Scaup
Aythya hybrid
Long-tailed Duck
Great White Egret
Red Kite
Avocet
Little Gull
Siberian Chiffchaff (21st)
Firecrest
Water Pipit
Hawfinch
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| 21-03-18 Barn Owl, Aust Warth (Malcolm Black) |
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Shepperdine:
24 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 8 Oystercatcher, 20 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, c. 90 Fieldfare, c.90 Redwing (both species heading north-east ), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch
Aust Cliff:
2 m Wheatear
Aust Warth:
6 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, Teal, 1 Red Kite, 9 Redshank, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Barn Owl , 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel, 4 singing Skylark, 14 House Sparrow
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| 22-03-18 Avocet, Northwick (Aravind Ramesh) |
New Passage/Northwick:
100 Shelduck,12 Shoveler, l Little Egret, 53 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 47 Curlew, Stock Dove, Raven, 8 Redwing, Water Pipit (in the pill)
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| 22-03-18 Water Pipit , New Passage (Aravind Ramesh) |
Severn Beach:
6 m + 1 f Wheatear
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| 22-03-18 Aythya hybrid, Severnside (Brian Lancastle) |
Aythya hybrid on Severnside, closest match seems to be Tufted x Ring-necked. Maybe the returning bird from last year?
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
16 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 120 Shelduck, 220 Wigeon (good number for late March), 60 Teal, 19
Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 22 Oystercatcher, 6 Grey Plover, 14 Lapwing, 140 Curlew, 16 Turnstone, 220 Dunlin, 280 Redshank 280 (130 at Dowlais, 150+ up Yeo), 12 Black-headed Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 80 Herring Gull, 2 Wheatear
21st : Siberian Chiffchaff one at Milton at ST339617 (per Birdguides)
Bleadon:
1 Firecrest (east side of Purn Hill)
Backwell Lake:
1 Great White Egret, 'several' Little Egrets coming in to roost, 2 Water Rail, ( in different areas) birds.
Backwell:
Uncombe Close garden - 1 Sparrowhawk
Butcombe:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Long-tailed Tit,1 Wren, 2 Blackbird (m), 2 Robin, 3 Chaffinch , 2 Greenfinch (F)
Butcombe:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Long-tailed Tit,1 Wren, 2 Blackbird (m), 2 Robin, 3 Chaffinch , 2 Greenfinch (F)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
River Chew - Grey Heron
ST6567 Garden - 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 Goldfinch
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| 23-03-18 Now there are three eggs (BUPP) |
St Mark's Church: the second egg was laid overnight, third this morning.
Claverton Down ST7763, Rainbow Wood Farm (21st): 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 60-70 Redwing
Newton St Loe:
30 Stock Dove 1 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 2 Hawfinch (heard), 2 Bullfinch 5 Greenfinch, 50 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer
30 Stock Dove 1 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 2 Hawfinch (heard), 2 Bullfinch 5 Greenfinch, 50 Linnet, 30 Yellowhammer
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| 22-03-18 Dipper, Pensford (Richard Bedwell) |
2 Dipper, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail
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| 22-03-18 Wren,Pensford (Richard Bedwell) |
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck (still on No 1 Tank)
Chew Valley Lake
Lakewide counts ( some overlap with counts from separate sites below): 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 10 Pintail, 2 Teal, 38 Goldeneye, 8 Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe,4 G BB Gull, 15 Raven 3 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit,2 Chiffchaff , 6 Goldcrest , 50+ Starling, 1 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
7 Goldeneye, 3 Little Gull, Cetti's Warbler
Stratford:
4 Scaup (2m,2f), 6 Goldeneye, 1 ad Little Gull
Herriotts Bridge:
9 Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper
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| 22-03-18 Goldcrest, Pensford (Richard Bedwell) |
Reports: Rich Allsop, Richard Bedwell, Paul Bowyer, Paul Brennan, Chris Craig, Dan@twit1144, Nigel Johnston, Robin Lambert, Brian Lancastle,Ian Loats, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Harvey Rose, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp,TalkingtoBears, Bri Thompson, Trevor Wilkinson, Birdguides, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
