Thursday 5 March 2020

05-03-20 Thursday - Wheatear

Temp 5 to 7°C. Rain in the morning eventually passed away but conditions remained grey and cool

1st new migrant of the year - Wheatear

Whooper Swan
Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Marsh Harrier
Merlin
5-3-20 Wheatear, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

5-3-20 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
2 Dipper

Filton Council Football fields:
150 Starling

Stoke Bishop garden:
8 Blackcap = previous record

5-3-20 Dunnock poking it's eye, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park and Duchess Lake:
3 Canada Goose, 19 Mallard 15m 4f, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 16 BH Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 11 Feral Pigeon, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 50 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Starling, 5 Blackbird 4m 1f, 28 Redwing, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock. 1 f Chaffinch,  3 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetland:
Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

5-3-20 Knot and Grey Plover, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon Dowlais:
5 Goosander on the Blind Yeo, 16 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 5 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Knot, 1 Dunlin

Lower Claverham:
5 Little Egret, 2 Little Owl calling, pair Wren

5-3-20 Blackcap, Langford (David Goodliffe)
Langford:
2 m/f Blackcap, 6 2m/4f Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Down Rd:
Merlin 2 Stonechat, 25 Pied Wagtail.

Oldland Common garden:
4 Collared Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 20 Goldfinch

5-3-20 First Canada Goose on Newton St Loe Lake (seen by NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
2 Canada Goose (a first on the lake), 1 Whooper Swan, 9 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 25 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Chaffinch

5-3-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP)
In pre-dawn tryst
RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Pintail, 13 Scaup (12 Moreton 7m,5f. 1 f Stratford), c.5 Goosander, 6 Great White Egret to roost, 1 Little Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 1 Barn Owl at Heron's Green, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Newton St Loe 2018/19 Bird Report is out, click for report

Summer Migrant Arrival Dates now has first new migrant, click for report

Reports: Phil Baber, John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Anthony Cook, Paul Francis, David Goodliffe, Simon Isgar, Mike King, Mike Moxon, Patrick Richards, Adrian Sharp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Roger White, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds