcap
30-1-18 Fieldfare, NSL (NSL-birding)
Newton St Loe:
4 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 10 Stock Dove, 1 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Hawfinch, 15 Greenfinch, 20 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck (No.1), 3 f Goldeneye

Blagdon Lake:
3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup, 9 Goosander, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 48 Lapwing, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker

Chew Valley Lake:
30-1-18 Redpoll, Dam (Ian Stapp)
Dam:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 14 Lapwing, 1 Hooligan's Gull, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redpoll

30-1-18 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Redwing, 1 f Reed Bunting

Woodford:
3 2f Scaup, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 20 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 1 GBB Gull

30-1-18 Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
32 Wigeon, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 40 Lapwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 40 Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard
30-1-18 Red-legged Partridge, Marshfield (Dan White)
In the evening light
Reports: John Budd, Alan Chard, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Ben Hoare, Brian Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Bob Pepper, Chris Perry, Adam Rawson, Patrick Richards, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Dan White, Denise Whittle, Blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, NSL-Birding, Opsbirding, Severnsidebirds, TalkingtoBears, TBOSG

Monday 29 January 2018

29-1-18 Monday - Woodcock

Mild with misty rain, a bit windy at times, clearing somewhat in the afternoon.

Lesser Scaup 
Black-necked Grebe
Hawfinch
Short-eared Owl
Woodcock
Nice portrait of a Wren in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
BRISTOL

Concorde Cycle Track:
14 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 17 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 31 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch.

Clifton Down:
1 Mistle Thrush, 37 Redwing, 2 singing Song Thrush, 1 Jay.

Oldland, St Annes Churchyard:
No Hawfinches but 2 Ring-necked Parakeets.

Horfield:

Woodcock - flying over Lockleaze road this afternoon. Very unexpected sighting!

Kingfisher 29th Jan 2018 Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
Kingfisher, Wren.

Fishponds:
4 Blackcap in the garden - 1♀ + 3♂

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
m. Black Redstart, 1 Kittiwake - 1st winter.

Almondsbury:
Tawny Owl.

Aust:
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel

New Passage:
80 Shelduck, 300 + Wigeon, 62 Oystercatcher, 48 Lapwing, 114 Curlew, 92 Turnstone, 97 Dunlin, 18 Redshank.

NORTH SOMERSET

Ring-necked Parakeet in a Clevedon garden (Stephen Curtis)
Clevedon:
(Garden in Cannonsgate) Ring-necked Parakeet.

Ringed Plovers and Sanderling on Uphill beach (Simon Williams)
Uphill:
Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling.

BELOW M4 and BANES


Hawfinch still in the garden - lucky Denise Whittle!
Marshfield:
Hawfinch still in the garden

Bath - Walcot Gate:
9 Long-tailed Tit and 2 Song Thrush with other usual suspects on the 'enhanced' garden feeding station

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Egyptian Goose, 3 feral Barnacle Geese with Canada Geese, 2 m. Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron.

Black-necked Grebe at Moreton, Chew (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 50+ Lapwing.

Woodford/Villice Bay:
2 Scaup (1m., 1f.), 7 Goldeneye, 1 Peregrine, 2 G BB Gull, 40+ Fieldfare, 10+ L TTit, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch.

Herons Green:
2 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe.

Moreton:
14 Wigeon, 2 f. Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker,  15+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing,  1 Jay, 1 Raven, 20+ L TTit, 12+ Chaffinch.

Herriotts:
6 Shelduck, 1 G BB Gull.

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Stephen Curtis, Rob Emery, Scott Petrek, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Gareth Roberts, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Simon Williams, BlagdonlakebirdsCVRSNSL-BirdingOpsbirdingSevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Sunday 28 January 2018

28-1-18 Sunday - Firecrest


Mild but damp - rain never far away all day. Little wind; overcast

Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Parakeet
Firecrest
Siskin


28-1-18 Short-eared Owl, Aust Warth (Allan Chard)
BRISTOL
Fishponds:
1 Peregrine 
Eastville Park
Firecrest (copse by narrow bridge next to weir) 
Bishopston:
2 Redwing
Stockwood Open Space:
I Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 15 mixed Blue/ Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 12 blackbird, 10 Redwing, , 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
28-1-18 another view of the Short-eared Owl, Aust Warth (Allan Chard)
Aust:
1 Short-eared Owl late afternoon

NORTH SOMERSET
28-1-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, Clevedon (Molly Pannell, aged 9, via i-phone)
Clevedon: 
Ring-necked Parakeet 

Langford: 
28-1-18 Blackcap pair, Langford (David Goodliffe)
(RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch) 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Coal Tit,  3 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 pair Blackcap,  1Wren, 1 pair Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch, 3 pair  Bullfinch, 30+ Goldfinch,1 m Siskin    
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Lower Weston - 1 Sparrowhawk 
Oldland,  St Anne's Church:



27-1-18 Hawfinch, St Anne's Church Oldland (Richard Bedwell)
One of the regularly reported birds has a damaged beak
 - half the upper mandible is missing

RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
No 1 Tank: Long-tailed Duck still
No 3 Tank: 3 Goldeneye

Blagdon:
1m Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe
Chew Valley Lake:
Ringing Station update: weather limited ringing but  did however produce a female Coal Tit, ringed here in autumn 2015 as a young bird. She was around and started breeding the following spring, but then disappeared 'til the 2016 / 17 winter. She is back visiting this winter.

Villice Bay:
4 Scaup (3m,1f)

Moreton:
Black-necked Grebe

Out of area:
Somerset Levels, Ham Wall, VP1 - Drake Ferruginous Duck.  Torr Hide - Drake Ring-necked Duck
Gloucestershire, Crabtree Hill Great Grey Shrike 
Gloucestershire, Arlingham Richard's Pipit
Gloucestershire, Plock CourtPenduline Tit 
Gloucestershire, Sharpness, Great Northern Diver


Reports:  Jon Angell, Richard Bedwell,  Birdguides, Allan Chard,  Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Michael Davis, David Goodliffe, John Griffiths,  Mike Meecham, Molly Pannell, Shane Pannell,  blagdonlakebirds CVRS nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG


2017 Avon Bird Report

We are still missing descriptive notes or photographs for quite a few of the local rarities seen last year. In order to make the 2017 report as complete as possible, if you saw any of the birds on the list below can you please let us have some confirmatory notes as soon as possible.
Thanks
Rich Mielcarek


SpeciesCountDateSite 
Whooper Swan126/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Whooper Swan105/12/2017Blagdon Lake (BL)
Lesser Scaup112/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Red-breasted MerganserPresent05/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great Northern Diver111/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Balearic Shearwater111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel413/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Cattle Egret211/02/2017Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret117/02/2017Congresbury
Cattle Egret125/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Great White Egret117/02/2017Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove
Great White Egret126/02/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great White Egret121/04/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Goshawk108/07/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Crane225/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Grey Phalarope111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Ring-billed GullPresent08/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Caspian GullPresent02/03/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Turtle Dove125/04/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Turtle Dove201/06/2017Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Nightjar115/10/2017Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker103/04/2017Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker313/04/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker108/05/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker525/06/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Willow Tit121/12/2017Radstock, Cycle Track
Woodlark129/10/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Yellow-browed Warbler115/10/2017Winterbourne
Waxwing114/01/2017Yate
Waxwing2014/01/2017Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing117/01/2017Aust
Waxwing604/02/2017Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing401/03/2017Thornbury
Tree Sparrow131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Richard's Pipit124/09/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Hawfinch115/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch118/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch202/11/2017Cribbs Causeway


Hawfinch110/11/2017Dundry
Hawfinch130/11/2017Tortworth, Court
Lapland Bunting115/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill

Saturday 27 January 2018

27 -1-18 Saturday - Purple Sandpiper

Bit of every thing today - but mostly miserable.

Lesser Scaup
Purple Sandpiper
Hawfinch


BRISTOL
Coal Tit 27th Jan 2018 Bristol St George (Lee Gardiner)
St George:
Coal Tit (splendid image from the Great Garden Birdwatch)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 (2♂) Tufted Duck on the Lake, 60 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine, 50 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush - all singing, 100 Redwing,  and 1 Robin also singing.

Aust: (combined report)
White-fronted Goose (flyover, pm), c.30 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 2 Curlew, c.30 Dunlin, c.30 Redshank, 1 Short-eared Owl (appeared 5.07pm), 1 Kestrel, c.20 Redwing. 1 Stonechat.

Easter Compton:
c 90 Jackdaw (mostly as couples.) along the main road.


NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake: (highlights)
24 Mute Swan, a Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Raven, 5 Song Thrush and 13 Greenfinch.

Portishead: Battery Point.
4 Purple Sandpiper


Linnet 27th Jan 2018 Portishead (Pete Evans)

Blackcap 27th Jan 2018 Portishead (Pete Evans)
Portishead, Down Road:
1 m Blackcap and 3 Linnet

Clevedon: Hand Stadium (near)
1 Green Sandpiper


BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Whithymead area:
Hawfinch on the feeder again - briefly.

Willsbridge Mill and St Ann's
1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush (full song), 6 Robin, 6 Hawfinch,  6 Greenfinch.

Paulton:2 Moorhen, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Lesser Redpoll,
10 Goldfinch.


RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Scaup.

Morton:
Lesser Scaup, Black-necked Grebe

Out of area:
Somerset Levels, Ham Wall, VP1 - Drake Ferruginous Duck.  Torr Hide - Drake Ring-necked Duck
Gloucestershire, Plock CourtPenduline Tit still in play. 
Gloucestershire, Sharpness, Great Northern Diver.


Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Brennan, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Pete Evans, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock
 Robert Kelsh, Lois Pryce, Howard Taffs, 
Wildwoodphotos blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

2017 Avon Bird Report

We are still missing descriptive notes or photographs for quite a few of the local rarities seen last year. In order to make the 2017 report as complete as possible, if you saw any of the birds on the list below can you please let us have some confirmatory notes as soon as possible.
Thanks
Rich Mielcarek


SpeciesCountDateSite 
Whooper Swan126/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Whooper Swan105/12/2017Blagdon Lake (BL)
Lesser Scaup112/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Red-breasted MerganserPresent05/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great Northern Diver111/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Balearic Shearwater111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel413/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Cattle Egret211/02/2017Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret117/02/2017Congresbury
Cattle Egret125/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Great White Egret117/02/2017Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove
Great White Egret126/02/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great White Egret121/04/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Goshawk108/07/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Crane225/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Grey Phalarope111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Ring-billed GullPresent08/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Caspian GullPresent02/03/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Turtle Dove125/04/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Turtle Dove201/06/2017Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Nightjar115/10/2017Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker103/04/2017Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker313/04/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker108/05/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker525/06/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Willow Tit121/12/2017Radstock, Cycle Track
Woodlark129/10/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Yellow-browed Warbler115/10/2017Winterbourne
Waxwing114/01/2017Yate
Waxwing2014/01/2017Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing117/01/2017Aust
Waxwing604/02/2017Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing401/03/2017Thornbury
Tree Sparrow131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Richard's Pipit124/09/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Hawfinch115/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch118/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch202/11/2017Cribbs Causeway
Hawfinch110/11/2017Dundry
Hawfinch130/11/2017Tortworth, Court
Lapland Bunting115/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill

Friday 26 January 2018

26-1-18 Friday - Hawfinch

Quite nice out in the sun but a bit of a cold wind

Short-eared Owl
Hawfinch
Lesser Scaup
26/1/18 Teal in the sunshine at Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Redland garden:
Male Blackcap

Lockleaze:
(Concorde Way cycle track, Lockleaze. ST6077)
3 Black Headed Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 1m 1f Peregrine Falcon, 2 Collard Dove, 8 Magpie, 
2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 50+ Starling, 1 Blackcap, 1m 1f Blackbird, 4 Robin, 
23 House Sparrow,  Dunnock and 3 Goldfinch.

26/1/18 Peregrine in Lockleaze (Patrick Hardyman Richards)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:

2 Mute Swan, 100 Shelduck,  2 Shoveler, 200 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 
16 Lapwing, 200-300 Dunlin,  40 Redshank

26/1/18 Little Grebe at New Passage (Vera Carpenter)
Aust Warth:
Short-eared Owl, 1 Stonechat


26/1/18 Short-eared Owl at Aust (Lisa Presland)
NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Partial albino Coot  (could this be the Chew bird?)

26/1/18 Leucistic Coot at Portbury Warf (Chris Stone)
Clevedon:
3 Goosander off Wains Hill

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
(Shire Valley)
1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 250+ Golden Plover, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 60+ Fieldfare, 15 Redwing

Oldland St Anne's Church:
Hawfinch
26/1/18 Hawfinch at St Anne's Church Oldland (Richard Bedwell)

Keynsham:
Keynsham Garden in ST6567:
2 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Starling, 
2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck
26/1/18 Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks (Wildwood Photos)
Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper

Picnic Site No.2:
2 Goldeneye, Little Grebe

Hollow Brook:
2 Fieldfare

Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 4 Scaup (F in Villice bay), 12+ L TT, 7 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest,
1 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch,

Heron's Green:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's (calling)

Moreton:
Lesser Scaup was still viewable in the middle of the lake from Moreton this morning.
12 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander,  1 Buzzard,  2 G BB Gull, 1 G S Wood, 4 Ravens (lots of calling & chasing around), 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's, 1 Chiffchaff, 20+ Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 10+ L TT, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

26/1/18 Goldeneye displaying at Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts:
8 Shelduck, 2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's (calling)


Reports: Tony Adscott, Richard Bedwell, Vera Carpenter, Simon Harris, Roger Hawley, Jon Mortin, Lisa Presland, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone Talkingtobears, Wildwoodphotos  blagdonlakebirdsCVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG



2017 Avon Bird Report
We are still missing descriptive notes or photographs for quite a few of the local rarities seen last year. In order to make the 2017 report as complete as possible, if you saw any of the birds on the list below can you please let us have some confirmatory notes as soon as possible.

Thanks
Rich Mielcarek


SpeciesCountDateSite 
Whooper Swan126/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill
Whooper Swan105/12/2017Blagdon Lake (BL)
Lesser Scaup112/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Red-breasted MerganserPresent05/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great Northern Diver111/11/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Balearic Shearwater111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Leach's Petrel413/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Cattle Egret211/02/2017Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome
Cattle Egret117/02/2017Congresbury
Cattle Egret125/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Great White Egret117/02/2017Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove
Great White Egret126/02/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Great White Egret121/04/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW
Goshawk108/07/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Crane225/03/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Grey Phalarope111/09/2017Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head
Ring-billed GullPresent08/01/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Caspian GullPresent02/03/2017Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Turtle Dove125/04/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Turtle Dove201/06/2017Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way
Nightjar115/10/2017Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker103/04/2017Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker313/04/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker108/05/2017Wickwar, Lower Woods
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker525/06/2017R. Chew N of Compton Dando
Willow Tit121/12/2017Radstock, Cycle Track
Woodlark129/10/2017New Passage / Northwick Warth
Yellow-browed Warbler115/10/2017Winterbourne
Waxwing114/01/2017Yate
Waxwing2014/01/2017Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP
Waxwing117/01/2017Aust
Waxwing604/02/2017Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd
Waxwing401/03/2017Thornbury
Tree Sparrow131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Richard's Pipit124/09/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall
Hawfinch115/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch118/10/2017Aust Cliff
Hawfinch131/10/2017Dundry, Garden
Hawfinch202/11/2017Cribbs Causeway
Hawfinch110/11/2017Dundry
Hawfinch130/11/2017Tortworth, Court
Lapland Bunting115/10/2017Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill