06-10-25 Monday - Pectoral Sandpiper

Temp 12°C to 19°C - largely sunny with a moderate W/WSW wind.

If you are looking for a present for yourself or the bird watcher in your life, check out this local birding book about a year of birding at Oldbury Power Station. 

You can sign up to the BTO winter survey if you have not already, more info here. 

The 2024 Avon Bird Report is with the printers and will be sent out to members of the BOC and Bristol Nats at some point soon. If you would like to order a copy of it, or other recent reports, please email Harvey Rose: bktlgodwit@gmail.com. This year's cover photo is by Tony Bridges, taken at Chew.

2024 ABR cover, Tony Bridges

Spotted Redshank

Pectoral Sandpiper

Crossbill

Brambling

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

14 Mute Swan, 30+ Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 140+ Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 6 Moorhen, c30 Coot, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, c40 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, c20 Great Tit, c20 Blue Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Redland:

1+ Crossbill over

06-10-25 Common Sandpiper, Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills:

1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, , 2 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 1 Nuthatch

St George:
2 Raven over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
270 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Black Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 6 Grey Wagtail, 7 Siskin, 1 Redpoll

New Passage:

7 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 8 Grey Plover, 4 Snipe, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 35 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear, 34 Meadow Pipit, 60 Linnet, 2 Crossbill, 10 Siskin 

Severn Beach:
1 Kestrel, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Bodkin Hazel Wood:
Winter bird survey: 3 Pheasant, 100 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser-black Backed Gull, Kestrel, 23 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Wren, 3 Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Burrington Ham:

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig: 52 Meadow Pipit, 75 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 19 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
Over: 1 Raven, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 1 Crossbill

06-10-25 Songthrush, Hunstrete (Ian Stapp)

Around Hunstrete:

3 Red Kite, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,  20+ Meadow Pipit, 30+ Chaffinch, 20+ Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Knot, 2 Little Stint

Herons Green:
+ Shoveler, Pintail, 6 Great White Egret, 25+ Meadow Pipit

Moreton:
Spit in the middle of the lake: Ringed Plover, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, Dunlin

Stratford:
1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Shelduck, 4 Little Grebe, 19 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Snipe, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, Bearded Tit

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Josh Brown, Di Bunniss, Joseph Carter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Rich Mielcarek, Aravind Ramesh, Rich Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Clare Tait

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