Nice bit of sun, clouded over as the afternoon faded into dusk Temp 12°C.
Red KiteFirecrest
Wheatear
Bearded Tit, Penduline Tit
BRISTOL
Bishopston garden:
BRISTOL
Bishopston garden:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m)
Zoo Bank - 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest
Peregrine Watch - 4 Canada Goose, 3 Mallard, 1 Buzzard - circling, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine - pr, lots of action, 2 Greenfinch
Downend garden:
1 Blackcap (m)
Filton Park:
5 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird (m), 1 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 5 GoldfinchHotwells - Leigh Woods and back:
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (m), 1 Jay - heard, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit,
several Nuthatch, lots of Robin, Greenfinch - heard
New Cut - Gaol Ferry to Temple Meads:
2 Canada Goose, 6 Mallard, 7 Woodpigeon, 48 Black-headed Gull, 23 Herring Gull - mostly immature, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven - Mary Redcliffe, flew south, 3 Blue Tit - singing,2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren - singing, 1 Blackbird, 6 Grey Wagtail (m) coming into breeding plumage & singing at Bathurst Basin, plus pair on the Cut, 2 Greenfinch, 6 European Goldfinchseveral Nuthatch, lots of Robin, Greenfinch - heard
New Cut - Gaol Ferry to Temple Meads:
Redland garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbirds - pr, 8+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock
Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Green Woodpecker, Raven, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Greenfinch, Bullfinch.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, Greenfinch (heard), 5 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
Temple Church and gardens:
30 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon - co cooing, - S1, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Buzzard - hovering, mobbed by gulls, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren - singing, 2 Robin - singing 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch3 Green Woodpecker, Raven, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Greenfinch, Bullfinch.
09-03-21 Reed Bunting Stoke Park (Steve Richardson) |
5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, Greenfinch (heard), 5 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
Temple Church and gardens:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton-on-Severn, Whale Wharf
6 -8 Skylark, 1 Wheatear (m)
New Passage/Northwick:
Grey Wagtail
Littleton-on-Severn, Whale Wharf
6 -8 Skylark, 1 Wheatear (m)
09-03-21 Grey Wagtail NP-NW (Lisa Presland) |
Grey Wagtail
Chittening Wharf
18 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 27 Wigeon, 23 Teal, 74 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed plover, 5 Turnstone, 22 Curlew, 600 Dunlin, 73 Redshank
18 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 27 Wigeon, 23 Teal, 74 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed plover, 5 Turnstone, 22 Curlew, 600 Dunlin, 73 Redshank
Buzzard, Blue Tit
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
42 Shelduck, 57 Wigeon, 46 Teal; 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Curlew 14 Snipe, 6 Dunlin, 31 Redshank, 1 Cetti's warbler singing from sea bank scrub.
09-03-21 Little Egret Cl-Y (Paul Chapman) |
40 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler (5f&9m), 2 Wigeon - pr, 6 Mallard, 14 Teal - 7pr, 4 Goosander, 12 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 14 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Kingfisher (m), 2 Raven -pr, 6 Skylark - singing, 100 Starling - inc a mini murmuration of 50, 3 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit
Kenn:
1 Black Redstart, small flock of Meadow Pipit
09-03-2021 Penduline Tit WsM (Penny Wills) |
Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 1 Water Rail - heard, Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Bearded Tit, 3 Penduline Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler - heard almost simultaneously singing from different locations
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common garden:
1 Coal Tit, 1 Greenfinch
Warmely:
Warmely:
1 Red Kite - over at 12:10, heading North West
Marshfield:
1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite
09-03-21 Red Kite Marshfield (TBOSG) |
1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite
RESERVOIRS
No reports
No reports
Reports: Liz & Andy Barker, Nancy Barrett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Marion & Allan Chard, John Croxton, Barry Dursley, Paul Frances, Geoff Hardman, Annie and Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Dave Horlick, John Lewis, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Steve Richardson, Carol Rushton & Stephen Curtis, Richard Skipp, Chris Teague, Keith Williams, Penny Wills