Wednesday 9 March 2022

09-03-22 Wednesday - Brambling

The sun was nice when it came out !! otherwise, overcast with a cold SSW wind - temp 9 to 12°C

Brambling
Penduline Tit
Red Kite
Marsh Tit
Sand Martin

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden
2 Blackcap (f)

Blaise Castle Estate:
2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail
09-03-22 Kestrel EP (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Kestrel, 1 Carrion Crow - crossed mandible specimen still surviving

Frenchey - Dings Rugby Ground:
29 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing

Sea Mills - R Trym Coombe Bridge:
1 Little Egret
09-03-22 Dipper Snuff Mills (Allsn Chard)
Snuff Mills:
1 Dipper
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 18 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 19 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker. 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 12 Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 30+ Starling, 9 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow, 10 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch(f), 2 Bullfinch (f&m), 9 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

UWE - Stoke Lane entrance:
c7 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
12 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 220 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 20 Lapwing, 400+ Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Dunlin, 40 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 

Chittening Warth
16 Shelduck, 14 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 35 Teal, 37 Oystercatcher,1 Curlew,  2 Turnstone, 2 Jack Snipe, 60+ Dunlin, 24 Redshank, 350+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit - inc 1 in song flight, 2 Reed Bunting 

Itchington:
1 Brambling

Rangeworthy - Manor Rd
1 Barn Owl - out at 5pm 

Iron Action:
12 Canada Goose - field grazing

Frampton Cotterell - Tubbs Bottom:
c100 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 7 Brambling, c100 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare - disused airfield:
Wigeon, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Penduline Tit

Cleeve - Brockley Wood  & Tap's Combe
6 Marsh Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
- Hills: 2 Skylark
Gover Park: 1 Kestrel

Keynsham Memorial Park:
36 Mallard, 8 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 7 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin

Freshford:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
11 Mute Swan, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Redwing
Be warned, Boat Angling starts tomorrow!

Chew Valley Lake
 
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red Kite - over westward at 10, 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Reports: Chris Bungay, Allan Chard, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Heather England, Alastair Fraser, David Hanks, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Robert Kelsh, Phil Quinn, Patrick Richards, Matt Rogers, Paul Sawyer, Larry Sweetland