Temp 5°C to 7°C. Overcast morning, rain later. Light southwesterly turning easterly in the afternoon.
NOTE: The BOC walk at Westhay on Sunday has been cancelled owing to the likelihood of flooding.
Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Slavonian & Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Grey Phalarope
Merlin
Firecrest
Water Pipit
Redpoll
BRISTOL
Bishopston garden:
Redland gardens:
garden1 - 2 Jay, 3 Blackcap (2m, 1f)
garden2 - 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (1m, 1f)
St George garden:
2 Blackcap
Temple Quay:
2 Peregrine (1 with kill)
New Cut, Southville:
New Cut, Southville:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 50 Redwing
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
9 Greylag Goose, c.550 Woodpigeon, 2 Water Rail, 15 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, c.800 Dunlin, 1 Grey Phalarope (1st winter), 13 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, c100 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 04-01-24 Water Pipit, Aust Warth (Matt Hall) |
Aust Warth:
2 Water Rail, 3 Jack Snipe, 11 Common Snipe, 4 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit
2 Water Rail, 3 Jack Snipe, 11 Common Snipe, 4 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit
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| 04-01-24 Slavonian Grebe, Pilning Wetland (Matt Hall) |
Pilning Wetlands:
6 Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 1 Pochard (m), 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Slavonian GrebeNew Passage:
50 Greylag Goose, c.90 Dunlin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Merlin (poss juv m), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 3 Linnet
Severn Beach:
50 Turnstone, 150 Dunlin, 1 Raven
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| 04-01-24 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley) |
c.60 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel
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| 04-01-24 Coal Tit, Downend garden (Leslie Williams) |
1 Coal Tit
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf NR:
c.35 Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Snipe, Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti’s Warbler calling, 1 Song Thrush singing
Battery Point, Portishead:
7 Purple Sandpiper
Portishead Lakegrounds:
36 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 91 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 34 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 7 Redshank (flyby), 36
BH Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 49 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Goldfinch
BH Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 49 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Goldfinch
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| 04-01-24 Kingfisher, Clevedon (Paul Chapman) |
4 Shoveler, 4 Goosander, 17 Lapwing, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Stonechat, 5 Lesser Redpoll
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 04-01-24 Blackcap, Warmley (Pete Coslett) |
Warmley garden:
1 Blackcap
Somerdale rail path, Keynsham:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing
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| 04-01-24 Treecreeper, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins) |
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing
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| 04-01-24 Blackcap, Radstock (Merv Carlyon) |
1 Blackcap
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, flock 150 Redwing
Chew Valley Lake
Woodford:
30+ Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (redheads), 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit
30+ Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (redheads), 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit
Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 possible Common Crane (over) - unconfirmedReported by: Jon Angell, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Mike Meecham, Mike Owen, Lisa Presland, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Paukl Tompkins, Lee Wildwood, Leslie Williams,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Work is just beginning on the next Report, for 2023 to be published in the autumn of 2024. We like to include a number of bird photographs and so we are asking all local bird photographers if they are willing to submit some shots for possible inclusion. We usually receive about 200 and publish between 30 and 40, it would be good if both of these figures increased this year. So if you have any suitable do please get in touch using my ABR e-mail address blacktgodwit@gmail.com
We are especially keen to hear from any photographer who has not submitted before.. Photos should be on a jpeg, or similar file, and have been taken in Avon in 2023.
Avon Bird Report for 2023
Calling all photographers
Work is just beginning on the next Report, for 2023 to be published in the autumn of 2024. We like to include a number of bird photographs and so we are asking all local bird photographers if they are willing to submit some shots for possible inclusion. We usually receive about 200 and publish between 30 and 40, it would be good if both of these figures increased this year. So if you have any suitable do please get in touch using my ABR e-mail address blacktgodwit@gmail.com
We are especially keen to hear from any photographer who has not submitted before.. Photos should be on a jpeg, or similar file, and have been taken in Avon in 2023.
