02-02-25 Sunday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 05°C to 09°C - overcast but the sun breaking through often. A light breeze mainly from the south, with the gusts slackening off throughout the day from their top speed of 23mph.

Last call for descriptions

The sightings below all lack the required supporting notes. If these records are to be included in the 2024 Avon Bird Report notes supporting the identification need to be sent to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

Great Northern Diver 1 02/01/2024 Chew Valley Lake Waxwing 1 20/01/2024 Bishopston, Surrey Rd Red-breasted Merganser 6 24/01/2024 Aust Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 04/03/2024 Filton Siberian Chiffchaff 1 06/04/2024 Walton Common Reserve Golden Oriole 1 17/06/2024 Falfield Yellow-browed Warbler 1 17/10/2024 Ashton Court Yellow-browed Warbler 1 20/10/2024 Stoke Park, Duchess Gate Yellow-browed Warbler 1 21/10/2024 Brentry Lane Dartford Warbler 1 29/10/2024 Sand Point - Middle Hope European Shag 1 30/10/2024 Chew Valley Lake Yellow-browed Warbler 1 31/10/2024 Kings Weston Estate Woodlark 1 05/11/2024 Aust Cliff/Services Snow Bunting 4 21/12/2024 Sand Bay

Ring-necked Duck

Black Redstart

Glossy Ibis

Red-breasted Merganser 

Bearded Tit

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale Cemetery and Park:

30 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch (m) - a patch tick

Ashton Marsh:

inc - 7 Teal, 5 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 5 Rook, 120 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Greenfinch 22 Goldfinch

Redland Green Park:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Nuthatch - exploring nest box

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth:

5 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 2 Teal (f&m), 5 Tufted Duck (2f&3m), 3 Moorhen - 2 juv, without red head markings, 11 coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

Tytherington:

1 Peregrine

Olveston - pond:

2 Mallard, 4 Moorhen

Yate:

Coopers Lake: - 11 Goosander

Garden:    1 Green Woodpecker

02-02-25 Treecreeper Horton Bushes (Chris Teague)

Horton, Horton Bushes:
1 Treecreeper

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

Dowlais: - 8 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, many Greenfinch singing

Pier: - 1 Black Redstart

Highdale - garden: 13 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton - Holm Mead:

5 Egyptian Geese, 3 Snipe, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting

Corston:

30 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 200 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 700+ Linnet -feeding in seeded area, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer

Chew Magna - Denny Lane:
2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Buzzard, 6 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

02-02-2025 Goosander CVL (Mike Trew)

Dam:
1 Red-breasted Merganser 

Sutton Wick:
1 Scaup (f), 52 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander

Herons Green:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup (f&m), 2 Barn Owl 

Stratford:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 52 Great Crested Grebe - a raft, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
inc - 1 Greylag Goose, 10 Shelduck, 50 Teal, 15 Pochard, 25 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 35 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 60 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 115 Jackdaw, 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100 Starling, 1 Redwing

Reported by: Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Duncan Evered, Richard Giles, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Fiona Neate, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Carol Rushton, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker, Ben Watt
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