13-03-18 Tues - Sand Martin/Wheatear

Temp 6 to 12℃. Beautiful day today, fresh in the wind. Spring bird song around

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Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Marsh Harrier
Golden plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper
Short-eared Owl
Sand Martin
Chiffchaff
Redwing - only 1 reported today
Wheatear 
Hawfinch, Redpoll

13-3-18 Sand Martin, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
First photo of a Sand Martin this year

BRISTOL

Blaise Folly:

1 Raven

13-3-18 Great Crested Grebe, Bristol Harbour (Paul Clack)

Bristol Harbour, West of SS Great Britain:
1 Great Crested Grebe

Durdham Downs, Avon Gorge:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

Finzels Reach:
2 Peregrine mating at Castle Park Church

Stockwood Open Space:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Blackbird, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, Bumble Bees

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

13-3-18 first photo of a Wheatear this year
Oldbury Power Station (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station: 
1 Wheatear 

13-3-18 Short-eared Owl, Aust Wharf (Martin Tayler)

Aust:
100 BH Gull to NE, 1 Barn Owl at 18.00, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel

13-3-18 Golden Plover, Northwick Warth (Martin Tayler)

Northwick Warth:
1 Golden Plover, 2+ Grey Plover, 2+ Bar-tailed Godwit

Almondsbury:
1 Tawny Owl, 2 Jay, 1 f Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf, North Pool:
19 Canada Goose, 1 j Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 32 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall,  40 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 4 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2, Cormorant, 1 Curlew, 14 BH Gull, 28 Herring Gull, 32 LBB Gull

13-3-18 Reed Bunting, Gordano Valley (Suk kam Trippier)

Gordano Valley, BOC Walk:
1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Buzzard, 4 Lapwing, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 4 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 16 Robin, 6 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting

13-3-18 Wheatear, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon, Blind Yeo to Dowlais Farm:

50 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 1 m Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 7 Little Egret, 10 Oystercatcher, 14 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 m Wheatear 

13-3-18 Pintail, Dowlais Farm (Rob Hargreaves)

Sand Bay, Middle Hope:

1 Peregrine, 1 Firecrest (path to Sand Point), 1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat

Weston-super-Mare, Marine Lake:

Common Scoter not reported

13-3-18 Long-tailed Tit, Butcombe (Rich Allsop)

Butcombe, The Batch:

1 Coal Tit,  2 Blue Tit, 1 m Blackcap,  2 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting

13-3-18 Dipper, Warmley (Jon Mortin)
Struggling in the heavy waters recently

Warmley:
Forest Park: Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch
Warmley Brook: Common Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Treecreeper, Dipper

Willsbridge garden:
1 Grey Heron, 2 m/f Tawny Owl

Bath, Pines Way/Sainsbury's Petrol Station:2 Hawfinch

Bath, Pennyquick:
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Yellowhammer

Pensford + Publow:
2 Buzzard (1 dead), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, no Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch singing, 1 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redpoll, 6 Goldfinch, 

RESERVOIRS

13-3-18 Long-tailed Duck a courting, Barrow Tanks (NSL Birding)

Barrow Tank No. 2:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Comma Butterfly, 3 Bumble Bees

Dam:
8 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Song Thrush 

Woodford:
10 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch 

Herons Green:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper

13-3-18 Chiffchaff, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 6 Scaup (4F/2M), 10 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 6 Jay, 3 Raven, 11 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff (singing CC-CC), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting 

Stratford Lane:
8 Little Egret

Herriotts:
5 Shelduck, 32 Shoveler, 8 Pintail, 10 Teal, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard, Lots Water Rail (Sound Link Click arrow top of page when through to play with Google audio), Bearded Tit heard, 14 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (singing)

13-3-18 Scaup. Moreton (George Stacey)

Out of Avon

Brean Down:
Avocet on Axe Estuary, 1 Black Redstart

Cheddar Yeo:
3 (1m) Goosander

13-3-18 Dartford Warbler survived in New Forest (Roger Staples)

New Forest:
Wood Lark singing, Dartford Warbler has survived

Out of UK
https://martinsbirdblog.com/selection-of-birds-from-cape-town/

Migrant Guide 
earliest, normal arrival - peak - normal, latest departure dates

Species	Arrival	Arrival	Peak	Departure	Departure
Sand Martin	23/02/08	Mid Mar	Apr 21-30	End Sept	18/11/76
Wheatear	28/02/98	Mid Mar	Apr 21-30	Mid Oct	30/11/11
White Wagtail	01/03/07	End Mar	Apr 11-20		22/11/97
Willow Warbler	09/03/72	End Mar		End Sept	25/10/81
House Martin	04/03/97	Apr 1-10	Apr 21-30	End Sept	28/11/70
Swallow	06/03/17	Apr 1-10	Sep 10-19	Mid Oct	16/12/70
Tree Pipit	16/03/92	Apr 1-10	Apr 11-20	Mid Sept	24/10/71
Redstart	17/03/11	Apr 1-10	Apr 10-20	Sept	12/11/72
Whimbrel	24/03/13	Apr 1-10	Apr 21-30	Oct	19/11/97
Grasshopper Warbler	28/03/97	Early Apr	April/May	End Aug	28/10/73
Sedge Warbler	30/03/67	Early Apr		End Sept	28/10/86
Reed Warbler	03/04/01	Early Apr		Early Oct	16/11/08
Hobby	30/03/90	April	Sept	Oct	11/11/05
Garganey	04/03/69	April		Early Nov	13/12/92
Ring Ouzel	09/03/11	April		Oct	20/11/86
Cuckoo	20/03/83	April	May		29/09/12
Yellow Wagtail	15/03/70	Apr 11-20	Aug 21-30	End Sep	02/12/03
Whinchat	19/03/74	Mid Apr	Sept 1-10	Oct 1-10	14/11/67
Garden Warbler	20/03/03	Mid Apr		August	21/11/93
Wood Warbler	31/03/68	Mid Apr	End Apr	Mid Aug	18/09/77
Whitethroat	31/03/68	Mid Apr		Sept	22/11/87
Lesser Whitethroat	03/04/57	Mid Apr		Sept	22/11/98
Swift	08/04/01	Mid Apr		Mid Aug	15/11/74
Little Ringed Plover 2016	22/03/16				17/09/16
Osprey 2016	24/03/16				20/09/16
Pied Flycatcher	30/03/02				14/10/06
Common Tern	01/04/00	May	Aug	Sept	28/11/82
Black Tern	02/04/82	May only		Aug-Sept	23/11/86
Turtle Dove	05/04/70				17/11/62
Nightingale	07/04/61				12/09/77
Spotted Flycatcher	16/04/83		Jul/Aug	End Sept	27/10/87
Quail	May	End May		July	July
Ducks generally		August	Oct/Nov	April
Waders generally		August	October	May
Brambling	03/08/68	Oct 1-10		End Mar	30/05/86
Redwing	07/08/79	Oct	End Nov	End Mar	29/04/67
Fieldfare	29/08/94	Oct	Late Jan	Early Apr	08/05/82

Reports: Rich Allsop, Roger Bingham, Terri Borash, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Simon Carder, Vera Carpenter, Paul Chapman, Teresa Chard, Paul Clack, Anne Crowe, Simon Cubbage, Chris@avglochris, Mark Dadds, Ginger birder, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Baz Johnson ,Ceri Jones, Jon Mortin, Brian Lancastle, Bob Pepper, Lois Pryce, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, Andy Slade, Nick Smith-Baker, George Stacey, Roger Staples, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Suk kam Trippier, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG