03-10-18 Wednesday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 12 to 19℃. Warm in the Sun today, still a bit of a cool breeze, dry and bright

Garganey, Lesser Scaup, Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser
Cattle Egret
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull
No Swallow or House Martin
Firecrest

3-10-18 Red-breasted Merganser, Villice, CVL (David Hughes)

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Buzzard

Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine

3-10-18 Little Grebe, Duchess Park (first here by Patrick Richards)

Duchess Lake:
1 Little Grebe, 4 ad + 5 j Moorhen, 17 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Raven, 2 Blackcap, 3 Starling, 2 m Blackbirds, 8 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch

Purdown:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
130 Canada Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 220 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 15 Coot,  3 Lapwing, 50 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, flocks 80 Linnet and 15 Goldfinch

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
8 Gadwall, 1 f Teal, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
2 Firecrests in trees around the NT car park at midday. They were associating with a loose tit flock that also held at least 2 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

2 Little Egret, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear in the bay

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-10-18 Sparrowhawk in Brislington (Chris James)

Brislington:
1 Sparrowhawk

Keynsham Park:
12 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

3-10-18 Treecreeper bathing at Newton Park (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton Park:
4 Teal (1st this autumn), 3 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Marksbury:
200+ Woodpigeon, 100+ Crows & Jackdaw, 40+ Starlings on wires 

RESERVOIRS

3-10-18 Greater Scaup, Villice (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Reservoir:
47 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 26 Shoveler (H Pool), lots Gadwall, 150 Wigeon, 11 Pintail, 123+ Pochard, 1000+ Tufted Duck, 1 f Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup (Stratford), 1 (1st w m) Goldeneye, 1 f  Red-breasted Merganser (Villice + S), 30 Little Grebe ( 16 HG, 14 V), 30 Great Crested Grebe,

3-10-18 Cattle Egret North Widcombe Farm (Ian Stapp)

5 Cattle Egret (5 Widcombe Farm, 1 S), 7 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 white Coot, 1 Water Rail (HG), 17 Lapwing (HP), 12 Snipe (HP), 4 Common (2 HP, 1 S, 3 V) and 4 Green Sandpiper (3 HP, 1 V)

3-10-18 Spotted Redshank at Villice (George Stacey)

2 Spotted Redshank (V), 4 Greenshank (S), 3 Common Gull (HP), 5 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (1 HP), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker,
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 Jay, 3 Raven, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Starling, 1 Grey and 5 Pied Wagtail, 0 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch

3-10-18 Lesser Scaup, far off Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Derek Angell, Mark Coller, Graham, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Chris James, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Mike Salter, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, NSL-Birding, TtB