Saturday, 3 February 2024

03-02-24 Saturday- Garganey

Temp 9°C to 12°C - overcast all day, with a strengthening West South West wind and fog to finish

Firecrest
Garganey
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Snuff Mills:
1 Firecrest 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Little Grebe - on the lake early am
03-02-24 Bullfinch Wickwar (Alan Piper)
Wickwar:

1 Bullfinch (m) - sadly mite or fringilla virus affecting its feet.

NORTH SOMERSET

03-02-24 Ringing PW (Aurora Gonzalo)
Portbury Wharf:
Ringing session - ringer under training: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Robin

Portishead - Battery Point:
9 Purple Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven - over low

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
1 Garganey (m) - 1st wint, 3 Pintail, 3 Scaup (f), 1 Marsh Harrier - 2nd yr
03-02-24 Yellow-legged Gull CVL (Chris Craig)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 6 Great White Egret

Reported by: Annie Booker, Chris Craig, Shaun Evans, Aurora Gonzalo Tarodo, Alan Piper, Lisa Presland, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Nick Tippett, , blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

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.