06-11-24 Wednesday - Snow Bunting, SEO

Temp 12°C to 14°C - Another gloomy overcast day with some drizzle. An occasional light wind from the SE. See Monday's blog post for details on how to order a copy of the 2023 Avon Bird Report which will be available soon- members of the BOC and BNS will get theirs through the post.

Don't forget about this new book on the buzzards he studied, by local birder Robin Prytherch, available from Bristol Books.

Brent
Short-eared Owl
Caspian Gull
Spotted Redshank

Snow Bunting

06-11-24 Snow Bunting, Middle Hope (Matt Hull)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Shoveler, 35 Coot

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit

Sims Hill: 

1 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Mute Swan, 19 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 4 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 12 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 11 Goldfinch
Oldbury Village: 1 Fieldfare

Aust Warth:
3 Brent, 1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Mistle Thrush, 15 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

New Passage/NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Turnstone, c100 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Caspian Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail,  c30 Greenfinch

Bristol Zoo Project:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Portbury Wharf:
3 Water Rail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

06-11-24 Egrets, Kingston Seymour (Howard Taffs)

Kingston Seymour:

23 Cattle Egret (patch record), 1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Snow Bunting

Weston-s-Mare - Grove Park:

1 Firecrest

06-11-24 Kestrel, Uphill (Adrian Dutt)

Uphill:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, many Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-11-24 Dipper, Midsomer Norton (Wayne Tucker)

Midsomer Norton:

1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

06-11-24 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
1 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper

06-11-24 Dunlin, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Moreton:

5 Goldeneye

Stratford:
1 Curlew, 12 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit heard

Reported by: Rod, Merv Carlyon, Adrian Dutt, Julian Eastoe, Alastair Fraser, Brian Lancastle, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Joward Taffs, Bri Thompson, Wayne & Lauren Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-11-24 Tuesday

Temp 10°C to 14°C - Light cloud with a very light (2mph) wind from the East.

Redpoll

Woodlark

BRISTOL

Eastville:

1 Hawfinch (over to South)

Eastville Park:

1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 3 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:

3 Brent Goose (dark bellied), 6 Barnacle Goose, 1 Golden Plover, ++ Starling (passage NE), 1 Redpoll

Aust Services:
1 Woodlark (flying NE)

Aust Warth:
1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat

Spotted Redshank, Severnside (Brian Lancastle)

Redshank/ Wigeon & Grey Heron, Severnside (Vera Carpenter)

Severnside:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Brent Goose (dark bellied), 20 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 200+ Wigeon, 2 Water Rail, c150 Oystercatcher, 3 Golden Plover, c100 Curlew, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 300+ Dunlin, 200+ Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 21 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
5 Gadwall, 1 Pochard (m), 13 Tufted Duck, 16+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Siskin

Yate (garden):
1 Blackcap (male)

Almondsbury (garden):

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (Tutshill Sluice):
1 Cattle Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Redwing

Clevedon (garden):
5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Lulsgate:
26 Golden Plover (over airport)

Bleadon (BOC walk):
80 Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 35 Wigeon, 9 Mallard, 15 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 40 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 4 Snipe, 8 Redshank, + Black-headed Gull, + Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, + Jackdaw, + Rook, + Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 20 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 9 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Red Kite, Marksbury (Merv Carlyon)

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 200+ Starling

Bishop Sutton:
2 Mistle Thrush

Redwing, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 44 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 15 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 35 Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Pochard, Tank 3 (Karen Wilkinson)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 3: 16 Mallard, 24 Teal, 16 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 60 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 150 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Grey Wagtail

Tank 1: 16 Little Grebe, 1 Raven

Blagdon Lake:
4 Red-crested Pochard

Chew Valley Lake

Common Sandpiper, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail

Walley Bank Path:
1 Goosander (m), 12 Redwing, 1 Siskin

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 4 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Snipe, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 12+ Snipe, 100+ Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Robin

Pintail/Marsh Harrier, Herriott's (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 6 Pintail, 86+ Teal, 18 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c5000 Starling (roost increasing), 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Julian Eastoe, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Milbourne, Matt Plenty, Jonathan Potter, Nigel Povey, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson, Gordon Youdale

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-11-24 Monday

Temp 11°C to 12°C - the murky weather continues with a light E/NE wind, pretty much no rain for almost a week now. The recent Snow Bunting takes the Avon year list to 219, see it here.

The 2023 Avon Bird Report will be available soon. Members of the BOC and BNS will as usual receive a copy. It is the largest ever, with 240 text and 20 colour pages, and contains a comphensive round up of the area's birds, as well as some papers on the local avifauna. If you wish to order one, please email Harvey Rose  bktlgodwit@gmail.com. It costs £13 including p&p. The report contains many excellent photos, including this one on the front cover by Lee Gardiner, taken at CVL.

Woodcock, Black Redstart

Brent Geese, Scaup

Grey Plover, Water Pipit

Bearded Tit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Shoveler (m), 60 Redwing

Sims Hill:

1 (probably 2) Woodcock, 13 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Gull, 3 Stonechat, 60 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Brent Goose (db), 44 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 70 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 138 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 115 Turnstone, 350 Dunlin, 6 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart (m)

Aust Services:
vismig (7-10.30am): 1 DB Brent Goose, 6 Greylag, 4 Pintail (3 drakes), 9 Stock Dove, c160 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 29 Dunlin, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 11 Raven, 23 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, c50 Fieldfare, c100 Redwing, c2,000 Starling, 1 Water Pipit, 1,050 Chaffinch, c300 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Redpoll, 3 Brambling, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Water Rail, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Kenn pier: 3 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher
Kenn mouth and Tutshill's Ear cycle path: 115 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, 30 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 12 Cormorant, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5+ Goldcrest, 6+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 12+ Chaffinch

Herons Green:
5 Wigeon, 24 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret

04-11-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 1 less Coot (being eaten by a fox), 5 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher,  20+ Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Goldcrest

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Pintail, 4 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 64 Teal, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Iris Langson, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-11-24 Sunday - Red-crested Pochard

Temp 10°C to 14°C - A drab grey day with a light breeze from east south east gusting to 18mph

Red-crested Pochard

Short-eared Owl

Bearded Tit

Caspian Gull

Hawfinch

Crossbill

BRISTOL

03-11-24 Tawny Owl and Kingfisher EP (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park - inc vismig:

400 Woodpigeon, 83 Lapwing - single flock, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 30 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 3 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet

Knowle:

a flock of 10 Magpie

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

03-11-2024 possible  Chiffchaff - abietinus Aust Cliff (Jamie Dunning)

Aust Cliff - vismig and ringing session:

31 Stock Dove, 197 Lapwing, inc a potential Northern Chiffchaff - abietinus ringed, 3428 Starling, 313 Fieldfare, 646 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 10 Redpoll

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Brent Goose, Canada Goose, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Knot, 40 Dunlin, 1 Water Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:
50 Lapwing, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Caspian Gull - 1st wint

03-11-2024 Red-crested Pochard SB (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
70 Wigeon, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 45 Teal, 20 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Redwing, 1 Stonechat 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
300+ Woodpigeon, 1 Lapwing, Snipe, 50+ Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl, 50+ Redwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, a few Chaffinch and Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 15 Linnet 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw 

Clevedon - Yeo,  inc Wain's Hill vismig:
3 Brent Goose, c 180 Shelduck, 44 Woodpigeon, 1 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 85 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Fieldfares, 31 Meadow Pipit, 408 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 40 Linnets 1 Redpoll, 2 Crossbill, 1 Siskin

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:
26O Woodpigeon, 4 Golden Plover, 24 Lapwing, 125 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 GBB Gull, 3050 Starling, 5 Mistle Thrush, 51 Redwing, 160 Fieldfare, 1435 Chaffinch, 6 Brambling, 4 Hawfinch, 45 Siskin

03-11-24 Firecrest Uphill (Adrian Dutt)

Uphill - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 1 Firecrest, Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:

trickle of Redwing, Chaffinch, 1 Brambling - over

Warmley - garden:

1 Mistle Thrush - on Rowan berries - 1st in a year

Keynsham - Broadmead flash:

4 Snipe

Newton St Loe:

5 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 120 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 21 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 60 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 22 Jackdaw, 65 Rook, 17 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 20 Skylark, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
2 Scaup (f&m)

Stratford:
114 Lapwing - over, 14 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Redpoll, 7 Siskin

Herriotts inc Pool:
thousands of Starling going to roost

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Milosz Cousens, Matt Coward, Ian Dickie, Jamie Dunning, Adrian Dutt, Matt Hobbs, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, John Rossetti, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-11-24 Saturday - Winter migrants now in!

Temp 12°C to 14°C - Classic gloomy November day but at least it was dry! A force 2 ENE wind.

Many classic winter species now in with Redwings/Fieldfares being seen in more places and a few scarcities mixed in. Worth looking out for Black Redstarts around old buildings and in rocky places along the coast as quite a few probably go unnoticed.

Some decent birds turning up at the lakes too. Increased chance of birds like Red-throated Diver turning up if these NE winds continue (we are definitely overdue one!)

Scaup

Jack Snipe

Yellow-legged Gull

Caspian Gull

Shag

Black Redstart

Water Pipit

Snow Bunting

Brent Geese

02-11-24 Red Kite, Bishop Sutton (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale Cemetery:

Mixed flock of Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Goldcrest - - - holly bush by main path between War Memorial and Rajah memorial,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-11-24 Black Redstart, Oldbury Power Station (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
287 Woodpigeon NE (one flock), 1 m Marsh Harrier, 4 Fieldfare, 1 m Black Redstart

Aust services vismig (07:01-09:49):

6 Stock Dove, 1444 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 24 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 403 Starling, 29 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 5 alba Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 225 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 17 Linnet, 119 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Present: 1 Brent Goose, 7 Barnacle Geese

Aust Warth:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe, 1 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 12 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 6+ Rock Pipit, 38 Linnet

New Passage:

1 Brent Goose, 1 Caspian Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - The Windmill Inn:
1 Merlin

02-11-24 Egyptian Geese, R. Yeo, Tutshill Sluice (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Wain's Hill vismig:

125 Woodpigeon, 1 Cattle Egret, 50 Redwing, 140 Chaffinch

Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:

(This is a new cycle path that runs between Weston & Clevedon. Sluice is on River Yeo)
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 13 Cattle Egret

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
8 Teal, 2 Goosander, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 2 Heron, 1 GW Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 20 Redwing, 20 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch, 200 finch sp. over (in two flocks)

Sand Point - Car Park:
1 Jay, 5 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Redpoll, 1 Siskin

Middle Hope vismig (06:35-12:17):
16 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 290 Woodpigeon, 170 Curlew, 83 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 22 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 31 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 2275 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 38 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 342 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 10 Redpoll, 167 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Reed Bunting

Banwell:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - West Kingston:
12 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Stock Dove, c.100 Woodpigeon (one flock), 40 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 17+ Red Kite (14 flock over Ebdown), 8 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, c.300 Jackdaw/Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 15 Skylark, 3 Nuthatch, 16 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Goldeneye, 13 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Wick Green Point:
2 (m/f) Scaup

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 ad Yellow-legged Gull

Reported by: Andy Gibb, Malcolm Gibbs, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Trevor Riddle, Mark Steer, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-11-24 Friday - Scaup

Temp 10°C to 14°C. Cloudy but dry. Light breeze starting westerly, all over the place through the day, ending north-westerly.

Scaup

Firecrest

Brambling

01-11-24 Scaup, Herons Green CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Rook, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Bullfinch 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Pair Gadwall, 17 Black-tailed Godwit

Bristol Science Park Lake:

1 Great White Egret + small murmuration of 250+ Starling

NORTH SOMERSET

01-11-24 Marsh Harrier, Portbury Wharf (Karen Wilkinson)

Portbury Wharf:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 12 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush

01-11-24 Kestrel & Peregrine, Wains Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, Pair Peregrine, 

+2 Skylark, 140 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 7 Siskin all going NE

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 8 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

01-11-24 Great White Egret + Grey Herons, Barrow Tanks (Lee Wildwood)

Barrow Tanks:

4 Little Grebe, c200 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret 

Chew Valley Lake

01-11-24 Pintail, Herons Green CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
Pintail, 1 Scaup (m)

Moreton:
2 Scaup (1m, 1f), 28 Cattle Egret emerging from Denny Island roost

Cetti's Warbler, Stratford CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Andy Gibb, Patrick Hancock, Rob Laughton, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Lee Wildwood, Karen Wilkinson, Jack Wylson:

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

31-10-24 Thursday - White-rumped Sandpiper

Temp 7°C to 17°C - Another still, dry and sunny day. The first Avon White-rumped Sandpiper since 2001, let's hope it sticks around for people to see it. It's the 218 species seen in Avon this year, see the list here.

White-rumped Sandpiper

Possible Bonaparte's Gull
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-browed Warbler
Brent Goose
Merlin

Black Redstart

31-10-24 possible Bonaparte's Gull, Barrow (Karen Wilkinson)

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

120 Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Kings Weston House:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-10-24 Linnet, Severnside (David Minshall)

Aust to Littleton:

7 Barnacle Goose, Stonechat, Linnet

31-10-24 White-rumped Sandpiper, Pilning (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, many Redwing, 1 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 db Brent, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Merlin

Clevedon:
Clevdeon to Icelton cycle path: 1 Curlew, Little Egret, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, House Sparrow

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 490 Starling, 19 Song Thrush, 273 Redwing, 29 Fieldfare, 403 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 23 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley Brook- Felicity Park:
1 Little Egret

Whitchurch:

1 Black Redstart

Paulton lowlands:
2 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 14 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

31-10-24 Siskin, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton STW:

22 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:
12 Teal, 6 Pochard, 16 Little Grebe, BH Gull, possible Bonaparte's Gull, Common Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

31-10-24 Marsh Harrier stand off at dawn, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:

Marsh Harrier

Stratford:

Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Andy Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Patrick Hancock, David Minshall, Dan Nicholas, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Matt Rogers, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-10-24 Wednesday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 13°C to 15°C - A calm and overcast, but pleasant, day.

Short-eared Owl
Crossbills - just out of area
Goosander

Bearded Tit

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

heavy passage of Redwing - going over since 6pm

Eastville Park:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2+ Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Short-eared Owl

Aust Cliff:
c1600 Woodpigeon, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 444 Starling, 210 Redwing, 151 Fieldfare, c620 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Bullfinch, 22 Linnet, 13 Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Seafront:

11 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 2 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Long Ashton:

Garden: 1 Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit, 3 Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest 

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig: 1 GBB Gull, 820 Starling, 7 Song Thrush, 95 Redwing, 1 Water Pipit, 928 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 40 Goldfinch, 106 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Present: 45 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 6 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham - Broadmead:
7 Snipe, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 10+ Greenfinch, 6 Linnet

East Harptree Woods (just out of area into Somerset):

30-10-24 Crossbills, East Harptree (Wayne Tucker)

1 Stock Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch, 20+ Crossbill, 3 Siskin

30-10-24 Crossbills, East Harptree (Merv Carlyon)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

30-10-24 Goosander, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
2 Goosander, 1 Firecrest 

Herons Green:

17 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
1 Tawny Owl, 1+ Bearded Tit - one seen, others heard 

Reported by: Rod, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Ollie Fournier, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Stephen Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Nigel Povey,Wayne and Lauren Tucker, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-10-24 Tuesday

Temp 9°C to 15°C - A cloudy and windless day

Water Pipit

Hawfinch

Merlin

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

Yellow-browed Warbler

Dartford Warbler

BRISTOL

Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Tawny Owl/Dipper, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Stoke Bishop (garden):

1 Blackcap

Clifton Down:

1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 8 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2+ Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
16 Little Egrets

Olveston (Old Down BOC walk):
12 Rock Dove, 2 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, + Black-headed Gull, + Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, + Magpie, + Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, + Blackbird, + Robin, + House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
2 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin

Wickwar (West End):
2 Grey Heron, 10+ Jackdaw, 40+ Skylark, 2 Stonechat (m+f), 25 Pied/White Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet, 10+ Goldfinch, 8 Yellowhammer

Filton (garden):
1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 9 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (Channel View section):
1 Merlin, 4 Stonechat, c30 Goldfinch

Clevedon (garden):

2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Dartford Warbler (nr MOD Compound), 10 Hawfinch (flock of 7 east, 2 South, 1 in bushes SE of trig pt.)

Kestrel, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Sparrowhawk, Peasedown St. John (Merv Carlyon)

Peasedown St. John:
1 Sparrowhawk

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
1 Merlin (on the access track)

Moreton:
4 Bearded Tit

Stratford:
1 Water Pipit (flyby)

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Paul Marshall, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Mark Smith, Martin Tayler, John Thorogood, Liza White, Roger White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-10-24 Monday - RB Merganser, Garganey

Temp 12°C to 17°C - An ok morning then it turned miserable- overcast with drizzle. A strong to moderate SW/WSW wind with gusts to 19mph. A quiet day, but with some local quality birds.

Red-breasted Merganser

Garganey
Spotted Redshank
Water Rail

Hawfinch- the excellent autumn continues, hopefully some will stick around

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-10-24 Garganey, New Passage (Derek Clarke)

New Passage:
1 juv Garganey, 150 Wigeon, 80 Oystercatcher, 80 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Magpie

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Red-breasted Merganser, 325 Starling, 7 Redwing, 447 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 44 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook nr Warmley:
1 Water Rail, 1 Goldcrest

Keynsham- Broadmead:
Skylark, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

28-10-24 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier

28-10-24 Water Rail, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 30 Common Gull

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Derek Clarke, Matt Hull, Dan Nicholas, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-10-24 Sunday - Osprey

Temp 10°C to 14°C - Mostly sunny with some light cloud, thickening in the evening, A light breeze from the west south west, gusting to 18mph by nightfall.

Osprey

Hawfinch

Brambling

Yellow-browed Warbler

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 12 Redwing

Bishopston:

- Elton Rd: 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit

- Cricklade Rd: - 1 Blackcap (m) - 1st of the winter visitors?

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-10-24 Skylark Littleton (Vic Savery)

Littleton Warth:

1 Peregrine, Skylark

Aust Cliff / Services:

18500 Woodpigeon, 14 Lapwing, 34 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Coal Tit, 62 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 14 Siskin

Aust Warth:
2 Stonechat (f&m)

Pilning Wetlands:

Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, 140+ Teal, 65 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 85 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 120 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:

52 Shelduck, 40+ Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-10-24 Siskin FC (Dave Hanks)

Frampton Cotterell:

4 Grey Heron, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Siskin

Dodington:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:

1 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, many Robin - singing

Portbury Wharf:
2 Hawfinch - briefly perched before flying off

Portishead - Black Nore:
1 Osprey - flying up channel

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Wain's Hill - vismig:
55,000 Woodpigeon, 2 Mistle Thrush, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Siskin

Clevedon - Yeo, Tutshill Sluice:

2 Cattle Egret

Backwell Lake:
11 Gadwall - new in, 3 Water Rail - calling and in to roost - - 9 Cormorant, 31 Little Egret, 130 Jackdaw

27-10-24 Brambling SP (Matt Hull)

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:
23800 Woodpigeon, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Goldcrest, 360 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 17 Redwing, 77 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 3 Redpoll, 2+ Crossbill, 9 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton-St-Loe:

5 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 1 Teal, 55 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 23 Rook, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush,
7 Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

27-10-24 Robin Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke - garden:
5 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch,1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Paulton:

2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet

27-10-24 Stonechat Clandown Btm (Patrick Hancock)

Clandown Bottom:
2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:

2 Scaup (f&m)

27-10-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
2 Wigeon, 2 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye (m), 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Bearded Tit (f&m), 3 Stonechat

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Rich Andrews Richard Belson, Mark Collar, Peter Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Dave Hanks, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Roger Jolliffe, Lucy Master, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Blake Norton, James Payne, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Reuben Veal, Enid & Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds