Saturday 16 December 2023

16-12-23 Saturday - Yellow-browed Warbler

Temp 10°C to 12°C. Dull, cloudy all day again, not particularly inspiring! A 9mph SW wind.

Ring-necked Duck
Scaup, Lesser Scaup
Common Scoter
Purple Sandpiper
Woodcock
Cattle Egret
Little Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest
Water Pipit

16-12-2023 Yellow-browed Warbler, Littleton Brick Pits (Mark Dadds)
BRISTOL
16-12-2023 Kingfisher, Oldbury Court Estate (Craig Lewis)
Oldbury Court Estate:
2 Kingfisher, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet.

Clifton Down:
2 Firecrest

Spike Island:
1 m Blackcap

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
16-12-2023 Siskin, Littleton Brick Pits (Mark Dadds)
Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Siskin.

Aust Warth:
24 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 30 Teal.

New Passage/Northwick:
60 Canada Goose, 53 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 30 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 210 Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 120 Oystercatcher, 170 Lapwing, 70 Curlew, 3500 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 20 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit. 

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 30 Stock Dove, 230 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat.

Wickwar:
1 possible Woodcock, 2 Little Owl - calling 16:30, 1 Tawny Owl. 

Yate Common:
1 m Tawny Owl - calling 5AM.

Chipping Sodbury Quarry:
2 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET
16-12-2023 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead:
4 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - Dowlais:
6 Shoveler, 1 m Goosander - over, 14 Lapwing, 2 Peregrine, 18 Pied Wagtail.

BELOW M4 & BANES
16-12-2023 Chiffchaff, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham
STW:
100+ Black-headed Gull, 100 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 30 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 15 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 30+ Linnet, 15 Goldfinch.
Durley Lane:
1 Woodcock, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 5+ Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch. 
Garden:
30+ Feral Pigeon, 20+ Rook, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 30+ Starling, 7 Goldfinch.

Stanton Drew:
21 Little Egret, 5 Cattle Egret.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 f Common Scoter, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret. 

Chew Valley Lake
16-12-23 Goldeneye, CVL (Rob Hargreaves)
BOC Walk:
4 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shelduck, 1+ Wigeon, 1+ Pochard, 3 (1cy/2f) Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Pheasant, 4 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 1+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1+ Common Gull, 1+ Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Rook, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 50 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 1+ Goldfinch, 2 Siskin.

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup
16-12-23 Egyptian Goose, Herons Green (Rob Hargreaves)

Herons Green:
16-12-23 Scaup f + 1yr m, Moreton (Rob Hargreaves)
Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 f Mandarin, 1cy Mediterranean Gull. 

Reported by:  Paul Bowerman, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Rob Hargreaves, Rich Keel, Craig Lewis, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Newland, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Jason Williams.

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.
Harvey Rose (Editor) with ABR e-mail address: blacktgodwit@gmail.com


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