Temp 02°C to 05°C - Overcast and cold, with a light wind from the S/SW, switching to the E/SE later on.
A fledging 2025 Avon Year List has so far reached 126 species, see here, let us know if any have been missed off.
Calling Avon bird 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.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 |
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 |
Hawfinch
Black-necked and Slavonian Grebe
Siberian Chiffchaff
BRISTOL
St Werburghs:
Boiling Wells Lane: 3 Chiffchaff (including 1 Siberian Chiffchaff)
Lamplighters Marsh:
5 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 12 Redshank, 2 Stonechat
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Frampton Cotterell:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 500 Linnet
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| 18-01-24 Blackcap, Yate (Chris Teague) |
Garden: 1 Blackcap (m)
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
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| 18-01-24 Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Clevedon (Jason Williams) |
WeBS: 2 Egyptian Goose, 45 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 33 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 24 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 92 Curlew, 2500 Dunlin, 160 Redshank, 3 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 15 Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit
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| 18-01-24 Goldcrest, Wains Hill (Wayne Pannell) |
82 Shelduck, 7 Wigeon, 38 Teal, 49 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 500 Lapwing, 21 Curlew, 385 Dunlin, 285 Redshank
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 18-01-24 Siberian Chiffchaff, Compton Dando (Peter Coslett) |
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Hawfinch
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
Number 2: 1 Great Northern Diver
Chew Valley Lake
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| 18-01-24 Snipe, CVL (Derek Miller) |
7 Teal, 6 Pochard, 100 Tufted Duck, 8 Goldeneye, 9 Goosander, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 40 Coot, 20 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Robin, 10 Pied Wagtail
Moreton:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1+ Bearded Tit
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| 18-01-24 Chiffchaff, CVL (Enid Wilkinson) |
1 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Chiffchaff (one ringed), 3 Otter
Herriotts inc. Pool:
103 Teal, 61 Lapwing, 26 Common Gull, c150 Cormorant in trees (Moreton-Herriots), 19 Great White Egret
Reported by: Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Dave Horlick, Mike Jackson, Derek Miller, David Minshall, Brian Mulgrew, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, Rowan Peters, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Karen & Enid Wilkinson, Jason Williams
