01-01-23 Sunday - Ring-necked Duck

Temp 9 to 12°C. Fair morning after the last few days, some sunshine. Rain at the end

A new species order for birds has been brought out which Avon Birds will use from today

You can find the list in the Information Sites on the right near the top

Ring-necked Duck
Smew

Avocet
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Water Pipit

1-1-23 Little Grebe, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

1-1-23 Redpoll, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:

38 Canada Goose, 1 male Gadwall courting a female Mallard, 250 Wigeon, 206 Teal, 5 Grey Plover, 218 Curlew, 56 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 34 Redshank, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Yellowhammer 

Wickwar:

1 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Greenfinch

1-1-23 Black Redstart, Severn Beach (Matty England)

Aust:

6 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 6 Chaffinch

1-1-23 Dunlin, New Passage (Vera Carpenter)

New Passage:

150 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 500+ Wigeon, 40 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 40 Curlew, 50 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin

Severn Beach:

1 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat

Thornbury, Crossways, Morton:

1 Red Kite.

Tockington to Almondsbury:

7 Snipe, 11 Little Egret, 7 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher.

Yate, Coopers/Stanshaws Lake:

2 Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 34 Gadwall, 1 f Tufted Duck, 3m 2f Goosander

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Snipe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 f Pintail, 5 Avocet, 2 Barn Owl, 1 f Merlin

Clevedon:

1 Peregrine on masts

Backwell Lake:

20 Mute Swan, 4 Shoveler, 1 m Gadwall, 13 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Starling, Song Thrush singing, 1 Blackbird, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley an Drifton Hill:

Stock Dove (Down Road), 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 6 Skylark, 150 Fieldfare, 20 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

Hanham, Cleeve Wood:

2 Sparrowhawk, Corvids

1-1-23 Blackcap, Warmley garden (Peter Coslett)

Warmley, Forest Park and Old Grange School:

1 Bullfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Dipper on the brook, Greenfinch

1-1-23 Goldcrest, Keynsham Manor Road (Rob Daw)

Keynsham Lock and Manor road Community Woodland:

2 Grey Heron, flock Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

1-1-23 Kestrel, Newton St Loe (Lauren Tucker)

Newton St Loe to Stanton Prior:
2 Mute Swan, 45 Mallard, 8 Teal, 1 Rosy-billed Pochard, 1 f Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 30+ BH Gull, 60 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark,  6 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 40 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

20 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck

1-1-23 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 f Goosander, 2 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake
lots Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Smew, 2 m/f Marsh Harrier

Herons Green:

1 m Shoveler, 70 Lapwing, 13 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 GBB Gull

Moreton:

1 m Pintail, 1 Water Pipit.

Stratford:

1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier (m. and f./juv), 35 Lapwing, 50 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts:

8 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret

Reports: Phil Barlow, John Barrett, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Rob Daw, Heather England, Matty England, Trevor Ford, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Kempson, Andy Mears, Steve Price, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Mathew Scott, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Paul Tompkins, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Wayne and Lauren Tucker, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG