04-01-19 Friday - Firecrest
Cold, mainly bright with some cloud
Firecrest
Red-crested Pochard
White-fronted Geese
Short-eared Owl
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Goosander (m), 6 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Goldfinch,
2 Redwing, 15+ Blackbird, 4 Robin
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
SE Owl (hunting between lagoon 3 and yacht club), 1 Black Redstart (m)
Almondsbury:
1 Jay (on window feeder), 1 Tawny Owl (heard last night)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, Pochard, Pintail. Snipe and lots of Fieldfare and Redwing in the back fields
Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose
Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:
2 pairs Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 1 Snipe, 1 Coal Tit, mixed flock 5 Blue & Great Tit, 8 LT Tit,
c 90 Starling (Some rhine areas frozen)
Winterborne - Newleaze Wood to North Wood:
2 Buzzard, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 large Peregrine getting the better of 2 Carrion Crows, 4 Fieldfare,
1 singing Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, plus nice sunset.
Peregrine in ST6581
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 m Blackcap (both 1st winter birds - ringed in a garden close to Battery Point)
Clevedon-Yeo:
15 Goosander (11f, 4m, Blind Yeo)
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Firecrest (Kewstoke, opposite the Commodore Hotel in the overflow car park)
Bleadon Levels:
3 Cattle Egret, 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 2000 Lapwing, 50 Canada Geese, 2 Little Egret. (No owls at dawn or dusk)
Bleadon:
42 Curlew - in groups 30, 6 and 6, over and in to roost on the Brean side of the Axe, 2 Short-eared Owl - 15:00, out hunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
c300 Common Gull, 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, 4 Buzzard, c200 Fieldfare/Redwing
Newton St Loe:2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 31 Mallard, 3 Mute Swan, 10 BH Gull, 1 Coot, 2 Cormorant, 26 Teal, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, c26 Common Gull,
Many Blue/Great Tit, also Coal Tit, L T Tit, Redwing , Fieldfare, 1 Female Blackcap, 2 Jay,
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 20 Skylark, 70 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing,
2 Song Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam: Shoveller, Lapwing
Woodford: 4 male Bullfinch
Stratford: 3 Bewicks, 1 Cetti, 3 Snipe, 4 Reed Bunting
Villice: 5 Red-crested Pochard
Heron's Green: 12+ Buzzard (in a field)
It's that time of year again when the recorder is looking for a little story about rarities that were seen last year, but not yet written about. If you see any in the list that are yours please send in your tale to avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks
Reports: Bob Brewer, Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Anthony Cook, Paul Cousins, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazlewood, Bill Hewitt, David Howes, Mike Jackson, Lisa Presland, Lois Price, Aravind Ramesh, Richard Scantlebury, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Firecrest
Red-crested Pochard
White-fronted Geese
Short-eared Owl
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Goosander (m), 6 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher
Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Goldfinch,
2 Redwing, 15+ Blackbird, 4 Robin
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
SE Owl (hunting between lagoon 3 and yacht club), 1 Black Redstart (m)
Almondsbury:
1 Jay (on window feeder), 1 Tawny Owl (heard last night)
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| 4-1-19 Jay on a window feeder (Vera Carpenter) So that's where all the food is going |
1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, Pochard, Pintail. Snipe and lots of Fieldfare and Redwing in the back fields
Northwick Warth:
5 White-fronted Goose
Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:
2 pairs Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 1 Snipe, 1 Coal Tit, mixed flock 5 Blue & Great Tit, 8 LT Tit,
c 90 Starling (Some rhine areas frozen)
Winterborne - Newleaze Wood to North Wood:
2 Buzzard, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 large Peregrine getting the better of 2 Carrion Crows, 4 Fieldfare,
1 singing Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, plus nice sunset.
Peregrine in ST6581
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 m Blackcap (both 1st winter birds - ringed in a garden close to Battery Point)
Clevedon-Yeo:
15 Goosander (11f, 4m, Blind Yeo)
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Firecrest (Kewstoke, opposite the Commodore Hotel in the overflow car park)
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| 4-1-19 Firecrest (Paul Cousins) Great photo - best of 50 shots! |
Bleadon Levels:
3 Cattle Egret, 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 2000 Lapwing, 50 Canada Geese, 2 Little Egret. (No owls at dawn or dusk)
Bleadon:
42 Curlew - in groups 30, 6 and 6, over and in to roost on the Brean side of the Axe, 2 Short-eared Owl - 15:00, out hunting.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
c300 Common Gull, 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, 4 Buzzard, c200 Fieldfare/Redwing
Newton St Loe:2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 31 Mallard, 3 Mute Swan, 10 BH Gull, 1 Coot, 2 Cormorant, 26 Teal, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, c26 Common Gull,
Many Blue/Great Tit, also Coal Tit, L T Tit, Redwing , Fieldfare, 1 Female Blackcap, 2 Jay,
4 Goldcrest
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 20 Skylark, 70 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing,
2 Song Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam: Shoveller, Lapwing
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| 4-1-19 Lapwing off the Dam (B0b Brewer) |
Woodford: 4 male Bullfinch
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| 4-1-10 Cetti's Warbler (George Stacey) Heard but rarely seen |
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| 4-1-19 Bewick Swans (George Stacey) |
Villice: 5 Red-crested Pochard
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| 4-1-19 Red-crested Pochard (George Stacey) |
Heron's Green: 12+ Buzzard (in a field)
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| 4-1-19 One of 12 Buzzard (Bob Brewer) |
Leach's Petrel 1 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Glaucous Gull 1 1st wint 03/01/2018 Severn Beach
Goshawk 1 ♂ 17/02/2018 Marshfield, Tormarton Rd, Newhouse Farm
Iceland Gull Present 07/04/2018 Sand Point
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 12/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Common Redpoll 1 15/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Nightingale 1 19/04/2018 Wick
Goshawk 1 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Common Redpoll 3 21/04/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Turtle Dove 2 27/04/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Spoonbill 1 13/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
Honey-buzzard 1 17/05/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Nightjar 1 22/05/2018 Oldbury Power Station (OPS)
White Stork 1 01/07/2018 Bristol, Lawrence Weston Moor
Purple Heron 1 juv 24/07/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Main Reedbed
Cattle Egret 2 03/09/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y)
Purple Heron 1 juv 13/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Cattle Egret 4 15/09/2018 Barrow Gurney Res. (BG)
Leach's Petrel 1 19/09/2018 Severn Beach
Leach's Petrel 1 21/09/2018 Clevedon, Ladye Bay
Great Skua 1 juv 23/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Stratford
Great Skua 1 24/09/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Nunnery Point
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail 05/10/2018 Sand Point
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 13/10/2018 Bristol, Southmead, Badock's Wood
Red-necked Grebe 1 13/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Villice
Goshawk 1 19/10/2018 Hallen
Bearded Tit 2 ♀ + ♂ 19/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 19/10/2018 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Wain's Hill
Hen Harrier 1 21/10/2018 New Passage / Northwick Warth
Spoonbill 1 juv 21/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Denny Island
Whooper Swan 7 22/10/2018 Tortworth
Hen Harrier 1 ♂ 29/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Cattle Egret 4 04/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Woodlark 2 18/11/2018 Aust, Services
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 18/11/2018 Portbury Wharf (PW), Marsh/ Hide 2 & 3
Whooper Swan 10 08/12/2018 Chew Valley North SideReports: Bob Brewer, Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Teresa Chard, Anthony Cook, Paul Cousins, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazlewood, Bill Hewitt, David Howes, Mike Jackson, Lisa Presland, Lois Price, Aravind Ramesh, Richard Scantlebury, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
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