Friday 19 March 2021

19-03-21 Friday - Swallow

Temp 8 to 10°C. Cloudy all day, not even windy

Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Knot
Red Kite
Merlin
Swallow
Siskin
House Martin

BRISTOL

Clifton:
1 Sparrowhawk

Eastville:
Swallow
19-2-21 Sparrowhawk, Horfield (Barry Hawkins)
Horfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 20 - 1 House Sparrow

21-03-21 Bullfinch St George (Lee Gardiner)
St George:
1 Bullfinch - feet have scab

Three Brooks Nature Reserve:
20 Mallard, 17 Teal, 1 Moorhen, 12 Woodpigeon, 11 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 9 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit,  1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
51 Wigeon, 53 Teal, 2 Grey Plover, 130 Curlew, 39 Redshank, 1 Merlin, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff not singing

Northwick Warth: 
68 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 2 Redshank, 4 Little Ringed Plover

Pilning Wetlands: 
1 Mute swan, 6 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 71 Wigeon, 31 Mallard, 76 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 8 Coot,  2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 22 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit (9 flew north), 2 Snipe, 115 Redshank (4 displaying), 80+ BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 18 Magpie, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 17 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting

Mitchell's Gout (southern end of Chittening Warth): 
4 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mallard, 29 Teal, 40+ Oystercatcher. 4 Curlew. 20+ Turnstone. 30+ Dunlin, 14 Meadow Pipit flying north

Coalpit Heath, AWBS:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 22 Meadow Pipit, 18 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

19-3-21 Wigeon, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon-Dowlais

60 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 40 Wigeon, 20 Teal, Stock Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 2 Knot, 3 Snipe, 40 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, GBB Gull, 3 Grey Wagtail

Nailsea, Perrings and Youngwood Lane:
2 Buzzard and nest, 1 f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, pair Siskin, 2 Roe Deer, 2 Hare
 
Weston Moor:
2 Raven, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 100 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing

19-03-21 Reed Bunting WsM (Kevin Duell)
Weston-s-Mare - disused airfield:
2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 1 Snipe, 3 House Martin, alas no Penduline or Bearded Tit, but busy Reed Bunting (3)

19-03-21 Jay Uphill (Penny Wills)
Uphill:
Jay - an almost tropical looking bird

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley, 17:00:
Red Kite

Compton Martin:
Red Kite - over the garden, heading east 

19-3-21 Rosy-billed Pochard, Victoria Park (Glem Maddison)
Bath, Victoria Park:
1 Rosy-billed Pochard

RESERVOIRS

19-2-21 Mute Swan, Herriott's (Lucy Masters)
Chew Valley Lake:


Editor's Note.
Winter Migrant Departure Dates has been added to Information Sites (at the bottom of it). There is a small window in April to see a few before they go for the summer

Reports: Paul Chapman,  Chris Craig, Kevin Duell, Lee Gardiner, Barry Hawkins, Nick Hudson, Mike Jackson, Glen Maddison, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton ,Jean Oliver, Phil Quinn, Justin Quinnell, Adéle Remazeilles, John Smithson, Gwen Thomas, Penny Wells, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG