Mostly dry with a little rain later - max 10 °C
Woodcock
Merlin, Penduline Tit
Black-necked Grebe
Avocet
BRISTOL
BRISTOL
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| 06-02-22 Little Grebe Stoke Park (Patrick Richards) |
1 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 25 Feral Pigeon, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 14 moorhen, 11 Coot, 4 Little Grebe,17 Black-headed Gull,1 Herring Gull,1 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 19 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 18 Carrion Crow,2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 8 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 25 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch (5f), 1 Greenfinch, 30+ Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
c80 Golden Plover, 70 Turnstone
Pilning Wetlands:
Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, Tufted Duck, 100 Lapwing, 4 Avocet, 10 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 150 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 2 Peregrine - after the waders
Tortworth:
- Lake: 4 Mute Swan , 13 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Magpie, 4 Long Tail Tits, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin.
- Whitfield: 2 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 6 Bullfinch.
- Abbotside: 2 Buzzard
Wickwar:
Wickwar:
1 Little Egret
NORTH SOMERSET
Nailsea - garden:
Woodpigeons, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap - subsong, 12 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch,
NORTH SOMERSET
Nailsea - garden:
Woodpigeons, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap - subsong, 12 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 21 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch,
Gordano Valley:
10 Siskin, 5 Redpoll, 50 Goldfinch,
Weston-Super-Mare - disused airfield:
1 Merlin (f), 1 Penduline Tit, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting
BELOW M4 & BANES
Downend - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven - over, quite low, 2 Blackcap (m) - tolerating each other
1 Woodcock, 1 Grey Heron
Keynsham:
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| 06-02-22 Rooks Keynsham (Andrew Harrison) |
- garden: 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (f),
- Manor Rd Woodland: 2 Teal, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 60 Rooks, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch,
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
137 Canada Goose, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 42 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, flock of mixed Redwing and finches
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose
Denny Island:
4 Goosander (3m)
Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret
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| 06-02-22 Marsh Harrier CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
14 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m)
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
Reports: Jonathan Angell, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Barry Dursley, Trevor Ford, Richard Giles, Andrew Harrison, Fiona Neate, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Paul Sadley, Sova, Caleb Stradling, Paul Tompkins
