Temp 4°C and feeling very chilly. Overcast with light NE wind.
Whooper SwanLesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Waxwings
Firecrest
Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Andy Middleton, Stee Sanins, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG and all the users of Twitter and WhatsApp who have contributed sightings today.
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 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.
Black Redstarts
Bramblings, Redpoll
Bramblings, Redpoll
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| Goldeneye in the golden dawn at the Chew Dam (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
New Passage:
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 52 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 14 Teal, 9 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Lapwing, 31 BH Gull, 23 H Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 3+ Greenfinch, 2+ Linnet.
Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Mallard, 25 Goosander, 3 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 BH Gull, 4 H Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Congresbury Moor:
Barrow Tanks:
1 m. Long-tailed Duck
Sutton Wick:
Bishopston:
8 Waxwing (North Road, Berkeley Road, Eggerton Road area)
Clifton Downs:
1 Green Woodpecker, 20-30 Redwing, 1 m. Bullfinch.
(Zoo bank) 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit.
Redland:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 4 LT Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (m. and f.), 2 Starling, several House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch, 1 f. Chaffinch
Combe Dingle:
Combe Dingle:
Tawny Owl hooting at mid-day!
1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2Goldcrest.
1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2Goldcrest.
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting.
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| Black Redstart at OPS (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whooper Swan (flying high downriver), 2 Mute Swan, 289 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Ringed Plover, 60 Dunlin, 127 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Black Redstart (m. and f.), 6 Stonechat (3 at Yacht Club. 3 at Jetty area), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll (on feeders).
Aust Warth:
48 Shelduck, 42 Oystercatcher, small flock, Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit (same as bird reported at Northwick Warth).
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
(Slavonian Grebe not seen today) 23 Canada Goose, 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Shelduck, 33 Mallard, 310+ Teal, 84 Wigeon, 68 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 1 f. Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 15 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 200+ Lapwing, 15 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit.
48 Shelduck, 42 Oystercatcher, small flock, Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit (same as bird reported at Northwick Warth).
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
(Slavonian Grebe not seen today) 23 Canada Goose, 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, Shelduck, 33 Mallard, 310+ Teal, 84 Wigeon, 68 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 1 f. Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 15 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 200+ Lapwing, 15 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit.
New Passage:
140+ Wigeon, 38 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 34 Turnstone, 19 Redshank.
Yate:
Yate:
16 Tufted Duck, 1 f. Goosander, 87 BH Gull, 8 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 7 H Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 11 LT Tit, 4 Redwing (over).
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 52 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 14 Teal, 9 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Lapwing, 31 BH Gull, 23 H Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 3+ Greenfinch, 2+ Linnet.
Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Mallard, 25 Goosander, 3 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 BH Gull, 4 H Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Congresbury Moor:
10 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Raven, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 125 Starling, 15 Fieldfare, 125 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting.
Kenn Moor:
70 Mute Swan, 15 Goosander (flyover), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 10 Fieldfare.
Yatton Strawberry Line
2 Water Rail, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 10 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 7 Siskin.
Bristol Airport:
40 Golden Plover
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Red Kite flushed 150 Common Gull and 1000 Jackdaw.
1 Red Kite flushed 150 Common Gull and 1000 Jackdaw.
20+ Grey Partridge, 2 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe.
Keynsham garden:
Keynsham garden:
4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 10+ LT Tit, 30+ Starling, 12+ Chaffinch with 2 Brambling.
Peasedown-to-Radstock road:
52 Golden Plover
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| Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks (Phillip Delve) |
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 m. Long-tailed Duck
Blagdon Lake:
1 m. Ring-necked Duck, 1 (1W drake) Scaup, 2 Snipe, 5 Great White Egret.
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| Not often seen at Woodford, Chew - Collared Dove (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 12+ LT Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail.
Woodford:
Herons Green:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 40+ Woodpigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Pied Wagtail.
4 Goldeneye, 12+ LT Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail.
Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 20+ LT Tit, 3+ Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper,
1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 5+ Bullfinch.
Villice/Nunnery:
1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20+ LT Tit, 3+ Goldcrest, 3 Chaffinch, 5+ Bullfinch.
2 Great Crested Grebe, 40+ Woodpigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Pied Wagtail.
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| Lesser Scaup at Sutton Wick, Chew (Phillip Delve) |
Lesser Scaup
Herriotts inc. Pool:
12 Shelduck, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Pied Wagtail.Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Andy Middleton, Stee Sanins, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG and all the users of Twitter and WhatsApp who have contributed sightings today.
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 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.
