24-01-25 Friday - Black Redstart

Temp 01°C to 09°C - heavy overnight rain, but the sun showed from mid morning. Fresh breeze  predominantly south west with gusts to 41mph, but lessening towards mid afternoon.

Black Redstart
Red-breasted Merganser

Gannet

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven, 7 Goldfinch

24-01-25 Sparrowhawk, St George (Lee Gardiner)

St George - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Greylag Goose, 550 Canada Goose, 39 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 4 Pintail (2m), 140 Oystercatcher, 60 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 1 Raven, 

Pilning Wetlands:
21 Gadwall, 70 Teal, 30 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard

24-01-25 Kittiwake SB (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
8 Wigeon, 8 Curlew, 120 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 70 Kittiwake and a flock in the distance early in the day, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

24-01-25 Black Redstart Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon - Pier:

1 Black Redstart

Clevedon - Highdale:

1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Robin 1 Grey Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay - inc vismig:
7 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Gannet, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green:

5 Little Egret

Willsbridge:
5 Bullfinch (4f & 1m)

24-01-25 Skylark Marksbury (Patrick Hancock)

Marksbury:
26 Golden Plover, 1 Skylark, 5 Redwing, 7 Yellowhammer

24-01-2025 Glossy Ibis Chew Magna (Rick Ayrton)

Chew Magna - Denny Lane:
2 Glossy Ibis, 20 Cattle Egret, 1 Kestrel, 10 Redwing

Midsomer Norton:
1 Barn Owl - over the road

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
4 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser

Sutton Wick:

1 Red Kite

24-01-25 Chiffchaff CVL (Keith Wisbey)

Moreton:
15 Great White Egret, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 

Stratford:
1 Pochard - middle of the lake, 20 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier - 2nd yr and imm

Reported by: Rick Ayrton, Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Malcolm Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Wayne Pannell, Nigel Povey, Vic Savery, Keith Wisbey

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-01-25 Thursday

Temp 02°C to 08°C. A squally & wet day but some sunny spells. Moderate breeze with gusts to 40mph, from the south early and swinging west-south-westerly in the afternoon.

Red-breasted Merganser

Slavonian Grebe

Glossy Ibis

Yellow-browed Warbler

BRISTOL

Blaise:

1 Buzzard

23-01-25 Yellow-browed Warbler, Henleaze garden (Richard Cox)

Henleaze garden:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 130 Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 2 Curlew

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, Mallard, 80 Teal, 400 Lapwing, 27 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 7 Snipe 

Severn Beach:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, Mallard, 10 Curlew, 1 Cormorant

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 gull sp, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail

 
Weston-Super-Mare garden:
2 Raven (over), 2 male Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite

Chew Magna:

1 Song Thrush singing

  Denny Lane - 2 Glossy Ibis

  Denny Lane to Knowle Hill - 10+ Cattle Egret

Stanton Prior: 

1 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 5 Fieldfare

Gassons (between Writhlington and Peasedown):

2 Red Kite, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Raven

Radstock STW & cycle path:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Coal Tit,  1 Marsh Tit, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 singing Siskin

RESERVOIRS

23-01-25 Marsh Harrier, Herriotts CVL (Craig Lewis)

Chew Valley Lake

23-01-25 Goosander, Woodford CVL (Craig Lewis)

Woodford:
17 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser

Moreton:
1 Slavonian Grebe (mid-lake), 1 Red Kite

23-01-25 Greylag Goose, Herriotts CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Richard Cox, Andy Davis, Craig Lewis, Howard Oakden, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Denise Rudeforth, Tony Scott
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-01-25 Wednesday - Lesser Redpoll

Temp -1°C to 05°C - Cold and misty for most of the day.  Brightened up mid afternoon.  Slight WNW breeze.

Red-breasted Merganser
Lesser Redpoll

BRISTOL

Ashton Court - Durnford Quarry area:

1 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1+ Marsh Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Firecrest, 2+ Nuthatch. Also present were 
Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin

Avon Gorge:

1 Jay

Avonmouth St Andrew's Church:

8 Greenfinch

Grow Wilder - Begbrook:

2 Bullfinch

Sea Mills:

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat (m)

Sims Hill:
3 Mistle Thrush, 50 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail, 5 Bullfinch

UWE Stoke Lane entrance:
1 Water Rail, 1 Mistle Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Golden Plover, 20 Snipe, 1 Treecreeper 

Aust Warth:

Marsh Harrier (2CY m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead -Battery Point:

2 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 8 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House Sparrow

Clevedon - Highdale Rd Garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Robin

Worle:

1 Blackcap (f), 1 Goldcrest, 6 Greenfinch

Weston Beach - Uphill end:

17 Oystercatcher, 5 Sanderling, 1 Common Gull

Bristol Airport:

40 Golden Plover

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Memorial Park/Steel Mills:

1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher

Keynsham Garden
1 Blackcap (f), 2 Goldfinch

Burnett

1 Kestrel

Lesser Redpoll, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 1 Wigeon, 41 Mallard, 100 Woodpigeon, 8 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Goldfinch

Wellow:

7 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander (3f 3m) , 33 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Cormorant, 4 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Goosander (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Goosander (m)

From path between Picnic site 1 to 2

6 Goosander (1m), 1 Stonechat

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, (3f,4m) 1 Red-breasted Merganser (m), 17 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 12+Long-tailed Tit, 5 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

Wigeon, Herons Green Bay (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
100+ Canada Goose, 1 Wigeon (m, on lakeside wall), 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe (Pool),11 Great crested Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 3 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:,
80+ Canada Goose (field opposite hide), 2 Egyptian Goose, 4+ Goldeneye, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler

22-01-25 Starling CVL (Andrew Harrison)

Herriotts inc Pool:
12 Shelduck (pool), 80+ Teal (pool),3 Goldeneye (lake) 108 Lapwing (pool), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron , 22 Great White Egret (17 pool), 5 Little Egret, 34 Cormorant (in the trees from Herriott's Bridge),1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, some Starlings, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Allan Chard, Adrian Dutt, Ken Hall, Patrick Hancock, Andrew Harrison, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-01-25 Tuesday - Brent Goose

Temp 04°C to 07°C - Early sun until lunch time then overcast. Light breeze from the south east but swinging southerly with the loss of the sun and easterly from tea time. Gusts to 14mph.

Brent Goose
Purple Sandpiper

Red-breasted Merganser

Great Northern Diver

Firecrest

Glossy Ibis

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Bishopston - Horfield Common:

16 Feral Pigeon, 19 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1  Sparrowhawk, 13 Magpie, 5 Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 4 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 9 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:

1 Pink-footed Goose

Dunnock, Arno's Vale (Keith Williams)

Arno's Vale Cemetery:

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Firecrest, 1 Song Thrush, Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Lamplighters Marsh:

1 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Oystercatcher, Battery Point (Mike Owen)

Portishead:
Oystercatcher, 5 Purple Sandpiper (2+ on buoy)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Brent Goose (pale-bellied), Shelduck, 1 Ringed Plover, 5+ Turnstones, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 Stonechat

Clevedon (garden):
2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 11 Carrion Crow, 1 Robin

Clevedon (Cannonsgate garden):
1 Grey wagtail

Kenn:
2 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat

Nailsea Moor:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Barn Owl

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham (garden):
2 Blackcap (m+f), 11 Goldfinch

Corston (fields):
c50 Chaffinch, c350 Linnet

Burnett:
1 Buzzard (Very white bird sat in tree, road side), 2 Kestrel, 30+ Crow

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Chelwood:

2 Red Kite

Chew Magna (Denny Lane):
2 Glossy Ibis

Bullfinch (m/f), Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke (garden):
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
5 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander(3m+3f), 84 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
6 Shoveler, 126 Great Crested Grebe

Red-breasted Merganser, Bernard King Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (also scoped from Woodford)

Hollowbrook:
16 Little Egret

Woodford & path:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander (2m+3f), 15 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, c40 Long-tailed Tit (2 flocks 20+ each), 3 Chiffchaff, 3+ Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
100+ Canada Goose, 2 Scaup, 10 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch

Bearded Tit, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Black-necked Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
100+ Canada Goose (field behind), 2 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Goldeneye, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 20+ mixed flock Blue Great &Long-tailed Tit, 4+ Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Robin

Herriotts inc Pool:
12 Shelduck, 80+ Teal, 5 Goldeneye, 28 Great Crested Grebe, 80+ Lapwing, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 68 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 36 Great White Egret, 40+ Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Out of Area

Brean Down (BOC walk):

2 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, c250 Sanderling, c100 Dunlin, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Wren, 25 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Meadow Pipit

Reported by: John Budd, Ben Crabb, Stephen Curtiss,  Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Alistair Fraser, Ken Hall, Lucy Masters, David Minshall, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Stewart Poiner, Nigel Povey, Simon Reece, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-01-25 Monday - Glossy Ibis, Guillemot

Temp 02°C to 09°C - Overcast with a light wind from the NE round to the SW.

As we start preparations for the 2024 Avon Bird Report we are chasing up supporting notes for a number of locally rare species and subspecies which have been reported during the year.

The following records have all been entered into Birdtrack and the system will have automatically requested supporting notes, but these have not been forthcoming. If any of these are your records please submit supporting notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Waxwing	1	11/01/2024	Tortworth Common
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	1	15/02/2024	Marshfield (MF)
Hen Harrier	Present	15/03/2024	Tog Hill,
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	Present	29/03/2024	Portbury Wharf
Whooper Swan	1	14/04/2024	Stoke Gifford, Cob Court
Tree Sparrow	Up to 14	April 2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tundra Bean Goose	1	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Garganey	8	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Gull	Up to 10	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Yellow-legged Gull	2	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Northern Long-tailed Tit ssp caudatus	2	17/05/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common Gull	4	23/06/2024	Downend, Cleeve Hill
Wood Warbler	Present	26/06/2024	Litton Resrs.
Northern Herring Gull ssp argentatus	Up to 6	July 2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common/Iberian Chiffchaff	1	07/07/2024	Bristol, St Anne's, Eastwood Rd
Slavonian Grebe	Present	11/07/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
White Wagtail	Present	07/10/2024	Tickenham, Cadbury Camp
Willow Warbler	Present	08/10/2024	Bath
Bar-tailed Godwit	20	23/10/2024	Clevedon, Strawberry Hill
Goshawk	Female	25/10/2024	Ashton Court, Top Entrance
White-breasted Cormorant	1	26/10/2024	Bathampton Down
Yellow Wagtail	Present	22/11/2024	Yatton, Kenn Moor Rd
Tree Sparrow	1	01/12/2024	Bleadon Hill
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

 We are also trying to contact the observers of the following records to request supporting notes. If you saw any of these, or know who did, please get in touch, again with avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Ring-billed Gull	Present	20/02/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Waxwing	12	25/03/2024	Hawkesbury Upton, Cricket Club
Hen Harrier	1	16/4/2024	Marshfield
Goshawk	1	10/9/2024	Marshfield
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	26/12/2024	Blagdon Lake

 
Glossy Ibis

Guillemot
Short-eared Owl
Black-necked & Slavonian Grebe

Great Northern Diver

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose

Grow Wilder:

1 Stonechat

Oldbury Court:

6 Ring-necked Parakeet

Sims' Hill:

1 Stock Dove, 90 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet 

St Werburghs:

1 Siberian Chiffchaff still Boiling Wells Lane

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-01-25 Guillemot, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
1 Guillemot

Easter Compton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 90+ Rook, 70 Jackdaw, 3 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury:
Garden: 1 Bullfinch (first garden record)

Tormarton:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

20-01-25 Dunnock, Portishead (David Minshall)

Portishead:

3 Wigeon, 1 Cormorant, Dunnock, 2 Rock Pipit

Clevedon:

Garden: 3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Crow, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin

Nailsea Wall/Kenn Moor:
1 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl, c400 Starling, 1 singing Mistle Thrush, 140 winter thrush, mainly Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat

20-01-25 Redwing, Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton:

Garden: 2 Coal Tit, 11 Redwing, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Prior:
1 Fieldfare, mixed finch flock-Linnet, Greenfinch and Chaffinch, 10+ Yellowhammer

Corston Fields:

200+ Linnet, 30+ Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

20-01-25 Great Northern Diver, Barrow (Vic Savery)

Barrow Tanks:

5+ GBB Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver

Blagdon:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

20-01-25 Great White Egret, CVL (Vic Savery)

Denny Lane:
2 Glossy Ibis

Walley Bank:
7 Goosander, 15 Little Egret

Heron's Green:

2 Scaup (m), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe

Stratford:
3 Black-necked Grebe

Herriotts inc. Pool:
55 Lapwing, 25+ Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier

BTO Gull Counts:

5640 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 11855 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1690 Herring Gull, 1185 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Out of area:

Steart: 1 Least Sandpiper still

Kilmersdon: up to 20 Hawfinch the last 2 days

Reported by: John Allen, Helen Burdett, Paul Bowerman, John Croxton, Andy Davis, William Earp, Ken Hall, Rupert Higgins, David Minshall, Rowan Peters, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Vic Savery, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Lauren Tucker, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-01-25 Sunday - Mediterranean Gull, RN Duck

Temp  01°C to 03°C - Overcast all day, with patches of mist until 10am. Light drizzle in some areas and a light, predominantly south-easterly breeze, gusting up to 9mph.

As we start preparations for the 2024 Avon Bird Report we are chasing up supporting notes for a number of locally rare species and subspecies which have been reported during the year.

The following records have all been entered into Birdtrack and the system will have automatically requested supporting notes, but these have not been forthcoming. If any of these are your records please submit supporting notes to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Waxwing	1	11/01/2024	Tortworth Common
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	1	15/02/2024	Marshfield (MF)
Hen Harrier	Present	15/03/2024	Tog Hill,
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	Present	29/03/2024	Portbury Wharf
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	31/03/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	01/04/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Whooper Swan	1	14/04/2024	Stoke Gifford, Cob Court
Tree Sparrow	1	17/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	4	21/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	3	23/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	14	24/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tree Sparrow	7	26/04/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Tundra Bean Goose	1	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Garganey	8	24/04/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Gull	3	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down
Common Gull	10	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Yellow-legged Gull	2	13/05/2024	Bristol, Clifton Down, Circular Rd
Northern Long-tailed Tit ssp caudatus	2	17/05/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common Gull	4	23/06/2024	Downend, Cleeve Hill
Wood Warbler	Present	26/06/2024	Litton Resrs.
Northern Herring Gull ssp argentatus	6	02/07/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Northern Herring Gull ssp argentatus	5	25/07/2024	Weston-super-Mare, Corondale Rd
Common/Iberian Chiffchaff	1	07/07/2024	Bristol, St Anne's, Eastwood Rd
Slavonian Grebe	Present	11/07/2024	New Passage / Northwick Warth
Arctic Skua	ad pale phase	11/09/2024	Chew Valley Lake
White Wagtail	Present	07/10/2024	Tickenham, Cadbury Camp
Willow Warbler	Present	08/10/2024	Bath
Bar-tailed Godwit	20	23/10/2024	Clevedon, Strawberry Hill
Goshawk	Female	25/10/2024	Ashton Court, Top Entrance
White-breasted Cormorant	1	26/10/2024	Bathampton Down
Yellow Wagtail	Present	22/11/2024	Yatton, Kenn Moor Rd
Tree Sparrow	1	01/12/2024	Bleadon Hill
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

 We are also trying to contact the observers of the following records to request supporting notes. If you saw any of these, or know who did, please get in touch, again with avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk

Goshawk	1	18/1/2024	Severnside
Ring-billed Gull	Present	20/02/2024	Chew Valley Lake
Waxwing	12	25/03/2024	Hawkesbury Upton, Cricket Club
Hen Harrier	1	16/4/2024	Marshfield
Dartford Warbler	1	12/08/2024	Sand Point
Goshawk	1	10/9/2024	Marshfield
Siberian Chiffchaff ssp tristis	1	26/12/2024	Blagdon Lake

Pink-footed Goose

Purple Sandpiper

Mediterranean Gull

Siberian Chiffchaff

Black Redstart

Hawfinch

Ring-necked Duck

Red-breasted Merganser  

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 3 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch 

Eastville Park:

1 Pink-footed Goose

Oldbury Court:

1 Little Egret

Sea Mills (WeBS):

57 Mallard, 14 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 48 Redshank, 140 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 

St Werburgh's:

1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail

Withywood (Garden):

1 Red Kite (over), 2 Carrion Crow 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
200 Canada Goose, 12 Greylag Goose, 18 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 250 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 350 Lapwing, 30 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 1 Snipe, 70 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 40 Starling, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Stonechat (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
8 Lapwing

Portishead, Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper

Easton-in-Gordano - garden:
1 Marsh Tit

Clevedon:

Pier: 1 Black Redstart (f)

Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Robin

Strode Road Bridge: 2 Raven (display flight)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe, Newton Park Lake:
3 Mute Swan, 13 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 10 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Golden Plover, 30 Black-headed Gull, 60 Common Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch (m), 1 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
c90 Woodpigeon, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver

Litton Reservoir:

inc - 2 Mute Swan, 23 Teal, 44 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Raven (over), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Pied Wagtail

Blagdon:

1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Scaup, 11 Goosander, 20 Snipe, Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

1 Red- breasted Merganser, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Nunnery:
8 Goldeneye, 2 Common Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts CVL (Nigel Warren)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Mediterranean Gull

Reported by: Diana Bunniss, Judy Chapman, Judy Copeland, Stephen Curtis, Neil Delaney, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Nigel Povey, Bob Proctor, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Nigel Warren

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