06-01-24 Saturday - Avocet

Temp 3°C to 8°C - Gloriously sunny morning, more cloud in the afternoon. A light 4mph north wind.

NOTE:   The BOC walk at Westhay on Sunday has been cancelled owing to the likelihood of flooding.

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Slavonian Grebe

Avocet

Woodcock, Jack Snipe

Little Owl

Waxwing

Firecrest

Black Redstart

06-01-24 Woodcock, Inglestone-Wickwar (Chris Teague)

BRISTOL

Sims Hill:

1 Woodcock

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Jack Snipe, 1 Stonechat.

06-01-24 Mistle Thrush, Blaise Castle (Diana Bunniss)

Blaise Castle:

3 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail.

St. Andrew's Park:

1 Little Egret

South Street Park:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 f Blackcap, 11 Blackbird - feeding close together..

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Pintail, 1 Avocet, 1 Kestrel, 8 Waxwing, 1 m Black Redstart.

Aust Warth:

1 Buzzard, 12 Skylark, 1 Stonechat.

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Slavonian Grebe

, 

New Passage:

6 Canada Goose, 50 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 50 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 190 Wigeon, 320 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 200 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

06-01-24 Buzzard, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Woodcock, 1 Cormorant-over, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat.

06-01-24 Blackcap, Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate-Garden:

1 (m/f) Blackcap

Coalpit Heath:

1 Woodcock, c.100 Herring/Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat.

Downend:

1 m Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch.

Warmley:
1 Grey Heron - over, 1 f Blackcap.

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court Estate:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 80 Jackdaw - one flock, 24 Rook, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit (one flock of 20), 3 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 1 Goldfinch.

06-01-24 Jay, Portishead (David Minshall)

Portishead:
1 Jay showing unusual behavior - breeding display?

Clevedon-Blind Yeo:
8 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine.

06-01-24 Chiffchaff, Watercress Farm (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon-Colehouse Lane:

39 Canada Goose, 26 Mallard, 30 Goosander, 1 Pheasant, 55 Woodpigeon, 11 Moorhen, 30 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 25+ Magpie, 33 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 21 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 17 Redwing, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 9 Chaffinch, 8+ Greenfinch, 8+ Goldfinch.

Wraxall-Watercress Farm:
1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 40 Siskin.

Nailsea-Nowhere Wood:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Kenn Moor:
8 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Fieldfare, 25 Siskin. 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
6 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 19 Fieldfare, 21 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer.

Drifton Hill:
6 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven.

Peasedown St. John:
50+ Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

06-01-24 Goldeneye, CVL (Alex Carlisle)

Woodford:
1 Firecrest

06-01-24 Kingfisher, CVL Nunnery (Lucy Masters)

Nunnery:

1 Kingfisher

Herons Green:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 f Scaup, 5 (2m/3f) Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret.

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, c.20 Redwing.

Herriotts incl. Pool:

50 Teal, 1 Great White Egret.

Out of area:

Catcott: 1 f Baikal Teal

Reported by: Richard Belson, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Diana Bunniss, Karle Burford, Alex Carlisle, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Barry Dursley, Peter Hazelwood,Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, John Rossetti, Paul Sadley, Dave Staley, Sterna, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, Chris Vines.

, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

Avon Bird Report for 2023

Calling all photographers

Work is just beginning on the next Report, for 2023 to be published in the autumn of 2024. We like to include a number of bird photographs so we are asking all local bird photographers if they are willing to submit some shots for possible inclusion. We usually receive about 200 and publish between 30 and 40, it would be good if both of these figures increased this year. So if you have any suitable do please get in touch using my ABR e-mail address blacktgodwit@gmail.com

We are especially keen to hear from any photographer who has not submitted before. Photos should be on a jpeg, or similar file, and have been taken in Avon in 2023.

05-01-24 Friday - Jack Snipe

 Temp 4°C to 9°C - Cloud gradually cleared to leave a dry day (finally!) A light 4mph NW wind.

NOTE:   The BOC walk at Westhay on Sunday has been cancelled owing to the likelihood of flooding.

Ring-necked Duck

Scaup, Lesser Scaup

Long-tailed Duck

Slavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

Woodcock, Jack Snipe

Cattle Egret

Marsh Harrier

Little Owl

Lesser Whitethroat

Firecrest

Black Redstart

Water Pipit

Redpoll

BRISTOL

05-01-24 Lesser Whitethroat, Redland garden (Mike Owen)

Redland:

2 Jay, 2 (m/f) Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Arnos Vale Cemetary:

2-3 Firecrest

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Jack Snipe

Hotwells-Cumberland Basin:

7 Woodpigeon - fewer than usual, 1 Moorhen, 100+ Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 7 Jackdaw - fewer than usual, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, c.10 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch. 

South Street Park:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch.

Hanham Court Gardens:

2 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper (bathing in a puddle for 10mins), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, c35 Fieldfare.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:

6 Pintail

Oldbury Power Station:

6 Grey Plover, 20 Oystercatcher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Black Redstart, 3 Stonechat.

Aust Wetland:

4 Shelduck, 1 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat.

Aust Warth:

22 Sheduck, 20 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe, 25 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 30 Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting.

05-01-24 Dunlin, New Passage (Lisegirl)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
60+ Canada Goose, 53 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 15 Shelduck, 200 Wigeon, 40 Shoveler, 30 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 200 Lapwing, 75 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 280 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting.

Severn Beach:

18 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, 2 m Pintail, 40 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 40 Oystercatcher, 40+ Turnstone, 100 Dunlin, 2 Stonechat.

Wild Place Project:

1 Firecrest

Horton:
1 Woodcock, 1 Little Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

05-01-24 Goosander, Brinsham Lake, Yate (Peter Bryant)

Yate-Brinsham Lake:

15 Goosander

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Pheasant, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 8 Skylark, 40+ Redwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 50+ Linnet, 1 Redpoll.

Kendleshire Golf Course:

2 (m/f) Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 25 Redwing.

Mangotsfield:

2 Raven, 2 Blackcap.

Willsbridge Mill:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

05-01-24 Common Sandpiper, Clevedon Blind-Yeo (Karen Jayne)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 f Blackcap.

Portishead:
3 Purple Sandpiper

05-01-24 Redwing, Watercress Farm (Robin Martin)

Watercress Farm:

1 m Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch.

05-01-24 Goosander, Clevedon Blind-Yeo (Karen Jayne)

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
1 Mute Swan, 33 Goosander, 12 Moorhen, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail. 

Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 19 Cormorant-roosting, 60 Little Egret-roosting, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Song Thrush. 1 Redwing 

Kingston Seymour:
1 Common Gull, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Martin:
1 Marsh Harrier

Stanton Drew - R Chew:

15 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch.

Chew Valley Lake

05-01-24 Goldeneye, CVL Dam (George Stacey)

05-01-24 Redshank, CVL Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 m Goldeneye, 1 Redshank, 2 (m/f) Stonechat.

Hollowbrook:
2 Great White Egret

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup

Walley Bank Path:
1 Kingfisher

Woodford:
1 Firecrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2+ Bullfinch, 1 Siskin. 

Herons Green:
1 Scaup, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1+ Great White Egret.

05-01-24 Great White Egret, Moreton (Mike Moxon)

Moreton:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Mistle Thrush. 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Karle Burford, Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Anthony Goodwin, Martyn Hayes, Pete Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Jack, Mike Jackson, Karen Jayne, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Lisegirl, Robin Martin, Mike Moxon, Nick, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Tony.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

Avon Bird Report for 2023

Calling all photographers

Work is just beginning on the next Report, for 2023 to be published in the autumn of 2024. We like to include a number of bird photographs and so we are asking all local bird photographers if they are willing to submit some shots for possible inclusion. We usually receive about 200 and publish between 30 and 40, it would be good if both of these figures increased this year. So if you have any suitable do please get in touch using my ABR e-mail address blacktgodwit@gmail.com

We are especially keen to hear from any photographer who has not submitted before.. Photos should be on a jpeg, or similar file, and have been taken in Avon in 2023.

04-01-24 Thursday - Grey Phalarope

Temp 5°C to 7°C. Overcast morning, rain later. Light southwesterly turning easterly in the afternoon.

NOTE:   The BOC walk at Westhay on Sunday has been cancelled owing to the likelihood of flooding.

Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck

Slavonian & Black-necked Grebe

Jack Snipe

Grey Phalarope

Merlin

Firecrest

Water Pipit

Redpoll

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:

1 Green Woodpecker (m), 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 16 Goldfinch

Redland gardens:

   garden1 - 2 Jay, 3 Blackcap (2m, 1f)

   garden2 - 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (1m, 1f)

St George garden: 

2 Blackcap

Temple Quay:

2 Peregrine (1 with kill)

New Cut, Southville:

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Jack Snipe, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 50 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

9 Greylag Goose, c.550 Woodpigeon, 2 Water Rail, 15 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, c.800 Dunlin, 1 Grey Phalarope (1st winter), 13 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, c100 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Reed Bunting

04-01-24 Water Pipit, Aust Warth (Matt Hall)

Aust Warth:
2 Water Rail, 3 Jack Snipe, 11 Common Snipe, 4 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit

04-01-24 Slavonian Grebe, Pilning Wetland (Matt Hall)

Pilning Wetlands:

6 Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 1 Pochard (m), 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Slavonian Grebe

New Passage:

50 Greylag Goose, c.90 Dunlin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Merlin (poss juv m), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 3 Linnet

Severn Beach:
50 Turnstone, 150 Dunlin, 1 Raven

04-01-24 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
c.60 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

04-01-24 Coal Tit, Downend garden (Leslie Williams)

Downend garden:
1 Coal Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:
c.35 Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Snipe,  Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti’s Warbler calling, 1 Song Thrush singing

Battery Point, Portishead:
7 Purple Sandpiper

Portishead Lakegrounds:

36 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 91 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 34 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 7 Redshank (flyby), 36
BH Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 49 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Goldfinch

04-01-24 Kingfisher, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Dowlais, Blind Yeo & Wain's Hill: 

4 Shoveler, 4 Goosander, 17 Lapwing, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Stonechat, 5 Lesser Redpoll

BELOW M4 & BANES

04-01-24 Blackcap, Warmley (Pete Coslett)

Warmley garden:

1 Blackcap

04-01-24 Treecreeper, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Somerdale rail path, Keynsham:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing

04-01-24 Blackcap, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)

Radstock garden:
1 Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, flock  150 Redwing

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
30+ Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (redheads), 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit

Sutton Wick:

1 Lesser Scaup

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 possible Common Crane (over) - unconfirmed

Reported by: Jon Angell, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Mike Meecham, Mike Owen, Lisa Presland, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Paukl Tompkins, Lee Wildwood, Leslie Williams, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

Avon Bird Report for 2023

Calling all photographers

Work is just beginning on the next Report, for 2023 to be published in the autumn of 2024. We like to include a number of bird photographs and so we are asking all local bird photographers if they are willing to submit some shots for possible inclusion. We usually receive about 200 and publish between 30 and 40, it would be good if both of these figures increased this year. So if you have any suitable do please get in touch using my ABR e-mail address blacktgodwit@gmail.com

We are especially keen to hear from any photographer who has not submitted before.. Photos should be on a jpeg, or similar file, and have been taken in Avon in 2023.

03-01-2024 Wednesday - Slavonian Grebe

Temp 6°C to 10°C - Overcast with occasional showers, heavy rain briefly after lunch, light winds from the West - mostly. 74mm of rain so far this week, about 3 inches.

Slavonian Grebe

Jack Snipe

Cattle Egret

Barn Owl

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Chittening Warth:

1 Shelduck, 2 Woodpigeon, 8 Herring Gull, 2 Kestrel, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat (m)

Downend:

Coal Tit - on the feeders

Redland -garden:

4 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 2 Magpies, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 1 Dunnock

Stockwood:

1 Barn Owl - hunting over the fields at 4:40pm

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe, 50 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet

03-01-23 Lesser Whitethroat Westbury Park (Mike Owen)

Westbury Park:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Chaffinch

03-01-2024 Slavonian Grebe PIL (Paul Bowerman)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
42 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 360 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Woodpigeon, 68 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 620 BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin , 2 Stonechat

New Passage:

40 Greylag Goose, 8 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, c40 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 28 Turnstone 360 Dunlin, c50 Redshank, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven

Severn Beach:
1 Raven

Wickwar:
3 Blackcap (f&2m)

Yate - Yate Rocks garden:

1 Sparrowhawk - just had lunch from the bird table

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
c10 Purple Sandpiper - flushed by a Carrion Crow

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 10 Goosander (7f&3m), 1 Kittiwake, 83 Black-headed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine (m) - roosting on masts, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 16 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

Congresbury Moor
2 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 60 Snipe - single flock, all disturbed from the ground, 15 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting.

Yatton - Strawberry Line
1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti’s Warbler.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna - Stanton Drew
1 Goosander (m) c50 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake

1 Scaup, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
2 Goosander (m), 4 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Redwing

Herons Green:
1 Little Egret

Herriotts inc Pool:

13 Shelduck, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Roger Bingham, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, John Lewis, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Alan Piper, Lois Pryce, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Les Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, ;opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

2023 Avon Bird Report - Rarities without any details

The Avon Ornithological Group is starting preparations for the production of the 2023 Avon Bird Report and an important aspect of this is obtaining supporting notes for locally scarce species. For all the following sightings we not only lack supporting notes but also have no details of who the observer(s) were. If you saw any of the following, or know who did, please get in touch with the Recorders Committee via avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk 

     Species                       Date                 Site.

Glossy Ibis                      20/02/2023       Congresbury 

Ring-necked Duck           20/04/2023       Portishead 

Black Redstart                 21/05/2023       Weston-super-Mare 

Quail                               08/06/2023       Hinton Charterhouse 

Goshawk                         01/09/2023       Walton Common Reserve 

Caspian Gull                    19/09/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Long-tailed Duck             22/10/2023       Blagdon Lake 

Long-tailed Duck             19/11/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Purple Sandpiper             19/11/2023        Severn Beach

Long-tailed Duck             19/11/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Purple Sandpiper             19/11/2023        Severn Beach

02-01-24 Tuesday

 Temp 8°C to 13°C - Persistent rain in the morning. The afternoon bought strong winds (45mph+) and showers from the west.

Purple Sandpiper

Redpoll

Lesser Whitethroat

Marsh Tit

Black-necked Grebe

Long-tailed Duck

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Lesser Whitethroat, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland (garden):

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Stoke Park (garden):

2 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Marsh Tit, Tortworth (Fen Marshall)

Tortworth:

2 Marsh Tit

Oldbury Power Station:

4 Stock Dove, Coot, 100 Snipe (flock flushed from saltmarsh by high tide), Cetti's Warbler, Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat, Rock Pipit

Yate:

Kingsgate Park: 2 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander (f)

Brimsham Park: 5 Goosander (1m+2f+2juv)

Abbeywood:
4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Warth, (Lee Gardiner)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Black-necked Grebe (North Pool Hide - wellies advised),, 1 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 2 Redshank

Portishead:
4 Purple Sandpiper (on rocks by lighthouse at Battery Point on incoming tide)

Great White Egret, Clevedon (Karen Jayne)

Clevedon (Strode Road Bridge):
1 Great White Egret

Siskin, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake:
10 Canada Goose, 21 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, Jay, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 8 Siskin

Nailsea (Youngwood Lane):
1 Kestrel, c75 Redwing, 15 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Abbeywood:
4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch


Saltford to Avon Valley Station:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Mallard, 80 BH Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3+ Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1+ Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 60 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 50 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch

Compton Dando:
c200 Common Gull, c250 Herring Gull, c50 Lesser Black-backed Gull (field adjacent STW)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck (drake in tufted/pochard flock No.1 tank), 1 Common Sandpiper (No.3 tank)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (drake in Long Bay), 4 Little Egret(field adj Holt Bay), 5+ Redpoll (Lodge trees), 2 Siskin (Lodge feeder), 

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Waxwing (orchard by the turning to the Lodge)

Stratford:
1 Red Kite (distant)

Reported by: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Karen Jayne, Fen Marshall, Robin Martin, Mike Owen, Mike Prior, Steve Richardson, Andy Stockhausen, Rod Taylor

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

2023 Avon Bird Report - Rarities without any details

The Avon Ornithological Group is starting preparations for the production of the 2023 Avon Bird Report and an important aspect of this is obtaining supporting notes for locally scarce species. For all the following sightings we not only lack supporting notes but also have no details of who the observer(s) were. If you saw any of the following, or know who did, please get in touch with the Recorders Committee via avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk 

     Species                       Date                 Site.

Glossy Ibis                      20/02/2023       Congresbury 

Ring-necked Duck        20/04/2023       Portishead 

Black Redstart               21/05/2023       Weston-super-Mare 

Quail                                08/06/2023       Hinton Charterhouse 

Goshawk                         01/09/2023       Walton Common Reserve 

Caspian Gull                   19/09/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Long-tailed Duck          22/10/2023       Blagdon Lake 

Long-tailed Duck          19/11/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Purple Sandpiper         19/11/2023        Severn Beach

Long-tailed Duck         19/11/2023       Chew Valley Lake 

Purple Sandpiper         19/11/2023        Severn Beach

01-01-24 Monday - New Years Day

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Temp 6°C to 11°C - Dull and cloudy, wet in the afternoon, Chilly Wind, force 3 

Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Crane

Black-necked Grebe

Jack Snipe, Purple Sandpiper

Great Northern Diver
Gannet

Barn Owl
Lesser Whitethroat
Firecrest
Waxwing                                            111 Species on the blog today

1-1-24 Gannet of Battery Point (Mark Savage)

BRISTOL

Bishopston, Morley Square:

Group Waxwing

Fishponds garden:

1 m Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

Redland:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Southville garden, Lime Road:

1 Waxwing

1-1-24 Song Thrush, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park:
1 Mute Swan. 18 Mallard, 25  Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 6 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 25 Magpie, 26 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 28 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush (all in full song), 4 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Turnstone, 1 Coot, singing Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
52 Greylag Goose, 4 Pintail, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Linnet

1-1-24 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Stonechat

1-1-24 Blackcap, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury garden:

2 m/f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 m Blackcap

Awkley (between Almondsbury & Tockington): 

2 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh:

1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Firecrest (in Alder Bed Wood again), 4 Goldcrest,  2 Song Thrush singing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

Portbury Wharf:

1 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 8 Avocet, 7 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Blackcap, 12 Redwing

1-1-24 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Mark Savage)

Portishead, Battery Point:

1 Gannet, 8 Avocet, 7 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon Marine Lake:
1 Shelduck, 9 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull,  1 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Rock Pipit

Clevedon-Yeo:

2 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 6 3m/3f Goosander, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, House Sparrow

Watercress Farm, Belmont Estate:

2 Bizzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 f Stonechat, c.20 Siskin

Kenn Moor, YACWAG reserve:

1 Jack Snipe, 31 Snipe

Yatton, Wemberham:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cormorant, 4 Skylark

1-1-24 Redwing Wsm (Adrian Dutt)

Weston-super-Mare, Fox Island:

5 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Tanners Lane to Rushmead Lane:

Pheasant, 2 Collared Dove, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 5 Jackdaw, 40 Rook, 15 Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 40+ Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 25 Meadow Pipit, 30+ Chaffinch

Siston:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Bullfinch

Chew Stoke, Stoke Hill:

1 Waxwing

1-1-24 Greenfinch, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke garden:
5 Magpie, 2 Blackcap, 4 Goldfinch, 2 m/f Greenfinch

1-1-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Somerdale Railpath:

3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing

Compton Dando:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 singing Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 50 Starling, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 singing Song Thrush, 3 singing Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 21 Yellowhammer.

1-1-24 Crane, Bath (James Lees)

Bath:

2 Common Crane

Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 72 Mallard, 14 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 20 Pheasant, 10 Red-legged Partridge, 7 Little Grebe, 8 Feral Pigeon, 6 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 9 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 4 BH Gull, 55 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 15 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 10 Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 8 Starling, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 9 Goldfinch

1-1-24 Dipper and Grey Wagtail, Midsomer Norton (Tony Bridges)

Midsomer Norton:

1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank 1:
1 Long-tailed Duck

1-1-24 Ring-necked Duck, Blagdon (Mark Coller)

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Stonechat, flock Lesser Redpoll

1-1-24 Firecrest, Woodford (Amy Collyer)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher

Dam:

c50 Cattle Egret over going South

1-1-24 Waxwing, Woodford (Amy Collyer)

Woodford & path to Dam: 

4 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Waxwing, 10+ Long-tailed + Blue & Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

 
Parkland, early: 

1000 Corvid flyover 

Herons Green:
1 Egyptian Goose (morning), 2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat

1-1-24, Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Morton:
6+ Shoveler, 10+ Wigeon, 5+ Pochard, lots Tufted Duck, 2 m/f Scaup, 8+ Goldeneye, 2 Pheasant,  1 Water Rail,  2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

1 Great Northern Diver

1-1-24 Lesser Scaup, Wick Point (Mark Coller)

Wick Point:

1 Gadwall, 1 Lesser Scaup

Herriott's:
1 Egyptian Goose (afternoon), 13 Shelduck, 30+ Teal, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Peter Allen, Rich Andrews, Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Tony Bridges, Peter Bryant, Karle Burford, Merv Carlyon, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Amy Collyer, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Julian Eastoe, Charlie Favers, Andy Gibb, Dave Hughes, James Lees, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Moon, Mike Moxon, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Caroline Rigg, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, Nailsea Nature, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG