28-03-19 Thursday - Brambling

Beautiful weather again today:dry, sunny and warm. Temperature in the upper teens ℃

Marsh Harrier
Little Ringed Plover
Water Pipit
Brambling
Siskin
Corn Bunting

28-03-19 Chaffinch in its spring finery, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Ashton:

Heron circling over Raleigh Road, BS3 at 10:25a.m, then headed towards Dundry

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Canada Goose on nest, 3 singing Blackcap

Northwick Warth:
1 f Marsh Harrier flying from the wetlands towards Aust

28-03-19 Little Ringed Plover, Pilning Wetland (Darren Robson)

Pilning wetland:

2 Little Ringed Plover at 1st pill box this eve, plus 5 Sand Martin

Yate:
Peregrine Falcon circling over garden this afternoon

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Tree Creeper, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail

28-03-19 Greylag Goose, Wain's Hill, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon: 
Wain's Hill, 7.45 to 9.00 am - 3 Greylag Goose, 9 Woodpigeon, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Sand Martin, 19 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin

All going north 

Weston-Super-Mare:
Weston Airfield - 1 pr Shoveler, 1 Snipe, plenty of Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Water Pipit, Reed Bunting

Yatton:
Strawberry Line - 1 Jay, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff (16 singing males), 2 Blackcap, 8 Greenfinch (were very scarce locally but now seem to be widespread), 5 Bullfinch


BELOW M4 & BANES

28-03-19  Yellowhammer, Marshfield, (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
Northfield Lane - 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 30+Skylark, 8 Pied Wagtail, 40-50 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Goldfinch, 20+ Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer 

28-03-19 Brambling, Claverton Down (Rob Hargreaves)

Bath:
Claverton Down - 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 2 Goldfinch 

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan (1 on nest), 1 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Jay, 6 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch    

Butterflies - Holly Blue, Small White, Tortoiseshell, Comma, Orange Tip, Peacock, Brimstone

Monkton Coombe:
1 f Goosander

RESERVOIRS


Chew Valley Lake: 
36+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 40+ Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck (most Herriotts Pool, 6 on the Lake), 20+ Goldeneye, 10 Pintail (Herriotts Pool), 32 Shoveler, 6 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe (lots of display all over the lake), 6 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret (Herriotts Pool) , 1 Sparrowhawk (Moreton), 5 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

28-03 19 Peregrine with leg rings, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp)

[Rings on both legs - Left : orange+ black 60. Right: metal 716 (?)]

Postscript from blagdonlakebirds: 'This is a bird we spotted at Blagdon on 9 Nov 2018. It was ringed near Northwich, Cheshire on 18th May 2016 by Merseyside Ringers. The metal ring number is GR72855' - with thanks to Nigel Milbourne for this information

1 Common Sandpiper (Dam), 1 white Coot (Stratford), 6 GBB Gull, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove , 45+ Wood Pigeon, 6+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, (drumming Woodford, Nunnery, Moreton, Stratford), 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 36+ Jackdaw, 50+ Carrion Crow, 10+ LTT, 12+ Sand Martin (HG), 2 Treecreeper, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Cetti's (2 Moreton,  2 Nunnery & 2 Herriotts) 20+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 6+ Robin, 20+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton), 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18+ Pied Wagtail, 12 Goldfinch, 30+ Chaffinch, 7 Reed Bunting


Reports: Peter Coslett, Anne Crowe, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Henry Kirkwood, Lisegirl, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Jean Oliver,Trevor Riddle, Darren Robson, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,Chris Teague, Bob Webber, nslbirding, opsbirding