Friday 5 March 2021

05-03-21 Friday - Merlin

 

5-3-21 Peregrine, Clifton Downs ( Paul  Dunham)

Dry with light cloud and cool ENE breeze.  4 to 7°C in Bristol.


Snipe
Merlin
Black Redstart
White Wagtail
Crossbill
Siskin


BRISTOL

Ashton:
2 Chiffchaff

Ashton Marsh and Colliters Brook:
27 species- Highlights : 4 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Rook,  1 Chiffchaff, 8 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush,3 Meadow Pipit

Ashton Court:
21 species- Highlights: 1 Buzzard, 62 Jackdaw, 21 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing

Clifton Down and Gorge:
Peregrine (pair mating)1 m. 5 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch

Greville Smyth Park:
1 Goldcrest
5-3-21 Cormorant, Duchess Pond ( Steve Richardson)
Stoke Park-Duchess Pond:
5 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 9 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Great Tit, 3 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-03-21 Dunlin, New Passage ( Vera Carpenter)
New Passage to Severn Beach :
14 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 6 Teal, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Curlew, 200+ Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 8 Redshank

5-3-21 Goosander, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Yate, Kingsgate Park:
Goosander

Filton-garden:
2 Feral Pigeon 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m&f), 5 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap(m), 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird (m), 2 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch(m), 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch 

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry:

6 Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 6 Magpie, 40 Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 40 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 7 Redwing, 3 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch

Portishead boating lake:
23 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 105 Mallard, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 47 BH Gull, 50 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull.

5-3-21 Little Egret, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 270 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 210 Wigeon, 35 Mallard, 120 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 15 Goosander, 4 Little Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 8 Coot, 11 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwing, 210 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 240 Redshank, 1 Merlin (Yeo), 1 Peregrine, 8 Raven, 4 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff (includes 7 at Blake’s Pools), 500 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 1 White Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 5 Bullfinch, 10 Linnet, 1 Bunting Reed 

Kenn- Duck Lane:
Black Redstart

Uphill:
5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit - scandanavian 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Overscourt Woods:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 16 Starling, 3 Crossbill, 12 Siskin

Chew Magna:
1 Chiffchaff, 100 Starling, 5 Fieldfare 

RESERVOIRS

No reports

Reports: Liza and Andy Barker, Vera Carpenter, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Jean Oliver, Phil Quinn, Steve Richardson, Steven Sanins, Tony Scott, Martin Smith, Howard Taffs, Robert Webber, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG