Yellowhammer
Red Kite, Yellow-legged Gull, Cattle Egret.
Bewick's Swan.
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| Dipper 20-11-2018 River Chew (Lee Gardiner) |
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet - moving about the area - Egerton Rd (12th) now in Berkeley Road.
Redland:
3 Blackcap - (2m 1f) first in the garden this winter.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Northwick Warth - Pilning wetland:
79 Lapwing, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 68 Stock Dove, 2 Raven, 20+Redwing, 1 Fieldfare.
Hambrook:
BOC Tue walk - 12 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 9 Moorhen - 2 climbed into a small tree, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon - flocks of 12, 18, 26, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Jay, 9 Magpie, 47 Jackdaw - one flock of 30, 2 Rook,
8 Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 7 Redwing - one small flock of 6, 4 Robin, 1 Dipper, 5 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 16 Chaffinch - 10 on the feeders, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
4 Cormorant in the harbour area
| Walton Common: |
Worlebury:
12 Long-tailed Tit
Churchill:
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Redwing.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| Starling 20-11-2018 Keynsham (TtB) |
Keynsham:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
4 Bewick's Swan - flew off to CVL at 16:15.
Chew Valley Lake
1 Red Kite, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret
Dam:
1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad)
Reports: John Clark, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Lee Gardiner, David Horlick, Andy Middleton, George Rabin, Brian Speidel talking to bears, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
2018 records
Now the 2017 Avon Bird Report has been published we have started preparatory work for the 2018 report, checking the records submitted during the first nine months of this year.
All the following records lack supporting notes so if you saw any of the birds in question please let us have your notes please, to avonbirdrecorder@gmail.com.
It helps us immensely if people submit supporting notes at the time of the sighting.
Species
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Date
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Site
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Cattle Egret
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2
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03/09/2018
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Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
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Common Redpoll
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1
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15/04/2018
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New Passage / Northwick Warth
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Common Redpoll
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3
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21/04/2018
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New Passage / Northwick Warth
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Glaucous Gull
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1
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1w
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03/01/2018
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Severn Beach
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Goshawk
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1
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♂
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17/02/2018
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Marshfield, Tormarton Rd, Newhouse Farm
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Goshawk
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1
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21/04/2018
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New Passage / Northwick Warth
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Great Grey Shrike
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1
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25/09/2018
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Almondsbury (M4/M5 interchange)
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Great Skua
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1
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juv
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23/09/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
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Hen Harrier
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1
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♂
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13/04/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Moreton
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Hen Harrier
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1
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♂
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12/04/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
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Honey-buzzard
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1
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17/05/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
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Iceland Gull
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07/04/2018
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Sand Point
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Leach's Petrel
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1
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03/01/2018
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Severn Beach
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Leach's Petrel
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1
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19/09/2018
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Severn Beach
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Leach's Petrel
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1
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21/09/2018
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Clevedon, Ladye Bay
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Nightingale
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1
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19/04/2018
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Wick
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Nightjar
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1
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22/05/2018
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Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
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Ortolan Bunting
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1
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13/09/2018
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New Passage / Northwick Warth
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Ortolan Bunting
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1
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15/09/2018
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New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
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Purple Heron
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1
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juv
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24/07/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Main Reedbed
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Purple Heron
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1
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juv
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13/09/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
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Spoonbill
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1
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13/05/2018
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Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
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Turtle Dove
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2
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27/04/2018
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Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
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White Stork
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1
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01/07/2018
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Bristol, Lawrence Weston Moor
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