Bristol temperatures a tad higher than last couple of days at 2 - 5 °C
Long-tailed Duck
Slavonian Grebe
Avocet, Golden Plover
Great Northern Diver
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Merlin
Little Owl
Firecrest
Black Redstart
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Hotwells to Ashton Court:
Redland:
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon Pier:
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
55 species, inc 22 Stock Dove, 30 Lapwing,1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 80+ Starling, 185+ Redwing, 85+ Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 45+ Meadow Pipit, 90+ Chaffinch
Marksbury:80+ Golden Plover, 30+ Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 20+ Carrion Crow, 2 Skylark, 30+ Redwing + Fieldfare
Blagdon Lake:
Ubley Hatchery- 1 Treecreeper
Chew Valley Lake
1 Little Owl
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 pr Shoveler, 1m 3 f Goldeneye, 20+ Redwing
Heron's Green:
2 Pintail, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe ( reported in bay), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3+ Snipe, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail
Moreton:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ LTT
Stratford:
Water level v high - lots of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit on the feeders, c 10 Goldfinch
Herriott's Bridge:
10 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 12+ Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, many Common Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail
Photographers - please see bottom of page
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| 04-01-21 Kingfisher, Eastville Park, Bristol (Allan Chard) |
Bishopston:
Garden - 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest - in among the dead leave of the oak, 2 Blackbird (m) sparring, 2 Robin (f & m as they shared the feeder), 1 Dunnock
Peregrine Watchpoint - Peregrine pair (male did part display - flickering wings)Clifton Down:
1 m Firecrest opposite Bristol Zoo
Hotwells to Ashton Court:
Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker, 1 pr Peregrine (interacting/displaying initially by the Bonds and then drifted off together down the Gorge), 6+ Magpie, many Jackdaw, c5 Rook, Carrion Crow, pr Raven, Blue Tit, Blackbird
Fishponds:
1 flyover Raven
Redland:
Garden - 6 Feral Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 5 Blackbird, 6 Redwing
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 f Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 pr Mute Swan, 9 Pintail (estuary), 300 Lapwing, 1 Rock Pipit
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 f Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 pr Mute Swan, 9 Pintail (estuary), 300 Lapwing, 1 Rock Pipit
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| 04-01-21 Blackbird, Latteridge (Chris Teague) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon Pier:
Black Redstart still
Clevedon-Yeo:
125 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 185 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 550 Wigeon, 90 Mallard, 225 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 24 Goosander (reported from Clevedon Blind Yeo), 4 Little Grebe, 8 Coot, 15 Avocet (again on the water just off Yeo mouth), 15 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, 26 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 260 Curlew, 20 Turnstone,10 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 525 Redshank , 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Merlin (Blake’s Pools), 1 Peregrine, 150 Carrion Crow, 5 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
Clevedon-Yeo:
125 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 185 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 550 Wigeon, 90 Mallard, 225 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 24 Goosander (reported from Clevedon Blind Yeo), 4 Little Grebe, 8 Coot, 15 Avocet (again on the water just off Yeo mouth), 15 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, 26 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 260 Curlew, 20 Turnstone,10 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 525 Redshank , 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Merlin (Blake’s Pools), 1 Peregrine, 150 Carrion Crow, 5 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 04-01-21 Red Kite, Newton St Loe (NSLBirding) |
Newton St Loe:
55 species, inc 22 Stock Dove, 30 Lapwing,1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 80+ Starling, 185+ Redwing, 85+ Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 45+ Meadow Pipit, 90+ Chaffinch
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| 04-01-21 Grey Heron, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding) |
Marksbury:
Compton Dando:
10 Pheasant, 200+ Wood Pigeon, 100+ Rook/ Jackdaw/ Carrion Crow, 20+ Fieldfare,3 Redwing, 10+ Chaffinch RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
No1 Tank - 1 pr Goosander, Long-tailed Duck (displaying to Tufted Ducks)
Barrow Tanks:
No1 Tank - 1 pr Goosander, Long-tailed Duck (displaying to Tufted Ducks)
No 2 Tank - Great Northern Diver (flew to Tank 3 late afternoon) .
Ubley Hatchery- 1 Treecreeper
Chew Valley Lake
1 Little Owl
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| 04-01-21 Little Owl, CVL (Ted Smith) |
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 pr Shoveler, 1m 3 f Goldeneye, 20+ Redwing
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| 04-01-21 Snipe, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Heron's Green:
2 Pintail, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe ( reported in bay), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3+ Snipe, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail
Bickfield Lane:
20 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret
Moreton:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ LTT
Stratford:
Water level v high - lots of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit on the feeders, c 10 Goldfinch
Herriott's Bridge:
10 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 12+ Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, many Common Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail
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| 04-01-21 Dunnock, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Message to all photographers
The editor of the Avon Bird Report is asking for photos for the next edition. He welcomes any bird shots taken in Avon in 2020 for possible publication in the next Report. In the first instance low resolution versions are OK. Please send to the following e-mail account: blacktgodwit@gmail.comsOUT OF AREA
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| 04-01-21 Albatross chick on the Falkland Islands (worse places to be stuck in!) |
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Véra Carpenter, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton, Paul Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Moxon, Harvey Rose, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Ted Smith, Ian Stapp, Wayne and Lauren Tucker, nslbirding
