Some light patchy rain with a fresh breeze. Temperature 9-9°C
Kittiwake
Glossy Ibis
Merlin
FirecrestWater Pipit
Siskin
Woodcock
Jack Snipe
Marsh Tit
Purple Sandpiper
Blaise Estate:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station: - 1 Jack Snipe
Yate:
Chipping Sodbury, Lilliput Park:
1 Sparrowhawk soaring over the park
BELOW M4 & BANES
Willsbridge:
Keynsham:
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| 05-02-22 Siskin, Paulton Wood (Caleb Stradling) |
BRISTOL
Blaise Estate:
9 Firecrest - groups of 5, 3 and 1 feeding in holly, yew and laurel
Coombe Dingle/Sea Mills - River Trym:
3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher
Oldbury Power Station: - 1 Jack Snipe
- Oldbury Pill: 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 1 (f) Marsh Harrier, 2+ Skylark, 1 (m) Yellowhammer
- Pillhead Gout: 1 Merlin chased a Dunlin flock up to power station
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Marsh Harrier
1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Marsh Harrier
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| 05-02-22 Glossy Ibis, Pilning Wetlands, Brian Lancastle |
Severn Beach:
10 Kittiwake
Bristol Science Park lake:
Bristol Science Park lake:
1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti’s Warbler
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| 05-02-22 Goosander, Brinsham Park Lake, Yate (Chris Teague) |
- Kingsgage Park: 1 (f) Wigeon, Long-tailed Tits
- Brimsham Park Lake: 1 (f) Goosander + 2 flyovers, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret,
Chipping Sodbury, Lilliput Park:
1 Sparrowhawk soaring over the park
Wickwar:
2 Peregrine, several Skylark
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| 05-02-22 Skylark, Wickwar (Paul Sadley) |
Petty France, Bodkin Hazel Wood:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 50 Chaffinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer
Thornbury - garden:
1 Woodcock
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead (Winter BS - Battery Point and Lake Grounds)
Clevedon - Yeo:
Merlin, Peregrine, Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit (mouth of the Yeo)
Backwell Lake:
1 Black-headed Gull (colour-ringed - initial enquiries suggest it was ringed in Norway)
Portishead (Winter BS - Battery Point and Lake Grounds)
77 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 124 Mallard,1 Pochard,19 Tufted Duck, 42 Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Black-headed Gull , 50 Herring Gull, 5 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 11 House Sparrow, 4 Pied/White Wagtail
Merlin, Peregrine, Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit (mouth of the Yeo)
Backwell Lake:
1 Black-headed Gull (colour-ringed - initial enquiries suggest it was ringed in Norway)
Flax Bourton, Bourton Combe:
1 Marsh Tit
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1100 Dunlin - heading west, 3 Mediterranean Gull - inc 2 imm - in large gull roost,
BELOW M4 & BANES
Willsbridge:
1 Treecreeper
Keynsham:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Shoveler, 1 Woodcock (fly over),
Bath Mill - garden:
1 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch,
Paulton:
8 Stock Dove, 5 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 300 Corvid, 2 Coal Tit, 27 Skylark, 120 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 50 + Redwing, 70 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, " Goldfinch, 10+ Siskin
8 Stock Dove, 5 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 300 Corvid, 2 Coal Tit, 27 Skylark, 120 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 50 + Redwing, 70 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, " Goldfinch, 10+ Siskin
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Long-tailed Duck (flitting between 1 & 2 Tanks)
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 (m) Kingfisher
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Peter Bryant, Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Derek Clarke, Jane Cumming, Patrick Hancock, Donna Harvey, Matt Hobbs, Karen Jayne, Brian Lancastle, Robert Laughton, Mike Moxon, Nailsea Nature, Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves, Matt Rogers, Paul Sadley, Caleb Stradling, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Lauren & Wayne Tucker
Barrow Tanks:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Long-tailed Duck (flitting between 1 & 2 Tanks)
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| 05-02-22 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Karen Jayne) |
Stratford:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 (m) Kingfisher
Please note:
Preparation for 2021 Avon Bird Report
Preparatory work is currently progressing to allow the drafting of the 2021 bird report to start in the next month or so. The AOG have records submitted to the BOC or the Recorder or Editor, or uploaded to Birdtrack or eBird, or submitted for the WeBS, BBS and AWBS surveys. If you have additional records that have not yet been submitted please do this in the next few days directly to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
We are still missing confirmatory notes for the following local rarities; if you saw any of these please submit notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Chiffchaff (Siberian - tristis) 1 14/11/2021 Aust, Services
Chiffchaff (Siberian - tristis) 1 12/12/2021 Portbury Wharf (PW), Drove Rhyne
Cuckoo 1 13/03/2021 Bedminster, Victoria Park
Glossy Ibis 1 01/10/2021 Uphill, Axe Estuary
Goshawk 1 05/04/2021 Sand Point
Hawfinch 2 03/11/2021 Severn View / Aust Services
Hawfinch 1 07/11/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common
Leach's Storm-Petrel 1 31/10/2021 Severn Beach
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 21/05/2021 Tickenham, Lime Breach Wood
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 24/10/2021 Bath, Rainbow Wood
Merlin 2 18/07/2021 Old Down
Merlin 1 13/08/2021 Clevedon-Yeo
Rose-coloured Starling 1 04/06/2021 Bristol
Scaup 1 20/08/2021 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
Snow Bunting 1 08/01/2021 Portishead, Harbour Rd
Swift 3 23/02/2021 Peasedown St. John
Tree Sparrow 10 01/01/2021 Regil
Turtle Dove 2 21/04/2021 Weston-super-Mare, Beach/Pier
Whimbrel 1 08/11/2021 Sand Point - Middle Hope
White-tailed Eagle 1 12/04/2021 Bathampton
Whooper Swan 1 13/02/2021 M5, Weston-Super-Mare
Willow Warbler 2 07/03/2021 Willsbridge Mill
Willow Warbler 4 07/12/2021 Clevedon, Blind Yeo
Woodchat Shrike 1 11/05/2021 Kingswood, Britannia Rd
Yellow Wagtail 1 06/02/2021 Clifton - Lower Failand
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 23/10/2021 Sand Point, Car Park
