Chiffchaff because they are eveywhere
Waxwing at Emersons Green
Sand Martin at OPS and Littleton
Merlin, Mediterranean Gull, Wheatear, Water Pipit at Littleton
Jack Snipe at Chittening Warth
Wheatear at Clevedon
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
White Wagtail in Marshfield
Common Scoter, Black-necked Grebe, Great White Egret, Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley
11-3-17 Goldcrest at Eastville (Allan Chard) |
Eastville Park:
1 Goldcrest
Stockwood, Pomfrett Gardens:
1 Buzzard
Stoke Park:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Green Woodpecker calling, few Long-tailed Tit
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook:
1 Cormorant, 0 Waxwing (Tesco's have no control over owners of car park replacing trees)
Emerson's Green:
12 Waxwing
Longwell Green garden:
1 Chiffchaff
Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 1 f Stonechat, 7 Greenfinch, 5 Bullfinch
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Greylag Geese, 4 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Sand Martin (earliest record here), 7+ Chiffchaff
Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff , 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Siskin
11-3-17 Wheatear at Littleton (John Martin) |
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Shoveler, 3 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 15 Grey Plover, 1 sum plum Mediterranean Gull, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Wheatear, 1 Water Pipit
Tockington:
1 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff
11-3-17 Chiffchaffs at New Passage (Lisegirl & John Martin) The sticky pollen around the base of the bill shows they are migrants as the pollen came from Mediterranean flowers |
2 Little Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Rook, 1 Goldcrest, 20+ Chiffchaff
Chittening Warth:
6 Shelduck, 1 Pheasant, 2 Little Grebe (Stup Pill pool), 2 Black-tailed Godwits in sum plum, 4 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff , 2 m Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, a few Meadow Pipits and Reed Buntings
Seabank:
1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff , Pair Bullfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-CLY, Dowlais:
18 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear
11-3-17 Little Egret at Hutton Moor (Simon Williams) |
The newly developed flood relief and wildlife site
2 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, few vocal Skylark
BELOW M4 AND BANES
Willsbridge:
1 Chiffchaff
Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret (only roosting here now)
11-3-17 Corn Bunting at Pennsylvania (Peter Coslett) |
14 Golden Plover, Lots singing Skylark and Corn Bunting
11-3-17 Wren at Marshfield (Peter Coslett) |
2+ Buzzard, 1 Stonechat
Down Road: 100 Lesser/Herring Gull, 1 White Wagtail, 50 Pied Wagtail
Bath, Twerton:
2 Tawny Owl, 5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Bullfinch
11-3-17 Dipper on River Chew (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Dipper
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelducks, 1 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull, 3 singing Chiffchaffs, 4 Fieldfares
Chew Valley Lake:
19 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 40 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 6 GBB Gull, 40+ Sand Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, good numbers of Chiffchaff singing around lake
11-3-17 Common Sandpiper at Chew (Lee Gardiner) |
1 Common Sandpiper
Stratford Hide:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff
Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Blackcap trapped 28/09/15, wintering in Broadoak, Devon, 17/12/16
Chiffchaff trapped Gloucestshire 21/08/16 at CVRS 05/11/16
Herriotts End:
2 m Pintail, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting
11-3-17 Black-necked Grebe at Chew (Chris Stone) |