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| 27/3/16 Brown Hare (Mrs Trellis) at Blagdon Lake, fairly reliable here and viewable from the car |
Summary:
A windy day with some very heavy showers which grounded large numbers of Sand Martin at Planet Chew and Blagdon.
The Chipping Sodbury Smew re-appeared today out of the blue.
Scaup and Water Pipit still showing well at Planet Chew (Moreton).
Sneyd Park (Bristol) 25/3/16:
1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Bullfinch, gardens.
Chipping Sodbury:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Stonechat.
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| 27/3/16 Smew (Mark Coller) 1 here on 12 March, so it's back....or it's a new bird |
Easter Compton:
Dyer's Common: 2 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 25 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 40 Goldfinch.New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 105 Shelduck, 31 Wigeon, 9 Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, 3 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 110 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 11 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 4 Wheatear, 3 Water Pipit (1st sentry box).
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| 27/3/16 Sand Martin (Lee Gardiner) |
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| 27/3/16 Wheatear (Brian Lancastle) |
Portishead:
Nore Rd: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, garden feeders. |
| 27/3/16 Siskin (Mike Brighton) Mike managed to get the whole bird in the frame this time.... |
Clevedon coast:
Dowlais: 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cetti's Warbler.Middle Hope:
3 Wheatear.
Sand Bay:
1 Reed Bunting.
Bleadon Levels:
75 Mute Swan, 9 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Siskin.
Willsbridge Mill:
1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Siskin, 1 Bullfinch.
Newton St Loe:
2 Goosander, 4 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Yellowhammer.
Backwell Lake:
7 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 2 Bar-headed Goose types, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Kingfisher.
Blagdon Lake:
Sand Martin: At least 300 this morning, mainly at the Lodge area.
Other stuff, 21 Mute Swan, 21 Canada Goose, 219 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Reed Bunting.
Litton Res:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch.
Planet Chew:
Sand Martin: 300+ over the lake today, most during the rain, birds melting away during the sunny spells.
Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Barnacle Goose, 12 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 5 Scaup (Moreton), 8 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 sum plum Water Pipit (Moreton side), 2 Bullfinch.
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| 27/3/16 Shelduck (Bob Brewer) scrapping off Moreton today |
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| 27/3/16 Scaup (Ian Stapp) 4m, 1f off Moreton hide in recent days |
