Monday 21 March 2022

21-03-22 Monday - more Garganey

 Temp 3 to 9°C. Light cloud & sunny spells, with easterly  breeze.

Brent Goose
Garganey
Jack Snipe
Spotted Redshank
Ring-necked Parakeet
Penduline Tit
Firecrest
Water Pipit
Brambling
Siskin
21-03-22, Garganey, Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs)
BRISTOL

Avonmouth:
1 Woodpigeon recently fledged & injured at roadside

Stoke Park:
Woodpigeon "modest movement to north", 1 Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel (1m, 1f), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting (1m, 1f)

UWE Stoke Lane entrance:
1 Siskin

Sims Hill:
1 Kestrel,1 Chiffchaff, 32 Linnet,

Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Mallard, Moorhen, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 

Frenchay:
3 Redwing, 18 Fieldfare, 6 Meadow Pipit

Filton Park - garden:
2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren

Hanham:
1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose (dark-breasted), 14 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 36 Teal, 200+ Woodpigeon, 8 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, 23 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (flying up river), 9 Snipe (in Matt's Marsh, flushed out by high tide), 5 Dunlin, 26 Redshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 29 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 12 Redwing, 2 Stonechat (1m, 1f), 70 Meadow Pipit, 1 or "probably 2" Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetland / New Passage:
10 Canada Geese, 36 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 52 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 22 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 35 Oystercatchers, 38 Avocet (new record count), 10 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 500 Black-tailed Godwits, 40 Turnstone, 34 Knot, 11 Dunlin, 17 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, 1Cetti’s Warbler

Severn Beach:
Holes mouth to Stup Pill -
38 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 17 Teal, 2 Little Grebe (in pond near Stup Pill), 18 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Snipe, 39 Redshank, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing along railway line), 70+ Meadow Pipit (small groups heading north)

Avening Green garden:
1 Brambling, 1 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea East End
1 Willow Warbler
21-03-22, Egyptian Goose, Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs)

21-03-22 6 Ruff & singing Skylark, Clevedon-Yeo (Michael Moxon)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 235 Shelduck, 6 Garganey, 20 Shoveler (Dowlais), 1 Gadwall, 200 Wigeon, 7 Mallard, 175 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander, 500 Woodpigeon "flying very high", 2 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 15 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 200 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 6 Ruff (Dowlais), 25 Dunlin, 140 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, 115 Herring Gull, 14 LBB Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Raven, 15 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin (over Clevedon Pill), 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 34 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, Pied Wagtail & 30+  "very high vismig", 200 Meadow Pipit on the golf course at Blackstone & 800+ "very high vismig", 1 Rock Pipit, 10 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting

Sand Point / Middle Hope:
3 Wigeon, 600 Wood Pigeon, 2 Firecrest, 1 Willow Warbler, 28 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Redwing, 3 Wheatear,  49 Pied Wagtail, 850+ Meadow Pipit, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 19 Greenfinch, 40 Linnet, 1 Redpoll 41 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin

21-03-22, Penduline Tit, Weston airfield (Paul Gregory)
Weston Airfield:
1 Penduline Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - garden:
1 Chiffchaff, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch

Somerdale:
9 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 16 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Robin, 5+ House Sparrow

Keynsham Memorial Park:
25 Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin

Saltford:
4 Buzzard

Paulton:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 100 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 33 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
70 Canada Geese, 23 Mute Swan, 9 Shoveler, 21 Gadwall, 31 Mallard, 4 Teal, 126 Tufted Duck, 15 Moorhen, 291 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 4 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, c.20 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
2 Garganey (2m)

Stratford:
2 Garganey (1m, 1f), 2 Gadwall, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts:
4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 7 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Bearded Tit heard, 1 Reed Bunting
21-03-22, Bullfinch, Bittern Trail CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch


Reports: Liza Barker, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Robert Laughton, Fen Marshall, Brian Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Mike Moxon, John Parkinson, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Sue Sayers, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs