15-03-18 Thursday - Merlin

Temp 8 to 14℃.  Not cold today, a little windy and a little Sunny

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Red Kite
Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper
Little Gull
Merlin
Sand Martin, Swallow
Bearded Tit
Chiffchaff
Hawfinch

15-3-18 Peregrine, St Johns Church (NSL Birding)
In the news today for the wrong reason

BRISTOL

Easton:

1 Raven

15-3-18 Moorhen courting in Eastville Park (Patrick Richards)

Eastville Park:
11 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 12m 7f Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 7 BH Gull, 8 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie 28 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Starling, 1 Robin, 7 Goldfinch

High Kingsdown:
1 m Blackcap started singing this evening, Raven on St Michaels Hill

Stockwood Open Space, 14th:

1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 23 Chaffinch/Linnet/Goldfinch flock, 13 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-3-18 Barn Owl, Aust (Keith Fowler)

Aust Warth, 17.15:
1 Barn Owl, 4 Short-eared Owl

Chittening Warth, Bristol End:
1 Buzzard, 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe (Glos end), 1 Cetti's Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

15-3-18 Merlin, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Merlin

15-3-18 Barn Owl, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon, Dowlais:
Barn Owl has been out on the seawall a few times this week

15-3-18 migrant? Chiffchaff, Middle Hope (RH)
An odd dark bit at top of bill, still there an hour later

Sand Bay, Middle Hope:

2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 30 Meadow Pipit/Linnet, 2 Greenfinch

Butcombe, The Batch:

2 Buzzard,  2 Woodpigeon, 2 Carrion Crow,  2 Coal Tit,  1 Blue Tit,  1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (1M 1F), 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Chaffinch (1M 2F), 2 Bullfinch (1M 1F),  2 Greenfinch (1M, 1F)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush, flock 200 Chaffinch/Linnet, flock 50 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 15 Corn Bunting

Junction A419/420, Wilts:

2 Red Kite

Wick, Golden Valley:
2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 10 Blue/Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush

15-3-18 Jackdaw, Keynsham (TtB)

Keynsham:

2 LBB Gull, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Starling, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch

Bath, St Johns:
2 Peregrine. A drone has been reported near the nest and the police have got involved. See advice on Schedule 1 Breeding Birds

Bath, Prior Park:
Stock Doves, Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, Nuthatches, plenty Hawfinch

Bath, Oldfield park gdn:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit 1 m Blackcap, 2 Blackbird, 2 f Chaffinch

Newton St Loe:
12 Teal, 2 m/f Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Litte Owl (not seen for some time here), 2 Treecreeper, singing Song Thrushes, 4 Hawfinch

Peasedown:
1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank:
1 Long-tailed Duck (No.2), 1 Red Kite 15.50 over No. 3

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 41 Mute Swans, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 leucistic Coot, 1 Little Gull

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
14 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Sand Martin

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper

15-3-18 Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
25 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 4 Scaup (2F/2M), 16 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting 

15-3-18 Scaup, Stratford (Geoff Daniels)

Stratford:
4 Scaup (2F/2M), 7 Buzzard, 45 Sand Martin, Bearded Tit calling behind hide,

Herriotts:
1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 17 Teal, 5 Buzzard, 13 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Out of UK

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And act on the advice for Schedule 1 Birds over the next few months

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