Sunday 25 March 2018

25-03-18 Sunday - Kittiwakes

Temp 6 to 14℃.  Warm in the Sun today, dry and a little breezy, lots of birdsong

Garganey
Grey Partridge
Red Kite, Marsh Harrier
Kittiwake, Little Gull
Ring-necked Parakeet
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
Brambling, Hawfinch, Siskin
Corn Bunting


25-3-18 Garganey, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Bradley Stoke Garden:
singing Blackcap, 1 Siskin


25-3-18 Wren, Southville (Ian Loats)
Greville Smyth Park, Southville:
4+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Goldfinch

St Andrews Park:
10 Redwing maybe our last

St Anne's Park:
1 Buzzard, Long-tailed Tits

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Wheatear

Severn Beach:
20 Kittiwake
25-3-18 Kestrel, Chipping Sodbury (Paul Woolams)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine,  Skylark, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 f/imm Marsh Harrier, 1 Little Gull

25-3-18 Sparrowhawk, Portishead (Dee Pope)
Portishead, Kilkenny Place:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard over Marina, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

25-3-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, Easton-in-Gordano (Jason Williams)
Easton-in-Gordano, Church Rd/football field:
Ring-necked Parakeet

25-3-18 Black-tailed Godwit, Clevedon (Jason Williams)
Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Shelduck, Shoveler, 4 Teal, 8 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Dunlin, 2 Redshank

Walton Common:
2 Barnacle Goose, 6 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff singing, 1 Nuthatch singing, 2 Treecreeper

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
2 Peregrine (Unusual here)

24-3-18 Brambling near Cleeve (David Playle)
Claverham, nr Cleeve, 24th:
22 Brambling

Tickenham:
1 or 2 Kingfisher.

W-s-M, Worlebury: 
1 Collared Dove, 2 m/f Green woodpecker, 2 Raven west towards Steepholm, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

25-3-18 Meadow Pipit, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
Northfield Lane:
8 Red Legged Partridge, 1 Grey Partridge, singing Sky Larks, 31 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 60 Yellowhammer
Rushmead Lane:
11 Common Buzzard, 1 Raven, 20 Linnet, 40 Corn Bunting, 1 Red Admiral
Town:
1 Hawfinch

Keynsham Garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

Willsbridge:
30 Meadow Pipit in field, seem most days

25-3-18 Any suggestions about this bird found in Twerton (Jean Tye)
Bath:
1 Kingfisher, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 2 Goldfinch

25-3-18 Blackcap, Bath (Brian Martin)
Compton Dando, River Chew:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 singing Chiffchaff,  5 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper, 15 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Buzzard (around lake hills)

25-3-18 Chiffchaff, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
One ringed at CVRS?
Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 4 Little Gull (1 adult), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Mistle Thrush, 4 Siskin,  6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
Red Kite

CVRS:
5 Chiffchaff ringed

Herriotts:
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd wint), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail

25-3-18 Peregrine, St Johns (BUPP)
Four eggs again for the falcon
Reports: Terri Borash, Paul Bowerman, Ken Carruthers, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, John Clark, Geoff Dring, Lee Dutton, Lee Gardiner, Gingerbirder, Ian Loats, Glen Maddison, Brian Martin, Paul Milsom, Dave Nevitt, David Playle, Dee Pope, Mike Prior, RobPthebirder, George Rabin, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Mike Trew, Jean Tye, Denise Whittle, Trevor Wilkinson, Jason Williams, Paul Woolams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, Talking to Bears, TBOSG