Cold, overcast, dry but very dull. Light wind. Obviously most people are confined to barracks in Bristol!
Jack SnipeMediterranean Gull
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Short-eared Owl
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Siskins
BRISTOL
Bristol Zoo:
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Siskins
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| Mediterranean Gull at Shirehampton (Robert Proctor) |
BRISTOL
Bristol Zoo:
Firecrest, 15+ Redwing.
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| Firecrest near the Zoo (Serena Sweeting) |
Coombe Dingle garden:
Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Blackcap (2m, 1f), 1 Nuthatch (new to this garden), Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch.
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| Peregrine (Ian Loats) |
Cumberland Basin:
1 m. Wigeon, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 BH Gull. 1 Peregrine, 8 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 5 LT Tit, 1 Wren, 10 Starling, 30 Redwing, 1 Robin, 3 Chaffinch.Downend - garden:
Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch
Eastville Park:
Almondsbury:
Aust Warth:
1 Water Rail. 1 Short-eared Owl.
Little Stoke:
2 Canada Goose, 8 Mute
Swan, c.30 Mallard, 50 Feral Pigeon, 4 Coot, 4 Moorhen, c.80 BH Gull,
1 LBB Gull,1 Cormorant, 1 juv Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Mute Swan, 6 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron
St Anne's:
2 Long-tailed Tit - loving coconut feeder
St George:
Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f)
Hotwells:
Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, Cormorant, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch.
Purdown:
1 Kestrel
Redland garden:
6+ Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Redwing, 8+ House Sparrow.
Shirehampton:
3 Mallard, lots of Woodpigeon, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, c. 120 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (in river opposite Lamplighter’s), 1 Common Gull, several Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, c.6 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 LT Tit, 2 Wren, c.25 Starling, 6 Blackbird, several Robin, 1 Stonechat, flocks of House Sparrow, 1 Rock Pipit (on shore below Lamplighter’s), 1 Chaffinch, several Goldfinch.
Mallard, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, Cormorant, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch.
Purdown:
1 Kestrel
Redland garden:
6+ Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Redwing, 8+ House Sparrow.
Shirehampton:
3 Mallard, lots of Woodpigeon, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, c. 120 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (in river opposite Lamplighter’s), 1 Common Gull, several Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, c.6 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 LT Tit, 2 Wren, c.25 Starling, 6 Blackbird, several Robin, 1 Stonechat, flocks of House Sparrow, 1 Rock Pipit (on shore below Lamplighter’s), 1 Chaffinch, several Goldfinch.
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| Goldcrest (Craig Lewis) |
Three Brooks NR:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 f. Blackcap, Goldfinches, Goldcrests, 2 Nuthatch, 3-4 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 8 Siskin (new at this site for the observer).
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 f. Blackcap, Goldfinches, Goldcrests, 2 Nuthatch, 3-4 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 8 Siskin (new at this site for the observer).
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| Blackcap in Yate (Martin Wightman) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 09-01-21 Redwing & Fieldfare Almondsbury (Véra Carpenter) |
14 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Wren, 200-300 Fieldfare and Redwing (mainly Redwing), c.12 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.
Itchington:
2 Blackcap (f+m), 1 Fieldfare - guarding the apple stocks, Greenfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll
Yate - gardens:
Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, 3 Blackcap (1f+2m), Starling, 3 Redwing, Robin, 2 Chaffinch, Goldfinch,
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| 09-01-21 Redpoll Itchington (Heather England) |
2 Blackcap (f+m), 1 Fieldfare - guarding the apple stocks, Greenfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll
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| 09-01-21 Starling Yate (Chris Teague) |
Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, 3 Blackcap (1f+2m), Starling, 3 Redwing, Robin, 2 Chaffinch, Goldfinch,
Aust Warth:
1 Water Rail. 1 Short-eared Owl.
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| 09-01-21 Little Egret Little Stoke (Vic Savery) |
1 Little Egret - roosting by my lock-up
New Passage - garden:
1 Blackcap (f) Greenfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon pier:
Redshank, Black Redstart
Clevedon - Dowlais shore and pool:
30 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 12 Goosander (5 m.), 40 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 2 Knot, c.1000 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 155 Redshank, pr. Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit.
Banwell:
Coal Tit singing in a garden.
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Blackcap pair in a Twerton garden (Jean Tye) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common:
2 Tawny Owl - calling
Bath:
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Bath, a Twerton garden:
Woodpigeons, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpies, Blue and Great TIts, 3 Blackcap (2 m., 1 f.), 15 Starling, House Sparrows, 8+ Chaffinch, Goldfinches. Redwings on berry bushes down the road.
Hallatrow:
Little Egret (unusual in this area), Kingfisher (Cam Brook), c.100 Redwing, c.70 Pied Wagtail.
RESERVOIRS
Locked down.
Reports: Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Vera Carpenter, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Dai Hare, Andy Leggatt, Craig Lewis, Ian Loats, Gary Magill, Nic Marie, Michael Moxon, Lisa Presland, Robert Proctor, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Serena Sweeting, Chris Teague, Jean Tye, Martin Wightman.
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 RoseReports: Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Vera Carpenter, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Dai Hare, Andy Leggatt, Craig Lewis, Ian Loats, Gary Magill, Nic Marie, Michael Moxon, Lisa Presland, Robert Proctor, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Serena Sweeting, Chris Teague, Jean Tye, Martin Wightman.