Sunday 1 March 2020

01-03-20 Sunday - Red Kites

Another wet and blustery morning but some fine spells between the heavy showers and improving in the afternoon.

01-03-2020 Sparrowhawk in a Yate garden (Christopher Teague)
Scaup. Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Great White Egrets
Red Kites
Yellow-legged Gull
Black Redstarts

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blackcap (m&f), 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch.

01-03-2020 Dipper in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 50 Carrion Crow, 1 Dipper.

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
(muddy, pond over its banks)  5 Canada Goose, 10 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 28 Black-headed Gull, 2 Feral Pigeon, 9 Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 16 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 8 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 7 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch.

01-03-2020 GSW in Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards)
Withywood:
7.30 a.m. Great Spotted Woodpecker "drumming".

Narroways:
2 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit,

Montpelier Station:
Woodpigeon, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap - sub song, several Blackbird, 2 Robin

Downend Garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue and 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), Robin, Chaffinch and Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
01-3-2020Black Redstart at Oldbury (Craig Lewis)
01-03-2020 Raven over Downend
(Barry Dursley)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Peregrine, 2 f. Black Redstart.

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
c.30 Canada Goose, c.50 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, c.90 Wigeon, c.50 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 15 Coot, c.50 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, c.200 Curlew, c.40 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail.

Yate:
1 Sparrowhawk (f) very pesistent,

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon pier:
Black Redstart

Bleadon:
3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap.

01-03-2020 Red Kite over Stanton Prior (NSL Birding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
Kingfisher.

Stanton Prior:
Red Kite (1 with wing-tag).

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 drake Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver 3 Common Sandpiper,

Blagdon Lake:
Great White Egret.


01-03-2020 Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Herons Green
(NSL Birding)

 Chew Valley Lake

 Heron's Green:
 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1-2 Grey   Heron, 7 Snipe (on the pool), 1 pristine   ad. Yellow-legged Gull.  Barn Owl at 7.38 a.m.

 Moreton:
 (wellies recommended) 5 Pintail, 16 Scaup, 4  Goldeneye, 1 Cetti's Warbler.


Stratford:
3 Marsh Harriers together over Stratford islands. 

Herriott's - inc Pool:
Great White Egret.






01-03-2020 Which falcon is this, photographed by NSL-Birding today? 

Reports: Rich Andrews, Des Bowring, Alex Carlisle, Allan Chard, Adam Cross, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Neil Delaney, Barry Dursley, Bill Hewitt, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Craig Lewis, Nige Milbourne, Jon Mortin, Jean Oliver, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Pat Richards, Chris Teague
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