30-01-21 Saturday - Dipper

Temp 7 to 4°C. Very wet early and damp for most of the day as it got colder

Red Kite
Dipper
Siskin

30-1-21 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Bedminster Down:

6 Woodpigeon, 2 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Magpie, 42 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock ,8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail,  3 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

30-1-21 Greenfinch, Kingsdown (Keith Williams)

Kingsdown garden:

1 Coal Tit, 1 Greenfinch

Narroways:

22 Herring Gull, 2 BH Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Magpie, 20 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 16 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Wren, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

St Andrews, Ashley Court Rd:

1 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Crow, 1 Raven, 8 Starling

30-1-21 Dipper, River Trym (Aravind Ramesh)

Westbury-on-Trym:

1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-1-21 Siskin, Downend (Barry Dursley)

Downend garden:

17 species inc Siskin

30-1-21 Blackbird, Hanham (Peter Coslett)

Hanham garden:
Magpie, Jackdaw over, Great, Blue and Coal Tit, Blackcap, Goldcrest , Robin, Dunnock

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:

1 Sparrowhawk (eat a Blackcap), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 m/f Blackcap, 40 Starling, 2 m/f Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna;

3 Swan sp over at 9.00

Bath, Prior Park:
1 Red Kite at 14.45

Bath, Whiteway:

3 Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail, 13 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Lockdown so no reports

Can you help fill in gaps in the Avon records?  

We have no supporting information on these reports obtained from the pager service BirdGuides, if you can help please get in touch with the AOG at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Wood Warbler                      on 03/08/2020 at Chipping Sodbury Common
Hoopoe                                   on 07/08/2020 at Nailsea
Yellow-browed Warbler    on 22/10/2020 at St Anne's Park, Bristol
Hen Harrier                           on 17/12/2020 at Clevedon-Yeo

As we continue our preparations for the 2020 bird report we have a list of claims where we need further details otherwise the record will be lost. If you saw any of the following can you please 

get in touch with the AOG at avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker     3           16/03/2020    Iron Acton

Goshawk                                          1           22/03/2020    Marshfield, Gunnings Wood

White-tailed Eagle                        1 juv     27/03/2020    Pill, Village

Goshawk                                          1           07/04/2020    Marshfield, Gunnings Wood

Hawfinch                                         1 ♂       08/04/2020    Wickwar, Lower Woods, Lady's Wood

Goshawk                                          1           11/04/2020    Marshfield, Beek's Lane

Goshawk                                          1           23/04/2020    Marshfield, Withymead Playing Fields

Montagu's Harrier                        1           24/04/2020    Corston Field

Montagu's Harrier                        1           24/04/2020    Hunstrete, Lords Wood

Serin                                                  1           27/04/2020    Bristol, Lawrence Weston, Brookthorp Av

Dunlin - arctica                              1 juv     03/06/2020    Chew Valley Lake (CVL)

Serin                                                  1           24/06/2020    Yate, Kestrel Close

Goshawk                                           1 ♂       28/06/2020    Marshfield, South of the Village

Balearic Shearwater                      1           05/07/2020    Sand Point

Nightjar                                             1           18/07/2020    Blagdon Lake (BL), Lodge Copse

Grey Phalarope                               1           26/08/2020    Oldbury Power Station (OPS)

Hybrid - Black-h Gull X

Mediterranean Gull                        1 ad      09/10/2020    Bristol, Sea Mills - Harbour, River Avon

Woodlark                                           1           14/10/2020    Aust Cliff

Hawfinch                                            1           14/10/2020    Aust Cliff

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker         1           15/10/2020    Ashton Court

Yellow-browed Warbler                 1           16/10/2020    Sand Point, Car Park

Lapland Bunting                               1           22/10/2020    New Passage / Northwick Warth

Great Northern Diver                      1 juv    29/10/2020    Blagdon Lake (BL), Top End

Great Northern Diver                      1           02/11/2020    Severn Beach

Yellow-browed Warbler                 1           10/11/2020     Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)

Hawfinch                                             1 ♀       27/12/2020    Bristol, Westbury-on-Trym, Canford Lane

Reports: Karle Burford, Barry Dursley, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Harrison, Iris Langton, John Lewis, Glen Maddison, Aravind Ramesh, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG