17-01-25 Friday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp  05°C to 07C - Predominantly overcast, with some breaks of sunshine in the area around midday. Light southerly breeze, gusting up to 11mph. 

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.

The following records have all been entered into Birdtrack and the system will have automatically requested supporting notes, but these have not been forthcoming. 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
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

 We are also trying to contact the observers of the following records to request supporting notes. If you saw any of these, or know who did, please get in touch, again with avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Goshawk	1	18/1/2024	Severnside
Ring-billed Gull	Present	20/02/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Waxwing	12	25/03/2024	Hawkesbury Upton, Cricket Club
Hen Harrier	1	16/4/2024	Marshfield
Dartford Warbler	1	12/08/2024	Sand Point
Goshawk	1	10/9/2024	Marshfield
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	26/12/2024	Blagdon Lake

Red-breasted Merganser

Purple Sandpiper

Siberian Chiffchaffs

Great Northern Diver

Scaup

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

Montpelier:

2 Magpie, 1 Raven

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Shoveler (f), 1 Little Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 4 Redwing, 4 Linnet  

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c50 Canada Goose, 21 Oystercatcher 150 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 20 Turnstone, 2 Curlew, 1000 Dunlin, 35 Redshank, c6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 Pairs) 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit (M - Singing), 1 Great Tit (Singing), 

Shepperdine:

c40 Wigeon, 6 Oystercatcher, c50 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, c100 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, c30 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick:
72 Redshank

Frampton Cotterell:

1 Red Kite

Yate:
1 Red Kite (poss. same bird)

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton (Garden)

1 Sparrowhawk

Portishead, Battery Point:
12 Turnstone, 8 Purple Sandpiper

Rock Pipit, Portishead (David Minshall)

Portishead, Woodhill Bay:

1 Shelduck, 2 Curlew, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon (Garden):

4 Herring Gull, 4 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 24 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Grey Wagtail, Compton Dando (Chris Teague)

Compton Dando, STW:

2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (F)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
1 Water Rail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham (Garden):
2 Blackbird, 16 Goldfinch

West Harptree

1 Red Kite, 1 Peacock (M)

Timsbury:

1 Red Kite

Chew Stoke STW:

6+ Chiffchaff (including 1 Siberian Chiffchaff), 2+ Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
11 Teal, 16 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, 32 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 9 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Linnet

Chew Valley Lake
1 Marsh Harriet (adult m)

Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (2F + 1M), 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Pied Wagtail

Sutton Wick:

1 Scaup (f)

Herons Green:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup (M), 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe (Pool), 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch

Moreton:
90+ Canada Goose, 36 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 7 Goldeneye, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 4+ Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (F), 1 Marsh Harrier (M juv), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, c20 Mixed Flock Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch (M)

Stratford (Carpark):
1 Song Thrush

Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herriotts;
Goldeneye, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
12 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 80+ Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 28+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Lapwing, 200 Black-headed Gull, 400 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 135 Cormorant 3 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Out of Area

Priddy Mineries and Stockhill Woods

3+ Crossbill (2M + 1F), 1 Siskin

Reported by: Jon Angell, Elaine Arundel, Simon Bowles, Ollie Fournier, Marc Hunt, Mike Jackson, Steve Knibbs, Rich Mielcarek, David Minshall, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Denise Rudeforth, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Martin Wightman, Karen Wilkinson, Keith Williams

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16-01-25 - Thursday - Corn Bunting

Temp  00°C to 08°C - A foggy morning evolving into a misty afternoon. A light breeze mostly from east south 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.

The following records have all been entered into Birdtrack and the system will have automatically requested supporting notes, but these have not been forthcoming. 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
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

 We are also trying to contact the observers of the following records to request supporting notes. If you saw any of these, or know who did, please get in touch, again with avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Goshawk	1	18/1/2024	Severnside
Ring-billed Gull	Present	20/02/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Waxwing	12	25/03/2024	Hawkesbury Upton, Cricket Club
Hen Harrier	1	16/4/2024	Marshfield
Dartford Warbler	1	12/08/2024	Sand Point
Goshawk	1	10/9/2024	Marshfield
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	26/12/2024	Blagdon Lake

Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe

Bearded Tit

Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Henbury Garden:

1 Sparrowhawk(1f),1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch (pair, first in the garden for 7 years)

Fishponds Garden:

1 Blackcap(f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Yacht Club:

6 Pintail(2m,4f), 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale Garden:

1 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

16/01/25 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon Pier:

Black Redstart

Worle Garden:
1 Blackcap(1f), 2 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane/Tormarton Road junction
233 Corn Bunting (pre-roost gathering)

Keynsham, River Avon:

53 Snipe

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

16/01/25 Goldcrest, Chew Valley Lake (Lee Patch)

Bittern Trail:

2nd car park area

2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

16/01/25 Black-necked and Slavonian Grebe, Chew Valley Lake (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:

1 Slavonian Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit (calling)

Herriotts inc Pool:
The Little Egret with rings that was reported in Tuesday 14th January was ringed near Penrhyn Castle, nr Bangor.  Hopefully, more details to follow.

Reported by: John Aldridge, Jon Angell, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Wayne Pannell, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Nige Sluman, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines

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