28-01-26 Wednesday - Little Gull

Temp 03°C to 08°C - It turned into a sunny day, after some early cloud - it returned at teatime with some rain! A light breeze mainly for the east before backing to south east as the clouds rolled in.

The Avon Ornithological Group still have a number of notable records that are missing any sort of identification notes or photos. If you saw any of the following, can you please supply a description of what you saw to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk . See list at the bottom of the post

Little Gull

Ringed necked Duck

Purple Sandpiper

Brent Goose

Firecrest

Avocet

BRISTOL

Brislington:

3 or 4 Song Thrush - all singing

Clifton:

4 Raven - 2 doing some serious courting!!

28-01-26 Greenfinch Hengrove (Lee Gardiner)

Hengrove:

30 to 40 Greenfinch

Knowle:

3 Dunnock - all singing

28-01-26 Common Sandpiper Lamplighters (Darren Burton)

Shirehampton - Lamplighters LNR:

1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank

Sea Mills - inc R Avon:

9 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, 1 Buzzard, 2 Firecrest - allotment path

28-01-26 Blackcap St Andrews (John Mortin)

St Andrews Park:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail

St Werburghs - Mina Rd Park:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch

28-01-26 Goldcrest Withywood (Lee Patch)

Withywood - garden:

1 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
6 Buzzard, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 25 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (m), c300 Linnet  

Aust Wetland:

15 Mallard, 10 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 30 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 13 Wood Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 4 Common Snipe, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 20 Crow, 1 Raven, 14 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 25 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 160 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 15 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Brent Goose -db

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:

inc - 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Redwing

Pill - R Avon:
5 Avocet, 3 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank

28-01-26 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (John Lewis)

Portishead - Battery Point:
3 Turnstone, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 7 Black-headed Gull, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
23 Lapwing, 50+Rook, 21 Redwing, c250 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 10 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

Mangotsfield:

5 Buzzard

Willsbridge:
3 Buzzard

28-01-26 Water Rail Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham - Locks/Memorial Park:
2 Water Rail, Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 

Burnett:

8 Cormorant - south, 1 Kestrel

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 500+ Starling

Chelwood village:

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Siskin

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 10+ Jackdaw

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch,

North Shore:

1 Stonechat

Bittern Trail:
Redwing - lots

28-01-26 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Goldeneye

Hollowbrook:
Redwing - lots

28-01-16 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Canada Goose flock with 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Pochard, 1 Ringed necked Duck, 25+ Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard inc the white one, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch 

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Little Gull -ad, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff, 200+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 20+ Redwing, 1 Stonechat (m), 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 4 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 1 Little Egret,

2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8+ L TT, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: David Allward, Ken Blake, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Darren Burton, Lee Gardiner, Chris Hall, John Lewis, Jon Mortin, Lee Patch, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Nick Tippett, Paul Tompkins, Reuben Veal, Jason Williams

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Species	Date	Site
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	01/02/2025	Manor Woods Valley LNR
Blue-headed Spanish Wagtail intergrade	10/04/2025	Pilning Wetlands
Pectoral Sandpiper	06/09/2025	Blagdon Lake
Glossy Ibis (15)	13/09/2025	BG
Razorbill	15/09/2025	Severn Beach
Shag	19/09/2025	River Avon in Bath
Glossy Ibis (3)	28/09/2025	Blaise Castle
Yellow-browed Warbler	28/09/2025	Sand Point - Middle Hope
Leach's Petrel	04/10/2025	CVL
Red-breasted Merganser	12/10/2025	Blind Yeo, Clevedon
Pale-bellied Brent Goose	31/10/2025	Oldbury Power Station
Glossy Ibis (9)	31/10/2025	CVL
Shag	04/11/2025	River Avon in Bath
Shag	05/11/2025	River Avon in Bath
Hoopoe	20/11/2025	Rockhampton
Whooper Swan	26/11/2025	Blagdon Lake

27-01-26 Tuesday

Temp 02°C to 09°C -  Heavy rain and a fresh breeze early on. Improved to light rain showers and a moderate breeze by the afternoon. Winds were from the South.

Rich Mielcarek has published the 8th edition of his 'Birds in Avon'. This annotated checklist is an excellent source of info about the birds that have occured in Avon, and how their status has changed over time. Well worth a read. You can view it here.

The Avon Ornithological Group still have a number of notable records that are missing any sort of identification notes or photos. If you saw any of the following, can you please supply a description of what you saw to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk . See list at the bottom of the post

Purple Sandpiper

Lapwing (flock of 1200)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Dipper

Fishponds (Ridgway Road fields):

290 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull

Withywood:

1 Grey Wagtail (garden visitor)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton-on-Severn (BOC walk):

2 Shelduck, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 10 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 90 Curlew, 30 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 12 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Starling, Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 8 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch

Aust Services & cliff:
c250 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 50+ Redwing, c300 Linnet

New Passage/Pilning Wetland/Northwick:
c70 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 540 Wigeon, 2 Pochard, 107 Oystercatcher, c100 Lapwing, c115 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Redshank, 65 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 20+ Meadow Pipit

Severn Beach:
1 Water Rail, c150 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

Easter Compton:
2 Mallard, 130 Lapwing (settling in flooded field by path...), 35 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 55 Rook, 1 Goldcrest, 180 Starling

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
5 Purple Sandpiper (Battery Point)

Redshank flock, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:
Strode Rd. bridge: 13 Goosander(7m)

Dowlais: 5 Shoveler, 20 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 3 Grey Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 21 Curlew, 150 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin

Yatton:
44 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 20 Rook, 4 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Weston-Super-Mare:
1200 Lapwing (single flock over North Worle)

Uphill:
6 Avocet (beach), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Bluebellwood)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite (seen from M4 over Tormarton Rd)

Wick/Beach:
3 Skylark (in song flight)

Staple Hill:
1 Red Kite (flying east)

Bath:
3 Blackcap (1m+2f)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 possible Lesser Scaup (f)

Out of area:

Red-necked Grebe, Cheddar Reservoir (Bri Thompson)

Reported by: Derek Clarke, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Matt Hull, Nigel Jones, Brian Martin, Chris Mott, Ross Nairn, Lee Patch, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn

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Species	Date	Site
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	01/02/2025	Manor Woods Valley LNR
Blue-headed Spanish Wagtail intergrade	10/04/2025	Pilning Wetlands
Pectoral Sandpiper	06/09/2025	Blagdon Lake
Glossy Ibis (15)	13/09/2025	BG
Razorbill	15/09/2025	Severn Beach
Shag	19/09/2025	River Avon in Bath
Glossy Ibis (3)	28/09/2025	Blaise Castle
Yellow-browed Warbler	28/09/2025	Sand Point - Middle Hope
Leach's Petrel	04/10/2025	CVL
Red-breasted Merganser	12/10/2025	Blind Yeo, Clevedon
Pale-bellied Brent Goose	31/10/2025	Oldbury Power Station
Glossy Ibis (9)	31/10/2025	CVL
Shag	04/11/2025	River Avon in Bath
Shag	05/11/2025	River Avon in Bath
Hoopoe	20/11/2025	Rockhampton
Whooper Swan	26/11/2025	Blagdon Lake

26-01-26 Monday

Temp 03°C to 08°C -  overcast with heavy rain from tea time.  A gentle breeze from the south east gusting to over 20mph after lunch and gale force towards midnight

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common

12 Feral Pigeon, 23 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 42 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 16 Magpie, 6 Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 32 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 9 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch

New Passage:

38 Greylag Goose, 6 (!) Canada Goose, 13 Shelduck, many Wigeon and Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, pr Pochard, 30 Oystercatcher, 190+ Lapwing, 60 Curlew, 80 Redshank, 35 Dunlin, 10 Turnstone.

Filton - UWE eastern entrance:

20 Siskin - feeding alders

NORTH SOMERSET

26-01-26 GBB Gull PW (Jason Williams)

Portbury Wharf:
8 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 18 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-blacked Gull, 2 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Bullfinch

Portishead - Black Nore:
6 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 4 Redshank, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit

Clevedon - Manmoor Bridge - Blind Yeo:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper

Cleeve, Goblin Combe
4 Marsh Tit, 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Memorial Park:

Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Jay, Song Thrush, Redwing, Treecreeper, Greenfinch

Hunstrete - winter survey:

inc - 2 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Song Thrush 40 Redwing, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 G W Egret, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8+ Chaffinch

26-01-26 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Goosander (f&m), 1 Goldcrest, 3 Reed Bunting

Hollowbrook:
3 Goosander (m), many Redwing

26-01-26 Bullfinch CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
150+ Common Gull, 2 G BB Gull - inc D:AE ringed, 1 G W Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 12+ L TT, 3 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Bullfinch

Perry House Farm:

35 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite

Herons Green:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 40+ Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe , 4 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Buzzard, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Pheasant, 30+Woodpigeon, 3 G BB Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 50 Redwing

Out of area:

Cheddar Res: Red-necked Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, 4 Scaup, 4 Goosander

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Josh Brown, John Budd, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, Mike Moxon, Steve Newland, Lee Patch, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-01-26 Sunday

Temp 06°C to 08°C - sunny with some cloudy spells and odd showers. Moderate E/ENE wind moving to NE as it got dark.

White-fronted Goose

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

All Hallows Rd:

Big Garden Birdwatch inc: 1 Raven, 1 Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 55 House Sparrow

Easton:

20 Chaffinch (on ground)

Eastville Park:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Fieldfare (over)

Redland:

22 Raven (over)

Royate Hill NR:

1 Blackcap, 8 Chaffinch (on ground)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
8 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, 11 Curlew, 20+ Dunlin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 20+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Stonechat, 1 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 500 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, c150 Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

38 Greylag Goose, 6 White-fronted Goose, 401 Wigeon, 471 Teal, 1 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Plover, 17 Ringed Plover, 600 Lapwing, 25 Snipe, 7 Dunlin, 1 Water Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

25-01-26 Purple Sandpipers, Portishead (Mike Owen)

Portishead:
1 Tawny Owl

Battery Point: 3+ Purple Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit

Backwell Lake:

10 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail, 14 Moorhen, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 1 Jay, 1 Greenfinch

Goblin Combe/Wrington Warren:

Marsh Tit

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Chiffchaff

Blind Yeo: 2 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 1 Raven

Colehouse Lane: 50 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

25-01-26 Love is in the air, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
Broadmead Lane: 20 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet

Garden: 13 Wood Pigeon

RESERVOIRS

No reports.

Out of area:

Cheddar Res: Red-necked Grebe and Black-necked Grebe

Reported by: Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Oscar Dewhurst, Geoff Dring, Rowan Peters, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Peter Walton, Wildlife BS5

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24-01-26 Saturday

Temp 06°C to 09°C -  heavy rain until tea time then easing. A fresh breeze with near gale force gusts all day, mainly from the south south east.

Sanderling

Mediterranean Gull

Black Redstart

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Little Grebe

Fishponds:

1 Common Gull

Henleaze Swimming Lake:

Mallard, 1 Goosander (m) - 2nd week

Sea Mills - R Avon inc WeBS count:

13 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 90+ Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 110 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Teal

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
6 White-fronted Geese - inc 1 juv, c200 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Pochard (m), 1 Grey Plover, 65 Curlew, 40 Turnstone, c200 Dunlin, 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 6 Raven, Peregrine, Kestrel, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:
16 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 1 Pochard (f), 2 Tufted Duck, c100 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Gull, Kestrel

Patchway:

1 Black Redstart (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

24-01-26 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Mike Owen)

Portishead:

5 Purple Sandpiper

Dundry:

1 Kestrel - hunting, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush

Cleeve - Wrington Warren:

1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper

Uphill:
16 Sanderling. 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-01-26 Sparrowhawk MF (Les Williams)

Marshfield - inc BOC walk:
15 Lapwing, 8 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Red Kite - worming, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 10 Rook, 1 Raven, 18 Skylark, 60 Starling, 5 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 150 Fieldfare, 4 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 15 Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer

24-01-25 Corn Bunting MF (Robin Martin)

Willsbridge:
1 Red Kite

Bath - Devonshire Tunnel area:
50 Siskin

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King:

20 Goldeneye, 50 Redwing

Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Great White Egret, 220 Starling murmuarating

Herriotts inc Pool:
300 Woodpigeon- inc one with an orange looking back, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Cattle Egret

Reported by: George Ashwell, Peter Bryant, Ben Crabb, Neil Delaney, Alex Dommett, William Earp, Chris Hall, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Jonathan Margetts, Robin Martin, Ross Nairn, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Tony Scott,  Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Les Williamsblagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-01-26 Friday

Temp 05°C to 10°C - sunny spells with some showers. A moderate to strong SE/E wind with gusts to 25mph. 

Dunlin

Water Pipit

23-01-26 Dunlin, Dowlais (Darren Burton)

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh/Colliters Brook:

2 Teal, 4 Water Rail, 28 Redwing

Eastgate:
Blackcap - singing

23-01-26 Common Sandpiper, Lamplighters (David Minshall)

Lamplighters:

1 Common Sandpiper

Two Mile Hill:

1 Red Kite

Victoria Park:
14 BH Gull, 82 Crow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Jack Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 30 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

23-01-26 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead:

5 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon:

Seafront: 10 Turnstone

Blind Yeo: 58 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 11 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dowlais/Channel View Farm: 40 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 25 Wigeon, 33 Grey Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 30 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, c9000 Dunlin, 25 Knot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 30 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

Garden: 1 Chiffchaff

Link to video of Dunlin murmuaration

23-01-26 Dunlin, Dowlais (Howard Taff)

Yatton:
44 Mute Swan, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 48 Starling, 12 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 12 Meadow Pipit

23-01-26 Grey Plover, Dowlais (Howards Taffs)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 200 Starling, 300 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 40 Corn Bunting

23-01-26 Greenfinch, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Lords Woods:

1 Red-crested Pochard

Keynsham:
Memorial Park: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Garden: 1 Chiffchaff, 30+ Starling, 5 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch

Bath:

Bloomfield: 2 Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

23-01-26 Lapwing, Barrow (Karen Wilkinson)

Barrow:

14 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King:
2 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander

23-01-26 Stonechat, CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic site 1 to 2:
2 Stonechat

23-01-26 Barnacle Goose, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
100+ Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose

Stratford:
1 Little Grebe

Reported by: Simon B, Darren & Beth Burton, Geoff Dring, Richard Giles, Julian Head, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Brian Martin, David Minshall, Fiona Neate, Lee Patch, Trevor Riddle, Sue S, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Paul Tompkins, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams

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