Monday 18 March 2024

18-03-24 Monday - lots of singing Chiffchaff

Temp 4°C to 15°C. Dry and plenty sun. Gentle southeasterly turning southwesterly.

Golden Plover
Short-eared Owl
Wheatear
Redpoll

18-03-24  Chiffchaff, Woodford path CVL (Ian Stapp)
Bristol

Blaise Castle:
1 Nuthatch

18-03-24  Nuthatch, Redland Green Park (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch

2 Bishopston gardens:
Both reported 1 Sparrowhawk

Avon Gorge:
2 Peregrine (pair)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Linnet (m), 1 Reed Bunting (m)

18-03-24  Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher 

Eastville rooftop skywatch:
6+ Buzzard, 2+ Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 3 Meadow Pipit (north), 1 Redpoll (northwest)

Greenbank Cemetery
2 Green Woodpecker

Arnos Vale Cemetery & Arnos Park:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-03-24  Golden Plover, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
76 Golden Plover (first of the year at this site), c100 Turnstone, 15 Chiffchaff (13 singing)

Thornbury:
1 Red Kite

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Pintail, 8 Avocet, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sand Martin

Yate:
1 Red Kite (over)

18-03-24 Sparrowhawk, Yate garden (Alan Daniells)
Yate garden:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Lyde Green:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Crow, 1 Robin

Sheepway, Portbury:
1 Red Kite

18-03-24 Wheatear, Portishead (Stephen Jones)
Black Nore Lighthouse, Portishead:
1 Wheatear

Banwell garden:
2 Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 1 Green Woodpecker (f), 2 Nuthatch , 4 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin (m)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield Road, BS16
2 Raven (over)

Siston to Rodway Common:
7 singing Chiffchaff

Hanham:
3 Redpoll (over)

Warmley:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Chew Magna:
22 Little Egret (on flooded fields beside R.Chew)

Keynsham:
1 Sparrowhawk

Hinton Blewitt garden:
1 Redpoll

RESERVOIRS


18-03-24 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Keith Williams)
Barrow Tanks:
   No 2 - 1 Red Kite (over) 
   No 3 - 1 Long-tailed Duck with 5 Tufted Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
10 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff (calling)

Woodford and path to Dam:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Raven,  1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6+ singing Chiffchaff,  4 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 1 Treecreeper,  4 Song Thrush, Blackbird, 4 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 6+ Chaffinch,

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 1 Scaup (m), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Long-tailded Tit, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting,

Stratford:
1 Osprey (probable), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Sand Martin, 

Herriotts Bridge inc. Pool:
6 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 LBB Gull (ad, intermedius race - on the pool), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite (over), 1 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch

Reported by: Allan Chard, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Nick Hudson, Gary Hughes, Steve Jones, Rob Laughton, Blake Norton, Howard Oakden, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Keith Williams, Ken Young  

Sunday 17 March 2024

17-03-24 Sunday - Swallow, Wheatear, Knot

Temp 12°C to 14°C - Heavy rain overnight eased early morning, and the day finished rather nice and spring like, though the moderate winds from the WSW kept it fresh. 

With this week's Swallows and Little Ringed Plover, the Avon year list now stands at 158 species, see the list here.

Knot
Green Sandpiper
Swallow
Wheatear
Siskin

Bristol

Arnos Vale Cemetery & Park:
1 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing

Bishopton garden:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

Redland:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1m Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
10+ Avocet, 10+ Linnet
17-03-24 Little Owls & Stock Dove standoff, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
Stock Dove, Buzzard, Little Owl, Kestrel, Peregrine, Raven, 2 Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch

Yate/Westerleigh Common:
2 Coal Tit, 7+ Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Siskin

Windmill Fishery:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Kenn Mouth:
2 Wheatear

Clevedon garden:
2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Magpie, 4 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear

Uphill:
125
Knot

Bleadon:
1 Green Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Rugby Club:
30+ Siskin

Keynsham, Broadmead:
2m Shoveler, 30+ Linnet
17-03-24 Water Rail, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham Duck Pond:
1 Water Rail

Bath - Newbridge:
30 Siskin

Newton St Loe:
17-03-24 Wren, NSL (Wayne Tucker)
7 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove 4 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 15 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 12 Wren, 4 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 250+ Siskin
17-03-24 Dipper, MSN (Merv Carlyon)
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Gill, Merv Carlyon, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Mike Meechem, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Saturday 16 March 2024

16-03-24 Saturday - Siberian Chiffchaff

 Temp 4°C to 11°C - Dry start before rain set in by mid-afternoon. A southerly wind, reaching force 2.

Some prolonged rain forecast overnight, which should drop a few migrants tomorrow morning (providing conditions in the channel are clear!)

Common Scoter
Black-necked Grebe
Merlin
Sand Martin
Siberian Chiffchaff

Bristol

Eastville Park:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker

Greenbank:
Common Scoter flocks over during night

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
16-03-24 Chiffchaff, Oldbury Power Station (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust Cliff vismig:
Heading NE:
2 Stock Dove, 1046 Woodpigeon, 4 Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Rook, 1 Mistle Thrush, 24 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 alba Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 16 Linnet, 45 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin
Heading SW:
1 Stock Dove, 16 Redwing
Grounded:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin

Aust Warth:
Merlin

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pochard, 10 Avocet, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sand Martin

New Passage:
27 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 34 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 160 Teal, 1 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher, 10 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 4 Snipe, 242 Redshank, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 30 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

Easter Compton to M49
20 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.70 Jackdaw - flock, 18 Rook, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, c.30 Starling - flock, 9 Redwing
16-03-24 Barn Owl - camera trap, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl
16-03-24 Treecreeper, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Lower Woods:
1 Treecreeper

Yate
Gardens:
5 Blackcap (4m, 1 f), 1 f Chaffinch
Kingsgate Park:
3 Tufted Duck, 2 f Goosander, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Canada Goose, 5 Teal, 4 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 4+ Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat
16-03-24 Peregrine, Westerleigh (Christopher Teague)
Westerleigh:
1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:
Black-necked Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl, 20 Sand Martin

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
1 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Wains Hill vismig:
6 Woodpigeon, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Worle:
High Street:
c.15 Siskin - feeding in alder tree
Garden:
1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Memorial Park:
3 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Magpie, 4+ Jackdaw, 5+ Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin

Keynsham STW:
5+ Chiffchaff (incl possible Siberian), 1+ Siskin

Bath-Carrs Woodland:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 23 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 21 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 19 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS
16-03-24 Siskin, Blagdon Lake (Christopher Teague)
Blagdon Lake:
2 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 22 Goldeneye, 1 juv Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 27 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 f Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green Bay:
2 (m/f) Scaup

Moreton:
8 Linnet

Stratford:
2 f Scaup

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Marsh Harrier, 17 Sand Martin

Reported by: Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Alan Daniels, Sean Davies, Jamie Dunning, Julian Eastoe, Heather England, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague.

Friday 15 March 2024

15-03-24 Friday - Wheatear

Temp 5°C to 13°C - Some rain early then mostly cloudy, but the sun made a valiant effort! Moderate winds mainly from WSW gusting to 30 mph

Wheatear
Crane 
Sand Martin
Black-necked Grebe
Firecrest
15-03-24 Wheatear OPS (Heather England)
Bristol

Clifton Down:
1 Jay 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest - Zoo Bank, 3 Greenfinch, 

Eastville Park:
1 Canada Goose - ringing in Windermere 2022

Knowle:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)
15-03-24 GS Woodpecker Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
15-03-24 Siskin St Annes (Gill Sapsed)
St Annes:
30 Siskin - in the alder

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green - Little River Avon:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, Siskin

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Wheatear (m)
15-03-24 Wheatear Aust (Dave Hughes)
Aust Warth:
2 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 12 Meadow Pipit


Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Crane - over NE, 4 Sand Martin

New Passage:
11 Avocet, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Sand Martin
15-03-24 Kestrel Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:

Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Kestrel, Rook, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackbird - nesting

Hall End:
1 Kestrel, Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Horton:
1 Little Owl
15-03-24 Red Kite Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - garden:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Ridge Wood:
Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook (lots of nesting activity), 2 Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock

Barnhill Quarry Lakes:
Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe

Petty France - Hazel Bodkin Wood:
4 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Highdale Rd garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 3 Robin

Bristol Airport:
2 Red Kite

Sand Point - vismig:
13 Shelduck, 36 Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 10 Common Gull, 391 Herring Gull, 373 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 alba Wagtail, 217 Meadow Pipit, 14 Chaffinch, 9 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 70 Linnet, 115 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting - - - - none movers: 1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat

Weston-Super-Mare - Worle:
1 Chiffchaff - calling in the garden

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
2 Chiffchaff - singing
15-03-24 Water Rail Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham - Memorial Park:

2 Mallard, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 1 Magpie, 4+ Jackdaw, 5+ Rook, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 7 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham, Broadmead:
3 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, Skylark - singing, 2 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff - singing, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch

Marksbury:
1 Kestrel - hover hunting

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Pochard, 26 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander (m) - T2, 6 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Coot, 40 Herring Gull, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 41 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Blagdon Lake:
2 Gadwall, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 2 Goosander (m), 7 Great White Egret, 2/3 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

4 Scaup, 1 Red Kite, c20 Sand Martin

Reported by: David Allward, Louise Bailey, Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Alan Daniells, Heather England, Ken Hall, Andrew Harrison, Pete Harrison, Adrian Hockey, Nick Hudson, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Paul Moon, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Gill Sapsed, Chris Teague, Karen Wilkinson

Thursday 14 March 2024

14-03-24 Thursday - Swallow - Little Ringed Plover

Temp 11°C to 14°C - Some heavy rain early, a peek of the sun, then cloudy the rest of the day, moderate winds, mainly from S to SSW, gusting to 29mph

Swallow
Firecrest
Little Ringed Plover
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck

Bristol

Arnos Vale & Part:
7 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Redwing

Clifton Down:
3 Rook, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Firecrest - Zoo Bank, 1 Bullfinch (m), 1 Greenfinch - singing

Fishponds:
1 Red Kite

Redland Green Park:
3 Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Mandarin - pr

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Merlin

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover - over calling

Wickwar, West End:
1 Sparrowhawk - a foot of the ground
14-03-24 Goosander Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
11 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (f), 1 Little Grebe, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Siskin,

Yate - Common:
5 Chiffchaff - singing

Yate - Town centre:
I Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Highdale Rd - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 5 Magpie

St Thomas Head - Sand Point:
1 Swallow, c25 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
30 Stock Dove - A46 end of West Littleton Rd

Bitton:
Mandarin - pr

Chew Magna - R Chew
24 Little Egret
14-03-24 Wren Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
4 Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 5 Magpie, 8+ Rook, 6+ Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 
14-03-24 Mistle Thrush Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Broadmead - flooded fields:
Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Shoveler

Bath:
Freshford and Monkton Combe: Chiffchaff - singing
- Horsecombe Vale: Chaffinch and Greenfinch - singing
Sulis Plateau: Skylark - singing

Farrington Gurney:
1 Red Kite

Midsomer Norton:
1 Raven, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
4 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 18+ Sand Martin

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot

Woodford:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 Raven,  4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 

Stratford:
2 Wigeon - pr, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 1st wint, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Will Duckworth, Anthony Goodwin, Andrew Harrison. Nigel Jones, Robert Kelsh, Rob Laughton, Paul Marshall, Nige Milbourne, Paul Moon, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Nige Sluman, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Paul Tompkins, Chris Vines

Wednesday 13 March 2024

13-03-24 Wednesday

Temp 9°C to 13°C - Cloudy all day with a moderate breeze from the SW

Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Pink-footed Goose
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull

Bristol
Peregrine, Clifton Down (Merv Carlyon)
Clifton Down:
1+ Peregrine
Sparrowhawk, Clifton (David Esam)
Clifton (garden):
1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Short-eared Owl, Aust (Lisa Presland)
Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Rock Pipit

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Pintail, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Avocet, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, c100 Fieldfare, 5 Linnet
Turnstone, Severn Beach (Lisa Presland)
Severn Beach:
35+ Turnstone

Yate:
11 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (f), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite (low towards centre), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 7+ Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, ++ Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
4 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck (all at Dowlais), 12 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 30 Teal, 26 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 17 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 16 Turnstone, 45 Dunlin, 6 Redshank, 1 Black-headed Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Clevedon (garden):
4 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit

Nailsea Moor:
7 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw 6 Rook, 13 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, ca. 300 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Uphill (STW):
4 Sand Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Filton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Jackdaw (circling)

Willsbridge:
1 Raven

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite,  1 Kestrel

Burnett:
1 Kestrel
Water Rail, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham (Memorial Park):
12 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham (Broadmead Lane):
3 Shoveler (2m+1f on flood)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:
1 Long-tailed Duck (Tank 3)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff

Denny Island:
1 Peregrine (eating a gull)
Robin/Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin
Cormorant, Hollowbrook (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:

1 Cormorant

Walley Bank Path:
1 Goosander, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 6+ Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Great white Egret, 1 Chiffchaff
Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Wigeon, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:

2 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon (3F+1M), 3 Scaup (2F+1M), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldfinch

Stratford:
15 Goldeneye, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy), 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shelduck, 8+ Goldeneye, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (summer plumage - flew over to the south), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, ~Chris, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Andrew Harrison, David Esam, Julian Green, Jean Oliver, ~Mark, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

Tuesday 12 March 2024

12-03-24 Tuesday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 7°C to 13°C -  At least 16mm of rain. The S to W wind built through the day, with gusts up to 26mph.

With the recent additions of Pink-footed Goose, Woodlark and the first summer migants, the 2024 Avon List stands at 156 species, let us know if we have missed any off. Click here to see the current list.

Egyptian Goose
Purple Sandpiper
Avocet
Marsh Tit
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
4 Redpoll

Stoke Park:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit

Temple Quay:
100+ Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:
Short-eared Owl

Pilning/New Passage:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 18 Avocet
12-03-24 Marsh Tit, Wickwar (Alan Piper)
Wickwar:
1 Marsh Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon- Garden:
2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie
12-03-24 Egyptian Geese, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)
Dowlais:
2 Egyptian Goose

Backwell- garden:
Jay, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1m Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Free Fields Wood:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 25 Redwing

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper, 1m Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
3 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 20 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 319 Tufted Duck, 21 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 12+ Great White Egret, 43+ Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Wally Bank:
3 Goosander, 5 singing Chiffchaff

Woodford:
2 Oystercatcher

Stratford:
1f Scaup, 20 Goldeneye, 1f Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret

Reports: Ben Crabb, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Robin Lambert, Nick Page, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, David Poulton, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirdseBirdopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG

Monday 11 March 2024

11-03-24 Monday - Wheatear

Temp 7°C to 10°C - Cloudy all day with light winds boxing the compass  - from N to SW

Wheatear
Merlin
Little Gull
Firecrest

Bristol

Avonmouth:
Meadow Pipit - many were moving NE along the R Severn

Eastville Park:
26 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Tawny Owl

Filton Park - garden:
2 Collar Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Wren, 3 Starling, 1 Blackbird (m), 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

Filton Abby Wood:
16 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 6 LBB Gull, 2 Kestrel, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff - two singing,  3 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 40 Siskin

Lawrence Weston Moor:
1 Mallard, 1 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
11-03-24 Nuthatch Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

UWE Stoke Lane:
1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
27 Shelduck, 52 Wigeon, 22 Mallard, 85 Wood Pigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 405 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 27 Redshank, 7 Lesser black-backed Gull - heading NE, 3 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff - one singing, 85 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 62 Meadow Pipit
11-03-24 Cattle Egret LW (Matt Plenty)
Littleton Warth:
1 Knot, some Redshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret

Aust Warth/Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Pintail, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Avocet, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit - on the move, Siskin.

Easter Compton:
3 Little Egret

Wickwar - gardens:
1 Chiffchaff in each, 

Emerson's Green, Pomphrey Hill
2 Raven, 20/30 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch


NORTH SOMERSET
11-03-24 Black-necked Grebe PW (Tim Mason)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 16 Teal, Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Egyptian Goose, c200 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 6 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, c50 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, c30 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 4 Little Egret, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 
11-03-24 Chiffchaff BLR (Rob Martin)
Backwell Lake:
14 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 1 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 12 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 7 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 14 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing in the garden, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 6 Redwing, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Woodspring Bay:
30 Avocet, 1 Merlin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden:
1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 1 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch - singing

Siston Common - Siston Brook:
1 Little Egret - fishing under the bridge

Marshfield:
2 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff, 220 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, several Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
14 Chiffchaff round the lake today, 13 were singing - most must be new in
11-03-24 Mediterranean Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 

Picnic Site 2:
1 Marsh Harrier

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 6 Little Gull - inc 1 1st wint,  1 Med Gull - with BH Gulls, 1 Grey Heron,  1 Tawny Owl, 1 G-S Woodpecker -  drumming, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 12+ L TT,  Cetti's Warbler,2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 1 Firecrest -calling, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Treecreeper, 4 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 6+ Redwing, 7+ Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Goldeneye 1 Water Rail - calling, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 100+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail
11-03-24 Ducks CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:

4 Scaup (1m 3f) 12+ Goldeneye - mostly (f), 1 Oystercatcher - over, 1 Marsh Harrier - 2nd yr, 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shelduck, 2 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff - singing,  2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

Reported by: John Barnett, Andy Davis, Ed Drewitt, Barry Dursley, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Rupert Higgins, Rob Martin, Tim Mason, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Lee Patch,  Alan Piper, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Jackie Powell, Mike Prior, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Rod Taylor

Sunday 10 March 2024

10-03-24 Sunday - Woodlark & Wheatear

Temp 7°C to 11°C - Mainly cloudy with a glimpse of sun but with heavy rain showers and more persistently after tea. A light wind shifting from SSE to ENE

Woodlark
Little Gull
Pink-footed Goose

Bristol

Combe Dingle - garden:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 1 Chaffinch (f), 3 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

Eastville Park:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Rook - over southwest

Easton - Albion Rd:
6 Jay - in hot pursuit so livening up the area

Sea Mills - R Avon WeBS:
7 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 12 Mallard, 6 Common Sandpiper, 16 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 60 Black Headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 3 Rook - over north, 40 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
10-03-24 Little Egret Damery (Heather England)
Demery - Little Avon River:
1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher - pr, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 30 Siskin, 

Aust Wetlands:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 8 Coot, 4 Lapwing, 20 Redwing, 1 Robin, 6 Pied Wagtail

Aust Cliff/Services:
11 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Woodlark, 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing,  72 alba wagtail, 38 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 257 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
10-03-24 Kestrel PIL (Steve Richardson)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:

1 Pink-footed Goose, 7 Pintail, 1 Great-crested Grebe, 11 Lapwing, 2 Avocet, 4 Black-tailed-Godwit, 1 Snipe, 9 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 200+ mixed Redwing & Fieldfare, 1 Siskin 
10-03-24 Little Egret Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:

1 Little Egret

Yate Rocks - garden
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m)

Coalpit Heath:
1 Little Owl, 3 Skylark,  1 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Nuthatch, 50+ Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
150 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 45 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew, 1000 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe - Dowlais, 1 Common Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 150 Black Headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull - adult, Clevedon Pill, 60 Herring Gull, 21 Skylark, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 10 Stonechat - Kenn Est, 1 Wheatear - Kenn Est, 1 White Wagtail, 250 Meadow Pipit - all to NE, 6 Siskin

Clevedon - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

North Common, Jarretts Meat Processing:
3 Red Kite

Wick - Riding Barn Hill:
2 Raven

Landsdown, Fairfield Park - garden
1 Buzzard - soaring, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 1 Greenfinch (f), 8 Goldfinch
10-03-24 Jay NSL (Wayne Tucker)
Twerton - garden:
1 Jay - stocking up

RESERVOIRS
10-03-24 GC Grebe CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
4 Gossander (f&3m) - over north, 1 Mediterrania Gull - ad

Sutton Wick:
1 Scaup (f)

Woodford:
- path to the Dam:  Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Robin
- entrance: 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - feeding, 1 Goldcrest

Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 3 Goldeneye (f&2m), 1 Marsh Harrier (f)
10-03-24 Little Gull CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:

1 Little Gull - over towards Denny Island

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Scaup (m)

Reported by: Chris Craig, Paul Davison, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Tim Ford, Alastair Fraser, Malcolm Gibbs, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Nigel Jones,  Andy Mears, Linda Moysey, Ken Hall, Howard Oakden, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Joe Sargent, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker