03-03-22 Thursday - first Sand Martins

Temp 8 to 11°C. Another dull grey day with intermittent light rain. Felt milder

Knot, Jack Snipe

Mediterranean Gull
Barn Owl, Ring-necked Parakeet

Sand Martin
Brambling

Red Kite
BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:

1 Brambling still

Blaise, between Lower Pool and Cherry orchards:

2 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 6 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 f Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

3-3-22 Black-tailed Godwit, OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shoveler, c 200 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 juv Peregrine, singing Yellowhammer

Iron Acton:

lots Chaffinch, 1 Brambling

Hardy's Lane, between Pilning and Tockington:

14 Egrets (probably Cattle), 1 Barn Owl

Frampton Cotterell:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Rockwell Wood, nr Coalpit Heath:

Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Treecreeper

Yate, Brimsham Park:

9 3m, 6f Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk (in my garden), 1 Jay, 20 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

3-3-22 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Nigel Sluman)

Portishead, Battery Point:
7 Purple Sandpiper, 1 m Siskin in local garden

3-3-22 Otter on the Blind Yeo giving Paul Chapman a wave

Clevedon-Blind Yeo:
10 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Otter

Sand Point:
2 Sand Martin, 7 Chiffchaff

Vismig: 4 Grey Wagtail, 17 alba Wagtail, 68 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

3-3-22 Blackcap, Hanham (Peter Coslett)

Hanham garden:

1 f Blackcap

Willsbridge:

Tawny Owl calling each morning this week, earliest 1.30, latest 5.15

3-3-22 Grey Heron, Keynsham (Andy Harrison)

Keynsham Memorial Park:

31 Mallard, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 12+ Goldfinch

Compton Dando garden:

1 f Brambling

3-3-22 Chaffinch, Weston (Sean Whyte)

Bath, Weston garden:
25 Chaffinch (usually max 4)

Peasedown, Mercedes roundabout:
1 Red Kite

Wellow - Livery Ctr:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts
7 Shelduck, 23 Shoveler, 7 m Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 poss Ring-billed Gull?, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret

Reports: Paul Bowyer, Diana Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Dave Child, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Fruitbat 06, Chris Hall, David Hanks, Andy Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Gareth Jones, Mike Moxon, Matt Plenty, Ann Robinson, Christopher Robinson, Matt Scott, Nigel Sluman, Howard Taffs, Martin Wightman, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG