26-12-23 Tuesday - Ducks

Temp 9°C to 11°C - Some welcome sun to start, cloudy after lunch and a light breeze from the W/SW.

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Lesser Scaup

Goosander

Marsh Tit, Siskin

26-12-23 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills BOC walk:

11 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 22 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-12-23 Lapwing, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
2 Mute Swan, c60 Lapwing, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl,  2 Kestrel, 12 Pied Wagtail

26-12-23 Goosander, Yate (Mark Coller)

Yate - Brinsham Park Lake:

10 Mallard, 15 Goosander (6m 9f), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, several Redwing over

Yate Common:
3 Song Thrush- singing

Yate Rocks to Hill House & Oxwich Farms:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Starling, 1 Song Thrush singing, 6 Fieldfare, 3 House Sparrow, 12 Chaffinch, Bullfinch pair, 6 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Cadbury Camp:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush- singing, Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch

Weston-Super-Mare:

30+ Shelduck, c60 Oystercatcher, ++BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

150+ Jackdaw, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3+ Skylark, Redwing, c25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, Yellowhammer

Keynsham, STW:
1 Buzzard, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, c20 Redwing, c10 Meadow Pipit, 1+ Grey Wagtail, c100 Pied Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, c25 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Keynsham Memorial Park:

32 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 7 BH Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Robin

26-12-23 Dipper, Midsomer Norton (Merv Carlyon)

Midsomer Norton:

1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Great White Egret, 1f Stonechat

26-12-23 Great White Egret, Blagdon (Chris Teague)

Chew Valley Lake

1 Lesser Scaup

26-12-23 Kingfisher, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Nunnery:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, c20 Fieldfare

Stratford:
Great Crested Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Adrian Dutt, Anthony Goodwin, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Chris Teague,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

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