Long-tailed Duck and Divers
Black-necked Grebe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Jack Snipe
Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Bearded Tit
Brambling
Red Kite
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
2 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 49 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, c120 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 1 f Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch
Henleaze:
1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 f Blackcap
Saville Road, BS9:
21 Redwing
St Andrews Park:
1 Grey Wagtail
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl hassled by Corvids, 1 Chiffchaff
Severn Beach:
60 Turnstone flew downstream
Yate, RSPB garden birdwatch:
1 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 9 Collared Dove, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 m Blackcap, 22 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 (1f) Chaffinch, 1 m Brambling, 9 Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Bristol Airport:
3 Mistle Thrush
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| 27-1-20 Goosander, Blind Yeo (Howard Taffs) |
83 Canada Goose, 200 Shelduck, 370 Wigeon, 150 Teal, 9 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 11 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 100 Lapwing, 12 Grey Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 340 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew at Yeo Est), 22 Turnstone, 6 Knot, 550 Dunlin, 2 Jack Snipe, 6 Common Snipe, 235 Redshank, 2 Short-eared Owl (Yeo), 1 Merlin, 4 Raven, 9 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 650 Starling, 150 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 65 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet
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| 27-1-20 Redwing, Worle (Dean Reeves) |
3 Redwing
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham RSPB garden birdwatch:
2 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin
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| 27-1-20 Peregrine (Tiercel AA), Bath (BUPP) |
Peregrine tiercel AA looks up at the falcon
Bath, RSPB garden birdwatch:
1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch
Bath, Pipehouse:
1 Red Kite - flying low towards Wellow
Bath - Two Tunnels:
8 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 15 Redwing, & numerous Song Thrush - all very vocal.
RESERVOIRS
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| 27-1-20 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Ken Carruthers) |
1 Long-tailed Duck on 2 today, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail
Blagdon Lake, 26th:
6 Goosanders, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 Chiffchaff
CHEW VALLEY LAKE:
Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Bearded Tit
Reports: Ken Carruthers, Dave Child, Geoff Daniells, Patrick Hancock. Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Glen Maddison, Jon Mortin, Steve Sanins. Rich Scantlebury, Howard Taffs, Talking to Bears, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
Paul Andrew Obituary
Paul Andrew was an early member of BOC and was known many of the older birding crew. After being an early and charismatic twitcher and birder, he broke his back in Java many years ago and despite being paralysed from the lower back down, had a very successful career at Taronga Zoo (Sydney) and is well known by many around the world.
A celebration of his life will be held in the upstairs room ‘Watershed 3’ at The Watershed in Bristol on Sunday 2nd Feb. between 12 and 4.
Please let John Rossetti know if you would like to attend (johnrossetti@blueyonder.co.uk). There will be a buffet lunch and access to the bar. Slides of his life, music and a general celebration of his life.
Photos:
If you have any photos you think might be OK for this Report could you please send them to Harvey Rose at the following e-mail address: blacktgodwit@gmail.com Photos need to have been taken in Avon in 2019
Added Rarities: - 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 Diver | 1 | 10/01/2019 | Barrow Gurney Res. | |
| Tree Sparrow | 25/01/2019 | Bristol, Clifton, Richmond Hill | ||
| Hen Harrier | 1 | ring tail | 17/03/2019 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green |
| Goshawk | 1 | 29/03/2019 | Clevedon, Kennaway Rd | |
| Hoopoe | 1 | 29/03/2019 | Lansdown | |
| Cattle Egret | 1 | 08/04/2019 | Uphill, The Grange Heronry | |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | 17/04/2019 | Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Dowlais | |
| Turtle Dove | 2 | 22/04/2019 | Old Sodbury | |
| Nordic Jackdaw | 23/04/2019 | Portbury Wharf | ||
| Channel Wagtail | 1 | ♂ | 26/04/2019 | New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL |
| Channel Wagtail | 1 | 27/04/2019 | New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL | |
| Spoonbill | 1 | sub adult | 05/05/2019 | Portbury Wharf |
| Cattle Egret | 2 | 05/05/2019 | Chew Valley Lake (CVL) | |
| Goshawk | 1 | 30/06/2019 | Hunstrete Plantation | |
| Sabine's Gull | 1 | 10/08/2019 | Severn Beach | |
| Honey Buzzard | 1 | 25/08/2019 | OPS | |
| Grey Phalarope | 1 | 27/09/2019 | Severn Beach | |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | 1 | 21/10/2019 | Burrington | |
| Twite | 1 | 21/10/2019 | New Passage | |
| Tree Sparrow | 3 | 13/11/2019 | Clevedon to Portishead trail | |
| Tree Sparrow | 2 | 23/11/2019 | Lyde Green Lake | |
| Common Redpoll | 10 | 08/01/2019 | Midford Road, Bath | |
| Common Redpoll | 2 | 05/10/2019 | Aust Services |
