Temp 9 to 11°C. Cloudy with some light drizzle. Gentle SW breeze.
Scaup
Avocet
Purple Sandpiper
Woodcock
Yellow-legged Gull
Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Red Kite
Black Redstart
Brambling
BRISTOL
Bristol Science Park lake:
2 Teal
Fishponds - Foundry Lane
1 Black Redstart (m)
1 Common Gull
Stoke Park to Sims Hill:
Acta Centre Gardens and South Street Park, Bedminster:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull (4 ad, 1 2nd-w), 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow (4m/3f), 1 Grey Wagtail (flyover),2 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (f), 5 Goldfinch
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull (4 ad, 1 2nd-w), 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow (4m/3f), 1 Grey Wagtail (flyover),2 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (f), 5 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
110 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 400+ Wigeon, 40 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Avocet, 280 Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 250+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 50 Redshank,
Severn Beach:
14 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 40 Oystercatcher, 10 Redshank,
& in a garden 1 Blackcap (f)
Cog Mill:
1 Little Egret
Framptom End - Tubbs Bottom:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 8 Skylark, i Mistle Thrush (singing), 100 Chaffinch, 30 Brambling, 1200 Linnet
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 09-02-22 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point Portishead (Bri Thompson) |
Battery Point, Portishead:
7 Purple Sandpiper
Tickenham Ridge:
1 Woodcock1 Sparrow Hawk, 2 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 750 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 25 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
Bristol Airport:
2 Peregrine (pair)
West Wick, WSM
2 Stonechat
BELOW M4 & BANES
Siston:
2 Dipper
Stockwood Open Space;
4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Song Thrush
Keynsham:
- Memorial Park / Steel Mills / Parish Church: 51 Mallard (mainly male), 2 Wood Pigeon, 14 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 40+ Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin
- Stockwood Vale: 16 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Doves, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 8 Starling, 1 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail
Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Red Kite
Chew Valley Lake
1 Red Kite
1 Red Kite
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| 09-02-22 Redwing, Bittern Trail (George Stacey) |
Bittern Trail:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 30+ Redwing, 2 Bullfinch (2f) |
| 09-02-22 Scaup, Villice (George Stacey) |
Villice:
8 Scaup (inc 2m), 1 Great White Egret, 30 FieldfareHerons Green:
4 Little Grebe (pool), 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Pied Wagtail
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| 09-02-22 Stonechat, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
1 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven , 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wren, 500+ Starling, 30+ Redwing, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat (1m/1f)
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| 09-02-22 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |
Herriotts:
1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, 12+ Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 12+ Pintail, 30+ Teal, 200+ Pochard, 55 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier (1m/2other), 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1000+ Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed BuntingPlease 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: Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Paul Francis, David Hanks, Andrew Harrison, Donna Harvey, Adrian Hockey, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson,
