04-11-24 Monday

Temp 11°C to 12°C - the murky weather continues with a light E/NE wind, pretty much no rain for almost a week now. The recent Snow Bunting takes the Avon year list to 219, see it here.

The 2023 Avon Bird Report will be available soon. Members of the BOC and BNS will as usual receive a copy. It is the largest ever, with 240 text and 20 colour pages, and contains a comphensive round up of the area's birds, as well as some papers on the local avifauna. If you wish to order one, please email Harvey Rose  bktlgodwit@gmail.com. It costs £13 including p&p. The report contains many excellent photos, including this one on the front cover by Lee Gardiner, taken at CVL.

Woodcock, Black Redstart

Brent Geese, Scaup

Grey Plover, Water Pipit

Bearded Tit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Shoveler (m), 60 Redwing

Sims Hill:

1 (probably 2) Woodcock, 13 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Gull, 3 Stonechat, 60 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Brent Goose (db), 44 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 70 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 138 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 115 Turnstone, 350 Dunlin, 6 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart (m)

Aust Services:
vismig (7-10.30am): 1 DB Brent Goose, 6 Greylag, 4 Pintail (3 drakes), 9 Stock Dove, c160 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 29 Dunlin, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 11 Raven, 23 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, c50 Fieldfare, c100 Redwing, c2,000 Starling, 1 Water Pipit, 1,050 Chaffinch, c300 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Redpoll, 3 Brambling, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Water Rail, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Kenn pier: 3 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher
Kenn mouth and Tutshill's Ear cycle path: 115 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, 30 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 12 Cormorant, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5+ Goldcrest, 6+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 12+ Chaffinch

Herons Green:
5 Wigeon, 24 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret

04-11-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 1 less Coot (being eaten by a fox), 5 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher,  20+ Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Goldcrest

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup, 1 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Pintail, 4 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 64 Teal, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Iris Langson, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG