15-12-23 Friday - Ring-necked Parakeet

Temp 5°C to 10°C. Dull, cloudy for most of day but at least it didn't rain! An 8mph SW wind. 

Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Black-necked Grebe

Ring-necked Parakeet

Firecrest

Black Redstart

15-12-2023 Goldcrest, Woodford Lodge (Christopher Teague)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

7 Mute Swan, 20 Feral Pigeon, 3 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 21 Black-headed Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 12 Carrion Crow, 6 Coal Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail. 

Southmead Swimming Lake:

21 Woodpigeon, 8 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 f Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest. 

Old Sneed Park:

2 Stock Dove

Redland - Garden:

5 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 (m) Blackbird, 10+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock.

Clifton Down:

10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 probable Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 2 (m/f) Bullfinch.

Victoria Park:

12 Woodpigeon, 15 Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven - over, 13 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 19 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 29 Goldfinch. 

Ashton - Raleigh Road:

1 Black Redstart

South Street Park:

7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 26 Starling, 16 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

10 Shelduck, 154 Wigeon, 56 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 105 Lapwing, 56 Curlew, 55 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin, 58 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 1 Coal Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Black Redstart, 4 Greenfinch. 

Severn Way - Open (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage - Pilning Wetlands

After more than 2 years and 9 months the Severn Way coastal footpath north from New Passage opened this morning.

Wickwar:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 2/3 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest.

Mangotsfield:
2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

15-12-2023 Jay, Willsbridge Mill (Paul Tompkins)

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Jay

NORTH SOMERSET

15-12-2023 Great-crested Grebe, Portbury Wharf NR (Howard Taffs)

Portbury Wharf:
1+ Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 1+ Wigeon, 2 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 argentatus Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Linnet.

Congrsebury Moor - YACWAG:
4 Goosander, 2 Snipe, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 28 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, 6 Bullfinch. 

North Worle - Garden:

5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chaffinch - rare here these days.

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-12-23 Pied Wagtail, Marshfield (Robert Hargreaves)

Marshfield, Rushmead:
11 Pheasant, 13 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 50 Jackdaw, 250 Rook, 50 Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 28 Skylark, 500 Starling, 43 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch. 19 Linnet, 18 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer.

Burnett:
1 Kestrel

Bath - Upper Langridge:

518 Golden Plover, 155 Skylark, 60+ Chaffinch, 200+ Linnet.

Marksbury:
20-30 Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
32 Mallard, 35 Teal, 37 Pochard, 58 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Goosander, 1 Moorhen, 37 Coot, 25 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron.

15-12-2023 Firecrest, Woodford Lodge (Tony Bridges)

Chew Valley Lake

15-12-2023 Goldeneye, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 (m) Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 3 Pied Wagtail. 

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 f Goldeneye.

15-12-2023 Firecrest, Woodford Lodge (Christopher Teague)

Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 8+ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Herons Green:
100+ Canada Goose, 6 Wigeon, 3 Great-crested Grebe, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch. 

Moreton:
16 Pochard, 2 Scaup, 13 (2m/3f) Pheasant, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Goldcrest, 2 (m/f) Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch.

Herriott's Bridge:

1 m Pintail

15-12-2023 Long-tailed Tit, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Derek John Angell, Nancy Barrett, Morris Benson, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Sean Davies, Andy Gibb, Anthony Goodwin, Patrick Haigh, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Chris Holloway, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Andrew Middleton, Mike Moxon, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Robert & Catherine Webber.

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AVON BIRD REPORT -- 2022

Copies of the 2022 edition of the Avon Bird Report are still available, the cover photo taken by Mark Coller is below / above. . The Report itself has 228 pages (including photographs and cover) and contains the usual items including extensive coverage of the birds seen in Avon in 2022.

Members of BNS and BOC should have received their copies by now. Otherwise copies are available from me at £10 plus £3 postage etc. . If you want to buy a copy, and I hope many of you will - possibly a Xmas or New Year present, please e-mail me and I can send you payment and other details.
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