29-12-23 Friday - Waxwings again

 Temp 7°C to 10°C - Overcast with light rain, moderate southwesterly breeze

Mandarin Duck

Scaup & Lesser Scaup

Jack Snipe

Cattle Egret

Waxwing

Firecrest

29-12-23 Waxwing, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh: 

BOC survey: 22 Mallard, 5 Pheasant, 37 Stock Dove - c20 in one flock, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, Herring Gull - constantly circling, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 11 Skylark, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 6 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 15 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 55 Goldfinch - inc flock of 45

Blaise Castle:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Redwing

Bishopston - various sites:

21 Waxwing

29-12-23 Chaffinch, Bishopston garden (Alison Hooper)

Bishopston garden:

2 Chaffinch (first of the year at this site)

29-12-23 Lesser Whitethroat, Redland garden (Mike Owen)

Redland garden:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Two other Redland gardens:

1 f Blackcap in each

Hawkfield Meadows:

1 Green Woodpecker

Stockwood garden:

1 Blackcap (f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:

20 Shelduck, 14 Curlew, 6 Jack Snipe, 36 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 2 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetland / New Passage:

240 Canada Goose, 72 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck, 70 Shoveler, 15 Gadwall, 320 Wigeon, 550 Teal, 1 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 85 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, 95 Curlew, 96 Turnstone, c.1800 Dunlin, 132 Snipe, 44 Redshank, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel

Severn Beach:

16 Shelduck, 31 Wigeon, 150 Dunlin, 1 Stonechat

29-12-23 Barn Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
9 Cormorant (over), 1 Barn Owl, 2 little Owl (calling), 1 Jay, 5 Raven

29-12-23 Blue Tits, Wickwar garden (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar garden:

3 Blue Tit

Kingsgate Park, Yate:

4 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (f), 2 Blackcap, 2 Redwing

Coalpit Heath:
Flock of 38 Skylark

NORTH SOMERSET

Congressbury Moor:
6 Teal (over), 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 1 Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven , 1 Stonechat and 12 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cann Brake Wood:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

29-12-23 Redwing, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham Marina:

2 Raven, 20+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Robins, 25+ Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (m), 1 Ring-necked Duck (m),  1 Scaup (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
30+ Cattle Egret (over)

29-12-23 Waxwings, CVL (Jenny Daniels)

29-12-23 Waxwings, CVL (Lucy Masters)

29-12-23 Waxwing, CVL (Bri Thompson)

29-12-23 Firecrest, CVL (Lee Wildwood)

Woodford:

3 Waxwing, 2 Firecrest

Moreton:
1 Scaup (f)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Mandarin Duck (f)

Sutton Wick:

1 Lesser Scaup (m) 

Out of Area:

RSPB Greylake - Baikal Teal

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Jenny Daniels, Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Alison Hopper, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Karen Jayne, Gareth Jones, Nigel Jones, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Lee Wildwood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

2023 Avon Bird Report - Rarities without any details

The Avon Ornithological Group is starting preparations for the production of the 2023 Avon Bird Report and an important aspect of this is obtaining supporting notes for locally scarce species. For all the following sightings we not only lack supporting notes but also have no details of who the observer(s) were. If you saw any of the following, or know who did, please get in touch with the Recorders Committee via avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk 

     Species                    Date                 Site.                  .

Glossy Ibis                20/02/2023     Congresbury 

Ring-necked Duck    20/04/2023     Portishead 

Black Redstart          21/05/2023     Weston-Super-Mare 

Quail                        08/06/2023     Hinton Charterhouse 

Goshawk                  01/09/2023     Walton Common Reserve 

Caspian Gull            19/09/2023     Chew Valley Lake 

Long-tailed Duck     22/10/2023     Blagdon Lake 

Long-tailed Duck     19/11/2023     Chew Valley Lake 

Purple Sandpiper     19/11/2023      Severn Beach