Sunday 17 March 2019

17-03-19 Sunday - Hen Harrier

Temp 4 to 10 ℃. Cool, windy but sunny this morning, rain late

Lesser Scaup
Black-necked Grebe
Hen Harrier

Little Ringed Plover
Little Gull
White Wagtail

BRISTOL
17-3-19 Canada Goose, Duchess Park (Patrick Richards)
Duchess Park:
2 Canada Goose, 7m 3f Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 BH Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 11 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 14 Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 3m 1f Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 3 Robin, 1 f Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch 3m Reed Bunting

Stockwood Open Space:
2 Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker,  1 Coal Tit, various Blue, Great, Long-tailed Tits, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Huntingford Mill:
1 Kingfisher on the Little Avon River

Old Sodbury Winter BS:
3 Pheasant, 3 Buzzard, 71 Herring Gull, 46 LBB Gull, 19 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 27 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 10 Skylark, 7 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

Tormarton Winter BS:
2 Buzzard, 14 Carrion Crow, 11 Skylark, 3 Starling, 12 Fieldfare, 22 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 27 Chaffinch, 2 Corn Bunting

NewPassage/Northwick Warth:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.70 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 7 Wigeon, 9 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing (display-flying), 1 Little Ringed Plover,  1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 15 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Trush,

Portbury Wharf:
3 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 6 m/f Wigeon, 8 Mallard, 10 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 22 Coot, 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 80 BH Gull, 1 Little Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 56 LBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 2+ Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 m Greenfinch, 1 f Linnet

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Pied Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 20 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin - all North over Wains Hill

Backwell Lake:
35 Little Egret to roost

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:
2 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 1 f Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare

Sand Bay, Middle Hope:
Chiffchaff singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, St John's Church:
Four eggs now for two Peregrines

Newton St Loe:
18 Teal, 2 Grey Heron,  5 Buzzard, no BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 9 Skylark, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch

Paulton:
1 j Mute Swan, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest

17-3-19 Dipper at Radstock (Rob Beale)
Radstock:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

17-3-19 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks ( Mike Trew)
Barrow Gurney:
1 m Long-tailed Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper (wintering), 1 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl (only my 3rd here), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 White Wagtail

17-3-19 Lesser Scaup, Blagdon Lake (David Hughes)
Blagdon Lake:
1 m Lesser Scaup, 2 Sand Martin

17-3-19 Black-necked Grebe, CVL (Brian Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
Black-necked Grebe, 1 Hen Harrier over Herons Green,

OUT OF AREA

17-03-2019 Knot (1 of 3) Slimbridge (Paul Dunham)

Reports: Rob Beale, Paul Bowerman, BUPP, Karle Burford, James Carder, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Paul Dunham, Paul Francis,
Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Hayden James, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milsom, James Payne, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Brian Thompson, Mike Trez, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams