Whooper Swan, Long-tailed Duck
Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
more Red Kites
Avocet, Little Ringed Plover
Nuthatch at Cadbury Hill (Mark Savage) |
VisMig over Purdown:
23 Meadow Pipit
Warmley Park:
Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaffs.
23-03-2020 Wren Downend (Barry Dursley) |
Wren - full song; to cheer the heart
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, numerous Blue and GreatTit, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 4 Greenfinch
Bishopston - garden:
2 Buzzard - circling, 2 Jay - warbling as they nest build, 2 Raven - calling as they went over, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap (f) - - - and Teal heard going over in the evening.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
23-03-2020 Buzzard Wickwar (©Alan Piper) |
Nice Buzzard
Oldbury Power Station:
Some vismig: 100+ Meadow Pipit to NE (inc. flock of 74 through low at 9:10am).
1 Mute Swan (in the middle of the estuary), pr. Peregrine, 2 Stock Dove, 50+ Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove.
New Passage/Northwick:
6 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 37 Redshank.
Yate:
2 Raven
Chipping Sodbury:
Red Kite
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
Mallard through the garden !
Boating Lake:
2 Greylag Goose - normally only George - a lady friend?
Clevedon garden:
Willow Warbler
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Little Egret.
Yatton:
Cadbury Hill:
1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush
Wemberham Lane:
2 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven
Weston-Super-Mare:
4 calling Chiffchaff.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: Red Kite.
R.Avon: Grey Heron, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff.
New Passage/Northwick:
6 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 37 Redshank.
Yate:
2 Raven
Chipping Sodbury:
Red Kite
NORTH SOMERSET
23-03-2020 Mallard family Portishead (Katie Horrocks) |
Mallard through the garden !
Boating Lake:
2 Greylag Goose - normally only George - a lady friend?
Clevedon garden:
Willow Warbler
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Little Egret.
On passage: Pied/White Wagtails, Meadow Pipits, Linnets, Greenfinches.
Yatton:
Cadbury Hill:
1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush
Wemberham Lane:
2 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven
Puxton Moor:
2 Canada Geese, 5 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 1 Jay, 3 Skylark, 2 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff.
2 Canada Geese, 5 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 1 Jay, 3 Skylark, 2 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff.
Bristol Airport:
70 Teal. 7 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 25 Pied Wagtail.
70 Teal. 7 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 25 Pied Wagtail.
Weston-Super-Mare:
4 calling Chiffchaff.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: Red Kite.
R.Avon: Grey Heron, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff.
Stock Dove (NSL-Birding) |
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 11 Mallard, 16 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper (1st for the patch), 2 Stock Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch,
Chew Stoke:
1 GS Woodpecker, 3 LT Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Gurney Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver.
Blagdon Lake:
NOTE that the car parks have now been closed - see Blagdon website.
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Oystercatcher,
Moreton:
20 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl (on a post), 2 Redwing, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 LT Tit (nest building).
Stratford:
1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriott's - inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, possibly the same Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Sand Martin, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Phil Barlow, Nick Beamson, Brian Boyland, Alan Chard, Bryan Cook, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, Adrian Hockey, Katie Horrocks, Lucy Masters, Tim McGrath, Mike Moxon, Fiona Neate & Richard Gules, Dave Newman, Alan Piper, Dee Pope, George Rabin, Mark Savage,Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Brian Thompson, Paul Williams,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
6 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 11 Mallard, 16 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper (1st for the patch), 2 Stock Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch,
Greenfinch (Lucy Masters) |
1 GS Woodpecker, 3 LT Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Shelduck at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Barrow Gurney Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver.
Blagdon Lake:
NOTE that the car parks have now been closed - see Blagdon website.
Chew Valley Lake
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Oystercatcher,
Marsh Harrier at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
20 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl (on a post), 2 Redwing, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 LT Tit (nest building).
Long-tailed Tit at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
1 Cetti's Warbler.
Herriott's - inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, possibly the same Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Sand Martin, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG