12°C - Thick cloud and a moderate breeze
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Purple Sandpiper
Woodcock
BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle (River Trym):
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail
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| 08-02-22 Great White Egret, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Coombe Dingle (River Trym):
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail
Henleaze:
1 Sparrowhawk (Chased off by Magpies)
Stockwood - garden:
32 Goldfinch - one flock
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
5 Mistle Thrush
Pilning Wetlands:
Pilning Wetlands:
40 Canada Goose, 95 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 400 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 180 Lapwing, 300 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron
Severn Beach:
1 Little Egret
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
40 Canada Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit
Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Goosander (Male)
Winscombe (BOC Walk):
Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 9 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 36 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 58 Redwing, 13 Blackbird, 29 Robin, House Sparrow, 10 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 28 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 08-02-22 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Jason Williams) |
40 Canada Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit
Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Goosander (Male)
Winscombe (BOC Walk):
Woodpigeon, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 9 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 36 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 58 Redwing, 13 Blackbird, 29 Robin, House Sparrow, 10 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 28 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin
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| 08-02-22 Common Sandpiper, Uphill (Véra Carpenter) |
4 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch
Congresbury:
Congresbury:
1 Woodcock - there may be more - evidenced by a feather found in a field north of the village
BELOW M4 & BANES
Timsbury:
5 Red Kite
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| 08-02-22 Dipper, Willsbridge (Les Williams) |
1 Dipper
Keynesham
6 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 3 Goldfinch
Burnett:
4 Stock Dove, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Starling, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Villice:
Scaup, Snipe
Heron's Green:
14 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 08-02-22 Long-tailed Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
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| 08-02-22 Goldeneye (displaying), Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
60 Canada Goose, 24 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1000 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 40 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 Chaffinch, 6 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
Male Scaup x Tufted Hybrid, 55 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier
Herriott's inc Pool:
13 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 11 Pintail, 40 Teal, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull (near adult summer plumage), 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
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: Pagan Birder, Alex Carlisle, Véra Carpenter, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Andrew Harrison, Rupert Higgins, Karen Jayne, Trevor Riddle, Matthew Rogers, Ian Stapp, Gary Stone, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams, Les Williams
