Friday 24 January 2020

24-01-20 Friday - three amigos still at BG resrs

Dull again with some rain in the air

Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart

*****The BOC trip to Wareham Forest on Sunday is likely to be cancelled unless the weather forecast improves.  If you plan to go, please contact the leader before you set out *****

BRISTOL

Henleaze - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - came calling again today

Bishopston - garden Blackcap:
1 - Elton Rd
2 - Bishop Rd
3 - Egerton Rd

St Andrews - garden:
2 Blackcap

Fishponds:
up to 3 Blackcap in our garden this month

St George:
1 Tawny Owl - wake up call

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:
6 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

24-01-2020 Black Redstart Clevedon (Peter Heather)
Clevedon Pier area:
1 Black Redstart

Lower Claverham:
2 Buzzard,1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit. 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 30 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit,

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Blackcap (f) - max 4 this month

Worle:
1 Blackcap - singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-01-2020 Peregrine Bath St John's Church (H&O trust -Bath Peregrives)
Bath:
1 Peregrine - nest box check, 1 Blackcap - in a garden,

Twerton:
max 2 Blackcap in my garden this month.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mistle Thrush,

Chew Valley Lake

24-01-2020 Snipe CVL Stratford (Simon Isgar)
Stratford:
1 Snipe, 8 Bearded Tit !

OUT OF AREA

24-01-2020 Goshawk Slimbridge (Paul Masters)

Slimbridge:
1 Goshawk

24-01-2020 Great Grey Shrike Sapperton (Mark Coller)
Sapperton 1 Great Grey Shrike

Reports: Karle Burford, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, H&O Trust, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Heather, Rupert Higgins, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Adrian Sharp, Malcolm Taylor, Graham Thomas, 
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Last call for rarity notes on the following claims:
If you saw any of these birds please send supporting notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk so the record can be considered for inclusion in the 2019 Avon Bird Report

Great Northern Diver1
10/01/2019Barrow Gurney Res.
Tree Sparrow

25/01/2019Bristol, Clifton, Richmond Hill
Hen Harrier1ring tail17/03/2019Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Goshawk1
29/03/2019Clevedon, Kennaway Rd
Hoopoe1
29/03/2019Lansdown
Cattle Egret1
08/04/2019Uphill, The Grange Heronry
Hen Harrier1
17/04/2019Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Dowlais
Turtle Dove2
22/04/2019Old Sodbury
Nordic Jackdaw

23/04/2019Portbury Wharf 
Channel Wagtail 126/04/2019New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Channel Wagtail 1
27/04/2019New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Spoonbill1sub adult05/05/2019Portbury Wharf
Cattle Egret2
05/05/2019Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Goshawk1
30/06/2019Hunstrete Plantation 
Sabine's Gull1
10/08/2019Severn Beach
Honey Buzzard1
25/08/2019OPS
Grey Phalarope1
27/09/2019Severn Beach
Rough-legged Buzzard1
21/10/2019Burrington
Twite1
21/10/2019New Passage
Ring-billed Gull1
27/11/2019CVL