Plea for pictures for the 2021 ABR - see below
Misty morning but turned better later - always warm but the wind was keen. Temp 13°
Little GullRed Kite
Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Black-necked Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser
Cattle Egret
BRISTOL
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| 01-01-22 Dipper EP (Allan Chard) |
Eastville Park:
2 Dipper
High Kingsdown:
1 Blackcap (m), 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch
Sea Mills:
Sea Mills:
30 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatcher, 16 Lapwing, 18 Redshank, c. 200 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit. 8 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin.
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Pheasant, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Bullfinch (m)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
35 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Collared Dove, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 20 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven,1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Black Redstart (1m), 4 Stonechat (2pr), 1 Grey Wagtail
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Jack Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier
Severn Beach:
28 Greylag Goose - over the house
Yate:
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Pheasant, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Bullfinch (m)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 01-01-22 Black Redstart OPS (Peter Coslett) |
35 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Collared Dove, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 20 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven,1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Black Redstart (1m), 4 Stonechat (2pr), 1 Grey Wagtail
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Jack Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier
Severn Beach:
28 Greylag Goose - over the house
Yate:
2 Goosander (Coopers Pool), 2 Song Thrush - singing
Bridgeyate:
1 pure white Peasant - with red wattle, whizzed across the road in front of the bike.
Nibley:
Bridgeyate:
1 pure white Peasant - with red wattle, whizzed across the road in front of the bike.
Nibley:
2 Snipe - dog flushed them
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| 01-01-2022 Penduline Tit WSM (Mark Savage) |
Portbury Wharf:
1 Marsh Harrier
Portishead - Battery Point:
Purple Sandpiper - dusk
Gordano:
1 Marsh Tit.
Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Egyptian Goose, 25 Wigeon, 8 Goosander (5m), 1 Red-breasted Merganser - probable, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 Grey Heron - garden, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Black Redstart - pier, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch - garden, 1 Bullfinch
Weston-Super-Mare - disused airfield:
1 Pintail, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 Bearded Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit,
1 Pintail, 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 Bearded Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Pipit,
Banwell:
10 Rook - in pairs on TV aerials with more in trees beyond
Newton St Loe:
highlights of a 52 species walk. - - 3 Red-Legged Partridge, 1 Mute Swan, 15 Teal, 15 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 30 Skylark, 3 Nuthatch, 250+ Fieldfare, 70+ Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
many Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake:
1 Shelduck, 8 Goosander (4m), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff,
Chew Valley Lake
Villice:
5 Scaup
Heron's Green:
Reports: Zoe Ashdown, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Geoff Hardman, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Paul Marshall, Andy Mears, Nige Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Jean Oliver, Tim Osborne, Jim Payne, Darren Pearce, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Jenny Vickers, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, Gordon Youdale
10 Rook - in pairs on TV aerials with more in trees beyond
Yatton - Strawberry Line:
15 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron , 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (one singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Kingswood - garden:
15 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron , 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (one singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Kingswood - garden:
1 Blackcap (m)
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| 01-01-22 Winter Thrush NSL (NSL Birding) |
highlights of a 52 species walk. - - 3 Red-Legged Partridge, 1 Mute Swan, 15 Teal, 15 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 30 Skylark, 3 Nuthatch, 250+ Fieldfare, 70+ Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
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| 01-01-2022 Long-tailed Duck Barrow Gurney (Mark Savage) |
many Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake:
1 Shelduck, 8 Goosander (4m), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff,
Chew Valley Lake
Villice:
5 Scaup
Heron's Green:
2 Green Sandpiper (dropped in, flew off again within minutes)
Bickford Lane:
35 Cattle Egret, 8 Little Egret
Moreton:
2 Scaup (f & 1st wint m)
Stratford:
Goldeneye, Water Rail heard, Cetti's Warbler heard, 1 Jack Snipe, 8+ Common Snipe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, LT Tits.
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.
35 Cattle Egret, 8 Little Egret
Moreton:
2 Scaup (f & 1st wint m)
Stratford:
Goldeneye, Water Rail heard, Cetti's Warbler heard, 1 Jack Snipe, 8+ Common Snipe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, LT Tits.
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 8 Pintail, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Reports: Zoe Ashdown, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Geoff Hardman, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Paul Marshall, Andy Mears, Nige Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Jean Oliver, Tim Osborne, Jim Payne, Darren Pearce, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Jenny Vickers, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, Gordon Youdale
blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding
Avon Bird Report for 2021 -- Photographs
We are beginning work on the next Avon Bird Report and one item is the photographs. So we would welcome any bird photos taken within the Avon boundary in 2021. Most photos are published in 'landscape' format but not all, in particular the cover photo needs to be in 'portrait' format and here we need a 'stunning' shot possibly of a fairly common bird (or birds) in situ -- we had a rare species last year. Please send files to Harvey Rose using ABR mail address: blacktgodwit@gmail.com
This is not critical but in the first instance lowish resolution versions are preferred. We do need basic details about where and when the photos were taken. We usually publish about 30 shots, some other Reports publish many more, but we could only increase our total if enough photos of publishable quality are received.
