22-03-21 Monday - Woodcock

Another lovely day. Somewhat surprisingly, Bristol temperatures officially  peaked at 12°C - it felt warmer in the afternoon.

Slavonian Grebe

Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Woodcock 

White Stork

Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite

Merlin

Marsh Tit

Swallow

Wheatear
Lesser Redpoll, Siskin

22-03-21 Dunnock, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
17 Feral Pigeon, 23 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard,1 Green Woodpecker, 22 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 9 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 24 House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Blaise Estate:

2 Mallard, 1 Sparrow Hawk, Tawny Owl heard calling, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long- tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

 

Canford Cemetery: 

12 Lesser Redpoll in the silver birches

22-03-21 Siskin, Coombe Dingle (Di Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle:

Garden 1 f Siskin

22-03-21 Grey Wagtail, Eastville Park (Steve Richardson)

Eastville Park:
Greylag Goose (photo below), Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail

St Andrew's Park:
3 Redwing

St Werburgh's Road:
Raven on nest, 2 Grey Wagtail

Purdown:
2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff

Mina Road Park:
1 Grey Wagtail

22-03-21 Jay, Stoke Park, Bristol (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 25 Mallard, 12 Feral Pigeon, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Woodcock (flushed by Magpie), 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 19 Magpie, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 17 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (f), 4 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 9 Robin,, 5 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock,  1 Chaffinch,17Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting Also 10 ducklings

 

22-03-21 Stock Dove, Eastville Park, Bristol (Steve Richardson)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Itchington:

White Stork GB63 (Knepp Reintroduction Project) still 

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 74 Teal, 19 Mallard, 7 Wigeon, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail (heard), 4 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Avocet, 4 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin (with injured right foot /leg), 51 Redshank,  9 Snipe, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Raven,1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 50 + Meadow Pipit, 6 + Pied Wagtail

Northwick Warth:

54 Shelduck,  25 Wigeon,  39 Teal, 7 Curlew, 57 Oystercatcher, 23 Redshank (foreshore not checked until 16.30)

Winterbourne:

Bradley Brook and Monks Pool NR - 1 Buzzard, 50 Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff heard, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Goldfinch (plus 7 Roe Deer).

Wick:

3 Canada Goose, 1 Cormorant, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, Great, Blue, LTT Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper 

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

Garden - 1 pr Siskin (a garden first)

Clevedon - Yeo:

Dowlais shore - 63 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 13 Teal, 10 Oystercatcher, 22 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 4 Redshank, 20 Herring Gull , 3 Little Egret, 1 LTT, 5 Linnet

Yeo - 4 Avocet

Sand Point/Bay:
1 m Wheatear

Worlebury Hill Road/Golf Course:

3 Buzzard, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing still, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Greenfinch

Weston Airfield:

2 Canada Goose, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal , Coot, 2 little Grebe, 1 Merlin ( chasing larks and pipits), 3 Penduline Tit, Siberian Chiffchaff 

22-03-21 Wheatear, Uphill (Penny Wills)

Uphill:
Stock Dove, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Skylark, Ravemn,  Chiffchaff, 1 m Wheatear, Redwing, Grey Wagtail pair, Greenfinch

M5 at Kingston Seymour:

40 + Mute Swan roosting in field alongside M5 (southbound). This field has consistently held a roosting / foraging flock of Mute Swans throughout the winter but until today numbers never seemed to exceed 20+

Congresbury Moor:

1 Red Kite, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 19 Raven (all near carcass of sheep), 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff,1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Strawberry Line (between Yatton & Congresbury):

1 Cetti’s Warbler 

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-03-21 Magpie, Twerton garden (NSL-Birding)

Bath:
Twerton garden hide - at least 1 pr Siskin

22-03-21 Red Kite, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
1 Red Kite at 12 noon

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Dam:
Late report of 4 Redshank yesterday (21st)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Slavonian Grebe (distantly from the bridge), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,  2 Chiffchaff calling from the reeds

22-03-21 Greylag Goose, Eastville Park, Bristol (Steve Richardson)

Reports: John Budd, Di Bunniss, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Chris Craig,  Jane Cumming,  Derek Clarke,  Andy Davis, Kevin Duell, Heather England, Paul Gregory,  Patrick Hancock, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Chris Perry, Phil Quinn,  George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Steve Richardson, Steve Sanins , Rosemary Setter, Howard Taffs, Penny Wills,  nslbirding