22-02-26 Sunday

Temp 09°C to 13°C - rain stopped after breakfast, leaving a watery sunshine through to tea time. The moderate breeze from the west south west swung to the west at lunch time and back as night fell, some gusting up to 29 mph.

Ring-necked Duck

Crossbill

Scandinavian Rock Pipit

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Avonmouth STW:

20 Tufted Duck

Chittening Warth:

1 Wigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 28 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 70 Turnstone, 22 Knot, 180 Dunlin, 

City Docks - SS Great Britain:

1 Great Crested Grebe

Hallen Marsh:

50 Shoveler, 33 Gadwall, 21 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 19 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

Sea Mills - WeBS
20 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 400 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser black-backed Gull, 4 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 6 Dunlin, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff:
 2 Green Woodpecker, Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush,100+ Redwing, c100 Chaffinch, 8 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:

18 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Goose, c100 Wigeon, 30 Teal, c60 Oystercatcher, c80 Curlew, c100 Redshank, 4 Turnstone, c 1000 Dunlin, 10 Goldfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Marsh Harrier - hunting

Severn Beach:
74 Grey Plover - over up river, 9 Kittiwake, 10+ Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit

Easter Compton:
30 Herring Gull, 50 Rook, 25 Jackdaw, 24 Pied Wagtail - in field with sheep

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - coast road:
1 Red Kite

Redhill:

1 Red Kite

Uphill:
Redshank, 4 Knot, 100s Dunlin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton - Holm Mead:
6 White-fronted Goose, 1 Red Kite

Saltford - STW:
20 Cormorant, 2 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, chiffchaff - singing, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

Newton St Loe:
1 Tufted Duck (f), 1 Gadwall (m), 2 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 20 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron - 3 on nests, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 20 Rook, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

22-02-26 Crossbill Lords Wood (Andrew Parsons)

Pensford - Lords Wood:

1 Firecrest,  Goldcrest, 6 Redwing, 7 Crossbill

Chelwood:

1 Green Sandpiper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

Tufted Duck, Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
70+ Cattle Egret - trees behind the lodge

Herons Green:
some Goldeneye, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 3 Cattle Egret - over

Stratford:
40+ Goldeneye, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Great Black-backed Gull

Herriotts inc Pool:
15+ Cattle Egret

Reported by: Ken Blake, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Markas Gilmartin, Karen Jayne, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Tom O'Shea, Andrew Parsons, Matt Plenty,  Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Sue Sayers. Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Clare Tait

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-02-26 Saturday - Woodlark

Temp 09°C to 13°C - a dull overcast morning turning to rain in the afternoon.  A gentle 9-15mph breeze gusting to 27mph from the south west.

Mandarin Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Scaup

Mediterranean Gull

Woodlark

Siberian Chiffchaff 

Scandinavian Rock Pipit

BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:

1 Woodlark

Sims Hill Wood:

1 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, c45 Siskin

South Street:

2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff 

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 15 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick/Aust Warth:
1 Pochard (m), 7 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose, 11 Canada Goose, 3 Tufted Duck, 21 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c250 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, Water Rail, 77 Oystercatcher, 122 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 106 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, c600 Dunlin, 5 LBB Gull,1 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Redwing, 12 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit,1 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
Scandinavian Rock Pipit (ssp littoralis)

Woodcock, Lower Woods (Mike Prior)

Lower Woods and Inglestone Common:

3 Woodcock, 4 Snipe, 10+ Skylark, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat,  

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf  BOC walk (54 species!):
Canada Goose, 20 Shelduck, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck,11 Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal,  2 Pheasant, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 5 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher,  3 Lapwing, 36 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 80 Redshank, BH Gull, 36 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, 2 Rook, Carrion Crow, 12 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, Starling, 4 Blackbird, Robin, 2 Stonechat, 5 Dunnock, House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Warren Village fishing lake:

11 Canada Goose, 4 Goosander, 4 Moorhen, 3 Cormorant

Nailsea and Backwell :
2 Mandarin Duck (Nailsea Ponds), 4 Skylark, 1 Blackcap (singing), 13 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Sand Point/Bay:
60 Grey Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford STW:
1 Black Redstart(f)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Canada Goose, 44 Mallard, 4 Pochard, 49 Tufted Duck, 36  Coot, 8  Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (no. 2 tank), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ad, no. 3 tank), 425 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 13 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:

2 Scaup(f)

Moreton:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts Pool (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:

3 Mediterranean Gull

Reported by: Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells and the BOC Saturday bird walk group, Sean Davies, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Mike Prior, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-02-26 Friday

Temp 09°C to 12°C - rain not long after breakfast, heavy before lunch and mid afternoon. The sun did share the sky for briefly periods. The fresh breeze from the south south west swung to the west by nightfall and was gusting up to 43 mph at teatime.

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Kingsdown / Royal Fort Gardens:

2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 20 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, c.250 Winter Thrush mainly Redwing,1 Stonechat

Yate - Brimsham Fields Park:
13 Mallard, 6 Woodpigeon, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Redwing, 2 Blackbird

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green to Leigh Woods - River Avon:

35 Mallard, 16 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, c200 Black-headed Gull, 30+ Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

Backwell - garden:
Feral Pigeon, 1 Jay, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Long Tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Goldcrest, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch

Backwell Lake:
21 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 14 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 9 Cormorant

Yatton - Wemberham:
20 Stock Dove - mig in small flocks, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Raven 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wag, 6+ Chaffinch

20-02-26 Snipe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
11 Goldeneye, 40+ Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe, 30+ B H Gull, 50+ Common Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f) 1 Buzzard. 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
6+ Goldeneye, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 12+ Tufted Duck, 2 Pintail - pr, 12+ Woodpigeon, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (M) 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:

4 Shelduck, 12 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (f&m), 6 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 1 Mediterranean - 1st wint, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Reed Bunting

20-02-26 Goldeneye & Cormorant - Eye placement (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Josh Brown, Charlotte Collins, Andy Davis, Chris Hall, Rupert Higgins, Robin Lambert, Mike Notton, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-02-26 Thursday - Swallow

Temp 03°C to 06°C. Cloudy with some light rain. Cold northerly breeze gusting to 16mph in the morning turning to westerly in the afternoon.

Swallow

White-fronted Goose

Slavonian Grebe

Little Stint

Mediterranean Gulls - amongst an impressive gull count at CVL

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

19-02-26 Curlew, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh, Shirehampton:

4 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron

19-02-26 Little Egret, St Judes Bristol (Andrew Parsons)

River Frome, St Judes:

1 Little Egret

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
89 Snipe flew from saltmarsh, 3 Ringed Plover, 40 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Nuthatch 

Aust Warth:
1 GBB Gull, 4 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 4 Linnet.

New Passage / Pilning Wetland:
2 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose 12 Canada Goose, 37 Shelduck, 27 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c200 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, c100 Teal, 1 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 85 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 150 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 80 Redshank, 14 Turnstone, 16 Knot, 300 Dunlin, c200 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 7 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet, 9 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Water Rail

Portishead Marina:
1 Black Redstart

Clevedon - Dowlais:
150 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 10 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 12 Ringed Plover, 100 Redshank, Turnstone, 800 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint (estuary side, with Ringed Plovers & Turnstones), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 50 Skylark

Clevedon Moor:

2 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 60 BH Gull, 15 Common Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat,, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Stock Dove, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 11 Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Keynsham, Holm Mead & river:
103 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Canada x Greylag hybrid, 6 Russian White-fronted Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Coot on the river (rare here), 2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery Point:
Gull Roost Count - 

10,450 BH Gull, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 4,500 Common Gull, 830 Herring Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 3,640 LBB Gull

+ 5 Mute Swan, 45 Canada Goose, 24 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 550 Tufted Duck, 95 Goldeneye, 25 Coot, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 65 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Cormorant, 16 Little Egret, 40 Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Water Pipit

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Mediterranean Gull (ad)

Blue Bowl, East Harptree:
1 Swallow

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Oscar Dewhurst, Julian Eastoe, Duncan Evered, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, David Minshall, Andrew Parsons, Lee Patch, Rowan Peters, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Vines 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-02-26 Wednesday

Temp 02°C to 05°C - overcast and cold with some heavier rain later. A light to moderate E/ESE wind moving to E/ENE later.

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood/Henleaze Lake:
5 Redwing (with some subsinging), 3 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

Temple Meads:
1 Peregrine over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Cromhall:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell:
Garden: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Siskin

Clevedon:
Strode Road Bridge: 1 Goosander

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper

18-02-26 Water Rail, Keynsham (Mike Prior)

Keynsham:

2 Water Rail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

18-02-26 Goldeneye, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam/Picnic Site 1:
Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat

Herons Green:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Great White Egret

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Matt Hobbs, Nigel Kempson, Mike Prior, Simon Stuart, John Thorogood, Mike Tranter

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-02-26 Tuesday

Temp 02°C to 06°C - a fine frosty morning slowly clouding over. Light winds from the east.

Merlin

Water Pipit

Ring-necked Duck

Scaup

Black Redstart

Firecrest

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, c30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:
10 Canada Goose, c300 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, c100 Teal, 102 Oystercatcher, 124 Curlew, 32 Redshank, c1000 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 20+ Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 24 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Mute Swan, 7 Greylag Goose, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 1 Water Rail, c300 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Fieldfare

Greenfinch/Green Woodpecker (Paul Tompkins)

Iron Acton (BOC walk):
4 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 13 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 5 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
1 Firecrest (Ham Green Lake)

Rock Pipit, Portishead (Les Williams)

Portishead (Marina):
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit (singing)

Skylark, Ashton Court (Lee Patch)

Ashton Court:
15+ Skylark

Goblin Combe:
Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, 6 Marsh Tit, 1 Firecrest, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Bullfinch, 6+ Crossbill, 11 Siskin

Tawny Owl, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon:

1 Tawny Owl:

Uphill:
4 Avocet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend (garden):
2 Siskin (in small flock of Goldfinch)

Compton Dando:

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Blackcap(m)

Lords' Wood:

1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Crossbill, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (top end)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch

Bittern Trail:
2 Stonechat (m+f)

Chiffchaffs, BK Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Goldeneye (f)1 Chiffchaff (1 form Tristis)

Jay, Woodford (Merv Carlyon)

Woodford:
1 Jay

Herons Green:

6 Goldeneye, 46+ Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

Scaup (Tufted Duck behind), Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Pochard, 40+ Tufted Duck, 2 Scaup (female/immatures), 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Tawny Owl (calling to each other), 2 Marsh Harrier (m+f), 3 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Mediterranean Gull, Herriots (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 20+ Woodpigeon, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 40+ Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4+ Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Ben Crabb, Paul Chapman, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Barry Dursley, Rob Laughton, Rich Mielcarek, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Lee Patch, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-02-26 Monday - Fulmar, Kittiwake

Temp 06°C to 10°C - sunny with some showers to start, clouding over later.  A strong W/WSW wind with gusts to 35mph.

The editors of the ABR have received a good range of photographs for possible inclusion in the next ABR - thanks to all. But if you have some that have not been posted to me so far, it is not too late to send them now. E-mail address for photos is blacktgodwit@gmail.com Many thanks, Harvey Rose,

Click here to see the latest version of Rich Mielcarek's 'Birds In Avon' publication. Here is the fledgling Avon year list- let us know if we have missed any off. And here is a new page about how to submit your rare bird sightings in Avon.

Ring-necked Duck
White-fronted Goose

Fulmar

Kittiwake

Black Redstart

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Bri Thompson)

16-02-26 Pochard, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

16-02-26 Scaup, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
12 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Magpie, 3 Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 19 Starling, 1 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Hallen Marsh:

200 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Skylark singing

New Passage:
40+ Canada Geese, 7 Greylag Geese, 60+ Lapwing, 50+ Curlew, 30+ Redshank, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine

Severn Beach:
80+ Wigeon, 1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Marina:

20 Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Fulmar

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton:
Field Grove Farm: 45 Canada Goose, 6 White-fronted Goose

16-02-26 Kingfisher, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Marina:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Saltford STW:
1 Black Redstart, Redpoll, Siskin

RESERVOIRS

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
1 Scaup, 1 Ring-necked Duck

16-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, with a ringed neck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

16-02-26 Kingfisher, CVL (Keith Wisbey)

Moreton:

70+ Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 29 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpeker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper

Stratford:
2 Pochard, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Keith Wisbey

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-02-26 Sunday

Temp 05°C to 10°C - overcast with rain until lunch time, then short spells of dry but soon raining again. The light breeze from the south east veered to south west and the finally from the west. The gusts increased to 35 mph as the evening drew on.

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

High Kingsdown:

1 Blackcap (m)

Redland - garden:

2 Blackcap - pr on most days since christmas

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 16 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

no reports

NORTH SOMERSET

15-02-26 Treecreeper Portishead (David Minshall)

Portishead:

 - garden: 1 Green Woodpecker - calling

 - Eastwood LNR: 1 Treecreeper

Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:

4 Egyptian Goose

Backwell Lake:
6 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 4 Tufted Duck (f&3m), 2 Mallard (m) 4 Little Grebe, Woodpigeon, 11 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 13 Black Headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard - over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush - in mistletoe, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Bullfinch - pr, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-02-26 Linnet MF (Les Williams)

Marshfield:
5 Red Kite, 1 Merlin - hunting (up Drifton Hill), 4 Raven, Skylark, 4 Stonechat, Chaffinch, Linnet, 10 Corn Bunting

Kingswood - garden:

2 Blackcap - pr

Wick:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - pr, feeder space at a premium!!

15-02-26 White Fronted Goose R Avon (Paul Barham)

Keynsham to Salford - River Avon:
White-fronted Goose, Cormorant

Chelwood:

2 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 7 Raven - low, heading south, 

Paulton:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 70 Starling, 10 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 50 Linnet, 34 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Red Kite - over, 1 Sib Chiffchaff - Bells Bush, 

15-02-26 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford Lodge:

2 Gossander

Picnic Site 1:

1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose

15-02-26 Med Gull CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye (f), 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull 

Stratford:
40+ Cattle Egret - over

Reported by: Paul Barham, Phil Barlow, Ken Blake, Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Trevor Ford, Lee Gardiner, Alison Griffies, Patrick Hancock, Nigel Jones, David Minshall, Sue Sayers, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams Les Williams, Jack Wylson,     

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-02-26 Saturday

Temp 00°C to 07°C - a chilly start to a rather fine day, a light N/NE to start, moving round to W later on. Only the third day without precipitation since the 12th Jan 2026.

The editors of the ABR have received a good range of photographs for possible inclusion in the next ABR - thanks to all. But if you have some that have not been posted to me so far, it is not too late to send them now. E-mail address for photos is blacktgodwit@gmail.com Many thanks, Harvey Rose 

White-fronted Geese
Ring-necked Duck
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park/Snuff Mills:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart

Easter Compton:
21 Common Gull, c.40 Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 11 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 11 Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
49 Canada Goose, 6 Stock Dove, 3 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, c300 Starling, 8 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 9 Greenfinch, 45 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Clevedon:

Blind Yeo to Tidal Outfall: 1 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blackstone Rocks area: 100 Shelduck, 2 Goosander, 13 Ringed Plover, 100 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Stonechat

14-02-26 Cattle Egret, Kingston Seymour (Howard Taffs)

Kingston Seymour:
nr Tutshill Sluice: 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Commom Sandpiper, 28 Cattle Egret

Black Down:

2 Woodcock

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-02-26 White-fronted Goose, Bitton (Bri Thompson)

Bitton:
Holm Mead: 6 White-fronted Goose

14-02-26 White-fronted Goose, Bitton (Bri Thompson)

Norton Malreward:

30 Skylark

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-02-26 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam/Salt and Malt:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

14-02-26 Chiffchaff, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King/Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting

14-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
3 Goosander, Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Evening roost counts: 85 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, c120 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Rob Laughton, Nick Page, Andrew Parsons, Lois Pryce, Joe Sargent, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

13-02-26 Friday

Temp 0°C to 09°C - overcast in the morning, but with a rare short spell of sunshine, then rain, sometimes quite heavy, came in from 11:30. The light air from the east lasted until rain came, carried on a moderate breeze from the north  with gusting to 33mph

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Coal Tit - singing

Redland - garden:

1 Blackcap (f), 2 Chaffinch (f&m) - eating crab apples

13-02-26 Jay Redland G Park (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:

1 Jay

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
33 Wigeon, 11 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat

Pilning Wetlands:
9 Bean Goose - over, 280 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Meadow Pipit

Severn Beach:
35 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 2 Curlew, 9 Dunlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall, Watercress Farm:

1 Red Kite, 1 Jay, c10 Skylark, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch

13-02-26 Avocet Clevedon (Simon Williams)

Clevedon - Ladye Bay - Kingston Pill:
10 Goosander, 13 Avocet, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Emerson's Green, Lyde Green, Bristol Science Park

200 Starling

Bitton - Holm Mead
6 White Fronted Goose, 600 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Skylark, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 2 Redpoll

Marshfield:

c100 Lapwing, 5 Red Kite, 200+ Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
3 Goosander (m)

13-02-26 Med Gull CVL (Chris Teague)

Herons Green:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 

13-02-26 Song Thrush CVL (Chris Teague)

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye (f), 7 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush

Herriotts inc Pool:
80 Cattle Egret - roosting, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 500 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Rob Laughton, Andy Middleton, Mike Owen, Tony Scott, Martyn Smith, Chris Teague, Simon Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

12-02-26 Thursday

Temp 07°C to 10°C. Overcast with some rain, brightening a bit later. Moderate breeze from the WSW gusting to 25mph.

White-fronted Goose

Ring-necked Duck

Jack Snipe

Mediterranean Gull

Water Pipit

12-02-26 Little Egret, Clevedon Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

BRISTOL

Redland garden:

1 Blackcap (m)

Parson Street Station, Bedminster:

1 Blackcap

Alder outside Filwood Park Library, Knowle West:

33 Siskin

Withywood garden:

1 Blackcap (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:

2 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 16 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 102 Wigeon, 88 Teal, 1 Water Rail, c400 Lapwing,  12 Snipe, 28 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 5 Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Goldfinch

Northwick Warth:  

5 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 22 Shelduck, 220 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 1 Avocet, 18 Oystercatcher, 38 Curlew, 25 Redshank, 31 Turnstone, 11 Dunlin, 15 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 4 LBB Gull (1 intermedius), 2 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 20+Skylark, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 4 Linnet, 6 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

12-02-26 Curlew, Clevedon Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
10 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 6 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 15 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, "several thousand" Dunlin, 1 Little Egret

Uphill:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 13 Common Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-02-26 Jay, Keynsham Community Woodland (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham,  Manor Road Community Woodlands:

6 Pheasant, 4 Collared Dove, 50+ Pigeon (Wood and Feral), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 9 Magpie,  20+ Jackdaw, 60+ Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 30+ Long -tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 7 Wren, 50+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 30+ House Sparrow, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

12-02-26 Water Rail, Keynsham Memorial Park (John Aldridge)

Keynsham, Memorial Park: 

2 Water Rail

12-02-26 White-fronted Goose, Holm Mead (John Aldridge)

Keynsham,  Holm Mead:

2 White-fronted Goose

Keynsham, River Avon:

16 Shoveler, 1 Coot, 2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

12-02-26 Ring-necked Duck with Tufted Duck, Herons Green (Sam Caswell)

Herons Green:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Greylag Goose

Reported by: John Aldridge, Pete Allen, Sam Caswell, Chris Craig, John Croxton, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs:

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds