11-12-24 Wednesday

 Temp 6°C to 7°C - Cold and overcast, a moderate wind from the NE.

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

Garden: 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker (f), 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird

St Andrew's Park:
12+ Feral Pigeon, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 BH Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 7 Crow, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 1+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 8 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, + Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Easter Compton:
6 Mallard, 2 Little Egret, 30 Rook, 4 Skylark, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

Cribbs Causeway:

1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 3 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Dowlais: Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone, Redshank

Bristol Airport:

c42 Golden Plover over

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
9 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Pheasant, c20 Feral Pigeon, 15 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, c200 Jackdaw, 11 Rook, 1 Skylark, 3 Wren, 100+ Starling, 3 Blackbird, 120+ Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 12 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 80+ Linnet, 40+ Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

Keynsham:

Garden: 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 12+ Goldfinch

Stanton Drew:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler

11-12-24 Cormorant, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Stratford:
6 Mute Swan, 3 Goldeneye, 10 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 500+ Coot, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 100+ Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1Greay Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler 4 Goldfinch

11-12-24 Grey Wagtail, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
10 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 78+ Teal, 50 Lapwing, 1 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 24+ Common Gull, 11 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Si Bowles, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Ken H, Adrian Hockey, Rich Keel, Nigel Kempson, Mike Meechem, Nigel Milbourne, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

10-12-24 Tuesday

Temp 04°C to 07°C - Thick cloud and a moderate breeze from the Northeast.

Woodcock

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Yellow-legged Gull

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

Victoria Park: 9 Woodpigeon, 36 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

South Street Park: 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

Malago Greenway/Windmill Hill: 2 Mallard, 6 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:

17 Rock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 104 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch

Seamills:

1 Woodcock (tidal scrub by Avon)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Little Grebe, 2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
54 Canada Goose, 95 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 215 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 45 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 20 Snipe, 38 Redshank, 200 Common Gull (field across the road from the lake), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 14 Fieldfare, 1 Black Redstart (m)

Severn Beach:

1 Woodcock (in scrub)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Backwell Lake (late evening roost counts):
4 Canada Goose, 26 Mute Swan, 3 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 2 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, c40 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 48 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford (BOC walk):
2 Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 50 Black-headed Gull, 40 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Mistle Thrush, 50 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock, Pied/White Wagtail (yarelli), 1 Greenfinch, 50 Goldfinch

Blackcap/Bullfinch, Twerton (Wayne Tucker)

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Twerton (Wayne Tucker)

Bath (Twerton garden):
1 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (Long Bay), 1 Lesser Scaup

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
4 Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis (flyby)

Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts' (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Alan Daniels, Ollie Fournier, John Lewis, ~Andy M, Robin Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Povey, Matthew Rogers, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-12-24 Monday - Dartford Warbler

Temp 7°C to 8°C - Some sun, though largely overcast with a moderate NNE/NE wind with gusts to 23mph. 

Chew and Blagdon are fully open to permit holders from tomorrow.

Dartford Warbler

Green Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Goosander (m)

Hotwells/Cumberland Basin:

9 BH Gull, 35+ Herring Gull, 1 Peregrine, 4 Crow, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail

Redland:

Garden: 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 3+ House Sparrow, 1 Blackbird

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Dartford Warbler - patch first

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Greylag Goose, 11 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, c200 Lapwing, c300 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard

New Passage:
c20 Shelduck, c30 Wigeon, 7 Oystercatcher, c70 Curlew, 130 Turnstone, 70 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

09-12-24 Goosander Clevedon Pill (Chris Jones)

Clevedon Pill - harbour:

10 Goosander, Rock Pipit

Wemberham-Phipps Bridge:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 100 BH gull, 1 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 12 Rook, 12 Skylark, 20 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 150 Linnet,10 Goldfinch

09-12-24 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Vic Savery)

Portishead - Battery Point:

Purple Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Picnic Site 1-2:
pr Stonechat

09-12-24 Goosander, BH Gull, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
9 Shelduck, 1 Goosander

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Jones, Nigel Povey, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Jon Thobroe,

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-12-24 Sunday - Great Northern Diver

Temp 7°C to 9°C - Overcast with a strong wind from the N/NNE, with gusts to at least 30mph. 

Chew and Blagdon permit holder areas are due to be still closed tomorrow Monday 9th, for safety reasons after the recent storm. 

Great Northern Diver

Yellow-browed Warbler

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

Garden: 3 Woodpigeon 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker (m), 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 1 Wren

Eastville Park:
12 Mute Swan, c20 Mallard, c100 Feral Pigeon, 20+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 20+Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 14 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 30+ Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail

Fishponds:

Garden: 1 Blackcap (f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:
1 Barnacle Goose

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

25 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, c150 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe

08-12-24 Bullfinch, Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon:

Sea Wall: 4 Bullfinch

Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Banwell:

Garden: 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

08-12-24 Great Northern Diver, Barrow (Bri Thompson)

Barrow:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Nothern Diver

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Marsh Harrier

Reported by: Jon Angell, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Rob Laughton, Mike Meechem, Wayne Pannell, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Rich Scantlebury, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-12-24 Saturday - Yellow-browed Warbler

Temp 06°C to 08°C - Lashing rain until 10am, when Storm Darragh dropped to a near gale and the gusts stayed below 60 mph and went round to the north west - -  and then just unpleasant to be out!

CVL permit holder areas remain closed due to tree damage, which inc BL. Signs will be in place. Barrow Tanks are open tomorrow.

Yellow-browed Warbler

Mediterranean Gull

Kittiwake

Yellow-legged Gull

Water Pipit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

12 Mute Swan, c20 Mallard, c100 Feral Pigeon, 10+ Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay,16 Magpie, 30+ Carrion Crow, 5 Blut Tit, 7 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, c10 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Robin

Fishponds, Ridgeway Rd - playing fields:

1 Mediterranean Gull, 82 Black-headed Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
20 Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 50 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 11 Kittiwake, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st wint, 20+ Common Gull, 1 Water Pipit - south of the pipes

Chittening Warth:
2 Kittiwake, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 1st wint

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret - from the dam, looking at Green Lawn

Chew Valley Lake

CLOSED

Reported by: Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Tom O'Shea, Nigel Povey, Rich Scantlebury, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-12-24 Friday - Lesser Scaup

Temp 06°C to 13°C - Early sun turned to drizzle then rain by 2pm. The light breeze from the west south west turned southly with gusts to 50 mph by nightfall - - - Storm Darragh on its way.  

Red Warning of wind overnight and into Saturday has closed access to BG, BL and CVL on 7th.

Lesser Scaup

Glossy Ibis

Slavonian Grebe

Ring-necked Duck

Hawfinch

BRISTOL

06-12-24 Kestrel Ashton Court (Lee Patch)

Ashton Court:

3 Kestrel

Bishop Road / Horfield Common:

22 Feral Pigeon, 14 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 9 Crow, 1 Raven, 9 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 29 Starling, 4 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 18 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

06-12-24 Dipper EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

10 Mute Swan, 31 Mallard, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 10+ Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 29 Coot, 35 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 19 Magpie, 10+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 10+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush,4 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dipper, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock , 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar, West End garden:

1 Barn Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

06-12-24 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (David Minshall)

Portishead - Battery Point:
6 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - Highdale garden:

4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 10 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Yeo:
90 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 50 Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 4 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 360 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 260 Redshank, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-12-24 Kingfisher Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham - park:

1 Kingfisher

Newton St Loe:
inc - 3 Mute Swan, 1 Wigeon (f), 55 Mallard, 7 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 55 Black-headed Gull, 150 Common Gull, 27 Herring Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 70 Jackdaw, 40 Rook, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 14 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Wren, 2 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch, 16 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

06-12-24 GS Woodpecker Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock - Writhlington garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

06-12-2024 Lesser Scaup BL (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup (f)

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:
1 Glossy Ibis, flock of Starling, a few Redwing, 120 Fieldfare

06-12-24 Scaup CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Moreton:
8 Wigeon, 13 Pintail, 2 Scaup, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Snope, 2 Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
8 Wigeon, 16 Pintail, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Scaup, c20 Goldeneye, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 10 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 29 Snipe, 1 Herring Gull - hybrid - 1 ad (presumed HGxYLG), 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Cattle Egret, 20 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 5 Marsh Harrier (4f+m), 1 Kingfisher, 20 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Lapwing, 1 Glossy Ibis - then flushed, 15 Great White Egret, 

Reported by: John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Marc Hunt, MJ, Lucy Masters, Nige Milbourne, David Minshall, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey,  Harvey Rose, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

05-12-24 Thursday - Leach's Petrel

Temp 12°C to 14°C. Rain in the morning, heavier rain in the afternoon. Mod south-westerly breeze.  

Ring-necked Duck

Yellow-legged Gull

Leach's Petrel

05-12-24 Snipe, Stratford CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Shoveler (2m, 1f), 1 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, c200 Curlew 

Severn Beach:
1 Leach's Petrel

Ridge Woods:
Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 gull sp, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

inc - 2 Stock Dove, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye (2f, 1m), c20 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Redwing, 8 Chaffinch, c12 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:

inc - 1 Stock Dove, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 4 Long-tailed Tit

05-12-24 Little Grebe, Stratford CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:

Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 32 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm male), Kingfisher

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Ring-necked Duck (on lake),  1 Yellow-legged Gull (on pool)

For information: The 7th edition of "The Birds of Avon - An annotated checklist" has just been released in expanded and updated form. This checklist of species in the Avon recording area with details of how their status has changed over time makes a fascinating and impressive read. There is a link at the top of the sidebar to the right (in web version).

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Alan Daniells, Phillip Delve, Marc Hunt, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-12-24 Wednesday

Temp 05°C to 10°C - Overcast in the morning with sunny intervals in the afternoon. Light easterly wind in the morning followed by moderate breeze in the afternoon from the south, gusting up to 20mph. 

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Slavonian Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

Bearded Tit

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Jack Snipe

Firecrest, Troopers Hill/Crews Hole (Duncan Evered)

Troopers Hill/Crews Hole (woodlands survey inc. mist netting)

1 Feral Pigeon, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest (juv f), 4 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (calling), 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Marsh Harrier (2nd yr m), 3 Peregrine (ad + 2 juv) 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Black Redstart (f)

Aust Warth:

4 Stock Dove, 15 Curlew, c300 Dunlin, 22 Redshank, 86 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 25 Linnet

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Barnacle Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 54 Lapwing, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Turnstone, c500 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (2nd yr m), 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Purple Sandpiper (Battery Point), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird

Clevedon (garden):

3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Bleadon (STW)
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Bearded Tit (m)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham (garden)
2 Blackcap (m & f), 4 Greenfinch, 10+ Goldfinch

Water Rail/Kingfisher, Keynsham Memorial Park (Paul Thompkins)

Keynsham, Memorial Park

2 Mallard, 20 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 7 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail

Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 55 Mallard, 5 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 20 Black-headed Gull, 60 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 40 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Hawfinch, 15+ Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Shelduck, 1 Ring-Necked Duck, 1 Otter

Herons Green:
6 Goldeneye, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Slavonian Grebe/Cormorant, Moreton, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
1 Shelduck, 2 Scaup (juv m and adult m), 9 Goldeneye, 5 Water Rail (incl. 1 calling), 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 5+ Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (calling), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 12+ Redwing

Stratford:
2 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 24 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe (same bird from Moreton), 6+ Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 26 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2+ Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c40 Redwing (seen between Moreton and Stratford)

Herriotts inc Pool:

10 Shelduck, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 6 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 80+ Teal, 38 Pochard, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 Water Rail, 14 Lapwing, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 31 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2+ Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Nigel Milbourne, Dan Nicholas, Mark Ponsford, Nigel Povey, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Paul Thompkins, Bri Thompson, Mike Tranter, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-12-24 Tuesday - Richards Pipit

Temp 01°C to 6°C - Misty over the Avon and CVL to start. Later, sunny intervals with very light winds from the south.

Richards Pipit

Ring-necked Duck

Slavonian Grebe

Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

Bishopston (garden):

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 4 Starling, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 10 Goldfinch

Firecrest/Redwing, Troopers Hill, (Duncan Evered)

Troopers Hill/Crews Hole (woodlands survey inc. mist netting):

3 Rock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (dropped a dead Robin into the net), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury-on-Severn (Pillhead Gout):
1 Richards Pipit (flew towards Littleton)

Aust Warth - Cake Pill:
35 Shelduck, c50 Wigeon, c30 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 8 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 88 Oystercatcher, 144 Lapwing, 102 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Turnstone, c500 Dunlin, 67 Redshank, 12 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 23 Meadow Pipit

Tormarton:
45 Golden Plover (in field next to Tormarton to Old Sodbury road)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon (Poets' Walk):
+ Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Curlew, + Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, + Herring Gull, + Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, + Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, + Blue Tit, + Great Tit, + Long-tailed Tit, 1+ Goldcrest, 1 Wren, + Blackbird, + Robin, + House Sparrow, 1 Pied/White Wagtail (yarrelli)

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 1 Robin

Goblin Coombe:
2 Marsh Tit (top goat field)

Banwell (garden):
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Abbeywood:
1 Water Rail, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch, 20+ Siskin

Blackcap, Downend (Craig Lewis)

Downend (garden):
1 Blackcap (m)

Keynsham (garden):
2 Raven, 12+ Long-tail Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
6 Teal, 7 Little Grebe, 3 Nuthatch, 30+ Redwing, 24 Fieldfare, 8 Greenfinch

Norton Malreward:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush

Burnett:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel   50+ Crow & Jackdaw (in a field)

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Chew Magna - Stanton Drew
20+ Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Great Crested Grebes (displaying), Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Goldeneye, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye (m)

Chiffchaff, Bernard King Hide, (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Goldeneye (f), 6+ Chiffchaff

Hollowbrook:
4 Goosander (1m+3f)

Villice:
1 Water Rail, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (yellow leg ring, black writing DMJ)

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit

Moreton:
2 Scaup (m), 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Snipe, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Tawny Owl, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 56+ Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 24+ Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
9 Shelduck, 1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Pintail, 68+ Teal, 15 Lapwing, 24+ Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 50+ Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, John Evans, Duncan Evered, Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Lucy Masters, Mike Meechem, Ross Nairn, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, John Thorogood

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02-12-24 Monday - Lesser Scaup

Temp 05°C to 10°C - Overcast with sunny intervals before lunch, then rain showers. A moderate breeze from the west south west, going round more northerly by the evening, gusts increasing to 35 mph.

Lesser Scaup

Ring-necked Duck

Crossbill

Purple Sandpiper

Firecrest

Slavonian Grebe

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate - R Tryme:

1 Kingfisher

Fishponds - Combe Brook Valley LNR:

1 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Grey Plover, 223 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit

02-12-24 Pintail NP (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 WWT-ringed Barnacle Goose. 3 Pintail. 130 Oystercatcher, 1 Barwit, 10 Blackwit, 88 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 79 Redshank, c600 Dunlin, 2 Raven, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Redpoll

Pilning Wetlands:
Water Rail - squealing everywhere, 42 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat.

Severn Beach:
1 Water Rail, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Turnstone, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Shoveler (f&m), 2 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Goosander (2f&2m)

NORTH SOMERSET

02-12-24 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead - Battery Point:

6 Purple Sandpiper

Portishead - Lake Grounds -  AWBS

46 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 131 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 13 Woodpigeon, 7 Moorhen, 2 Curlew, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 50+ Carrion Crow, 1 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail

Portishead - Walton Bay:
4 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine 

Clevedon - Highdale garden:
2 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Robin

Nailsea Wall - Clevedon Boundary Rhyne:
5 Little Grebe, Great Egret, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail

Brockley Combe:
2Marsh Tit, 1 Hawfinch

Yatton - Wemberham:

11 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Blackbird - both alarm calling, probably at a Tawny Owl. 30 Rook, 1 Skylark, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet.

Congresbury Moor:
2 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl and 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:

2 Crossbill - calling going over

02-12-24 Water Rail Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
1 Water Rail

Newton St Loe:
3 Hawfinch

Stanton Drew:
c15 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite

02-12-24 Red Kite Writhlington (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock, Writhlington:

1 Red Kite, Long-tailed Tit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

02-12-24 Stonechat CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
2 Stonechat (f&m)

02-12-2024 Slavonian Grebe CVL (Mike Trew)

Moreton:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Glossy Ibis

02-12-2024 Lesser Scaup CVL (Mike Trew)

Stratford:
1 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 52 Snipe

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Marc Hunt, Iris & Andy Langson, Rob Laughton, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Paul Tompkins, Mike Trew, 

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01-12-24 Sunday - Hawfinch

Temp 08°C to 15°C - Overcast, but some sunny intervals, rain not very far away all day. A gentle breeze from the south west, with a few gusts up to 28 mph.

Hawfinch

Lesser Scaup

Glossy Ibis

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Bedminster - garden:

1 Chiffchaff - a first for this pocket sized space

01-12-24 Buzzard EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

12 Mute Swan, 30+ Mallard, 2 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c20 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, c40 Carrion Crow, 10+ Long Tailed Tit, 4 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Coalpit Heath - AWBS.
28 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 25 Carrion Crown, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 16 Redwing, 13 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - patch walk:
c90 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Great White Egret, 20 Red Kite, 3 Mistle Thrush, 15 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 94 Corn Bunting, 58 Yellowhammer

Bath:
1 Robin

01-12-24 Hawfinch NSL (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Wigeon - 1st this yr, 55 Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 100 Common Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 7 Pied Wagtail, 4 Hawfinch, 3 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

01-12-2024 Ring-necked Duck BL (Marc Hunt)

Blagdon Lake:
100 to 200 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, Redwing and Fieldfare - small flocks

01-12-24 Snipe CVL (Enid Wilkinson)

Chew Valley Lake

01-12-24 Great White Egret CVL (Enid Wilkinson)

Stratford:
Goldeneye, 40+ Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Lesser Scaup (f), 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 54 Great White Egret - in to roost, 25000 Starling - doing the same.

Reported by: Chris Craig, Rupert Higgins, Marc Hunt, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Rich Scantlebury, Wayne Tucker, Reuben Veal, Enir & Karen Wilkinson - et al,  Mike Williams, 

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