Thursday, 10 March 2022

10-03-22 Thursday - Red Kite

 Thick cloud earlier in the day, then clearing to light cloud and a moderate breeze - temp 8 to 11°C

Red Kite 
Marsh Tit
Woodlark (possible)
Dipper
Black Restart
Avocet

BRISTOL

Severn Way and River Trym at Sea Mills:
3 Shelduck, 21 Mallard, 98 Feral Pigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 72 Redshank, 72 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 42 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch
10-03-22 Wren, Somerdale, Andrew Harrison
Coombe Dingle garden:
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
10+ Chiffchaff - 6 singing, 1 (m) Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush - singing

Aust Warth:
22 Avocet

New Passage:
50 Shelduck, 20 Curlew, 115 Turnstone, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Pilning Wetlands:
10 Shoveler, 80 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 15 Lapwing, 400+ Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Redshank,  1 Little Egret,

Severn Beach:
1 Chiffchaff - singing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 12 Raven, possible Woodlark - called 3 times but not seen, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Stonechat

Wickwar - Lower Woods
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite - over Wickwar Rd between Wickwar and Yate), 1 Marsh Tit, c10 Redwing (sub -song)

Frampton Cotterell - Rockwell Wood:
2 Nuthatch - preparing a nest hole

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper 

Clevedon - Yeo:
3 Avocet, 21 Turnstone, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 9 Meadow Pipits
10-03-22 Black Redstart WsM (Adrian Dutt)
Weston-s-Mare - Royal Crescent:
1 Black Restart - on the fence again

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
1 Kestrel, 2 Raven - back after a 2 wk absence

Warmley - Goose Green, Mill Farm
1 Little Egret 

Oldland Common:
1 Raven

Keynsham Memorial Park & Somerdale:
52 Mallard, 10 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen,  3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 16 Magpie, 15 Carrion Crow,  4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Wren, 4+ Redwing, 1 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 10+ Goldfinch

Saltford - Golf course:
1 Sparrowhawk
10-03-22 Grey Heron, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
South Stoke - Midford:
2 Little Egret - in a field between the villages

Freshford Mill:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove - calling, 21 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker - yaffle, 7 Magpie, 13 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit - calling, 14 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 7 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Starling, 2 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, 11 Robin, 1 Dipper, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Chaffinch, 10 (inc flock of 6) Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
3 Scaup (1m/2f) and 2 Chiffchaff - 1 singing

Reports: Mark Collier, Alan Daniells, A Dutt, Tim Ford, Alastair Fraser, David Hanks, Simon Harris, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, David Howes, Brain Martin, Chris Mott, Nigel Sluman, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett,