A very mixed morning with sunshine and prolonged showers, but a fine and sunny afternoon. Cool westerly breeze, up to 14°C. (A sad day, owing to Robin Prytherch's funeral.)
Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Grey Plover
Jack Snipe
Merlin
Swallow, Siberian Chiffchaff
Lesser Redpoll
Lesser Redpoll
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| Carrion Crow helping in the garden (Vera Carpenter) |
Clifton Down:
Chiffchaff calling above Pembroke Road
Old Sneed Park:
12-15 Lesser Redpoll in a garden
Canford Cemetery:
15 Lesser Redpoll at 9 a.m. - same birds as above?
Leigh Woods:
Marsh Tit, pr Siskin in a garden
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Stock Dove, 21 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 31 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 86 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Avocet, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover. 186 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Curlew, 160 Redshank, 8 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 15 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow, Pipit, (and a lot of construction stuff in the way).
Moorend - Frome Valley Walkway:
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| Avocets on the beach at New Passage (Lisegirl) |
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| 25-03-21 Black-tailed Godwit NP (Paul Bowerman) |
2 Stock Dove, 21 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 31 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 86 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Avocet, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover. 186 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Curlew, 160 Redshank, 8 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 15 Starling, 5 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow, Pipit, (and a lot of construction stuff in the way).
Moorend - Frome Valley Walkway:
1 Kingfisher, 1Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit2 Dipper -pr, 2 Grey Wagtail -pr,
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| 25-03-21 Dipper Moorend (Mike Prior) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
3 pr. Raven over the town.
Clevedon - Yeo:
On Dowlais scrape: 20 Teal, 6 Shoveler. 50+ Meadow Pipit. A Merlin flew South through the fields behind Dowlais scrape, as did the observer's first Swallow of the spring.
Congresbury Moor:
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Swallow over, heading north (10:15)
Weston airfield, Locking:
Weston airfield, Locking:
Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Swallow over, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (no sign of the Pendulines today).
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
singing Chiffchaff
Cameley:
pr. Raven nesting
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
Chew Valley Lake - Herriott's Bridge:
1 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 100+ Sand Martin.Reports: Ron Clevely, Geoff Davies, Patrick Haigh, Rob Hargreaves, Glen Maddison, Bob Medland, Mike Owen, Lisa Presland, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Sova, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds,
