Scaup
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Red Kite
Mediterranean Gull, Glaucous Gull
Hawfinch, Redpoll, Siskin,
BRISTOL
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
30 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 24 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 21 Magpie, 4 Crow, 1 Wren, 8 Starling, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch
Sea Mills:
2 Oystercatcher, 25 Redshank, 200 BH Gull, 2 Greenfinch
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Magpie, 3 Coal Tit, 10 Blue & 10 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton and whale Warth:
9 Buzzard (STW), 90 Dunlin, 11 Redshank, 1 Raven, 100 winter Thrush, 2 Stonechat
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| 23-2-18 Stonechat, Severn Beach (Rob Emery) |
44 Oystercatcher, 39 Curlew, 90 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Nailsea, West End (Blue Flame area):
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 50 Redwing (on Dung heap)
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| 23-2-18 Buzzard (Higgy) |
Pumping station: 51 Mute Swan, 40 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard
Claverham Grove: 27 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret
Manmoor Bridge: 2 Canada Geese, 5 Little Grebe
Weston-super-Mare:
1st winter Glaucous Gull
Sandford: (late report)
Lesser Redpoll - a pair on the garden feeder
BELOW M4 & BANES
Willsbridge to Oldland, St Anne's Church:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Hawfinch, 1 Greenfinch
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| 23-2-18 Hawfinch, Prior Park (Glen Maddison) |
17-22 Hawfinch
Bath, Kelston Roundhill:
6 Raven
Bishop Sutton, Church Lane:
Nice garden list - 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap (1m&2f), 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (m&f), 6 Greenfinch, 12 goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting (m&f).
RESERVOIRS
Dam:
5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander
Bittern Trail:
1 Treecreeper, 20+ Redwing, 4 Bullfinch
Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 50 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch
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| 23-2-18 Treecreeper (George Stacey) |
1 Treecreeper, 20+ Redwing, 4 Bullfinch
Woodford:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 50 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch
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| 23-2-18 Scaup, Villice (Bob Brewer) |
Teal, 3m 2f Scaup, 20 Redwing
Herons Green:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel
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| 23-2-18 Red Kite, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
6 Goldeneye, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 20 Filedfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch
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| 23-2-18 Pintail, Herriotts (Bob Brewer) |
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 36 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail
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| 23-2-18 Shoveler, Herriotts Pond (Ian Stapp) |
The Recorders Committee will be meeting shortly to finalise the records to be used in the compilation of the 2017 Avon Bird report. We are still lacking notes to support any of the records listed below so none of these records will be considered for inclusion. If you saw any of these birds please take the short amount of time needed to send some notes to:-
avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks
Rich
| Species | Count | Date | Site | Comment |
| Balearic Shearwater | 1 | 11/09/17 | Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head | |
| Caspian Gull | Present | 02/03/17 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice | |
| Cattle Egret | 2 | 11/02/17 | Winterbourne, Moorend, R Frome | |
| Cattle Egret | 1 | 17/02/17 | Congresbury | |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | 11/11/17 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL) | seen from Morton |
| Great White Egret | 1 | 17/02/17 | Kenn Moor, Claverham Drove | flying towards Clevedon |
| Great White Egret | 1 | 21/04/17 | New Passage / Northwick Warth, PW | flyover 12:50 |
| Grey Phalarope | 1 | 11/09/17 | Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head | sea watch 06:00 - 12:00 |
| Hawfinch | 1 | 15/10/17 | Aust Cliff | vismig 2.5hrs |
| Hawfinch | 1 | 18/10/17 | Aust Cliff | vismig 2.25 hrs |
| Hawfinch | 1 | 31/10/2017 | Dundry, Garden | |
| Hawfinch | 2 | 02/11/17 | Cribbs Causeway | flyover 7 am |
| Hawfinch | 1 | 10/11/17 | Dundry | perched |
| Hawfinch | 1 | 30/11/17 | Tortworth, Court | calling |
| Lapland Bunting | 1 | 15/10/2017 | Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) Wain's Hill | vismig 3 hrs |
| Leach's Petrel | 1 | 11/09/17 | Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head | |
| Leach's Petrel | 4 | 13/09/17 | Weston-super-Mare, Anchor Head | 06:30 4hr seawatch. |
| Lesser Scaup | 1 | 12/11/17 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL) | |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | 03/04/17 | Tortworth, Michael Wood, Little River Avon | |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 3 | 13/04/17 | R. Chew N of Compton Dando | |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | 08/05/17 | Wickwar, Lower Woods | calling |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 5 | 25/06/17 | R. Chew N of Compton Dando | |
| Nightjar | 1 | 15/10/17 | Avonmouth, Trading Estate, Severn Rd to Hallen | |
| Richard's Pipit | 1 | 24/09/17 | Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Channel View farm sea wall | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Present | 08/01/17 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL) | |
| Tree Sparrow | 1 | 31/10/17 | Dundry, Garden | |
| Turtle Dove | 1 | 25/04/17 | Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y) | Blake’s Pools |
| Turtle Dove | 2 | 01/06/17 | Bristol, Sea Mills, Sylvan Way | |
| Waxwing | 1 | 14/01/17 | Yate | |
| Waxwing | 20 | 14/01/2017 | Bristol, Fishponds, Staple Hill, CO-OP | |
| Waxwing | 1 | 17/01/17 | Aust | |
| Waxwing | 6 | 04/02/17 | Bristol, Staple Hill, Signal Rd | |
| Waxwing | 4 | 01/03/17 | Thornbury | |
| Whooper Swan | 1 | 26/10/17 | Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Clevedon Pill | |
| Willow Tit | 1 | 21/12/17 | Radstock, Cycle Track | |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | 1 | 15/10/17 | Winterbourne |
Reports: Derek Angell, Bob Brewer, John Budd, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Chris @avglochris, Rob Emery, Dominic Godfrey, Higgy, Clare Hill, Rich Keel, Susan Kempson, Glen Maddison, Lois Pryce, Robert Purveur, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
