Lots of breeding activity. Lots of Peregrine action and Sparrowhawks out and about. Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl
BRISTOL
Percival Road BS8: (11/03/2017)
1 Wren, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 f Blackcap
New Cut:
3 Common Sandpiper
Eastville Park: BOC Walk
1 Peregrine (on Stapleton Church spire), 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail,
2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Long-tailed Tit (nesting), 1 Green Woodpecker
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| 14/3/17 Green Woodpecker and Grey Wagtail (Keith Williams) Not to scale! |
2 Dipper
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| 14/3/17 (Keith Williams) |
6 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE:
Chipping Sodbury Common:
22 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Redshank
| Warmley Forest Park: |
1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldfinch,
NORTH SOMERSET:
Sand Point:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 100+ Curlew in Sand Bay marsh over high tide.
An early morning passage of birds heading NW over Sand Point included 120 Woodpigeon,
90 Meadow Pipit. Otherwise, 2 Chiffchaff , 1 Stonechat
Woodspring Bay: WeBS count
21 Mallard, 115 Shelduck, 17 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Pintail, 122 Wigeon
66 Teal, 9 Oystercatcher, 214Redshank, 71 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret
185 Black-headed Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 41 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Common Gull
2 Wheatear on the seawall.
Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl
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| 14/3/17 Short-eared Owl (Clive Dodd) |
Pensford:
1 Barn Owl
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| 14/3/17 Barn Owl (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Corn Bunting (in numbers)
Bath:
St John's Church:
2 Peregrine, courtship and food passing
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon Lake:
7 Chiffchaff, 40 Sand Martin, 1 Sparrowhawk, (Painted Lady)
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose
Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Song Thrush
Herons Green:
2 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 1 Buzzard (the White one), 3 House Sparrow
Moreton:
30+ Pied Wagtail (with 20 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 6 Blackbird in the field on way in)
1 Water Rail (in the recently cut drainage ditch), 2 Bullfinch (cottage), 8 Long-tailed Tit1 Egyptian Goose
Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Song Thrush
Herons Green:
2 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 1 Buzzard (the White one), 3 House Sparrow
Moreton:
30+ Pied Wagtail (with 20 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 6 Blackbird in the field on way in)
3 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Buzzard (over hills around lake), 1 Raven (over Denny), 19 Scaup, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Jay, 2 Stonechat
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| 14/3/17 Scaup and Tufted Duck (Ian Stapp) Scattered by a passing boat |
2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wigeon, 1 Green Sandpiper (pond wall), 1 Chiffchaff (singing)
4 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Curlew (flyover)
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| 14/3/17 Goldeneye at Moreton, Great-crested Grebe at Herriots (Martin Tayler) More birds in display mode |
Reports: Chris P Duck, Ian Stapp, Alastair Fraser, Keith Williams, Paul Bowyer, Teresa Chard, John Martin, Robert Hargreaves, Giles Morris, Martin Tayler, Darren Pearce, Clive Dodd, Raoul Chandrasakera, Nigel Milbourne, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
