09-01-25 Thursday - Red-breasted Merganser still at Chew

Temp  -4°C to +06°C. Sunny but cold start warming a little as light northwesterly turned westerly.

09-01-25 Red-breasted Merganser, CVL (Ian Stapp)

CALLING  ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Work is beginning on the next Avon Bird Report and one aspect of this will be the inclusion of a number of bird photographs,  As in the last Report we are hoping to include up to bird 40 pictures.  So if you have any that you think might be suitable please e-mail them to me at  

blacktgodwit@gmail.com   

All shots need to have been taken in 2024 and within the Avon boundary.  Also  we need to know when and where they were taken, and any special circumstances.  Last year we included one drawing and it would be good if we could include one or two in the next ABR so our request applies here also.  Most photographs will be half-page 'landscape' but one or two of the best can be full page 'portrait'. - and the very best of these will be used for the front cover.  If you have any queries do please get in touch, otherwise send what you have preferably by the end of the month.

Harvey Rose  (Editor ABR)

Harvey also has copies of the 2023 Avon Bird Report still for sale.

Red-breasted Merganser

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Yellow-legged Gull

Great Northern Diver

Yellow-browed Warbler

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Henleaze garden:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Ashley Down:

2 Raven (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
85 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 16 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier,  3 Great Spotted  Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Jay, 6 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart (f), 2 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Piupit, 1 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
12 Little Grebe

Woodhill Bay, Portishead:

2 Shelduck, and lone Curlew, Oystercatcher and Redshank

09-01-25 Black Redstart, Clevedon (Mark Savage)

Clevedon - Yeo:
    Clevedon Pier - 1 Black Redstart (f)

    Highdale Rd - 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit

    Blind Yeo  - 3 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper

    Dowlais - 1 Lapwing, 1 Purple Sandpiper

09-01-25 some of the 1000 Dunlin at Channel View Bay (Howard Taffs)

Channel View Bay: 

8 Grey Plover, 51 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 1000 Dunlin, 4 Redshank 

YACWAG fields by Strawberry Line, Yatton:
1 Water Rail, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel

09-01-25 Redwing, Backwell Lake (Rob Martin)

Backwell Lake:

6 Canada Goose, 24 Mute Swan, 12 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 20 Feral Pigeon, 11 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, c70 BHGull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 4 great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

Banwell garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1m, 1f), 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

09-01-25 Fieldfare, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Somerdale Hams:
1 Peregrine buzzing Crows, 3 Magpie, 3+ Mistle Thrush, 12+ Fieldfare, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

09-01-25 Great Northern Diver, Barrow Tanks (Wayne Tucker)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver (on no 2), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven

Chew Valley Lake

09-01-25 Goosander & Red-breasted Merganser, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam / Whalley Bank:
5 Goosander (3f, 2m), 1 Red breasted Merganser, 2 Goldeneye (1m, 1f), 26+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest

Woodford Lodge & path to dam:

1 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 24+ mixed flock Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit & Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch

Nunnery:

2 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 16 Lapwing (over), 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
42 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret,

1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch

09-02-25 Slavonian & Black-necked Grebes, Moreton (Tony Bridges)

Moreton:

100 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Scaup, 12 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier (2ndCY),  1 Buzzard, 1 Great Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 30 mixed flock Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit & Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 1 Chiffchaff

 

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Shelduck, 60+ Teal, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad), 22 Cattle Egret, 65 Great White Egret at roost, 30 Little Egret (along NW shore), 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f), 14 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

c5k Starling murmuration settled to roost right in front of bridge - Starling Video by Anne Crowe

 

Out of Area

Burnham  -  Kentish Plover

Reported by: George Brock, Merv Carlyon, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, Rob Martin, David Minshall, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines
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