28-01-24 Sunday

Temp 6°C to 12°C - Largely overcast with a variable moderate breeze that made it feel colder.

Purple Sandpiper

Bittern

Black-necked Grebe

28-01-24 Grey Heron, River Frome (Mike Prior)

BRISTOL

Eastville:

1 Sparrowhawk

28-01-24 Kingfisher, River Frome (Mike Prior)

Frome Winterbourne to Snuff Mills:

1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Dipper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

7 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Redwing, 1 Black Redstart, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, 3+ Siskin

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
singing Skylarks

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Stonechat

Chipping Sodbury Common:

3 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Raven, 8 Skylark, 20+ Redwing, 40+ Fieldfare, 25+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin, 30+ Goldfinch, 50+ Linnet

Petty France:
1 dead Barn Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf/Portishead:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit

Kenn:
37 Mute Swan, 3 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 500 Black Headed Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Worle:
5 Golden Plover, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Yatton:
1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 2 Skylark, 500 Redwing/Fieldfare - flushed by Peregrine, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-01-24 Fieldfare, Marshfield (Chris Teague)

Marshfield:
2 Little Egret, 20+ Common Gull, 25 Red Kite, hundreds of Redwing & Fieldfare, 3 pr Stonechat

Chew Magna:
23 Cattle Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven

Stanton Drew:
28 Cattle Egret

Hanham:
1 Little Egret, 2 Tawny Owl,  Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch

River Avon, near Bitton:
1 Goosander, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk eating 1 Robin, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Redwing, 35 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Chaffinch

Herons Green:
3 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 70+ Cormorant in one raft, 250+ Redwing (flying over road between HG and Villice)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Lapwing, 1 Bittern, 2 Marsh Harrier

Reported by: Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Pete Harrison, Martyn Hayes, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Joe Sargent, Paul Sawyer, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Robbie,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG