28-02-23 Tuesday - Yellow Wagtail, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff

 Cloudy, but mostly dry. Cold NNE. Temp. 5 to 8°C. 

Yellow Wagtail

Ring-necked Duck 

Scaup

Long-tailed Duck
Hume's Warbler

Black Redstart

28-02-23 Peregrine-male, Avon Gorge (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

2 Peregrine (f&m)

Avonmouth - Holes Mouth.

1 Yellow Wagtail - 3 weeks early

Malago Greenway:

2 Mallard, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit

St George, Crew's Hole Woodland:

1Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 21 Magpie -3 nests, 1 Chiffchaff-singing, 1 Blackcap -singing, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

29 Canada Goose, 6 Wigeon, 41 Teal, 11 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 50 Turnstone, 26 Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redwing , 4 Stonechat

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
2 Barnacle Goose, 85 Teal, 1 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 600 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mistle Thrush  

New Passage:
10 Shelduck, 90 Wigeon, 20 Curlew, 200 Dunlin

Severn Beach:

38 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 35 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 30 Herring Gull,1 Black Redstart- 1st-w male, 1 Stonechat

28-02-23 Bullfinch, Yate ( Barry Dursley)

Yate-allotment:

5 Bullfinch-2m, 3f

28-02-23 Dipper, Little Avon ( Matt Scott)

Tortworth-Little Avon:

1 Dipper 

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Coombe NR:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing.

Nailsea Wall:

16 Canada Goose, 1 Teal, 1 Common Gull, 1 Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail

Banwell:

1 Sparrowhawk

M5-Junction 21:

1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:

Tawny Owl- 2m, 1f calling

Willsbridge Mill:

1 Treecreeper 

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1  Green Woodpecker

Compton Dando SWT:

1 Coal Tit, 1 Hume's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

28-02-23 Buzzard, Marshfield ( Raoul Chandrasakera)

Marshfield:

2+ Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow  Gurney:

1 Long-tailed Duck- male on T1

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck-male at Long Bay, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap-singing, 1 Siskin -f.

Chew Valley Lake

28-02-23 Firecrest, Woodford Lodge (Chris Craig)

Woodford Lodge:

1 Firecrest, 10 Redwing, 1  Bullfinch

Herons Green Bay:

1 Smew, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Moreton:

1 Scaup -female

Out of Area:

White-rumped Sandpiper- Slimbridge

Richard's Pipit- Awre

Reports: Chris Craig, Andy Davis,  Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Nick Page  Phil Quinn, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG ,ABNG,

BTO AVON REGION. BREEDING BIRD SURVEY

UNALLOCATED NATIONAL SQUARES

This is a list of the BBS National squares that are at present 'unallocated'. The list is rather longer than usual caused in part by an extra allocation of squares by the BTO and in part by the disruptions of the last couple of years. If you are interested in any of these squares please drop me a line - they will of course be allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis. 

B&NES

ST5851 - Nedge Hill *

ST5856 - Prospect Stile - South Widcombe *

ST5958 - White Cross, S of Bishop Sutton *

ST6159 - Farmland W of Clutton

ST6356 - Hallatrow

ST6458 - High Littleton * 

ST6757 - Radford

ST6862 - E of Stanton Prior

ST6954 - Radstock *

ST7057 - Peasedown St John

ST7160 - Farmland N of Dunkerton *

ST7257 - Wellow Road, E of Peasedown St John*

ST7262 - Rush Hill, Bath

ST7559 - Twinhoe, NE of Wellow*

North Somerset

ST3464 - E of Sand Bay

ST3859 - Knightcott - W of Banwell *

ST3960 - Moorland Farm, N of Banwell *

ST3962 - Rolstone  *

ST4056 - Barton Drove (SW of Winscombe) *

ST4158 - N of Winscombe*

ST4257 - Sidcot *

ST4364 - Congresbury Moor

ST4366 - E of Yatton

ST4367 - Farmland of Kenn Moor, North of railway

ST4465 – Claverham – East of Yatton

ST4659 - Upper Langford*

ST4660 - Lower Langford

ST4860 - Farmland East of Langford

ST4970 - SW of Tyntesfield

ST5163 - Merry Hill Farm (N of Butcombe) *

ST5456 - Compton Martin *

South Gloucestershire

ST5481 – Old Gas Works industrial estate

ST5786 - Olveston Drainage Rhyne

ST5888 - Red Hill (SE of Aust) *

ST6977 - Farmland N of Pucklechurch

ST7085 - E of Rangeworthy

ST7785 – Highfield Lane – S of Hawkesbury Upton*

ST7986 - East of Hawkesbury Upton

Somerset (but in Avon BTO region)

ST3150 - N of Burnham-on-Sea*

ST3850 - Levels W of Chapel Allerton*

ST4556 - Long Bottom (SE of Shipham) *

ST4651 - Cheddar Moor Drove*

ST4953 - Cheddar Head*

ST5153 - Yoxter Farm, Mendip

ST5256 - Green Plantation, S. of Ubley

ST5650 - Tower Hill (E of Priddy (Mendip)) *

ST5851 - Mendip, W of Green Ore*

ST6050 - SW of Emborough (W of Old Down)*

ST6054 - Farmland E of Litton

ST6154 - NW of Ston Easton *

ST6250 - N of Gurney Slade

ST6251 - Old Down (Mendip)

ST6750 - N of Holcombe (E of Stratton on the Fosse)*

ST6850 - Lipyeate

ST7050 - Wincanton Racecourse *

ST7452 - Hardington & surrounding farmland 

ST7652 - E of Hardington

ST7851 - Lullington (N of Frome) *

ST7853 - W of Woolverton (nr Rode but W of A36)*

 * Not previously surveyed

Contact : Dave Stoddard 

dave.stoddard@tiscali.co.uk

tel 0117 9246968                    

23 Claremont Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JD.                 

27-02-23 Monday - Firecrests

Temp 0 to 8°C. Dull day, Grey skies and cold

Ring-necked Duck

Smew
Firecrest

27-2-23 Firecrest, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 16 Redwing, 10 Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch, 26 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Avonmouth Docks:

6 Stock Dove

Kingswood Garden:

2 Jay, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, pair Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 f Black Redstart

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
2 Barnacle Goose, 40 Shelduck, 49 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 68 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 5 Oystercatcher, 13 Ringed Plover, 18 Curlew, 500 Black-tailed Godwit, 38 Turnstone, 225 Dunlin, 43 Redshank, 35 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 m Stonechat, 7 Meadow Pipit

Severn Beach:

The Black Redstart

Holes Mouth:

6 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 17 Teal, 51 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 27 Dunlin, 69 redshank, 125 BH Gull

Almondsbury garden:

2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

27-02-23 Curlew, Clevedon Pier (Pete Bunniss)

Clevedon Town:

1 Curlew, 3 Bullfinch

Clapton in Gordano, Naish House:
3 Mandarin, big flock Redwing and Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck

27-2-23 Smew, Herons Green (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Smew at Herons Green

Black-headed Gull seen on 18th February was ringed in Kościeszki, KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE, POLAND, 31st May 2018, was an adult nesting 1435 Km away. Yellow ring T9TU.

1 Firecrest at Woodford

Out of Avon

Sand Martin at Cheddar Reservoir

Dusky Warbler at Bradford-on-Avon still, survived the winter

If you are interested in doing a Breeding Bird Surveys available squares are listed here

Reports: Jon Angell, Morris Benson, Robert Bright, Peter Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Matt England, Andy Gibb, John Lewis, POLRING, Phil Quinn, Ann Rossiter, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

26-02-23 Sunday - Firecrests

Temp -3° to 7°C  Cloudy with sunny spells - moderate breeze from east north east which made it feel colder.

If you are interested in doing a Breeding Bird Surveys available squares are listed here

White-Fronted Goose

Mandarin Duck (unknown origin)

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Smew

Grey Partridge

Purple Sandpiper

Spoonbill

Dartford Warbler

Firecrests

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs:
1 Firecrest

26-02-23 Dipper, Frome Valley Walkway (Mike Prior)

Hambrook to Frenchay- Frome Valley Walkway

1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

26-02-23 Kingfisher, Frome Valley Walkway (Mike Prior)

Troopers Hill:

1 Dartford Warbler 

26-02-23 Dartford Warbler, Troopers Hill (Lee Gardiner)

Victoria Park:

1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret (possible first for patch), 17 Pied/White Wagtail

26-02-23 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland:
1 (f) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay

26-02-23 Jay, Redland (Mike Owen)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Peregrine (on a kill, mobbed by corvids)

26-02-23 Peregrine, OPS (Heather England)

Aust Warth:
1 Spoonbill (per Birdguides)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Canada Geese, 6 Greyag Geese, 56 Shelduck, 100+ Wigeon, 4 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1500 Dunlin, 50 Redshank

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 60 Lapwing, 420 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
5 White-fronted Geese, 55 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 20 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew, 1200 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 60+ Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), Redwing

26-02-23 Redwing, Severn Beach (Merv Carlyon)

Yate-Nibley/Tubbs Bottom:
Stock Dove, Grey Heron, Buzzard, 40+ Chaffinch, 40+ Linnet

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 2 (m) Stonechat

Tormarton:
1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 28 Rook, 5 Skylark, 35 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 30 Linnet

26-02-23 Peregrine on kill, OPS (Heather England)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clapton-in-Gordano:

9 (6M 3F) Mandarin Duck (provenence unclear), 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

Portishead- Battery Point:
2 Purple Sandpiper (per Birdguides) 

Felton Common:

1 Kestrel, 5 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Grey Partridge

Wick:

1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 7 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail

Warmley Forest Park:

20+ Siskin

Willsbridge Mill/Hill:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kestrel, 2 Dipper

Willsbridge-Siston Book/River Avon:

4 Buzzards, 1 Kingfisher

Keynsham, Somerdale:

1 Sparrowhawk

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
1 Water Rail (very unusual here)

26-02-23 Water Rail, Keynsham Duck Pond (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
1 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Teal (pair), 1 (m) Long-tailed Duck, 100 Cormorant

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7+ Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Stonechat (pair)

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Firecrest, 2 Redwing

26-02-23 Firecrest, Woodford, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Heron's Green:
1 (f) Smew

23-02-23 Smew, Heron's Green, CVL (Oli Mockridge)

Out of area:

Bradford-on-Avon

1 Dusky Warbler

Slimbridge:

1 White-rumped Sandpiper

Awre, Gloucestershire:

1 Richard's Pipit

Ham Wall:

1 Lesser Scaup

26-02-23 Peregrine being mobbed, OPS (Heather England)

26-02-23 Goldcrest, Frome Valley Walkway (Mike Prior)

26-02-23 Treecreeper, Frome Valley Walkway (Mike Prior)

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Nigel Kempston, Phil Barlow, Chris Hall, Mike Moxon, Mike Owen, Andrew Harrison, John Evans, Joe Sargent, Oli Mockridge, Lauren Tucker, Heather England, Nigel Jones, Mark Coller, Barry Dursley, John Lewis, Lee Gardiner, Merv Carlyon, Mike Prior, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Breeding Birds Survey - Available Squares

BTO AVON REGION. BREEDING BIRD SURVEY

UNALLOCATED NATIONAL SQUARES

This is a list of the BBS National squares that are at present 'unallocated'. The list is rather longer than usual caused in part by an extra allocation of squares by the BTO and in part by the disruptions of the last couple of years. If you are interested in any of these squares please drop me a line - they will of course be allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis. 

B&NES

ST5851 - Nedge Hill *

ST5856 - Prospect Stile - South Widcombe *

ST5958 - White Cross, S of Bishop Sutton *

ST6159 - Farmland W of Clutton

ST6356 - Hallatrow

ST6458 - High Littleton * 

ST6757 - Radford

ST6862 - E of Stanton Prior

ST6954 - Radstock *

ST7057 - Peasedown St John

ST7160 - Farmland N of Dunkerton *

ST7257 - Wellow Road, E of Peasedown St John*

ST7262 - Rush Hill, Bath

ST7559 - Twinhoe, NE of Wellow*

North Somerset

ST3464 - E of Sand Bay

ST3859 - Knightcott - W of Banwell *

ST3960 - Moorland Farm, N of Banwell *

ST3962 - Rolstone  *

ST4056 - Barton Drove (SW of Winscombe) *

ST4158 - N of Winscombe*

ST4257 - Sidcot *

ST4364 - Congresbury Moor

ST4366 - E of Yatton

ST4367 - Farmland of Kenn Moor, North of railway

ST4465 – Claverham – East of Yatton

ST4659 - Upper Langford*

ST4660 - Lower Langford

ST4860 - Farmland East of Langford

ST4970 - SW of Tyntesfield

ST5163 - Merry Hill Farm (N of Butcombe) *

ST5456 - Compton Martin *

South Gloucestershire

ST5481 – Old Gas Works industrial estate

ST5786 - Olveston Drainage Rhyne

ST5888 - Red Hill (SE of Aust) *

ST6977 - Farmland N of Pucklechurch

ST7085 - E of Rangeworthy

ST7785 – Highfield Lane – S of Hawkesbury Upton*

ST7986 - East of Hawkesbury Upton

Somerset (but in Avon BTO region)

ST3150 - N of Burnham-on-Sea*

ST3850 - Levels W of Chapel Allerton*

ST4556 - Long Bottom (SE of Shipham) *

ST4651 - Cheddar Moor Drove*

ST4953 - Cheddar Head*

ST5153 - Yoxter Farm, Mendip

ST5256 - Green Plantation, S. of Ubley

ST5650 - Tower Hill (E of Priddy (Mendip)) *

ST5851 - Mendip, W of Green Ore*

ST6050 - SW of Emborough (W of Old Down)*

ST6054 - Farmland E of Litton

ST6154 - NW of Ston Easton *

ST6250 - N of Gurney Slade

ST6251 - Old Down (Mendip)

ST6750 - N of Holcombe (E of Stratton on the Fosse)*

ST6850 - Lipyeate

ST7050 - Wincanton Racecourse *

ST7452 - Hardington & surrounding farmland 

ST7652 - E of Hardington

ST7851 - Lullington (N of Frome) *

ST7853 - W of Woolverton (nr Rode but W of A36)*

 * Not previously surveyed

Contact : Dave Stoddard 

dave.stoddard@tiscali.co.uk

tel 0117 9246968                    

23 Claremont Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JD.                 

On a related topic we are carrying out an Avon Rookery Survey this year for the first time since 2015/16. The Survey has normally been carried out every five years but was interrupted by the pandemic. The Survey is based on the 10km grid squares and we have made good progress in allocating squares. However, there are still some squares/parts of squares that are not yet allocated and we would be extremely grateful to anyone who could take one of these on. The Survey runs from mid-March to mid-April and aims to review the status of Rookeries recorded in the last Survey in 2015/16 and log any new Rookeries that have been established since then. Areas where coverage is still required include –

ST36 – Weston-s-Mare

ST45 – Winscombe, Burrington etc but only that part in N Somerset - so only c24 sq Km

ST46 – Yatton/Kenn Moor, Congresbury - the western half of square only.

ST65 – North of Midsomer Norton – only that part of square (c 50sq km) which is in BANeS.

ST67 – West Bristol to Pucklechurch.

ST69/ST79 – North of Thornbury but only that part in South Gloucestershire (c 65sq km)


If you are interested please contact Lois Pryce, loisapryce@gmail.com, who will be able to help.

Dave Stoddard
Avon BBS Organiser

25-02-23 Saturday

 Temp -1° to 6° C  Light cloud with a moderate breeze from the North-east.

Purple Sandpiper

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Smew

Grey Partridge

BRISTOL

Redwing/Great-Spotted Woodpecker, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland (Green Park):
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Black Redstart, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, 1 Little Grebe, c200 Black-tailed Godwit (flying high to NE), 1 Kestrel, 14 Raven, 1 Black Redstart (fem), 2 Stonechat, 6 Reed Bunting

Pink-footed Goose, Northwick (Nigel Warren)

New Passage/Northwick:
6 Greylag Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose

NORTH SOMERSET

Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead:
5 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge

Saltford:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 1 Song Thrush

Bullfinch, Twerton (Wayne Tucker)

Bath (Twerton garden):

Coal Tit, Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, Goldfinch

Compton Dando (STW):
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied/White Wagtail (10minutes visit only - Hume's not seen)

Woollard:
1 Red Kite, 2 Grey Wagtail

Burnett (Two Headed Man junc):
1 Red Kite (Possibly the Woollard bird - reported 4hrs later)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (David Hughes)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (Long Bay), 4 Great White Egrets, 3 Stonechat (2f+1m)

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Smew

Reported by: Heather England, Tim Ford, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Sue Kempson, Rob Laughton, Andrew Mears, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Steve Richardson, Cliff Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Wayne Tucker, Nigel Warren, Jason Williams

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-02-23 Friday - Pink-footed Goose

Temp 1 to 11°C. Grey day mostly, but lighter wind, so felt warmer than yesterday

Pink-footed Goose
Smew
Purple Sandpiper
Dartford Warbler

24-2-23 Black Redstart, Oldbury Power Station (Alan Gilbert)

BRISTOL

Avonmouth, Hallen Marsh:

6 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 3 Redwing

Sea Mills:

30 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull

St Mary Redcliff:

1 Peregrine - on the tower calling loudly

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

24-02-23 Goldcrest Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpener)

Almondsbury - garden:

1 Goldcrest

Little Avon River by M5:

2 Dipper

Oldbury Power Station to Cowhill:

35 Canada Goose, 4 Teal, 1 Water Rail (OPS), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 f Peregrine, 1 f Blackcap, 1 m Black Redstart (OPS), 20 Pied Wagtail

24-2-23 Pink-footed Goose with Canadas, Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Black Redstart at Severn Beach

Coalpit Heath:

4 Stock Dove, 2 Little Owl. 50 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, 50 Linnet

Old Sodbury:

2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point:

6 Shelduck (Woodhill Bay), 5 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit

Weston Airfield:

1 Dartford Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Upton Cheney to Lansdown:

200 Common Gull, 40 Redwing

Marksbury:

1 Barn Owl

Writhlington School:
1 Red Kite. 1 singing Skylark

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

24-2-23 Common Sandpiper, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper

24-2-23 Bullfinch, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 100 Redwing, pair Bullfinch

Herons Green Bay:

1 Smew

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Yellow-legged Gull

On Bird Guides:

Ring-necked Duck at Blagdon

Hume's at Compton Dando

Reports: John Allen, Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Vĕra Carpenter, Chris Craig, Steve Evans, Andy Gibb, Malcolm Gibbs, Alan Gilbert, Mathew Hall, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Angus Krouwel, Paul Moon, Michael Moxon, Nick Page, Aravind Ramesh, Matt Scott, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

23-02-23 Thursday

Cool in northerly wind. Temp 5° to 8°C. Mainly overcast, but a bit of sun and dry after early rain.  

Ring-necked Duck

Smew

Spoonbill

Hume's Warbler

Lapland Bunting - probably

BRISTOL

Horfield Common:
35+ Pied Wagtail in feeding flock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

23-02-23 Black Redstart, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
90 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 1 Lapwing, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 100 Curlew, c3000 Dunlin, 31 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Black Redstart (m)

Severn Beach:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Black Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon seafront:
4 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 18 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ringed)

Clevedon Yeo:
70+ Canada Goose (dawn roost at Dowlais), 140 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler (Dowlais), 110 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 150 Teal, 11 Pintail (in flight over Yeo), 4 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 6+ Lapwing, 12 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 75 Curlew, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit (with Curlew up Yeo), 210 Dunlin (80 at Kenn mouth, 130 well up Yeo), 480 Redshank (350 well up Yeo, 130 at Kenn), 250 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Spoonbill, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, few Skylark one singing weakly, 1+ Raven, 2 Rock Pipit, Lapland Bunting - probably (Dowlais)

Weston-Super-Mare:
2 Barn Owl

Uphill (WeBS count):

9 Mute Swan, 137 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 53 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 2 Moorhen, 96 Oystercatcher, 13 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 75 Redshank, 35+ BH Gull, 21 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull. 

Wrington:
Flock 2-300 gulls: mainly LBB Gull, c20 Herring Gull, c10 Common Gull, 1 BH Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush singing, 2 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch singing, 8 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer (one singing)

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-02-23 Dipper, Siston Brook (Donna Harvey)

Siston Brook:
2 Dipper

Compton Dando STW:
1 Hume's Warbler still showing well

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m) - in Long Bay, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Stonechat (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:
1 Smew (redhead)

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Jane Cumming, Andy Gibb, Ken Hall, Donna Harvey, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Matthew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery,

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-02-23 Wednesday

 Temp 10° to 5° C  Overcast but light showers and a bit of sun - light west north west wind.

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Smew

Purple Sandpiper
Jack Snipe

Merlin

BRISTOL

Ashton - Marsh:

3 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Snipe, 15 Starling, 2 Stonechat - pr

22-02-23 Long-tailed Tit  Redland Green Park (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:
Long-tailed Tit

Montpelier:

1 Red-legged Partridge

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

22-02-23 Water Rail OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail - sunbathing, 2 Little Grebe

New Passage/Northwick:
More Dunlin action at High Tide - a little video

Severn Beach:

1 Black Redstart (f)

Avening Green - Little Avon:

2 Dipper - one ringed

22-02-23 Blackcap Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Tawny Owl - calling pm, 1 Sparrowhawk - garden, Skylark, 1 Blackcap, Greenfinch, Yellowhammer

Little Stoke - 3 Brooks LNR:

1 Little Group, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

22-02-23 Oystercatcher Portishead (Di Bunniss)

Portishead:

- Battery Point - 6 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit

- Black Nore, AWBS - 4 Wigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Greenfinch

- Kilkenny Fields Car park to Yacht Club - 2 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 3 Redshank, Black-headed Gulls, Herring Gulls,1 Great Tit, 7 Blackbird, 3 Robin, House Sparrows, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch,

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Egyptian Goose, 225 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 305 Wigeon, 75 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 105 Teal, 1 Water Rail (Blake’s Pools), 17 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher, 35 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 220 Curlew, 6 Bar Tailed Godwit (Yeo), 50 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 215 Redshank, 1100 Black Headed Gull, 25 Common Gull, 2 Great Black Backed Gull, 735 Herring Gull, 20 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin (Yeo), 26 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 100 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No News

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 (m) Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Snipe, 5 Great White Egrets, 5 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green Bay:

1 Smew (redhead)

Out of Avon:

The Levels - Ham Wall. 2 Glossy Ibis, 2 Penduline Tit.

Reported by: Paul Bowdler, Di Bunniss, Jane Cumming, David Howes, Penny Insole, Karen Jayne, Andy Mears, Mike Owen, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Matt Scott, Rosemary Setter, Bob Webber

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21-02-23 Tuesday

 Temp 6° to 11° C  Light rain in the morning followed by sunny intervals with a gentle breeze.

Grey Partridge

Merlin

Black Redstart

Siskin

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):
2 Blackcap (m+f)

Sea Mills (WeBS):
4 Shelduck, 47 Mallard, 5 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, c150 Redshank, 380 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Hoar Gout (near Avonmouth STW):
2 Mute Swan, 14 Gadwall, 2 Coot, 3 Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (WeBS):
42 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 65 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 40 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 45 Turnstone, 60 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 43 Redshank, 1 Merlin (female - hunting over fields between Shepperdine and Lag 1), 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Redstart (female - jetty), 2 Stonechat

Holes Mouth:

4 Shelduck, 12 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 51 Teal, 13 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 8 Redshank, 180 Black-headed Gull

21-02-23 Dunlin Pilning Wetlands (Rosemary Setter)

Pilning Wetlands / Chessel Pill / Northwick Warth:
32 Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 47 Shelduck, 55 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 37 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 63 Oystercatcher, 31 Curlew, 210 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Turnstone, 2500 Dunlin, 129 Redshank, 13 Black-headed Gull

Note from observer: one of the barnacle geese was ringed: a metal ring on its right leg and a yellow plastic ring on its left leg. The rings were hard to read but the yellow one had two sequences (two groups of three digits): one appeared to be U11 but the other sequence wasn't readable.

21-02-23 Dunlin Pilning Wetlands (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
1 Dunlin (far from the madding crowd - see above)

Wickwar:
1 Blackcap (singing), 7 Greenfinch (4 juv)

Chipping Sodbury Common (BOC Walk):
Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 2 Black-headed Gull, c50 Herring Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (at least 1 of which male), 1 Green Woodpecker (heard in the distance), 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, c10 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, c100 Redwing, Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 7 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (1 male, 1 female), 6 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Chipping Sodbury (Ridings):

2 Jay, 10 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Rushmead Lane):
1 Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, 1 Merlin, Skylark, 2 Stonechat (pair - male calling), Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting (singing), 20+ Yellowhammer

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Hollow Marsh:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
5 Wigeon, 8 Pochard, 8 Goldeneye, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Goldeneye, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
60+ Canada Goose, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 drumming), 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 3 Blackbird, 5+ Chaffinch

Pintail, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
29 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Phil Barlow, John Barnett, Pete Brain, Alan Daniells, Andrew Middleton, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp

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20-02-23 Monday - Dartford Warbler

Mild with max temp 11°C.  Overcast and murky with Scotch mist in the morning but sun breaking through now and then in the afternoon.  Moderate westerly wind.

Ring-necked Duck

Grey Partridges
Dartford Warbler

Hume's Warbler

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:

1 GBB Gull

Troopers Hill:

Dartford Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth and Chessel Pill:

2 Barnacle Goose, 43 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 67 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Mallard, 57 Oystercatcher, 44 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, 1800 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 12 Black-headed Gull.

Pilning Wetland:

1 Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 19 Teal, 12 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Heron.

Severn Beach:

Black Redstart

Yate:

Sparrowhawk took a Goldfinch.  2 Raven, Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch,  

Frampton Cotterell:

Grey Wagtail

Old Sodbury:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Blackcap in my garden (m. and f.)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge, 1 Red Kite, Skylarks, 8 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Keynsham:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher.

Keynsham Hams:

3 Cormorant, Stonechat, Skylark, c.12 Meadow Pipit, 10 Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher.

Bath - Two Tunnels greenway:

2 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, c.20 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail, 

Compton Dando STW:

1 Hume's Warbler

Radstock:

1 Red Kite

Paulton:

4 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(WeBS count - water level very high)
22 Mute Swan, 6 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 7 Wigeon, 36 Mallard, 58 Teal, 38 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 297 Tufted Duck, 22 Goldeneye, 5 Moorhen, 387 Coot, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 41 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 7 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch.

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Great White Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Scaup, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adult winter + 2CY winter), 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff

OUT  OF  AREA  (could Avon borrow some of these, please?)

Slimbridge:  White-rumped Sandpiper

Ham Wall:  3 Glossy Ibis, 2 Penduline Tit

Awre, Glos: Richard's Pipit

Reported by: John Allen, Graham Blacker, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Patrick Hancock, RobHargreaves, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Kevin Mcnulty, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Oliver Smart, Paul Tompkins, 

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