12-01-19 - Saturday - Firecrest

Temp 8  to 11℃. Unexpected rain in morning under heavy skies but brighter in afternoon, windy

White-fronted Goose
Black-necked Grebe
Grey Plover
Merlin
Firecrest
Water Pipit

12-01-19 Blackcap in Bristol (Lee Gardiner)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Dipper

Sea Mills, Dingle Wood:

1 Little Egret on the R Trym - flew off towards the station.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Corn Bunting, 7 Yellowhammer

12-01-19 Merlin at Aust (Peter Coslett)

Aust:
1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 1 Meadow Pipit

12-01-19 White-fronted Geese arriving at Nothwick Warth (Brian Thompson)

New Passage, Northwick Warth:
100 Canada Geese, 5 (not 12) White-fronted Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 40 Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 300+ Wigeon, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 300-400 Lapwing, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 30 Starling, 50+ Fieldfare and Redwing, 40 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer;

Severn Beach:
8 Ringed Plover, 10 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury:
1 Black Redstart

12-01-19 Curlew at Portishead (Brian Thompson)

Portishead:
16 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 2 m Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Curlew, 1 f Blackcap (gdn)

Sand Point, car park:

1 Firecrest

Cleveland-Yeo, from Wains Hill to Yeo estuary, 0845 -1230:
50 Canada Geese (KP), 250 Shelduck, 185 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 90 Teal, 14 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 7 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 31 Grey Plover, 25 Lapwing, 35 Knot (Yeo), 2400 Dunlin, 305 Curlew, 345 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 45 Skylark, 500 Starling, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-01-19 Peregrines in Bath (Hamish Smith)First witnessed copulation of 2019 

Bath, St John's Church:
2 Peregrine

Claverham:
Where there were Brambling last year, now only Chaffinch, but over 24, with many bright males.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Stratford:
120 Teal, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 17 Snipe, 2 Water Pipit

Herriott's:
11 Shelduck, 15 Pintail

12-01-19 Blackcap in Bristol (Allan Chard)

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

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
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
Bearded Tit                    2 ♀ + ♂ 19/10/2018 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Herriott's
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

Thanks

Reports: BUPP. Karle Burford, Vera Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Lee Gardiner, Paul Grimmett, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Iris Lanson, Jon Mortin, Mark Parsons, Dave Playle, Adam Rawson, Pat Richards, Steve Sanins, Hamish Smith, Howard Taffs