01-02-24 Thursday - Garganey

 Temp 2°C to 8°C - Sun all day, with a light West South West wind - still felt cold

Garganey, Bittern, Bearded Tit 

Woodcock

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

01-02-24 Dunnock Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:

1 Great Spotted Wood Packer, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Dunnock - singing

Temple Quay:

2 Peregrine - mating

01-02-24 Reed Bunting Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 22 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 11 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 21 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 20 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 15 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat - pr, 9 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 10 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

6 Raven - flying around together, landed briefly

New Passage/NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
120 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.40 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c.400 Wigeon, c.300 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 300+ Lapwing, probable Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 3 Black-tail Godwit, 40 Dunlin, 35 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

1 Marsh Tit

Portishead - Battery Point:
7 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Highdale Rd:
3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

Clevedon - Yeo:
109 Shelduck, 18 Goosander, 33 Oystercatcher, 28 Lapwing, 24 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 3 Knot, c400 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad wint, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Raven, 3 Stonechat

Backwell - Moor Lane/Grove Farm:
1 Lapwing, 55 Common Gull, 1 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
9 Grey Partridge, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Woodcock, Sparrowhawk - displaying, 1 Merlin, c30 Corn Bunting

Willsbridge:

2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

01-02-24 Water Rail Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
3 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - duck pond, 4 Moorhen, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Goldfinch

Swineford - R Avon:

1 Red Kite

Stowey - Folley Farm:

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 f Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest,
2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Barn Owl

01-02-24 Bearded Tit CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 Garganey (m) - first-wint, 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 3 Scaup (2f +m), 20 ~ Goldeneye, 150 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (f) & 2yr, 1 Bearded Tit (m)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Mediterranean Gull - first-wint, 1 Bittern - booming agian

Reported by: George Ashwell, John Barnett, Ben Crabb, Pete Brain, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Shaun Evans, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, David Howes, Steve Hurley, Brian Mulgrew, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Roger White , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

The Recorder’s Committee is making good progress reviewing 2023 records of locally rare species but there are still a few where we have no supporting notes and/or photographs. If you saw any of the reports listed below please submit full information to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk as soon as possible.