17-11-24 Sunday

Temp 7°C to 10°C - Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze from the West. 

The 2023 Avon Bird Report is now available. 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 comprehensive 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.

Spotted Redshank

Merlin

Jack Snipe

BRISTOL

Sea Mills (WeBS):

1 Mute Swan, 53 Mallard, 40 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshank, 96 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat

Brislington:

1 Peregrine (on roof of Tesco)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Black Redstart, OPS (Christopher Teague)

Oldbury Power Station:4 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 101 Wigeon, 45 Mallard, 15 Teal, 13 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 155 Lapwing, 170 Curlew, 170 Turnstone, 120 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 41 Redshank, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Black Redstart (1m+1f), 2 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch

Aust Warth:

1 Grey Plover, 2 Turnstone, c200 Dunlin, c30 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Redpoll

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Brent Goose (dark bellied), 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Goosander (flying SW)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Barnacle Goose, 6 Shoveler, c15 Gadwall, c50 Lapwing, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c700 Dunlin, c100 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Jack Snipe, CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5+ Skylark, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (Battery Point):
5 Rock Pipit

Yellowhammer/Mistle Thrush, Watercress Farm (Robin Martin)

Watercress Farm:

Mistle thrush, Yellowhammer

(Grey Plover (largest), Turnstone (orange legs) & Dunlin, Clevedon
(Jason Williams)

Clevedon - Yeo (WeBS highlights):
33 Oystercatcher, 23 Grey Plover, 10 Turnstone, 450 Dunlin, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine

Clevedon (garden):
1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

Claverham (garden):
4 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 20 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 23 House Sparrow, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 31 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 15 Rock Dove, 3 Stock Dove, 30 Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 40 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 27 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 18 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Oldland Common / Willsbridge Valley:

3 Red Kites, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Tufted Duck, Barrow Tanks (David Minshall)

Barrow Tanks:
3+ Tufted Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Scaup (imm male at Green Lawn)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
9 Goosander

Woodford:
5 Goosander

Bearded Tit, Moreton (Lee Gardiner)

Firecrest, Moreton (Merv Carlyon)

Moreton:
1 Kingfisher, c6 Bearded Tit, 1 Firecrest (lane, by cottage)

Stratford:
1 Jack Snipe, 36+ Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, + Bearded Tit, + Siskin (heard)

Herriotts inc Pool (includes lake/Nunnery shore):
25 Shoveler, 15 Pintail, 18 Lapwing, 7 Grey Heron, c40 Great White Egret, c40 Little Egret, + Bearded Tit (heard)

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Heather England, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Rupert Higgins, David Howes, Robin Martin, Andy Mears, Andrew Middleton, David Minshall, Nick Page, Rowan Peters, Nigel Povey, Gill Sapsed, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Andrew Stockhausen, Christopher Teague, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Jason Williams

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