31-01-2025 Friday - Jack Snipe

Temp 05°C to 10°C - heavy overnight rain cleared by morning.  Some cloud with sunny spells.  Gentle NNW breeze

Black-necked Grebe

Slavonian Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

Jack Snipe

Glossy Ibis

Bearded Tit

Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

4 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 20+ Mallard, c100 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 4 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 13+ Blue Tit, c12+ Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 10+ Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Snuff Mills and Vassals Park:

5 Mallard, 21 Woodpigeon, 10 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 5 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate: - Kingsgate Park

12 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander

Jack Snipe, Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Collier)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Jack Snipe

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:

2 Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, 3 Woodpigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 14 Turnstone (counted on the buoy with Purple Sandpipers. 11 flew off west down river at 12 noon), 7 Purple Sandpiper (4 counted with the scope on the red buoy offshore, with 14 Turnstones, at 10.45. After most of the Turnstones flew off, 3 more birds came out from under the grill. All stayed until 12.40 when flew off north), 1 Common Sandpiper, 34 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 33 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Linnet

Clevedon - Highdale Garden

5 Woodpigeon, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Robin

Clevedon - Yeo

55 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 35 Teal, 20 Curlew, 1000 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 100 Black-headed Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 10 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 20 Greenfinch

Cl-Y Dowlais

25 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 75 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 30 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Avocet, 30 Lapwing, 15 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 25 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Holm Mead

2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon(4m)

Keynsham - Garden:

2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Blackcap (1f,1m), 8 Goldfinch

Stanton Wick:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Compton Dando - Sewage Treatment Works

1 Siberian Chiffchaff

RESERVOIRS

Diamond Dove, Barrow Tanks (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 2

6 Little Grebe,1 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Black-headed Gull, 50 Common gull, 1 Great Northern Diver

Tank 3 

2 Canada Goose, 14 Teal, 8 Pochard, 6 Little Grebe, 13 Cormorant, 3 Pied Wagtail

Escapee

Diamond Dove

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

4 Goldeneye, 8+ Goosander, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 3 Great White Egret, 13 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch (car park), 7 Goldfinch (car park)

Denny Lane

2 Glossy Ibis

Between Picnic Site 1 and 2

1 Stonechat

Black-necked Grebe, Bernard King Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Black-necked Grebe

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 3 Blackbird, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (calling),1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit, 1 Firecrest (by the car park start of the path), 4+ Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 3+ Redwing, 4 Robin

Snipe, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose (on the wall), 6 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (pool), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Snipe (pool), 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 3 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
100+ Canada Goose (field back hide), 7+ Goldeneye, 22 Great crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe (both a very long way out on lake, not together), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Barn Owl, 2 Raven, 1 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
13 Shelduck, (pool), 11+ Teal, (pool), 6 Goldeneye (lake), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 56+ Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 22 Great White Egret (pool & lake), 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Mark Collier, Andy Davis, Chris Holloway, David Howes, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Nigel Povey, Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30-01-25 Thursday

Temp 02°C to 07°C - Very sunny with a gentle breeze from the West.

Glossy Ibis
Bearded Tit
Red-breasted Merganser
Black-necked Grebe
Slavonian Grebe

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

5 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Wood Pigeon, 7 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Cormorant,  2 Grey Heron,  1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, c20 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 30 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, c10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, c7 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 10+ Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 11+ Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Peregrine, High Kingsdown (Keith Williams)

High Kingsdown:

1 Peregrine

Top: Redshank & Common Sandpiper
Middle: Redshank & Oystercatcher
Bottom: Curlew & Oystercatcher
Lamplighter's Marsh (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh:

2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 2 Stonechat

Seamills (Green Space):

1 Buzzard, 1 Song Thrush,  5 Redwing , 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart (jetty)

Thornbury:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Blackcap (m)

Ingst (ST5787 Winter Bird Survey):
4 Mallard, 1 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 115 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 2 Song Thrush, 60 Redwing, 6 House Sparrow

Severn Beach:
1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Black Redstart, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:
Pier: 1 Black Redstart

Sea wall: 15 Lapwing

Mudflats: + Oystercatcher, 11+ Ringed Plover, + Curlew, + Redshank, 1 Little Egret

Golf course: 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat (m+f)

Garden: 6 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Robin

Weston-Super-Mare (garden):
2 Buzzrd (over), 2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tog Hill (carpark):
2 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, + Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard (interacting), + Rook, + Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, + Wren, 1 Fieldfare, + Robin, + House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail (Yarellii)

Keynsham (Broadmead Lane):
50 Canada Goose (1 with white head), 2 Egyptian Goose, 50 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Greenfinch

Siberian Chiffchaff , Compton Dando (Barry Dursley)

Compton Dando (STW):
2 Red Kite, 1+ Raven, ++ Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff (1 form Tristis), 6+ Goldcrest

Marksbury:
16+ Golden Plover

Glossy Ibis, Denny Lane (David Hughes)

Chew Magna:
2 Glossy Ibis (Denny Lane), 2 Red Kite (over B3130)

Radstock - Writhlington:

2 Buzzard (soaring together), 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 1 Blackcap, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Red-breasted Merganser, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Goosander m+f in foreground with RB Merganser behind,
Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
6 Goldeneye, 8+ Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 23 Cormorant, 3 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Woodford & Walley Bank Path:
6 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
100+ Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 7+ Goldeneye, 42 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper

Great White Egret, Herriott's (Keith Williams)

Herriotts inc Pool:
13 Shelduck, 20+ Teal, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 46 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 27 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret (1 - ring number "6"), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Diana Bunnis, Louise Bailey, Andy Davis, David Hughes, David Minshall, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Brian Thompson, Keith Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-01-25 Wednesday - Firecrest

Temp 01°C to 06°C.  Overcast.  Ice on windscreens and slightly misty start clearing by mid morning. Very slight ENE breeze.

Glossy Ibises

Firecrest

Black Redstarts

Treecreeper at Stratford hide, Chew (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh:

5 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 2 Snipe, 190 Jackdaw, 5 Great Tit, singing Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 6 Robin, 14 Goldfinch.

Clifton Downs:

(Survey between Ladies Mile and Upper Belgrave Road)  3 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush (singing), c.20 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch.

High Kingsdown:

7 Long-tailed Tit

29-01-25 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Stockwood Open Space:

10 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Goldfinch

Stoke Park:

3 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

Withywood:

A garden Blackcap, male.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

9 Shelduck, 46 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 40 Lapwing, 220 Dunlin, 2 ad. m. Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat, 1 Coal Tit.

Firecrest in a Nailsea garden (Timothy Warren)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Jack Snipe, 5+ Snipe, 1 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon pier:

f. Black Redstart

Garden: 2 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 13 Crow, 1 Great Tit, 5 Robin

Nailsea:

A garden Firecrest

Worle:
Summer Lane ponds:  2 Goosander (very unusual at this location).

Bleadon:
Croquet Club: 2 Green Woodpecker

Glossy Ibis near Chew (George Stacey)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna (Denny Lane):

2 Glossy Ibis

female Goosander at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Kingfisher.

Bernard King Hide:

8 Goosander (2 drakes).

Herons Green:
3 Scaup, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe

GBB Gull killing a Great Crested Grebe

Stratford:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 LT Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Out of Area

Kilmersdon churchyard:
2 Peregrine, 1 Hawfinch.

Stock Hill woods:
5 Crossbills

Reported by:  Ben Crabb, Mark Coller,  Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Timothy Warren, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-01-25 Tuesday

Temp 03°C to 08°C. A wet morning gave way to showers in the afternoon. the wind was a moderate breeze from the west.

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Bishopston (St. Andrews Park):

4 Wood Pigeon, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow,  1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, c12 Starling, 17 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 100+ Goldfinch.

Withywood (garden):

1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Redwing, Long Ashton (Bill Alexander)

Long Ashton (golf club):

Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin

Clevedon:
Dowlais; 3 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 8 Teal

Highdale Garden: 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 5 Robin

Yatton:
33 Mute Swans, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bridgeyate (BOC walk):
4 Mallard, 1 Rock Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 10 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 9 Robin,   House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 32 Goldfinch

Peregrine, Bath (Hawk and Owl Trust)

Bath:
St Johns Church: 2 Peregrine (newly back on nest ledge together)

Charlcombe Rise: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Siskin (m)

Bath (Tucking Mill):
Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron

Golden Plover, Marksbury (Patrick Hancock)

Marksbury:
118 Golden Plover

Chew Magna (Denny Lane):
2 Glossy Ibis

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult winter), 12 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier

Out of Area:

Kilmersdon, Hammerdown House:

15-20+ Red Kites & 1 Common Buzzard & corvidae flocking

Reported by: Bath Peregrines Twitter, Bill Alexander, Simon Bowles, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Alistair Fraser, Malcolm Gibbs, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Simon Harris, Nigel Povey, Howard Taffs

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-01-25 Monday

Temp 04°C to 11°C - Rain, and a moderate to strong wind, mostly from the SW, with gusts to 45mph. Will it blow a little gull or some other birds our way?

Black-necked Grebe

Slavonian Grebe
Great Northern Diver
Glossy Ibis
Scaup

27-01-25 Glossy Ibis, Chew Magna (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Filton:
BAWA playing fields: 130 BH Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 25 LBB Gull, 40 Jackdaw, 10 Crow, 30 Starling, 4 Pied Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:

9 Canada Geese, 26 Mute Swan, 14 Shoveller, 23 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 9 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 8 Magpie, c200 Jackdaw in island roost.

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
Denny Lane: 2 Glossy Ibis, c30 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver

Chew Valley Lake

27-01-25 Black-necked Grebe, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King:
2 Goosander, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Herons Green:
3 Scaup, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen,

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-01-25 Sunday - Storm Herminia

Temp 04°C to 08°C - Heavy rain set in from mid-morning, before clearing to give limited late sunshine. A gusty force 5 SE wind. Day for staying indoors really!

Ring-necked Duck, Red-breasted Merganser

Great Northern Diver

Glossy Ibis

Black Redstart

26-01-25 Glossy Ibis, Denny Lane - Chew Magna (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin/Hotwells:

2 Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Redshank, 4 Black-headed Gull, 12+ Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 58+ Jackdaw, 1 Rook (unusual here), 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
20 Canada Goose, 34 Shelduck, c.200 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 36 Redshank, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

26-01-25 Black Redstart, Clevedon - Pier (James Dickinson)

Clevedon - Pier:
1 Black Redstart

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
3 m Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham :
1 Water Rail - very showy!

Marksbury Plain:
62+ Golden Plover

Chew Magna:
2 Glossy Ibis, 3 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver (via Birdguides)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (via Birdguides)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (via Birdguides)

Herons Green:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
c.90 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon

Out of area: 

Least Sandpiper still showing this afternoon on Otterhampton Marshes (WWT Steart)

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, James Dickinson, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-01-25 Saturday

Temp 02°C to 08°C - A cold start but some very welcome sun. A light wind from the W/SW.

Mediterranean Gull

Great Northern Diver
Ring-necked Duck
Glossy Ibis

Purple Sandpiper

Black Redstart

Red-breasted Merganser

Grey Partridge- probably released birds, but we can still enjoy them

BRISTOL

Crews Hole Woodland:

1 Mediterranean Gull over

Eastville Park:

3 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 100+ Feral Pigeon, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 20+ Coot, 20+ Black-headed Guill, 7 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 10+ Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 15+ Great Tit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 4+ Goldcrest 2 Wren, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Mills:
River: 25 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, c200 Gull- mainly BH, 1 Cormorant

Open space: 14 species including: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush singing, 2 Chaffinch, 2+ Greenfinch (first heard in this area)

Stoke Park:

3 Redpoll

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Thornbury:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

6 Purple Sandpiper (at high tide)

Clevedon:
Near pier: 1 Black Redstart
Blind Yeo: 3 Goosander

Garden: 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Crow, 3 Robin

Banwell:
Garden: 14 species including: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

Backwell Lake:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - BOC walk:
34 species including: 2 Grey Partridge, 20-30 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Stock Dove, 165 Lapwing, 200 Common Gull, 3 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 22 Skylark, 100 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 21 Yellowhammer

Marshfield and Tormarton this evening: Red-legged Partridge, 5 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Keynsham:

1 Water Rail

Holm Mead:

2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit

Bath:
2 Peregrine

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:

1 Great Northern Diver (tank 2)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Denny Lane:

In small field near building works: 1 Glossy Ibis

25-01-25 Red-breasted Merganser, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
6 Goldeneye, 8+ Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 65+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 9 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Goldcrest, 4+ Redwing

Herons Green:
2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 5+ Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Moreton:
100+ Canada Goose, 7+ Goldeneye, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc. Pool:
13 Shelduck, 80+ Teal, 6 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 37 Great White Egret, 67 Cormorant

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Alan Daniells, Don & James Dickinson, Robert Duerr, Duncan Evered, Fermandez Francis, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Andy Leggatt, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Ben Sykes, Chris Teague, John Thorogood

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

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
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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
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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
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