Tuesday 23 March 2021

23-03-21 Tuesday - Willow Warbler

Nice day - 10°C

Marsh Harrier
Penduline Tit, Siberian Chiffchaff
Red Kite
Sand Martin
Willow Warbler
White Stork
Pintail
Barn Owl
Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 6 Herring Gull, 8 Carrion Crow - a positive parade, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m) - a brief snatch of song, 1 Wren - singing lustily, 1 Dunnock

Canford Cemetery:
15 Lesser Redpoll - back in Silver Birch this morning, headed away south

Eastville Park:
1 Wren

Henleaze:
1 Raven - very low.

Hotwells to Ashton Court:
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Sparrowhawk 1 being chased over the woods by Corvids and a pair displaying near Bower Ashton College, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker- drumming, 2 Green Woodpecker - calling, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rookery - Ashton School, appeared to be at least nine nests - 2 occupied, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow,  Dunnock - displaying, 
Goldfinch

Lamplighters Marsh:
3 Sand Martin

Old Sneed Park:
7 Jay - arguing at breakfast time, 15 Lesser Redpoll - feeding in silver birch at tea time

Stockwood Open Spaces:
1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite - circled and headed off towards Keynsham, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Greenfinch, 

Stockwood - garden:
1 Siskin (m)

23-03-21 LBB Gull Stoke Park (Steve Richardson)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 20+ Mallard +7 duckling - was 13 a week ago, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blackbird, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

St George's Park:
2 Little Grebe

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands & salt marsh:
3 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 19 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 15 Wigeon, 23 Mallard, 54 Teal, 7 Tufted duck, 6 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover (on the saltmarsh), 127 Black-tailed Godwit - flocks of 116, 9 + 2 others, some well into summer finery, 1 Dunlin (with injured leg / foot), 152 Redshank - flocks of 42 and 103 birds, 1 Cetti's warbler - heard, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 8 Pied wagtail - 7 on the saltmarsh

23-03-221 White Stork Tytherington (Paul Dunham)
Tytherington:
1 White Stork

NORTH SOMERSET

23-03-21 Chiffchaff PW (Véra Carpenter)
Portbury Wharf - blooming hard work to get too:
A few Tufted Duck, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c 6 Chiffchaff (at least I think they all were, they looked the same, despite a couple darting in and out of the reeds), 12 Goldfinch

Gordano Valley - Clapton Moor:
Moorhen, 3+ Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5+ Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit - pr, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 20 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch

23-03-21 Blackcap Cadbury Hill (Mark Savage)
Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush.

Congresbury Moor:
1 Marsh Harrier

23-03-2021 Penduline Tit WsM (Rob Martin)
Weston-super-Mare - disused airfield:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, Little Grebe - heard, 4 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, Skylark, 3 Penduline Tit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 7 Reed Bunting

Worle - garden:
1 Willow Warbler

Uphill:
3 Pintail, 47 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 2 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 Blackcap (f) been in the garden for 80 days

Bath - St Johns:
2 Peregrine

Bath - Pennyquick
1 Barn Owl

South Stoke:
2 Red Kite - circling for 10 mins in the pm

RESERVOIRS



Barrow Tanks:
5 Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, several hundred  Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Chiffchaff - singing

Chew Valley Lake
c40 Sand Martin - 1st decent size flock

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Véra Carpenter, Allan Chard, Derek Clarke, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Paul Dunham, Paul Francis, Patrick Haigh, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Rob Martin, Michael Newstead, Dave Nicholson, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe,
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