Bristol Birding
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Bird sightings and retweets from the old county of Avon.
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Daily bird sightings https://avonbirding.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @bristolbirding Email: bocbirds@gmail.com
#ukbirding #bristolbirding #avonbirds
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I've just heard a Chiffchaff singing in the Weston-super-Mare area! Is spring on the way?
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February 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I've just heard a Chiffchaff singing in the Weston-super-Mare area! Is spring on the way?
#avonbirds
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Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 06:06 3.19m
High 12:08 10.08m
Low 18:27 3.56m
Low 06:06 3.19m
High 12:08 10.08m
Low 18:27 3.56m
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 06:06 3.19m
High 12:08 10.08m
Low 18:27 3.56m
Low 06:06 3.19m
High 12:08 10.08m
Low 18:27 3.56m
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A female Blackcap, wintering at Aust, was first caught and ringed while wintering(?) at @flamboroughbird.bsky.social in 2023. 🪶
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A female Blackcap, wintering at Aust, was first caught and ringed while wintering(?) at @flamboroughbird.bsky.social in 2023. 🪶
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 05:31 2.57m
High 11:29 10.92m
Low 17:47 2.90m
High 23:46 10.46m
Low 05:31 2.57m
High 11:29 10.92m
Low 17:47 2.90m
High 23:46 10.46m
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 05:31 2.57m
High 11:29 10.92m
Low 17:47 2.90m
High 23:46 10.46m
Low 05:31 2.57m
High 11:29 10.92m
Low 17:47 2.90m
High 23:46 10.46m
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** edit - these are actually Red Knot **
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229 Dunlin over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh and then the Nature Reserve today at high tide.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
** edit - these are actually Red Knot **
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Good birding at Portbury Wharf today. Flocks of dunlin and black tailed godwits flying over at high tide. The usual ducks (teal, gadwall, tufted, wigeon, mallard, shelduck, shoveler). Lapwing, oystercatcher, heron, a kestrel and two water rail :D #PWNR #AvonBirds
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Good birding at Portbury Wharf today. Flocks of dunlin and black tailed godwits flying over at high tide. The usual ducks (teal, gadwall, tufted, wigeon, mallard, shelduck, shoveler). Lapwing, oystercatcher, heron, a kestrel and two water rail :D #PWNR #AvonBirds
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164 Black-Tailed Godwit over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh today at high tide. They flew off towards Avonmouth docks and further north.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
164 Black-Tailed Godwit over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh today at high tide. They flew off towards Avonmouth docks and further north.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
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229 Dunlin over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh and then the Nature Reserve today at high tide.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
229 Dunlin over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh and then the Nature Reserve today at high tide.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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From Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve today we could see a giant murmuration over the Severnside area - presumably Dunlin based on reports earlier in the week (haven't seen any reports today yet).
#AvonBirds - 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - 8 February 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
From Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve today we could see a giant murmuration over the Severnside area - presumably Dunlin based on reports earlier in the week (haven't seen any reports today yet).
#AvonBirds - 8 February 2026.
#AvonBirds - 8 February 2026.
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As weekends go . . . Added this returning Pink-footed Goose to the Avon year list and then enjoyed watching little old Brentford winning at Newcastle for the first time since 1934! Pic: @reuben-veal.bsky.social #ukbirding
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 AM
As weekends go . . . Added this returning Pink-footed Goose to the Avon year list and then enjoyed watching little old Brentford winning at Newcastle for the first time since 1934! Pic: @reuben-veal.bsky.social #ukbirding
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 05:05 2.14m
High 10:58 11.71m
Low 17:19 2.42m
High 23:13 11.21m
Low 05:05 2.14m
High 10:58 11.71m
Low 17:19 2.42m
High 23:13 11.21m
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 05:05 2.14m
High 10:58 11.71m
Low 17:19 2.42m
High 23:13 11.21m
Low 05:05 2.14m
High 10:58 11.71m
Low 17:19 2.42m
High 23:13 11.21m
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A quick visit between the rain to Battery Point in Portishead this morning managed to see 5 Purple Sandpipers, 2 curlews, an Oyster Catcher and a Rock Pipit.
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A quick visit between the rain to Battery Point in Portishead this morning managed to see 5 Purple Sandpipers, 2 curlews, an Oyster Catcher and a Rock Pipit.
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Chiffchaff still surviving in my Clevedon garden. Just can’t make it into a Siberian though! #avonbirds
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Chiffchaff still surviving in my Clevedon garden. Just can’t make it into a Siberian though! #avonbirds
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My attempt on the Avon county year list record (208, set in 2006) began modestly with 123 species seen in January. But there was some quality in the form of Penduline Tit, RN Duck, LEO, Whooper, Bk Redstart, Gtr White-front, DB Brent, RB Merg, Firecrest, Scaup, Woodcock & Brambling #ukbirding
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
My attempt on the Avon county year list record (208, set in 2006) began modestly with 123 species seen in January. But there was some quality in the form of Penduline Tit, RN Duck, LEO, Whooper, Bk Redstart, Gtr White-front, DB Brent, RB Merg, Firecrest, Scaup, Woodcock & Brambling #ukbirding
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 04:46 1.77m
High 10:30 12.42m
Low 16:59 2.07m
High 22:45 11.89m
Low 04:46 1.77m
High 10:30 12.42m
Low 16:59 2.07m
High 22:45 11.89m
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 04:46 1.77m
High 10:30 12.42m
Low 16:59 2.07m
High 22:45 11.89m
Low 04:46 1.77m
High 10:30 12.42m
Low 16:59 2.07m
High 22:45 11.89m
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Give it 2 months and we’ll be praying for rain and south easterlies!
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Give it 2 months and we’ll be praying for rain and south easterlies!
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A quick stop off at Herons Green Bay before the school pick up saw all the usual suspects as well as the Ring-necked duck, Marsh Harrier and the Greylag Goose.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A quick stop off at Herons Green Bay before the school pick up saw all the usual suspects as well as the Ring-necked duck, Marsh Harrier and the Greylag Goose.
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 04:27 1.33m
High 10:02 13.04m
Low 16:43 1.65m
High 22:20 12.50m
Low 04:27 1.33m
High 10:02 13.04m
Low 16:43 1.65m
High 22:20 12.50m
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 04:27 1.33m
High 10:02 13.04m
Low 16:43 1.65m
High 22:20 12.50m
Low 04:27 1.33m
High 10:02 13.04m
Low 16:43 1.65m
High 22:20 12.50m
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February 4th:
A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊
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A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊
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February 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
February 4th:
A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊
#UKbirding
A bright, blustery day on the lake today with this very accommodating drake Ring-necked Duck! What a treat. 😊
#UKbirding
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Dunlin have only been present here on the Severnside patch in low numbers this winter. Some days I haven't seen any so it was a nice surprise to see thousands murmurating off Severn Beach/Chittening Warth on the Spring tide. The video shows part of the flock.
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Dunlin have only been present here on the Severnside patch in low numbers this winter. Some days I haven't seen any so it was a nice surprise to see thousands murmurating off Severn Beach/Chittening Warth on the Spring tide. The video shows part of the flock.
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The Stonechat is often seen perched prominently, sometimes popping up from its perch to catch a passing insect. This female was photographed in the early morning sunlight at Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol, yesterday. (04.02.26) #avonbirds #ukwildlife
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The Stonechat is often seen perched prominently, sometimes popping up from its perch to catch a passing insect. This female was photographed in the early morning sunlight at Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol, yesterday. (04.02.26) #avonbirds #ukwildlife
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 03:59 0.91m
High 09:30 13.51m
Low 16:21 1.15m
High 21:51 13.03m
Low 03:59 0.91m
High 09:30 13.51m
Low 16:21 1.15m
High 21:51 13.03m
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Port of Bristol (Avonmouth) Tide Times
Low 03:59 0.91m
High 09:30 13.51m
Low 16:21 1.15m
High 21:51 13.03m
Low 03:59 0.91m
High 09:30 13.51m
Low 16:21 1.15m
High 21:51 13.03m
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There were at least four purple sandpipers on the buoy but we didn’t see where the others went or where the turnstones flew off to either. Curlew, cormorants, swans and Canada geese flew by and there were lots of pipits about.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
There were at least four purple sandpipers on the buoy but we didn’t see where the others went or where the turnstones flew off to either. Curlew, cormorants, swans and Canada geese flew by and there were lots of pipits about.
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Battery Point is not easy to get to when you‘re disabled but I am glad I made the effort. We went to see purple sandpipers, which are usually on the rocks, but they were on the buoy far out to sea, with some turnstone. We waited an hour, just as we were leaving two flew in onto the rocks. #AvonBirds
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Battery Point is not easy to get to when you‘re disabled but I am glad I made the effort. We went to see purple sandpipers, which are usually on the rocks, but they were on the buoy far out to sea, with some turnstone. We waited an hour, just as we were leaving two flew in onto the rocks. #AvonBirds