08-01-21 Friday - Redwings & Grey Plover

Temperatures around 2°C and cloud cover for much of the day.

Pochard 

Water Rail, Grey Plover 

Peregrine 

Raven 

Blackcap

8-1-21 Redwing, Cumberland Basin (Ian Loats)

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

1 Nuthatch, 12 Redwing

Cumberland Basin:

4 Mallard, 1 Redshank, 10 BH Gull, 1f Peregrine, 10 Starling, 20 Redwing

St Werburgh's:

6 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 12 Magpie, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Goldfinch

8-1-21 Robin, St Werburgh's (Pete Harrison)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
60 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2+ Redwing, Greenfinch

8-1-21 Long-tailed Tit, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

8-1-21 Greenfinch, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

Rudgeway:

1 Barn Owl (crossed A38 on 6.1.21), 1 Treecreeper in garden (on 7.1.21)

NORTH SOMERSET

Blind Yeo:

9 Mallard, 3 Goosander, 3 Moorhen

Clevedon, Dowlais:

3 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 85 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 55 Teal, 5 Goosander, 2 Woodpigeon, 52 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Turnstone, 4 Knot, 400+ Dunlin, 90 Redshank, 92 BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 12 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1m Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Backwell Lake:

3 Canada Goose, 35 Mute Swan, 6 Gadwall, Pochard, 11 Tufted Duck, Water Rail heard, 50 BH Gull, 5 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 29 Little Egret in to roost (count lower than a few weeks ago), Green Woodpecker heard, 2 Raven, 2 Wren, 12 Redwing, Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch

8-1-21 Redwing, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Nailsea (garden):

1 f Blackcap

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Raven fly-by to the east

Worlebury:

2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Fieldfare 

Uphill (garden):
1m & 1f Goldcrest

Rickford:

1 Little Egret, 1m Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath (garden):

5 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Locked down. 

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

Reports: Matthew Bowell, Rob Emery, Ian Foster, Alastair Fraser, Pete Harrison, Glen Maddison, Robin Martin, Ian Loats, Lisa Presland, Robert Purveur, George Rabin, Julie Smallbone, Roger Staples, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG