Sunday 24 March 2019

24-03-19 Sunday - Tree Sparrow - pic Barn Owl

Sunshine all day - wind a bit chilly

Barn OwlRed Kite
Brambling
Little Ringed Plover, Merlin, Water Pipit
Long-tailed Duck
Tree Sparrow
Lesser Scaup, Scaup


24-03-2019 Barn Owl Portbury Warth (Lisa Presland)

BRISTOL

24-03-2019 Goldcrest Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:
2 Goldgrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shoveler, 2 Pintail - possible Willow Warbler,

Aust Warth:
1 Red Kite,

24-03-20019 Merlin Northwick Warth (Dave Hughes)

Northwick Warth  / Pilning wetland:
9 Canada Goose, 80+ Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 8 Mallard, 6 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, 43 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 30+ Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Turnstone, 100+ Redshank, 5 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Merlin (m), Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Wheatear (m), Pied Wagtail, 6+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.

Severn Beach:
2 Shoveler, 14 Wigeon - floating up with the tide, 4 Black-Headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Collard Dove, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.

24-03-2019 Wheatear CSC (Vĕra  Carpenter)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 40+ Jackdaw, 3 Skylark, 2 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

24-03-2019 Wren and Goldfinch Portbury Warth (Lisa Presland)

Portbury Wharf:
5 Snipe, 1 Little Gull, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Chiffchaff, Wren, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch,

Cleavedon - Wain's Hill:
68 Woodpigeon, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 5 Sand Martin, plenty of Chiffchaff,  2 Blackcap -singing, 3 Tree Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

24-03-2019 Chiffchaff CL-Y (Jason Williams)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Canada Goose, 210 Shelduck - good spread along the coast, 90 Wigeon, 50 Teal,  4 Tufted Duck - at KP, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 9 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing - at Dowlais, 90 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 240 Redshank - 180 up Yeo and 60 at Kenn, 20 Black-headed Gull - on KP, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, c12 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff - Blake's Pool, 1 Wheatear, 20 Meadow Pipit, also much 'singing' at Dowlais at dawn.

24-03-2019 Little Grebe CL-Y (Jason Williams)

Backwell Lake:
27 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan - nest with a terrapin sunning itself! 12 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Chiffchaff - singing.
24-03-2019 Mute Swan & Terrapin Backwell Lake (Mike Thomas)
Little Egret Roost - Just 14 came in last night (23rd).

What date is the earliest Orange Tip on record? One seen today in Backwell.

Bleadon Levels - avoiding the marathon runners:
3 Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 16 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
3 Buzzard,1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 20+ Skylark, 2 Wheatear, 40 Linnet, 3 Corn Bunting.

24-03-2019 Brambling Claverton Down (Wayne Tucker)
Claverton Down:
2 Mandarin Duck (f&m), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Brambling
24-03-2019 Mandarin Duck Claverton Down (Bri Thompson)

Bath Mill, Newton St.Loe and Bath Spa Uni. Then back towards Newbridge:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Tit - pr, 3 Skylark - singing, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Linnet. 

24-03-2019 Mallard and friend? NSL  (Wayne Tucker)
Newton St Loe - inc WeBS:
3 Mute swan, 26 Mallard - 1 strange Chilean cross? 13 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 5 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Greenfinch.

Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 40 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, Tufted Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin,

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Great White Egret, 24 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 73 Rook nests, 38 Sand Martin, 20 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Nuthatch, 5 Reed Buntings,

Bishop Sutton
5 Collared Dove, 20+ Jackdaw, 12+ House Sparrow.

24-03-2019 Reed Bunting CVL Moeton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
34+ Canada Goose, 36+ Mute Swan, 30+ Goldeneye, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 White Coot, 6 Great Black- backed Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting.
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe,

Moreton:
6 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 20+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Herriott's and Pool:
8 Shelduck, 13 Pintail, 3 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, c40 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Bill Blake, Dru Broke-Taylor, Vĕra Carpenter, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, Stephen Curtis, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, Glen Maddison, Ben Ofield, Lisa Presland, Nick Rhodes, Harvey Rose, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mike Thomas, Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker, Jason Williams,
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