14-03-21 Sunday

Largely fine, breezy, sunny patches; altogether quieter than recent days. Bristol temperatures  6 - 10 °C

Long-tailed Duck

Avocet, Little Ringed Plover

Mediterranean Gull

Great White Egret

Marsh Harrier

Barn Owl

Marsh Tit, Penduline Tit, Bearded Tit

Black Redstart 

Siskin

+ late updates (added 15-03-21) on Long-tailed Skua and White Stork 

14-03-21 Siskins in garden Alder, St Anne's, Bristol (Gill Sapsed)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

inc WeBS count - 2 Shelduck, 24 Mallard, 125  Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 82 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail 

St Anne's:

4 Siskin

14-03-21 Stonechat, Stoke Park, Bristol (Dave Richardson)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

14-03-21 Little Ringed Plover, New Passage (Mike Prior)

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

Shoveler, Teal, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, Lapwing, 3  Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit,  6 Turnstone, Dunlin,  Redshank, 1 Little Egret, Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, singing Skylark, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

14--03-21 Avocet, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

14-03-21 White Stork, Tytherington (Heather England)

Tytherington:

White Stork GB63 - one of the Knepp Reintroduction Project birds - at roost over a couple of evenings last week in South Gloucestershire . Still moving around freely and feeding well. Has moved around 4 different farms in the locality.

14-03-21 Common Gull, Kingsgate Park, Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate:

Kingsgate Park- 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Common Gull, 8+ Chiffchaff ( inc 1 ringed in Portugal)

 

Winterbourne:

Kendleshire Golf Club - 1 f Goosander, 1 calling Water Rail

Hawkesbury Upton:

Bodkin Hazel Wood -  1 Marsh Tit. Nearby 'lots' of Skylark, Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer 

Downend:

Garden - 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 m Blackcap, 1 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:

Long-tailed Skua again ( see 12-03-21)  - last seen at 15.00

Clevedon-Yeo:

Dowlais - 40 Shelduck, 20 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 10 Curlew, Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 2 (ad +2sum)  Mediterranean Gull, 30 Common Gull, 2 GBBGull  

Blind Yeo area - 1 m Goosander, 3 Stock Dove,  pair Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 1 f Blackcap

Kenn:

Duck Lane garden - 2 Redwing, 1 Black Redstart

14-03-21 Penduline Tit, Weston Airfield (Paul Gregory)

Weston Airfield:

3 Penduline Tit, m + f  Bearded Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES
 

Keynsham:

STW & scrub (Broadmead La) - 6 Jay, 38 Chiffchaff flycatching, 68 Redwing, 12+ Linnet.

14-03-21 Grey Herons building nest, Newton St Loe (NSL-Birding)

Newton St Loe:

13 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 1Coot, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe,  11 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 1 Jay,  20 Skylark,  1 Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 50 Starling, 30 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No 1 :

1 m Long-tailed Duck  still present. (WeBS count). Also Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Kestrel,  numerous Chiffchaff, Goldcrest  

NB The site is closed until 29 March but the Tank is viewable from the No 1 car park

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts Pool:

2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier

Reports: Peter Bryant, Paul Brian Chapman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig,  John Croxton, Sean Davies, Barry Dursley, Heather England,  Lee Gardiner, Paul Gregg Adrian Hockey, Nigel Kempson,  Mike Prior, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Gill Sapsed,  Tony Scott, Chris Teague, NSLBirding