31-03-21 Wednesday - Ring Ouzel

 Dry but a bit murky - warm at 22°C 

Redstart

Garganey, Slavonian Grebe
Ring Ouzel

Sedge Warbler
Barnacle Goose, Wheatear
Swallow
Common Scoter, Golden Plover, White Wagtail

Red Kite

Water Pipit, Cattle Egret

Fieldfare

Long-tailed Duck

Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

2 Blackcap (f&m) 

City Docks - New Cut:

1 Moorhen, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk - over at 14:15, 2 Buzzard - over at 14:00

Clifton - Royal Fort Gardens:

1 Blackcap (m) - singing, 

Eastville - roof top, nocternal migration (nocmig)
Common Scoter over at 23:00

Henleaze:

2 Raven - top of a Scots Pine, 1 Chiffchaff and a Blackcap in the garden.

High Kingsdown - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - slim pickings, so didn't stay long - 5 seconds!!

Narroways & Boiling Wells:

4 Woodpigeon, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

31-03-21 Mistle Thrush Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park - Duchess Pond:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard (4f&17m) plus14 - duckling, 2 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, 10 Coot - 5 pr, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard - pr, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 15 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chaffinch, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 4m, 2f, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 20 House 

Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Barnacle Goose, 43 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Curlew, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler - singing, 20 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear

Yate - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk - soaring, 2 Blackcap (f&m)

Yate - Brimsham Park:

4 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Chipping Sodbury Common:

Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Wheatear

Wapley Bushes NNR:

6 Chiffchaff and 3 Blackcap - all singing

31-03-21 Chiffchaff Nibley (Barry Dursley)

Nibley Lane:

9 Chiffchaff, 30+ Linnet

Little Stoke - garden:

1 Willow Warbler

Filton Park:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 1 Green Woodpecker - heard in the school behind us, 4 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 4 Starling, 3 Blackbird (2m & f), 2 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 8 Goldfinch, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - dawn chorus walk:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Nuthatch, 6 Song Thrush, 

31-03-21 Sparrowhawk Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Egyptian Goose, 270 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 170 Teal, 2 Pochard, 28 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Scoter - Kenn, 8 Little Grebe, 10 Coot, 1 Water Rail, 16 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 25 Golden Plover -Yeo, 225 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit - Yeo, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper - Kenn, 270 Redshank, 10 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 1 Mediterranean Gull - Yeo, 3 Great Black Backed Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk - displaying, 2 Buzzard, 17 Skylark, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 14 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 White Wagtail, 90 Meadow Pipit, 4 Bullfinch, 15 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting.

31-03-21 Linnet Cl-Y (Peter Skett)

Nailsea Moor:

6 Snipe, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler and numerous Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Fieldfare and Reed Bunting, plus 2 Stonechat

Tickenham Moor:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear (m) - flushed towards Washing Pound Lane 

Moorend Spout Nature Reserve:

1 Sparrowhawk (f), 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (f&2m), 

Kenn:
1 Swallow -"my first"

31-03-21 Ring Ouzel Middle Hope (Dean Reeves)

Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:
2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 10 Willow Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel (m), 1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin

Weston-super-Mare:

STW  - Early - 24 Cattle Egret flying north over the R Axe. Later - 6 Coot - having a battle, 1 Little Grebe, 100 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, Cetti's - Willow Warbler and Blackcap all singing.

Disused Airfield - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Swallow, a few Pied Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - St John's:

2 Peregrine - now have 4 eggs

Odd Down:

1 Red Kite - circling - this afternoon

Pensford:

4 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Jackdaw, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

31-03-21 Swallow Cameley (Bob Medland)

Cameley to Hollow Marsh SSSI:

2 Jay - screaming, 4 Magpie - squabbling, 1 Skylark - in song flight, 2 Swallow (f&m) - 1st back to the house, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap - SHOUTING, 4 Yellowhammer - 2pr

31-03-21 Dipper Timsbury (Alex Carlisle)

Timsbury:

1 Dipper- singing, very early morning

Chew Magna:
2 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Swallow

Charlton Field:

1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Redstart, 20 Goldfinch, 

31-03-21 Dipper Hallatrow (Alex Carlisle)

Hallatrow:

1 Dipper - "sat by my local stream early morning, before the sunrise had hit the water’s surface, this dipper landed on a rock in front of me and began to sing"

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
 

31-03-21 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
8 Goldeneye (7f &m), Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker - calling, 4 Long-tailed Tit, several Chiffchaff and Blackcap calling, 

31-03-21 Little Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler - back pool, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

4 Scaup (f), 100+ Goldeneye, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 1 Red Kite - east, 1 Peregrine, 62 Sand Martin, 

Moreton:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay,  2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Greylag Goose, 16 Shelduck, 2 Garganey - pr, 18 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult intermedius, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 + Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 

Reports: Liza Barker, BOPP, Karle Burford, Alex Carlisle, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Paul Gregory, Simon Harris, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, MJ, Bob Medland, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Mark Ponsford, Robert Proctor, Adam Rawson, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, Peter Skett, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Bob Webber, Martin Wightman, Keith Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-03-21 Tuesday - Sandwich Tern & a good fall of Willow Warbler over a broad front

 An amazing 20°C - sunburn time, the breeze was most welcome

Wheatear

Red Kite

Marsh Harrier

Sandwich Tern
Little Owl
Marsh Tit, Siskin

Penduline Tit

Tree Pipit, Woodlark
Mandarin

Long-tailed Duck

Swallow

Water Pipit, Greenshank

30-03-2021 Siberian Chiffchaff WsM (Allan Chard)

 
BRISTOL

Conham:
14 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Moorhen, 15 Grey Heron - heronry, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Eastville - roof top nogmig (29th)
Common Scoter - over at 10pm

Eastville Park:
6 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, a fall of Blackcap - lots of song

High Kingsdown:
3 Sparrowhawk - circling the estate this morning

Shirehampton - R Avon:

Buzzard and 1 Red Kite - thermalling 

St George - Crews Hole/Troopers Hill:

4 Buzzard - soaring together 

Stapleton Church:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine - on the spire

Stockwood Open Spaces:
2 Buzzard - display, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

30-03-21 MA duckling Duchess Pond (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 28 Mallard, 5m, 2f and 21 ducklings - 15 new, 5 Woodpigeon, 7 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, m, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 3m, 1f, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Goosander, 15 Sandwich Tern - upriver, a little video,  1 Willow Warbler - singing

New Passage/Northwick/Wetlands:
17 Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 74 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 12 Wigeon, 19 Mallard, 62 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove -pr, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 142 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 3 Lapwing, 5+ Little Ringed Plover, 29 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 1 Snipe, 48 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 9 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie - building a nest, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Skylark - singing, 1 Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Latteridge:

4 Chiffchaff - singing

30-03-21 Siskin Chipping Sodbury (Peter Bryant)

Chipping Sodbury - garden:
2 Blackcap, 4 Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Redstart

Yate:

1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard - riding the thermals

Lyde Green:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - into the evening (29th)

Tawny Owl, Jay, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit,  Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin

30-03-21 GS Woodpecker Leigh Woods (Keith Williams)

Leigh Woods - dawn chorus:

2 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 v close together, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 2 Jay, 10 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (m), 1 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 6 Song Thrush

Leigh Woods - garden:

1 Marsh Tit, 1 Siskin

30-03-21 Redstart PW (David Gale)

Portbury Wharf:
39 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 2 Teal - pr, 21 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-h Gull - imm, 13 Herring Gull, 94 Lesser Black- Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing, 7 Chiffchaff - most singing, 2 Blackcap - singing, 1 Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting.

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - south, 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow,  Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler - singing, 10 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 2 Linnet

Tickenham Moor:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

30-03-21 Willow Warbler Strawberry Line (Mark Savage)

Congresbury Moor - Strawberry Line:

2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
50 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Sand Martin, 17 Swallow, 1 Woodlark, Willow Warbler, 20c Chiffchaff & Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 

30-03-2021 Penduline Tit WsM (Chris Snook)

Weston-super-Mare:
2 Buzzard, 3 Penduline Tit - bit of video above, 1 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear (m), Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-03-21 Wheatear & Redstart MF (Chris Perry)

Marshfield:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 possible Osprey, 7 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 20+ Skylark, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet, 11 Corn Bunting, 15+ Yellowhammer, 

30-03-21 Red Kite Warmley (Mike Donne)

Warmley -inc from the garden:

2 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine - all thermalling in the lunchtime heat, Chiffchaff and Blackcap both singing.

Longwell Green:

1 Buzzard - thermalling, 1 Raven - calling

Bath - Prior Park:

2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, Nuthatch, Song and Mistle Thrush - singing, 

Midford - on the brook:

4 Mandarin - 2pr

Cameley:

4 Little Grebe - 2 pr, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 

30-03-21 Mistle Thrush Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando - around the lanes:

2 Mallard, 20 Woodpigeon, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 12+ Jackdaw, 6+ Rook, 140+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 12+ Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 5 Blackbird,  2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 30+ House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 10 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 6 Yellowhammer -- -- -- 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone 1 Orange Tip (M) butterfly

30-03-21 Yellowhammer  Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Stantonbury Hill:

1 Red Kite - mobbed by crows and gulls

Chew Stoke

1 Willow Warbler - singing

RESERVOIRS

30-03-2021 L-t Duck BG (Chris Snook)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
 

30-03-21 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye

Bittern Trail:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Cetti's Warbler - heard, 3 Blackcap (f&2m), 1 Goldcrest, lots of Wren and Robin. 

Heron's Green:
1 Willow Warbler, 1 Swallow

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 

Reports: Phil Barlow, Dru Brook-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Pete Burston, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Mike Donne, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, David Gale, Paul Gregory, Chris Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Pete Hazelwood, Julian Head, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Laura J, Glen Maddison, Bob Medland, Jean Oliver, Darren Pearce, Chris Perry, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Matt Rogers, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Chris Snook, Sova, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Keith Williams, Paul Williams, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-03-21 Monday - Osprey

Cold start - windy with lots of cloud. Warming up: Bristol temperatures rose from 10 - 18 °C

Lockdown restrictions partially lifted from today. 

Black-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe

Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank

Yellow-legged Gull 

Cattle Egret, Great White Egret

Osprey, Red Kite

Merlin

Barn Owl, Little Owl 

Penduline Tit

Siberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest 

Yellow Wagtail, Water Pipit

Siskin, Corn Bunting

Expected migrants included Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler, Wheatear

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

Garden - 6 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird,  2 Dunnock,  8 to 10 Goldfinch

29-03-21 Osprey being mobbed by Peregrine Crew's Hole, Bristol (Lee Gardiner)

close-up

Crew's Hole:

1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine

Eastville:

Garden - 1 Linnet over 

Eastville Park:
1 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Stockwood Open Space1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted  Woodpecker drumming,  7 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin,  + 5 male Brimstone, 5 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Sand Martin, 7+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-03-21 Turnstone, OPS (Steve Richardson)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Pheasant, 1 Canada Goose, 31 Shelduck, 3 Mallard, 11 Wigeon (soon be none left), 31 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Coot,  4 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 14 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 141 Curlew,  30+ Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 114 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker,  7 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 7 Great Tit, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 30 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler , 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 1 Wheatear, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose, 4 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 42 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 16 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 19 Black-tailed Godwit (although a reliable source said there were "hundreds" first thing before being flushed; the flushed birds flew north), 1 Dunlin, 29 Redshank,  2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 70+ Sand Martin (most fed over the wetlands and then flew north-west over the estuary), 5 Swallow, 1 m Wheatear, 18 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail,  5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet,

Northwick Warth:
16 Canada Goose, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher (Chessle Pill)

Foreshore :

Low tide -  100+ Shelduck, 20+ Teal, 120+ Oystercatcher, 9 Curlew, 17 Black-tailed Godwit* (almost certainly the flock seen earlier on the Wetlands) 

* on the Wetlands there were an additional two individual Black-tailed Godwits bringing the total to 19

Almondsbury:

Garden - 6 Jay

NORTH SOMERSET

Sheepway 

1 Little Owl , 1 Firecrest 

Portishead Boating Lake:

12 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, only about 20 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 30 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 0 BH Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail

Tyntesfield:

3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Rook, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 3 Nuthatch (1 gathering mud), 1 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Chaffinch

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

BBS-type Survey on 28th - 1 Pheasant, 1 Mute Swan (pond outside boundary), 1 Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 34 Woodpigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 24 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 14 Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 10 Skylark, 2 LT Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Blackbird, 55 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 48 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 8 Yellowhammer + 2 Roe Deer, 1 Hare

Clevedon:

Noc mig recordings in past week include 6 small flocks of Common Scoter +  Common Gull, Teal, Canada Goose, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Dunnock , Redwing

Clevedon - Yeo:

Dowlais - 2 Swallow, 6 House Martins and a trickle of Meadow Pipit all going south

Wain's Hill - Yeo - 275 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 55 Teal, 2 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 14 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 140 Curlew, 2 Common Snipe, 5 Redshank, 9 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard,  1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 10 Skylark, 400 Sand Martin (KP), 1 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear (Yeo), 100 Meadow Pipit (most to SW), 3 Bullfinch, 5 Linnet, 100 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

Sand Point:

14 Shelduck, 2 Curlew, 10 singing Skylark, 2 Swallow, 12+ Sand Martin, 2 Wheatear, several Chiffchaff 

 .

Backwell:

Fields to west - 1 Red Kite 15:30, heading east

 

Weston Airfield:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 50+ Sand Martin, 3 Penduline Tit,  Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

Winscombe:

Station - 1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

29-03-21 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane - 3 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 1 f  Merlin, 12+Skylark, 10 House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 20+Linnet,  10+Yellowhammer, 10 Corn Bunting

Bath:

St John's Church - Peregrine egg no 3 laid at 08.48am
Twerton garden - Water Rail again

Southstoke -  1 Red Kite (going west),1 Buzzard, 2 singing Skylark, 1Nuthatch

Newton St Loe:
9 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 4 Buzzard,  1 Barn Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch,  2 Starling,  1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch + Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Brimstone

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, small numbers of Sand Martin, 13 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap

29-03-21 Osprey, CVL (Simon Isgar)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Osprey - time and location not clear, but possibly same bird as over Bristol ( see above)?

29-03-21 Reed Bunting, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

6 Little Grebe,2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting + 2 Hare reported field back pool first thing

Bickfield Lane fields - 6 Cattle Egret with Little Egret 

Moreton:

 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 12 + Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4+Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Chaffinch

29-03-21 Yellow-legged Gull, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 16 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 12+ Teal, 6 Pintail, 16+ Goldeneye, 2 Slavonian Grebe,

8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit,  1 Yellow-legged Gull, 25+ Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull , 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (reported around 12.30), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark,  100+ Sand Martin, 3-4 Swallow, lots Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett,  Alistair Crine, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Heather England,  Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner,  Paul gregg, Paul Gregory,  Rob Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Dave Horlick,  Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Glen Maddison,  Andy Middleton, Jean Oliver,  Phil Quinn, Adele Remazeilles, Steve Richardson,  Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, Paul Williams BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,    TBOSG

28-03-21 Sunday

Temp 9 to 13°C. Grey day, a little rain and a bitter cold wind

Avocet, Golden Plover
Red Kite
Penduline Tit

Swallow
Willow Warbler

Firecrest
Wheatear
 

27-3-21 Black-tailed Godwit, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

2 Oystercatcher

Bedminster:

1 Red Kite

Clifton:

2 Marsh Tit

Eastville Park:
1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-3-21 Peregrine, OPS (Lisegirl)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Peregrine

28-03-21 Avocet, Aust Warth (Lois Pryce)

Severnside:
7 Canada Goose, c.60 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, c.30 Curlew, 100's Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 3 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 flock 23 Starling, 2 Pied Wagtail

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
2 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

28-3-21 Nuthatch, Ashton Court (callumbees)

Ashton Court:

Nuthatch nesting

28-3-21 Firecrest, Sheepway (Jason Williams)

Portbury, Sheepway:

1 Little Owl (opp. Wharf Lane), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 2 Wheatear

28-3-21 Turnstone, Cl-Y (Jason Williams)

Clevedon-Yeo
2 Shoveler, 60 Teal, 1 Avocet, 4 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, 70 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 7 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 3 Sand Martin, 1 m Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff

28-3-21 Swallow, Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Nailsea Circular:

Gable Farm  1 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen,  2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel: Backwell Common  13 Magpie, 1 Chiffchaff

Sand Point, Middle Hope:
1 Sand Martin, 2 Wheatear

26-3-21 Penduline Tit ,Weston Airfield (Adrian Dutt)

Weston Airfield:

1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Penduline Tit, 6 Sand Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

12 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 20 Skylark, 4 Wheatear (27th), Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

28-3-21 Chiffchaff, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:

Manor Road - 

2 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Magpie (2 nesting), 24 Jackdaw, 20 Rook, 32 Crow, 40 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 30 House Sparrow, 20 Goldfinch

Garden:

1 Cock Pheasant, 15+ Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 L-t Tit,  2 Willow Warbler (singing), 4 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Wren,  7 Starling, 1 Blackbird,  2 Robin, 2 Dunnock,   

4 Chaffinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Siskin                

  

28-3-21 Golden Plover, Lansdown (Rob Hargreaves)

Bath, Lansdown:

148 Golden Plover

Newton St Loe:
6 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 4 Grey Heron, 20 Yellowhammer (Stanton Prior)

South Stoke:

2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow

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27-03-21 Saturday - Slavonian Grebe

Around 12°C, with some showers.  

Long-tailed Duck, Slavonian Grebe

Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit

Spotted Redshank 

Great White Egret

Merlin 

Ring-necked Parakeet 

Marsh Tit 

Sand Martin

Red Kite

BRISTOL

27-3-21 Grey Wagtail, Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Eastville Park:

Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail

Stoke Bishop (garden):

2f & 1m Blackcap

Coombe Dingle (River Trym):

2 Grey Wagtail

Redland Park:

Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Great Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Mute Swan, 1 f Merlin

27-3-21 Merlin, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

Severn Beach:
Report of Ring-Necked Parakeet

Yate (Brimsham Park Lake):
2 Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren

27-3-21 Woodpigeons, Downend (Barry Dursley)

27-3-21 Little Owls, Horton (Christopher Teague)

NORTH SOMERSET

Prior's Wood & Portbury:

Pheasant, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Nuthatch, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Chaffinch. Also: 1 Bee-Fly and one or two Bluebells already flowering in Prior's Wood.

Clevedon - Yeo:
15 Canada Goose, 140 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon (So quite a few have left now), Mallard present, 60 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 12 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 110 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 150 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin

Clevedon-Dowlais:

150 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 44 Teal, 1 Grey Plover, 56 Redshank,  Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 probable female Merlin (seen on ground briefly then lost to view), 1 Sand Martin, 1 Skylark (singing)

Kingston Seymour:

Egyptian Goose, 40 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 f Goosander, 20 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 16 Turnstone, Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 30 Meadow Pipit

27-03-21 Chaffinch, Sand Point (Kevin Duell)

Kenn Moor:
14 Snipe

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-3-21 Sparrowhawk, Stanton Drew (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Bath:
Two eggs now at Peregrine nest

Bath (Twerton, garden):

4 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chaffinch singing

27-3-21 Buzzard, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Wellow:

1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 25 Sand Martin

Chew Valley Lake:

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Pintail, 12 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 22 Common Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 m Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Grey Wagtail

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26-03-21 Friday - Penduline Tit

Cool WSW - Easing to moderate in a brighter afternoon after morning rain.  5 to 9°C . Some good birds for the few that did get out.

Water Rail- in garden!

Slavonian Grebe

Little Ringed Plover

Spotted Redshank

Kittiwake

Great White Egret

Marsh Harrier

Red Kite

Penduline Tit

Swallow

Siberian Chiffchaff

Siskin

 

26-03-21 Siskin pair, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter) 

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle:

1 Wren, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin

Eastville Park:

6 Sand Martin 

Finzells Reach

1 Peregrine 

26-03-21 Goldcrest, St Anne's Wood ( Rob Daw) 

St. Anne's Wood:

1 Goldcrest

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

6 Sand Martin -possibly same birds as at Eastville Park

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:
13 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 70 Shelduck, 38 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 19 Mallard, 57 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 6 Stock Dove, 6 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 235 Black-tailed Godwit, 79 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Skylark-singing. 8 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 20 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail.

Easter Compton and Pilning
1 Sparrowhawk - between

Severn Beach:
20 Shelduck, 30 Kittiwake

Almondsbury- garden:

2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap-f, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:

2 Peregrine

Weston-super-Mare Airfield:

4 Canada Goose, 2 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 15 Teal, 7 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron,1 Kestrel, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Penduline Tit 

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-03-21 Water Rail, Bath ( Glen Maddison)

Bath- Garden:

1 Water Rail - under the feeder! See video on Twitter to right of this page.

Bath- Lyncombe Vale:

1 Red Kite

26-03-21 Treecreeper, Victoria Park, Bath ( Merv) 

Bath-Victoria Park:

1 Treecreeper

26-03-21 Kestrel, Newton St. Loe ( Wayne Tucker) 

Newton St Loe:

1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 50 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff-singing

Reports: Vera Carpenter, Bryan Cook, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig,  Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Glen Maddison, Merv,  Michael Moxon, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Larry Sweetland, Wayne and Lauren Tucker 

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