The main item is the systematic list covering sightings in 2023 in the Avon area. Apart from the usual reports, there are three short reports of unusual sightings: a Steppe Grey Shrike at Sodbury Common on August 29th, a Hume's Warbler at Compton Dando sewage works in January, and a new record of a Siberian Lesser Whitethroat spotted during January and February. Furthermore, there is a short report on the 2023 Avon Rook survey, a retrospective on the first thirty years of the BBS in Avon, and a look back at notable sightings in 1953. As usual, there are the reports from the AWBS, BBS and ringing activities.