Chilly, grey, dull and rather foggy. No rain though. Temp c. 8°C.
Goosanders
Jack Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Mediterranean Gull
Sand Martin
Chiffchaffs
Black Redstart
Redpoll
BRISTOL
Arnos Vale:
Colliters Brook, Ashton:
2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 m. Peregrine, 7 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch (and 2 Roe Deer).Cribbs Causeway & Bradley Stoke:
Sand Martin (earliest recorded date for S.Glos)
R.Trym :
(yesterday, 3rd from Coombe Dingle to Sea Mills) 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wren, pr. Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail.
(yesterday, 3rd from Coombe Dingle to Sea Mills) 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wren, pr. Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Westbury-on-Trym:
2 Jay, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch.Coombe Dingle:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail.New Cut & Cumberland Basin:
8 Mallard, 3 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 9 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird. 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch. Grey Heron at Duchess Pond (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
8 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 8 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Black-headed Gull, 3 H. Gull, 2 LBB Gull. 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 15 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 10+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit, 2 Wren, 21 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 26+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 25+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
Grey Heron (Steve Richardson) |
Oldbury Power Station:
Sand Martin
Yate to Chipping Sodbury:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Gadwall, 5 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 4 Siskin.
Henfield:
2 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch (m)
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon sea front:
4 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 19 Turnstone.
Clevedon -Yeo:
20 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 160+ Shelduck (80 at Dowlais, 80 up R.Yeo), 13 Shoveler (at Dowlais), 220 Wigeon, 80 Teal, 10 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 12 Goosander (4m 8f on Blind Yeo), 2 Moorhen, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 90 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe (Duck Is.), 16 Turnstone, 220 Dunlin (R.Kenn), 230 Redshank, 140 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Herring Gull, 20 LBB Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 2 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, c.10 Meadow Pipit.Kenn:
Black Redstart
Sand Point/Bay:
Black Redstart
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Worle:
pr. Peregrine, Ravens.
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Below M4 - BANES
2 Moorhens and a Water Rail under the bird feeder - see the video on Twitter (side bar on the right).
Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan (nest-building), 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 11 Grey Heron (3 nesting), 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 50 Chaffinch, 3 Siskin.
Paulton:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 70 Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 17 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Yellowhammer.
Green Sandpiper at Herriotts (Nigel Kendall) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew - Herriott's Bridge:
12 Shoveler, 2 Water Rail, 30+ Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 10+ Common Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler.