Mainly overcast in Bristol but milder than in recent days; 6 - 8°C
Mandarin DuckGolden Plover, Jack Snipe
Marsh Tit
BRISTOL
Clifton Down:
Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:17 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 71 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 9 Robin, 38 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 20 Goldfinch
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Message to all observers
If you have not already submitted all your 2020 bird records to the BOC, or added them to Birdtrack, can you please send them, preferably on a spreadsheet, to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk as soon as possible. This is so they can be included in the information used to produce the 2020 Avon bird report.
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| 11-01-21 Firecrest, Clifton Down (Matt Hall) |
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blackcap, at least 2 , likely 3 Firecrest (inc 1 male), 30 Redwing
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| 11-01--21 another shot of Firecrest, Clifton Down (Serena Sweeting) |
Hotwells:
Mallard including Mallard-based freakducks,, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon , 2 Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Magpie, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Blackbird ( starting to contest territories)Redland:
Garden 1 - 1 Jay, 1 m Blackcap, 5 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, singing Mistle Thrush heard
Garden 2 - 2 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, 3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Robin, 20 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail
St Werburgh's:
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
Pier - female-type Black Redstart still
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
Somerdale - 1 pr Goosander on river
Saltford:
50 Golden Plover, 1 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit
Bath:
Update from St John's Church - 'As I suspected, Tiercel AA has left and I believe we have a new tiercel. The falcon was also missing for a while and the newbie is a big unit, so, is it tiercel or falcon? - plain breast said tiercel. When THE falcon returned here's how it went. Watch this space.'
RESERVOIRS
Locked down 😞 - but you can still order your copy of the new book 'Birds of Chew Valley Lake' by Keith Vinicombe and John Rossetti
Sunday book review: Birds of Chew Valley Lake by Keith Vinicombe
St Werburgh's:
1 Grey Wagtail
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 pr Stonechat
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 2 Water Rail, 15 Moorhen, 17 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe- first for a few years, 1 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 4 Stonechat
Old Sodbury:
3 f Mandarin Duck, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 6 Redwing + 3 Roe Deer  |
| 11-01-21 female Kestrel, Latteridge (Chris Teague) |
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 11-01--21 Black Redstart, Clevedon Pier (Howard Taffs) |
Pier - female-type Black Redstart still
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
Somerdale - 1 pr Goosander on river
Saltford:
50 Golden Plover, 1 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit
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| 11-01-21 Peregrines, St John's Church, Bath (BUPP) |
Update from St John's Church - 'As I suspected, Tiercel AA has left and I believe we have a new tiercel. The falcon was also missing for a while and the newbie is a big unit, so, is it tiercel or falcon? - plain breast said tiercel. When THE falcon returned here's how it went. Watch this space.'
Newton St Loe:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Redwing, 1 Bullfinch
Hallatrow:
Cam Brook - 1 Dipper
RESERVOIRS
Locked down 😞 - but you can still order your copy of the new book 'Birds of Chew Valley Lake' by Keith Vinicombe and John Rossetti
Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Matt Hall, Pete Harrison, Nigel Kempson, Andy Leggatt, Andy Middleton, Tony Scott, Serena Sweeting, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris and David Teague, Chris Vines, BUPP
