Tuesday, 19 December 2023

19-12-23 Tuesday

 Temp 4°C to 9°C - Heavy rain all morning, light rain showers after lunch. A gentle breeze from the Northwest veering to due west pm.

Marsh Tit


BRISTOL
19-12-23 Curlew Shirehampton R Avon (David Minshall)
Shirehampton, Lamplighters Marsh & R Avon:
2 Curlew, 2 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Ringed Plover, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Black redstart (jetty area)

Tortworth:
11 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron

Yate:
12 Goosander (flyover - later 3m+6f Kingsgate Park)

Coalpit Heath:
1 Sparrowhawk, 50 Fieldfare (flushed from roost by the Hawk)

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Coombe (BOC Walk):
1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl - heard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 8 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch


BELOW M4 & BANES

Filton:
1 Raven (flyover)

Abbeywood:
4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 3 Siskin

Willsbridge:
1 Kingfisher

Chew Magna:
75 Greenfinch (pre-roost)

Keynsham, Broadmead Lane STW:
3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest

Keynsham (garden):
30+ Goldfinch 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

No Reports

Reported by: Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Fen Marshall, Nigel Milbourne, David Minshall, Mike Prior,  Lois Pryce
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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.
Harvey Rose (Editor) with ABR e-mail address: blacktgodwit@gmail.com