04-01-25 Saturday - Yellow-legged Gull

 Temp -1°C to 03°C - Cloud put a dampener on the weather today but at least there was still frost on the ground in the morning... Wet snow arrived in south of area late into the evening but hasn't so far settled. A force 1 ESE wind.

Sunday 09 February – BOC coach trip to Exe Estuary:
The trip is £25 - Meet at the Water Tower on Bristol Downs BS9 1FG (near top of Whiteladies Road) – coach leaves at 08:00.
We usually walk (floods permitting) beside the canal and river from Exminster to Powderham, then eat lunch in the coach and travel to Dawlish Warren for the rest of the day. Returning to Bristol by 6pm ish.
To book your place, please email us on the above address for the attention of Judy Copeland.

Dark-bellied Brent Goose

Black-necked Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

Woodcock

Yellow-legged Gull

Great Northern Diver

Hawfinch

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Hallen Marsh:

6 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 3 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

04-01-25 Blackcap, High Kingsdown (Keith Williams)

High Kingsdown:

1 f Blackcap

Sea Mills Harbour:

24 Mallard, 3 Common Sandpiper (river bank), 70 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
18 Shelduck, c.50 Wigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 120 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 6 Skylark (marsh), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

Littleton Warth:

c.30 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c.700 Dunlin

Chittening Warth:
2 Water Rail, 8000 Dunlin (hole's mouth), 3 Jack Snipe, 12 Snipe, 3 f Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl

04-01-25 Rook, Yate (Christopher Teague)

Yate:

1 Rook, 2 f Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 20 Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 10 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 20 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Peregrine, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Portishead

Battery Point:

1 Turnstone, 4 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper
Eastwood:

2 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

04-01-25 Firecrest, Eastwood - Portishead (Jason Williams)

Weston Moor:

3 Stonechat

Clevedon - Highdale Road:

4 Woodpigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw

Clevedon - Blind Yeo/Dowlais:

9 Goosander, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 600 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
2 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat

Kingston Seymour - Tutshill Sluice:

30 Cattle Egret, 2 Chiffchaff

Sand Point/Bay:
11 Oystercatcher, 92 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 25 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine (back for another breeding season?), 1 Raven, 1+ Skylark, 1 Firecrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Bleadon - Windmill Hill:

1 Red Kite - being mobbed by 2 Raven

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Cherry Wood:
2 Woodcock, 1 Marsh Tit

04-01-25 Hawfinch, Newton St. Loe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe Park:
4 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Redwing, 11 Chaffinch, 5 Hawfinch, 18 Goldfinch

04-01-25 Golden Plover, Marksbury (Patrick Hancock)

BOC Marksbury Plain:
5 Golden Plover, 6 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 17 Rook, 4 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 30 Chaffinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
1 Siberian Chiffchaff (STW), Just 1 Yellowhammer (Elm Farm)

Hallatrow:
1 Red Kite - perched at back of Old Station Inn

RESERVOIRS

04-01-25 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tank No. 2 (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
2 Scaup, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Heron's Green Pool:

2 Barn Owl

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4+ Bearded Tit

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Goosander, 2 Glossy Ibis, 40 Cattle Egret

Out of Area

2 Black-necked Grebe still at Cheddar Reservoir

Least Sandpiper still at WWT Steart Marshes

Hawfinch still at Kilmersdon Churchyard

Reported by: John Barnett, Paul Chapman, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Andy Leggatt, James Minife, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker, Chris Vines, Jason Williams, Keith Williams.

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03-01-25 Friday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 0°C to 05°C - Frosty start then sunshine all day again. Light breeze from the west south west and some gusts to 15 mph early on.

Sunday 09 February – BOC coach trip to Exe Estuary:
The trip is £25 - Meet at the Water Tower on Bristol Downs BS9 1FG (near top of Whiteladies Road) – coach leaves at 08:00.
We usually walk (floods permitting) beside the canal and river from Exminster to Powderham, then eat lunch in the coach and travel to Dawlish Warren for the rest of the day. Returning to Bristol by 6pm ish.
To book your place, please email us on the above address for the attention of Judy Copeland.

Purple Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Ring-necked Duck

Great Northern Diver

Siberian Chiffchaff

Ring-necked Parakeet

Woodcock

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:

12 Feral Pigeon, 17 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 5 Starling,4 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch

Clifton - Zoo Bank:

2 Firecrest, 1 Bullfinch (m)

Clifton Down:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit - singing, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Downend - garden:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Hotwells - patch walk:

90 Feral Pigeon, 15+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 26+ Herring Gull, 2+ Cormorant, 3 Magpie, c160 Jackdaw - some drifted south to roost, 9 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail

Redland - garden, seen stocking up 10 mins before sunset:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird (f&m), 1 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

4 Redpoll    

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

Stock Dove, Woodcock, Cormorant, Little Egret, Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Linnet 

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Brent Goose, 22 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 300+ Wigeon, 40 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 18 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Turnstone, 1 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 45 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Yate:
4 Goosander (m) - over, presumably from Brinsham Lake, 61 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Black-Headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Song Thrush - singing

Portishead - Battery Point:
3 Purple Sandpiper

Kenn Moor:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare

Kingston Seymour / Wick St Lawrence:

8 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 20 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett to Hunstrete - around the lanes:
2 Mallard (m), 2 Pheasant - albino, 20 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30+ Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 12+ Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch, 20 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer

03-01-2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando - orchard and STW:

6 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Norton Hawkfield:

60 Skylark in stubble field

Norton Malreward:

9 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing

03-01-2025 Common Gull, Paulton (Patrich Hackcock)

Paulton:
7 Pheasant, 3 Black-headed Gull, 70 Common Gull, 20 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 11 Blackbird

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver

03-01-2025 Ring-necked Duck BL (Chris Teague)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
7 Goosander

Moreton:
8 Wigeon, 20 Goldeneye, 11 Goosenader, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 15 Great White Egret

03-01-25 Great White Egret CVL (Chris Teague)

Stratford:
2 Black-necked Grebe, Cormorant, Great White Egret, 4 Bearded Tit

Between Stratford and Herriotts:

1 Woodcock - flushed

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Black-necked Grebe - way out on the lake, 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier, 25,000 Starling

Out of Area

Steart - Otterhampton Marsh
1 Least Sandpiper

Kilmersdon:

3 Hawfinches

Reported by: Pete Allen, John Barnett, Nancy Barrett, Peter Brain, Peter Bryant, John Budd, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Ollie Fournier, Patrick Hancock, Matt Hobbs, David Howes, Olwen Jones, Lois Pryce, James Richard, Joe Sargent, Trudy Sheen, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Chris Vines

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02-01-2025 - Brent Goose

Temp -01°C to +04°C. Beautiful clear day but cold in light northerly wind.

Brent Goose

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Great Northern Diver

Glossy Ibis

Short-eared Owl

Siberian Chiffchaff

Bearded Tit

Hawfinch

02-01-2025 Bearded Tit, CVL (Lauren Tucker)

BRISTOL

02-01-2025 Little Egret & Curlew, Lamplighters Marsh NR (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

3 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat

St Andrews garden:

2 Blackcap (1m, 1f)

Redland garden:

2 Blackcap (1m, 1f)

02-01-2025 Kingfisher, EP (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Eastville Park:

3+ Cormorants, 2 Kingfisher, Goldcrests

Ashton Marsh:

inc - 1 Mallard, 2 Teal, 5 Water Rail, 13 Snipe, 16 BH Gull, 24 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 125 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff,  1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 16 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Greylag with 91 Canada Goose, pair Gadwall, 8 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Treecreeper, Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat 

New Passage:

56 Greylag Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 100 Redshank, 800 Dunlin, 3 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Stonechat, 9 Meadow Pipit, 8 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Ridge Woods:

inc - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, Blackbird, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Marina:
1 Common Sandpiper

Gordano Valley:
5 Gadwall, 15 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
6 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail

Clevedon - Highdale Rd:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 gull sp, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Robin

02-01-2025 Barn Owl, Yatton (Howard Taffs)

Strawberry Line at Yatton:
2 Barn Owl

Sand Point/Bay:

Seawatch: 2 Brent Goose, 4 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 19 Curlew, 90 BH Gull, 15 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull
Present: 2 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's warbler, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Broadmead, Keynsham:
8 Snipe

Keynsham garden:
2 Blackcap (1m, 1f), 4 Greenfinch, 8+ Goldfinch

Holm Mead, Bitton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 14 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 27 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting 

02-01-2025 Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando STW (Pete Coslett)

Compton Giving STW:

inc - Buzzard, Raven, 12 Long Tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail 

Marksbury:

1 Red Kite

Newton Park Lake:
1 Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 5 Teal, 4 Stock Dove,  5 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Hawfinch, 6 Greenfinch

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

02-01-2025 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Lauren Tucker) 

Barrow Tanks:
25 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven 

Blagdon Lake:

Gadwall, Wigeon, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 1 Ring-necked Duck (ad m), 1 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup (ad f) - possibly, 3 Goldeneye, 2 drake Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 50 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 15 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chaffinch

02-01-2025 Goldeneye and Great Crested Grebe, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail 

02-01-2025 Stonechat, Picnic site 1-2 CVL (George Stacey)

Wally Bank:

10 Goosander, 20 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret

Picnic site 1-2: 

2 Stonechat

02-01-2025 Scaup, Nunnery CVL (Keith Williams)

Nunnery:

1 Scaup

Herons Green:
34 Canada Goose, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler

02-01-2025 Black-necked Grebe and Wigeon, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Gadwall, 26 Wigeon, 8 Goldeneye, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 (ringed) Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Treecreeper, Starling, 1 Siskin

Across road from Moreton gate - 200+ flock of Fieldfare, Redwing, Starling, Song Thrush and Blackbird

Stratford:

1 Water Rail, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Snipe, 8 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit (2m, 1f), 1 Treecreeper

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 14 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 80+ Teal, 12 Pochard, 3 Pintail, 1 Goosander (m), 36 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 2 Glossy Ibis, 20+ Cattle Egret, 30 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

From the bridge  - 180 Cormorant in trees around lake, 47 Great White & Little Egret along waters edge around lake

Out of Area

Kilmersdon:

1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Hawfinch, 3 Greenfinch 

Steart Marshes (QV hide) 

1 Least Sandpiper

Reported by: Pete Allen, Jon Angell, Paul Chapman, Pete Cheetham, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Rob Laughton, Frankie Macrow, David Minshall, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, John Rossetti, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Mike Trew, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines, Keith Williams.

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