Wednesday 24 March 2021

24-03-21 Wednesday - Swallow

 Another nice day up to 15°C - but was as well to be out of the wind.

Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Willow Warbler
Swallow
Wheatear
Penduline Tit

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Ashton Park
1 Swallow

24-03-21 Nuthatch Brislington (Rob Daw)
Brislington:
Nightingale Valley - 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay
St Anne's Wood - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Jay - over together,  2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch - and in one spot - Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Brimstone

City Docks - New Cut:
2 Oystercatcher

Clifton Down:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard,  2 Peregrine

Eastville Park:
1 Tawny Owl

High Kingsdown - garden:
1 Blackbird - following the spade

Narroways Millennium Green NR:
6 Woodpigeon, 10 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw - over, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - lovely views of singing bird, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin

Redland:
2 Tawny Owl - kicking up a ruckus

Stockwood - garden:
Coal Tit, Blue Tit - nesting, Greenfinch, Siskin (m)

Stockwood Openspace Reserve:
5 Chiffchaff - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - sailingclub:
1 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 14 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 61 Teal,  6 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 4 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 219 Black-tailed Godwit - flocks of 138, 64, 9, 7, plus 2 individuals, 1 Dunlin - injured leg / foot, 1 Snipe, 114 Redshank - two flocks of 61 and 46,  3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler - heard, 1 Willow Warbler - visual only inc no tail pumping,  3+ Chiffchaff,  52 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 

24-03-21 Mistle Thrush Tytherington (Véra Carpenter)
Tytherington:

no White Stork alas:- 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Rook, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldfinch

Winterbourne:
1 Grey Heron

Bradley Stoke:
1 Peregrine - soaring on high

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:
2 Siskin - a pr feeding on Niger Seeds

Clevedon - garden:
2 Willow Warbler - singing, one day later than last yr,

Clevedon - Dowlais:
6 Shoveler, 14 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 2 Redshank, Little Egret, 1 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler - singing,  1 Blackcap (f), 20 Meadow Pipit.

Weston-super-Mare - disused airfield:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 7 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, c.40 Herring Gull & 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk,  4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Penduline Tit, 9 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 16 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, c.30 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting - but alas, no s!

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-03-21 Wheatear MF (Peter Coslett)
Marshfiel - Down Rd:

1 Wheatear

Warmley:
1 Song Thrush - singing

Bath - St John's Church
1 Peregrine - 1st egg laid today

Bath - Walcot garden:
Nest boxes being house hunted by Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Burnett:
1 Red Kite - mobbed by Carrion Crow.

Cameley - 23rd :
1 Red Kite - possibly the same bird from Monday at Paulton

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Heron's Green:
2 Cattle Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
18 Little Egret - back of the pool, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff - one singing, 

Reports: Phil  Barlow,  Paul Bowerman, BUPP,  Véra Carpenter, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Rob Daw, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Paul Francis, Sophie Harris, Pete Harrison, Henry Kirkwood, Glen Maddison, Bob Medland, Mike Moxon, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Vic Savery, Sova, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Bob Webber, Keith Williams, Paul Williams, Rob Williams