28th March '17 Tuesday SUNSHINE (after the fog lifted)

First Willow Warbles heard.
Red Kite over Backwell

28/03/2017 Raven in the Shire Valley - Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

BRISTOL:

28/03/2017 Kingfisher Eastville Park (Steve Poulsom)

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff.

Stoke Park:
16 Magpie - all in one place.
16 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap.

Longwell Green:
1 Grey Heron.

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch.

Warmley:
1 Little Egret - flying along the ring road.




SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 6 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 45 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 39 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap.

Village: 
1 Willow Warbler.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear.

Aust:
Short-eared Owl, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Willow Warbler singing.

New Passage / Northwick Warth
1 Greylag Goose, 9 Canada Goose, 40 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall,50 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant (Continental), 3 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Little Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine,
30 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler singing, 1 Blackcap.

28/03/2017 Continental Cormorant Northwich Warth (Martyn Hayes)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Backwell:
1 Red Kite, 2 Yellowhammer.

28/03/2017 Yellowhammer ♀ + ♂ Backwell (Chris James)

Portbury Wharf:
32 Shelduck, Gadwall, Mallard, Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, Little Grebe, Coot, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Snipe, 2 Skylark, 50 Sand Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.

Clevedon - Yeo:
27 Canada Goose, 2 Brent Goose Dark-bellied, 140 Shelduck, 345 Wigeon, 145 Teal, 4 Pintail, 34 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail, 2 Coot, 45 Oystercatcher, 60 Grey Plover, 17 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 190 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 35 Turnstone, 20 Knot, 225 Dunlin, 10 Common Sandpiper, 390 Redshank, 28 Skylark, 15 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 23 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Redwing, 2 White Wagtail, 100 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 6 Bullfinch, 15 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting.

Gordano Valley - BOC Tue walk:
Several Mallard, more than enough Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 16 Herring Gull, plenty of Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 12 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldcrest, lots of Blue Tit and Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Wren, 2 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point:
Late report from Facebook (26th/27th) - 1st Whitethroat of the year.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Haycombe Farm walk to Newton Park
14 Teal, 7 Stock Dove, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Dipper, pair Grey Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 28 Yellowhammer.

Keynsham - Lock Keeper2 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff. 1 Blackcap, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Marshfield:

Shire Valley:
3 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 6 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Compton Martin:
2 Marsh Tit still coming to the garden feeders and a welcome addition of a Treecreeper.

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Gurney Res's
1 Long-taled Duck, 20 Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:1 Egyptian Goose, Buzzard by the score, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Peregrine, 100 to 150 Sand Martin, 23 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap.

Chew Valley Lake (combined report):

28/03/2017 Ringed Plover Chew Valley Lake (Ian Stapp)

5 Barnacle Goose, 6 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 21 Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 150 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler,4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 Goldfinch.

Folly Farm Reserve

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear.

Reports: Derek Angell, Karle Burford, Teresa Chard, John Clark, Chris Craig, Andrew Dawes, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, John & Penny Huntley, Richard Keel, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, Andy Middleton, Vic Polley, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG