10-01-25 Friday - Woodcock

Temp  -2°C to 02°C - A lot less sun than promised made for a cold, grey day with light winds from the East.

As we start preparations for the 2024 Avon Bird Report we are chasing up supporting notes for a number of locally rare species and subspecies which have been reported during the year.

All the following records have been entered into Birdtrack and Birdtrack will have automatically requested supporting notes, which have not been forthcoming. Be aware, if you use the mobile Birdtrack app you need to regularly log in to the Birdtrack website to receive such requests.

If any of these are your records please submit supporting notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Waxwing	1	11/01/2024	Tortworth Common
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	1	15/02/2024	Marshfield (MF)
Hen Harrier	Present	15/03/2024	Tog Hill,
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	Present	29/03/2024	Portbury Wharf
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	31/03/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	01/04/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Whooper Swan	1	14/04/2024	Stoke Gifford, Cob Court
Tree Sparrow	1	17/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	4	21/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	3	23/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	14	24/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	7	26/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tundra Bean Goose	1	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Garganey	8	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Gull	3	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down
Common Gull	10	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Yellow-legged Gull	2	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Northern Long-tailed Tit ssp caudatus	2	17/05/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common Gull	4	23/06/2024	Downend, Cleeve Hill
Wood Warbler	Present	26/06/2024	Litton Resrs.
Northern Herring Gull ssp argentatus	6	02/07/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Northern Herring Gull ssp argentatus	5	25/07/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common/Iberian Chiffchaff	1	07/07/2024	Bristol, St Anne's, Eastwood Rd
Slavonian Grebe	Present	11/07/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Arctic Skua	ad pale phase	11/09/2024	Chew Valley Lake
White Wagtail	Present	07/10/2024	Tickenham, Cadbury Camp
Willow Warbler	Present	08/10/2024	Bath
Bar-tailed Godwit	20	23/10/2024	Clevedon, Strawberry Hill
Goshawk	Female	25/10/2024	Ashton Court, Top Entrance
White-breasted Cormorant	1	26/10/2024	Bathampton Down
Yellow Wagtail	Present	22/11/2024	Yatton, Kenn Moor Rd
Tree Sparrow	1	01/12/2024	Bleadon Hill
Goshawk	1	22/12/2024	Badminton
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

Red-breasted Merganser

Great Northern Diver

Woodcock

Purple Sandpiper

Black Redstart

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:

26 Feral Pigeon, 32 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Magpie, 7 Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap m, 18 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 10 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch

Redwing, St. George's Park (Lee Gardiner)

St George's Park:

Redwing

Henleaze (garden):

1 Coal Tit, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Blackcap (2m+1f), 1 Goldcrest

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Golden Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper

Tormarton:

c30 Golden Plover (flew N over M4, just east of the A46 junc.)

NORTH SOMERSET

Barn Owl, Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)

Watercress Farm (survey - route 3):

1 Mallard, 3 Woodpigeon, 40 Lapwing (in flight over), 8 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (at sunset), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 11 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch, 75 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon:
Pier: 1 Black Redstart (f)

Davis Lane bridge: 30+ Canada Goose, 2 Pochard (m+f), 3 Goosander (all m), 2 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel

Strode Road bridge: 100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret

garden: 4 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

Dowlais: 31 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 100 Jackdaw, 1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat (f), 20 Linnet

Kenn:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Sims Hill:
2 Woodcock

Lapwing, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
9 Pheasant, 42 Lapwing, 4 Black-headed Gull, 32 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 25 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Karen Wilkinson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver (Tank 2)

Litton Reservoir:


Chew Valley Lake

Red-breasted Merganser (top)/ Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam/Picnic Site 1&2:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Goosander (m), 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Treecreeper, c50 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 1 Kingfisher

Stratford:

2 Jay, 1 Bullfinch (m), 

Herriotts:

4 Goosander (1f&3m), c50 Great White Egret - in to roost, 1 Barn Owl - ringing station, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: John Budd, Paul Chapman, Stephen Curtiss, Ollie Fournier, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, Iris Langson, John Lewis, Rob Martin, Mike Moxon, Tom O,Shea, Nigel Povey, Carol Rushton, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-01-25 Thursday - Red-breasted Merganser still at Chew

Temp  -4°C to +06°C. Sunny but cold start warming a little as light northwesterly turned westerly.

09-01-25 Red-breasted Merganser, CVL (Ian Stapp)

CALLING  ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Work is beginning on the next Avon Bird Report and one aspect of this will be the inclusion of a number of bird photographs,  As in the last Report we are hoping to include up to bird 40 pictures.  So if you have any that you think might be suitable please e-mail them to me at  

blacktgodwit@gmail.com   

All shots need to have been taken in 2024 and within the Avon boundary.  Also  we need to know when and where they were taken, and any special circumstances.  Last year we included one drawing and it would be good if we could include one or two in the next ABR so our request applies here also.  Most photographs will be half-page 'landscape' but one or two of the best can be full page 'portrait'. - and the very best of these will be used for the front cover.  If you have any queries do please get in touch, otherwise send what you have preferably by the end of the month.

Harvey Rose  (Editor ABR)

Harvey also has copies of the 2023 Avon Bird Report still for sale.

Red-breasted Merganser

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Yellow-legged Gull

Great Northern Diver

Yellow-browed Warbler

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Henleaze garden:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Ashley Down:

2 Raven (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
85 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier,  3 Great Spotted  Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Jay, 6 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart (f), 2 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Piupit, 1 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
12 Little Grebe

Woodhill Bay, Portishead:

2 Shelduck, and lone Curlew, Oystercatcher and Redshank

09-01-25 Black Redstart, Clevedon (Mark Savage)

Clevedon - Yeo:
    Clevedon Pier - 1 Black Redstart (f)

    Highdale Rd - 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit

    Blind Yeo  - 3 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper

    Dowlais - 1 Lapwing, 1 Purple Sandpiper

09-01-25 some of the 1000 Dunlin at Channel View Bay (Howard Taffs)

Channel View Bay: 

8 Grey Plover, 51 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 4 Redshank 

YACWAG fields by Strawberry Line, Yatton:
1 Water Rail, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel

09-01-25 Redwing, Backwell Lake (Rob Martin)

Backwell Lake:

6 Canada Goose, 24 Mute Swan, 12 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 20 Feral Pigeon, 11 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, c70 BHGull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 4 great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

Banwell garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1m, 1f), 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

09-01-25 Fieldfare, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Somerdale Hams:
1 Peregrine buzzing Crows, 3 Magpie, 3+ Mistle Thrush, 12+ Fieldfare, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

09-01-25 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Wayne Tucker)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver (on no 2), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven

Chew Valley Lake

09-01-25 Goosander & Red-breasted Merganser, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam / Whalley Bank:
5 Goosander (3f, 2m), 1 Red breasted Merganser, 2 Goldeneye (1m, 1f), 26+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest

Woodford Lodge & path to dam:

1 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 24+ mixed flock Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit & Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch

Nunnery:

2 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 16 Lapwing (over), 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
42 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret,

1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch

09-02-25 Slavonian & Black-necked Grebes, Moreton (Tony Bridges)

Moreton:

100 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Scaup, 12 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier (2ndCY),  1 Buzzard, 1 Great Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 30 mixed flock Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit & Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 1 Chiffchaff

 

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Shelduck, 60+ Teal, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad), 22 Cattle Egret, 65 Great White Egret at roost, 30 Little Egret (along NW shore), 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f), 14 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

c5k Starling murmuration settled to roost right in front of bridge - Starling Video by Anne Crowe

 

Out of Area

Burnham  -  Kentish Plover

Reported by: George Brock, Merv Carlyon, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, Rob Martin, David Minshall, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-01-25 Wednesday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp  -2°C to 04°C - A frozen start but the sun made some attempt at warming things up. Cloudy after lunch and rain by teatime when the gentle breeze went from east to north east. Always felt cold.

Red-breasted Merganser 

Slavonian Grebe

Bearded Tit

Golden Plover

Woodcock

Short-eared Owl

BRISTOL

Bishopston -  garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch (f), 6 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:

10 Mute Swan, 24 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 32 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Song Thrush (singing)

Fishponds - garden:
1 Blackcap(f), 1 Chaffinch(f)

08-01-25 Bullfinch ST George (Lee Gardiner)

St George - garden:

1 Bullfinch (f)

Snuff Mills to Oldbury Court and environs:

1 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:

Stanshaws Lake:
2 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin Duck, 10 Tufted Duck

Kingsgate Park:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Colehouse Lane (AWBS):
inc - 16 Canada Goose, 105 Woodpigeons, 6 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper,  67 Starlings, 5 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch, 33 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

2 Herring Gull, 1 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow

Gordano Valley:

1 Red Kite

Kenn Moor:
2 Woodcock - flushed

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel - in hot pursuit of the SEO, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Court:

18 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Keynsham - garden:
4 Jackdaw, 5+ L TT, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch 

08-01-25 Grey Heron NSL (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
inc - 3 Mute Swan, 4 Teal, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Hawfinch, 7 Greenfinch

Bath - Charmy Down:
c150 Golden Plover

Compton Dando - STW:

10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

inc - 10 Teal, 21 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 21 Cormorant. 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch

Blagdon Lake:
- inc. 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Scaup (f), 3 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, Fieldfare, 2 Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

08-01-25 Pintail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Pintail (f&m), 2 Goldeneye (f&m), 5 Goosander (3f&2m), 17 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret

08-01-25 Red-breasted Merganser CVL (Stewart Poiner)

Woodford - inc path:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (m), 2 G S Wood, 2 Jay, 12+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 30+ mixed flock Blue, Great, LTT, & Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 34 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch

- -  Plus 2 Cattle Egret, 3 G W Egret, 11 Little Egret along from the Lodge on the lake side bank

Herons Green:
13 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - 'limpy'

Moreton:
164 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck - -  all in field at back, 5 Goldeneye (4f&1m), I Water Rail,  1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Tawny Owl - calling,  1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit. 30/40 mixed flock LTT Blue, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m)

08-01-25 BH Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 60+ Teal, Black-headed Gull - head colour coming in, 2 G BB Gull, 14 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret - viewed around the lake, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 6 Jackdaw,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Anne Beck, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Stewart Poiner, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Lauren & Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-01-25 Tuesday

Temp -03°C to 05°C - A dusting of snow at 5am gave way to a sunny day with a gentle breeze from the West.

CALLING  ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Work is beginning on the next Avon Bird Report and one aspect of this will be the inclusion of a number of bird photographs,  As in the last Report we are hoping to include up to bird 40 pictures.  So if you have any that you think might be suitable please e-mail them to me at  

blacktgodwit@gmail.com   

All shots need to have been taken in 2024 and within the Avon boundary.  Also  we need to know when and where they were taken, and any special circumstances.  Last year we included one drawing and it would be good if we could include one or two in the next ABR so our request applies here also.  Most photographs will be half-page 'landscape' but one or two of the best can be full page 'portrait'. - and the very best of these will be used for the front cover.  If you have any queries do please get in touch, otherwise send what you have preferably by the end of the month.

Harvey Rose  (Editor ABR)

Harvey also has copies of the 2023 Avon Bird Report still for sale.

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Redshank, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 1 Cormorant

Bullfinch, Zoo Bank (Keith Williams)

Clifton:

Zoo bank: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

Down: 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

07-01-25 Goldfinch Three Brooks LNR (Paul Tompkins)

Bradley Stoke (Three Brooks LNR - BOC walk):
18 Mallard, Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
8 Purple Sandpiper ( 7 Battery Point buoy)

Clevedon (pier):
1 Black Redstart (f)

Purple Sandpiper, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Goosander, 1 Purple Sandpiper (Dowlais)

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie

BELOW M4 & BANES

Meadow Pipit/Stonechat, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield (Rushmead Lane):
22 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Sky Lark, 2 Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 9 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Keynsham (garden):
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk , 2 Jackdaw, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 2 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Scaup (greater), 1 Goosander, 3 Great White Egrets

Chew Valley Lake

Common Sandpiper, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper. 1 Chiffchaff

Bittern Trail:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe (both distant "mid-lake" - 2nd BNG visible mid-lake from Moreton)

Great Spotted Woodpecker/Green Woodpecker, Wally Bank Path
(Ian Stapp)

Walley Bank Path:
7 Goosander, 34+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 14 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, (20+ mixed Tit flock Blue, Great & LTT). 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Bullfinch

Villice:
2 Marsh Harrier

Herons Green:
8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

Stratford:
2 Water Rail, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Great white Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
12 Shelduck, 60+ Teal, 7 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (sub adult/near adult), 42 Cattle Egret (5pm), 43 Great White Egret (5pm), 1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier (m+f), 5 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Steve Curtiss, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, David Minshall, Mike Moxon, Nigel Povey, Phil Quinn, Carol Rushton, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Julian Thomas, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Martin Wightman, Keith Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-01-25 Monday - Grey Partridge

Temp 02°C to 06°C - Heavy overnight rain which had cleared by 9am in most places.  What felt like a cold westerly breeze brought the temperatures down.  

CALLING  ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Work is beginning on the next Avon Bird Report and one aspect of this will be the inclusion of a number of bird photographs,  As in the last Report we are hoping to include up to bird 40 pictures.  So if you have any that you think might be suitable please e-mail them to me at  

blacktgodwit@gmail.com   

All shots need to have been taken in 2024 and within the Avon boundary.  Also  we need to know when and where they were taken, and any special circumstances.  Last year we included one drawing and it would be good if we could include one or two in the next ABR so our request applies here also.  Most photographs will be half-page 'landscape' but one or two of the best can be full page 'portrait'. - and the very best of these will be used for the front cover.  If you have any queries do please get in touch, otherwise send what you have preferably by the end of the month.

Harvey Rose  (Editor ABR)

Harvey also has copies of the 2023 Avon Bird Report still for sale.

Ring-necked Duck

Grey Partridge

Purple Sandpiper

Great Northern Diver

Yellow-browed Warbler

Siberian Chiffchaff

Hawfinch

Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

2 Tawny Owl, 1 Firecrest

St Andrew's Park and Environs.

1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tits, 13 Redwing, 2 Robins, (House Sparrows audible from neighbouring gardens) 2 Pied Wagtail (m+f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Shoveler (downriver 1f, 2m)

Charfield :

1 Grey Partridge

Huntingford Engineering Works:

3 Redpoll, 15+ Siskins

Frampton Cotterell

1 Red Kite(via Facebook)

Sims Hill:

1 Woodcock

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:

2 Oystercatcher, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Rock Pipit

Clevedon:

Highdale Rd:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin

06/01/25 Purple Sandpiper, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Dowlais:

25 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 2 Lapwings, 50 Dunlin, 1 Purple Sandpiper (1st winter), 50 Redshank, 30 Fieldfare, 16 Skylark

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Memorial Park:

c10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher - heard only, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail - pr, 2 Pied Wagtail - pr, 

Bath Spa University:

7 Hawfinch

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Compton Dando:

Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando STW (Ian Stapp)

Sewage Works:
5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

Fly over:1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Jackdaw, 4 Raven

06/01/2025 Firecrest, Compton Dando Orchard (Ian Stapp)

Orchard:

2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2+ Chiffchaff,  1 Firecrest, 4+ Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Goldfinch (60+ mixed flock of Redwing, Blackbird, Fieldfare and Wood Pigeon also present)

Radstock - Writhlington garden:

1 Blackcap (m)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, Siskin (on feeders)

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:

3 Redpoll (along recreational path)

Moreton:
10 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon (m), 10 Great White Egret (dropped in reeds in front of the hide), 2 Red Kite

Out of Area

06/01/25 Yellow-browed Warbler, Frampton-on-Severn (Chris Teague)

Frampton On Severn:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Reported by: Simon Bowles, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Chris Gay, Marc Hunt, Brian Mulgrew, Vic Polley, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Mike Tranter blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds