White-fronted Goose
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Woodcock, Jack Snipe
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Reports of Blackcap in gardens today from Redland, Fishponds, Winterbourne
BRISTOL
Redland:
Garden birds today - 2 Blackcap (1m. 1f), 2 Goldcrest
Eastville Park:
2 Mute Swan, 30 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (in usual box), 1 Kingfisher
River Frome - 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher (probably the same as above), Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming.
Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 3 LTT, lots Great + Blue Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch
2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 3 LTT, lots Great + Blue Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch
Fishponds:
Garden - 2 m Blackcap
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl (hunting Lagoon 3 to Yacht Club again)
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| 05-01-19 Redwing, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter) |
4 Jay, 2 Rook, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Fieldfare, 100 - 150 Redwing
1 Woodcock (flushed by one of the owls), 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Short-eared Owl
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| 05-01-19 f Merlin, Northwick Warth, John Martin |
2 Mute Swan, 5 White-fronted Goose, 36 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 100 Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 80 Teal, 14 Mallard, 24 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 41 Oystercatcher, 140 Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 155 Black-tailed Godwit, 400 Dunlin, 30 Redshank, 1 Snipe, BH Gull, Herring Gull, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Merlin, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 30 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit
Pilning:
1 Little Owl between here and Easter Compton
Garden - 1 f Blackcap
Longwell Green:
Garden - 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (1m. 1f), 6 Chaffinch, 26 Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon:
Black Redstart still at pier
Worle:
Worlebury Hill Rd/Golf Course - 1 Cormorant, 5 Herring Gull, 17 Woodpigeon, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 5 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 05-01-19 Buzzard, Marshfield (Pete Coslett) |
Down Road - 68 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 100 Common Gull, 1 Raven.150 Linnet,
Rushmead Barn - 3 Buzzard worming, 3 Raven.
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird, 20 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Chaffinch
STW - 2 Grey Wagtail, 80 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit
Radstock, Wellow Brook:
1 Dipper singing
Radstock, Wellow Brook:
1 Dipper singing
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper
Chew Valley Lake
Nunnery: 1m Goldeneye
Moreton: 2m,1 f Goldeneye, 4 f Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup (distant) plus 2 Roe Deer.
Stratford:5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting plus 3 Roe Deer.
Out of Avon:
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| 05-01-19 Mandarin Duck, Cheddar Reservoir (Pete Bunniss) |
Cheddar Reservoir :
1 drake Mandarin Duck, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Great Northern Diver
It's that time of year again when the recorder is looking for a little story about rarities that were seen last year, but not yet written about. If you see any in the list that are yours please send in your tale to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Leach's Petrel 1 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Glaucous Gull 1 1st wint 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Goshawk 1 ♂ 17/02/2018 Marshfield, Tormarton Rd, Newhouse Farm
Iceland Gull Present 07/04/2018 Sand Point
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 12/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Common Redpoll 1 15/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Nightingale 1 19/04/2018 Wick
Goshawk 1 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Redpoll 3 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Turtle Dove 2 27/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Spoonbill 1 13/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
Honey-buzzard 1 17/05/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Nightjar 1 22/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
White Stork 1 01/07/2018 Bristol, Lawrence Weston Moor
Purple Heron 1 juv 24/07/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Main Reedbed
Cattle Egret 2 03/09/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Purple Heron 1 juv 13/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Cattle Egret 4 15/09/2018 Barrow Gurney Res. (BG)
Leach's Petrel 1 19/09/2018 Severn Beach
Leach's Petrel 1 21/09/2018 Clevedon, Ladye Bay
Great Skua 1 juv 23/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Great Skua 1 24/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Nunnery Point
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail 05/10/2018 Sand Point
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 13/10/2018 Bristol, Southmead, Badock's Wood
Red-necked Grebe 1 13/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Goshawk 1 19/10/2018 Hallen
Bearded Tit 2 ♀ + ♂ 19/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 19/10/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Wain's Hill
Hen Harrier 1 21/10/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Spoonbill 1 juv 21/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Denny Island
Whooper Swan 7 22/10/2018 Tortworth
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 29/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Cattle Egret 4 04/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Woodlark 2 18/11/2018 Aust, Services
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 18/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Whooper Swan 10 08/12/2018 Chew Valley North Side