Slavonian Grebe
Cattle Egret
Black Redstart
BRISTOL
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| 05-01-21 Redwing Bishopston (Alison Hooper) |
Great Tit, Blackbird, 5 Redwing - on apples, Robin, 2 Chaffinch (f & m), Goldfinch
Blaise Woods:
3 Jay, 4 Magpie, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest - alas no Firecrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch - heard, 14 Blackbird, 5 Robin
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| 05-01-21 Kingfisher EP (Allan Chard) |
13 Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Black-head Gull, I Kingfisher,
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| 05-01-21 Mistle Thrush The Downs (Keith Williams) |
Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, alas no Peregrine at the watch point, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit - opposite ends, Blue and Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Wren 2 Nuthatch - opposite ends too, Blackbird, c10 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Robin, 2 Greenfinch, Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick:
Canada Goose - wake up flight, 1 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Greenfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Easter Compton - Wild Places:
1 Woodcock - caught on a trailcam
Portishead - marina:
1 Cormorant - fishing off the pontoons
West of Lower Failand - Budding Wood to Coombe and Sandy Lanes:
Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit,
Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Redwing, Robin, Goldfinch
Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Redwing, Robin, Goldfinch
Tyntesfield:
2 Pheasant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail |
| 05-01-21 Black Redstart Clevedon (Mark Savage) |
1 Black Redstart
Clevedon-Yeo:
20 Goosander (15 on the Blind Yeo, 5 on the sea at Clevedon Pill), 4 Oystercatcher, a few Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 32 Curlew, 1000+ Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit
Strawberry Line and Winscombe:
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| 05-01-21 Curlew Cl-Y (Nigel Kendall) |
20 Goosander (15 on the Blind Yeo, 5 on the sea at Clevedon Pill), 4 Oystercatcher, a few Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 32 Curlew, 1000+ Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit
Strawberry Line and Winscombe:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath - Walcote Gate:
scrum of Long-taild Tit, 2 Blackcap (f & m)
Marksbury:
12+ Lapwing, 60 to 70 Golden Plover - flying around all the time with a Peregrine above them, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4 Fieldfare, 12 RedwingBELOW M4 & BANES
Bath - Walcote Gate:
scrum of Long-taild Tit, 2 Blackcap (f & m)
Marksbury:
Compton Dando:
100+ Woodpigeon, 1 Little Owl, 50+ Jackdaw, Rook, & Crow, 2 Raven, 30+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing
RESERVOIRS
All Bristol Water Sites
Bird hides and permit only areas will sadly be closed with immediate effect. Lakeside staff are currently installing barriers and removing combination padlocks on gates to stop trespass.
Chew Valley Lakke:
Nunnery:
2 Gadwall, 26 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier - same bird from Moreton, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 05-01-21 Snipe CVL H Green pool (Ian Stapp) |
2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 3+ Snipe - pool, 1 Common Sandpiper - wall, 3 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, some Fieldfare, 80+ Redwing - field at the back of the pool, 2 Pied Wagtail - wall
Heron's Green - Bickfield Lane:
9 Cattle Egret
Moreton:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier - over reeds Nunnery, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, mixed Tit flock, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit
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| 05-01-21 Slavonian Grebe CVL Stratford (Ian Stapp) |
1 Slavonian Grebe, 16 Lapwing -puddle in corner field, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8+ Siskin - car park
Herriott's Bridge:
10 Shelduck - pool, 4 Pintail - pool, 12+ Goldeneye - lake, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 20+ Long-tailed Tit - reeds, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail
Message to all photographers
As editor on the Avon Bird Report I am asking for photos for the next edition. I would welcome 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.com I look forward to seeing your photos. Harvey Rose