11-01-24 Thursday - Slavonian Grebe

Cold again: Temp 1°C to 5°C. Some cloud but plenty blue sky. Gentle breeze from NNE.

Ring-necked Duck

Scaup

Slavonian and Black-necked Grebe

Golden Plover

Woodcock

Jack Snipe

Waxwing

Marsh Tit

Corn Bunting

11-01-24 Slavonian Grebe, Portbury Wharf (Paul Chapman)

BRISTOL

11-01-24 Treecreeper & Goldcrest, Blaise estate (Pete Bunniss)

Blaise estate:

6 Goldcrest, 1 Tree Creeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bishopston:

1 Waxwing

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Greenfinch

Ashton:

1 Black Redstart (m) - same site as last Nov/Dec

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-01-24 Siskin and Yellowhammer, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Blackcap (m), 1 Mistle Thrush, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 4 Goldfinch + 1 Siskin in alder, 1 Yellowhammer (m)

11-01-24 Stonechats, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

2 Stonechat (1f, 1m)

Avening garden:
5 Robins under the feeder

11-01-24 Bullfinch, Badminton (Chris Teague)

Badminton area: 

Woodcock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Song Thrush,  Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, Bullfinch

Yate Rocks garden:

1 Sparrowhawk attempted to take a Great Spotted Woodpecker from a feeder, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare

Old Sodbury:
2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, Buzzard, 1 Little Owl (calling), Cetti’s Warbler, Song Thrush, several Redwing, Fieldfare (heard), Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinches, flock c12 Linnet

Weston-Super-Mare (nr M5 J21):

1 Barn Owl 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham garden:
1 Blackcap (m) taking cotoneaster berries

Willsbridge:
1 Goosander (m)

11-01-24 Green Woodpecker, Somerdale Wood (Paul Tompkins)

Somerdale Wood, Keynsham:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, numerous tits inc 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Redwing, 4+ Wren

Marshfield:

11 Grey Partridge, 17 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Stonechat, 6 Corn Bunting

11-01-24 Golden Plover, Marksbury (Andrew Harrison)

Marksbury:
c120 Golden Plover, c20 Meadow Pipit

11-01-24 Red Kite, Timsbury (Alex Carlisle)

Timsbury:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Scaup (m), 2 Goosander (2m), 6+ Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Mistle Thrush

Chew Valley Lake

11-01-24 Blackbird, Woodford CVL (Lucy Masters)

Woodford cycle path:

1 Blackbird

Herons Green:

1 Barn Owl

Herriotts inc. Pool:

c200 Lapwing, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher

Out of Area:

  Stockhill - 20+ Crossbill

Reported by: Alex Carlisle, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Andrew Harrison, Gary Hughes, Nigel Kempson, Fen Marshall, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Brian Mulgrew, Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, John Rosetti, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Paul Tompkins, Chris Vines, Robert & Catherine Webber,

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

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.