27-12-23 Wednesday - nice weather for ducks

Temp 8°C to 13°C - Another day, another storm. Lots of rain and strong winds from the SSW/SW, with gusts up to 42 mph.

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Blog will be updated later if any more reports come in after people have docked their Arks.

Long-tailed Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Scaup

27-12-23 Starling, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

No reports- raining cats and dogs

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-12-23 Little Owl, Northwick Rd (Vic Savery)

Northwick Road:

1 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports - rain check

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 f Blackcap

Bath, Apple Store:

90 Pied Wagtail at roost

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks No. 1:
63 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1m Goldeneye

Blagdon:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Great White Egret

27-12-23 Marsh Harrier, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:

2 Scaup, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m 1f), 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher

Out of area:

27-12-23 Kentish Plover, Burnham (Oli Mockridge)

Burnham: Kentish Plover still

Tewkesbury: Waxwings- they did the decent thing and hung around for more than 2 minutes. Fingers crosssed for some more in Avon soon.

27-12-23 Waxwing, Tewkesbury (Duncan Dine)

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, lEe Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Vic Savery, 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 Harvey 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