14-01-25 Tuesday

 Temp  7°C to 9°C - Dry but cloudy with light winds from the west

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.
All the following records have been entered into Birdtrack and Birdtrack will have automatically requested supporting notes, which have not been forthcoming. Be aware, if you use the mobile Birdtrack app you need to regularly log in to the Birdtrack website to receive such requests.
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
Goshawk	1	22/12/2024	Badminton
Short-toed Lark	1	30/12/2024	Aust

Firecrest

Jack Snipe

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Red-breasted Merganser

BRISTOL

Firecrest, Clifton Down (Merv Carlyon)

Clifton Down:

1 Firecrest

Sparrowhawk, Redland (Chris Goulden)

Redland (gardens):

4 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird

Bedminster (Malago Greenway):

1 Mallard, 4 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (WeBS count):
94 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 136 Wigeon, 21 Mallard, 22 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 134 Lapwing, 12 Curlew, 1500 Dunlin, 46 Snipe, 26 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 4 Stonechat

Aust Warth:
3 Jack Snipe (saltmarsh)

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano:
1 Great White Egret

Clevedon:
Pier: 1 Black Redstart

Pill: 2 Goosander (pair)

garden: 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit

Weston-Super-Mare (garden):
2 Blackcap (m)

Burrington Ham (BOC walk):

2 Pheasant, 16 Rock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham (garden):
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk (over), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap (m+f), 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 10+ Goldfinch

Bath (Charmy Down):
18 Golden Plover, 60 Common Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 60 Starling, 10 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 8 Chaffinch, 40 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch

Kestrel, Burrington Ham (Paul Tompkins)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Common Sandpiper, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander (2m+f+u), 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat (between picnic sites 1&2)

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

Slavonian Grebe, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
70+ Canada Goose (field behind), 26 Goldeneye, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 30+ Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, c20 mixed Blue, Great & LT. Tit flock, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Snipe, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Shelduck, 80+ Teal, 2 Water Rail, 46+ Great Crested Grebe, 630+ Lapwing, 12 Snipe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 6+ Great White Egret (1 with red ring "ABU"), 4 Little Egret (1 with rings : Left leg Yellow"X" & Right leg White "6"), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Graham Blacker, Mark Coller, Robert Hargreaves, David Horlick, John Lewis, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Povey, Cliff Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins
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