Wednesday 20 March 2019

20-03-19 Wednesday - both Scaup types

Dull but much warmer

Wheatear, Ring-necked Parakeet, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 
Red Kite
Lesser Scaup, Scaup, 
Marsh Harrier, Black-necked Grebe
Little Gull
Long-tailed Duck

BRISTOL

Lockleaze:
1 Red Kite - 11:10 heading north

20-03-2019 Goldcrest Eastville Park Allan Chard & Wayne Tucker

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest - singing,

Clifton - Gorge:
1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush,

20-03-2019 Chiffchaff Stoke Park (Pat Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
4 Canada Goose, 12m 2f Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 17 Woodpigeon, 1 Collard Dove, 2 Great Spotted Wood Pecker, 10 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 4m 3f Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1m 3f Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 3m Reed Bunting.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Chiffchaff

20-03-2019 Ring-necked Parakeet NP-NW Lisa Presland

New Passage/Northwick - inc Wetlands:
100 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 80 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Turnstone, 9 Dunlin, 120 Redshank, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 7 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Wheatear.

20-03-2019 Wheatear Severn Beach Wayne Tucker

Severn Beach:

1 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Red Kite, 11 Buzzard - Circling.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury - Sheepway Lane, Winter Bird Survey:
2 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 59 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 24 Magpie, 34 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 11 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Starling
18 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Gull, loads of large gull, 2 Peregrine,

Bristol Airport:
50 Golden Plover

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
2 Raven  - calling

Willsbridge:
1 Chiffchaff - singing,

Bath:

Audley Park:
1 Blackcap (m), 6 Siskin

Haycombe:
1 Buzzard

Bathampton Meadows:
 5 Teal, 23 Snipe, during @AWT workday.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck


20-03-2019 Teal Blagdon George Stacey

Blagdon Lake:
2 Teal (f&m), 2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 5 Snipe,

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 15+ House Sparrows,

Chew Valley Lake
42+ Canada Goose, 38+ Mute Swan, 40+ Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, lots of Lesser Black-backed Gull, & Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 15+ Jackdaw, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 8 Robin, 3 Reed Bunting

 20-03-19 Common Sand CVL Dam Ian Stapp

Main Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper,

Heron's Green:
12+ House Sparrows,

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch,

Stratford:
1 Black-necked Grebe

Herriott's and Pool:
5 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 26 Shoveler, 7 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail,

20-03-19 Great-white Egret Herriots -  having a bit of a fly around Ian Stapp

OUT OF AREA

Somerset Levels - Noahs.
1 Garganey, 1 Glossy Ibis

Reports: Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Paul Francis, John Griffiths, Chris Hall, Adrian Hockey, Michael Hutchinson, Andy Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Lisa Presland, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, 

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