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| 6-1-19 Goosanders on the Blind-Yeo (Jason Williams) |
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Cattle Egret
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Firecrest
BRISTOL
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| 6-1-19 Grey Heron at Duchess Park (Patrick Richards) |
Duchess Park:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 9 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crows, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 3m 1f Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1m 1f Stonechat, 15 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1m Bullfinch, 16 Goldfinch
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| 6-1-19 Water Rail in Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury) |
2 Mute Swan, 47 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 110 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail
Stoke Bishop garden:
7 (2m) Blackcap (record is 8), 3 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch
Arnos Vale Cemetery:
2 Firecrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton WeBS:
3 Shelduck, 370 Wigeon, 50 Mallard, 70 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 11 Oystercatcher, Golden Plover with big Lapwing and Dunlin flock, 180 Curlew, 39 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit
Aust:
4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel
New Passage, Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Geese, 1 Little Owl
Almondsbury village:
2 Jay, 2 Fieldfare, 75 Redwing, 30 Goldfinch
Coalpit Heath, Avon Winter Birds Survey:
1 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 f juv Peregrine, 5 Magpie, 1 Jay, 21 Carrion Crow, 23 Blue Tit, 13 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 25 Starling, 13 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 56 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. 6 Roe Deer
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead Marina:
Cleveland:
8 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 1 m Black Redstart (pier)
Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
Keynsham Garden:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch
Pensford, Lords Wood:
Bath, Audley Park:
flock of 20-30 Siskins feeding in silver birch trees around 10.00 a.m
Chew Valley Lake:
Bernard King:
1 Great White Egret
Nunnery/Denny:
3 f Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup
Herons Green/Moreton Bank:
6 Cattle Egret
Stratford:
5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 15 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Pipit,
Herriotts:
1 Mediterranean Gull
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
Reports: Paul Bowerman, BUPP, Karle Burford, Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Rob Emery, Rupert Gale, Lee Gardiner, John Griffiths, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Paul Milo, Ben Ofield, Aravind Ramesh, Adele Remazeilles, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, TalkingtoBears, Martin Tayler, Brian Thompson, Roger White, Jason Williams
Littleton WeBS:
3 Shelduck, 370 Wigeon, 50 Mallard, 70 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 11 Oystercatcher, Golden Plover with big Lapwing and Dunlin flock, 180 Curlew, 39 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit
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| 6-1-19 Short-eared Owl on Aust Warth (Aravind Ramesh) |
4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel
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| 6-1-19 White-fronted Geese on Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle) |
5 White-fronted Geese, 1 Little Owl
Almondsbury village:
2 Jay, 2 Fieldfare, 75 Redwing, 30 Goldfinch
Coalpit Heath, Avon Winter Birds Survey:
1 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 f juv Peregrine, 5 Magpie, 1 Jay, 21 Carrion Crow, 23 Blue Tit, 13 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 25 Starling, 13 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 56 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. 6 Roe Deer
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead Marina:
1 m Black Redstart
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| 6-1-19 Black Redstart by the pier (Jason Williams) |
8 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 1 m Black Redstart (pier)
Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 6-1-19 Redwing in Keynsham (TtB) |
2 Collared Dove, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch
Pensford, Lords Wood:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 10 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Greenfinch
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| 6-1-19 Peregrine in Bath (BUPP)First Bath Peregrines video of 2019 - youtu.be/R3q3OcBSKpg |
flock of 20-30 Siskins feeding in silver birch trees around 10.00 a.m
RESERVOIRS
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| 6-1-19 Water Pipit at Stratford (Brian Thompson) |
Bernard King:
1 Great White Egret
Nunnery/Denny:
3 f Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup
Herons Green/Moreton Bank:
6 Cattle Egret
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| 6-1-19 Snipe at Stratford (Brian Thompson) |
5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 15 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Pipit,
Herriotts:
1 Mediterranean Gull
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
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