24-03-22 Thursday - Little Gull

Wall to wall sunshine, max temp 18°C, wind from the north.

Cattle Egret

Brambling

Little Gull, Garganey

Hawfinch, Crossbill, Brambling

BRISTOL

Ashton: Greville Smyth Park

1 Buzzard - gardens under observation?

Old Sneed Park - garden:

2 Red Kite - circling high and drifting south east

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Dunlin plus 80 Woodpigeon, 5 Chaffinch and 3 Brambling - all headed away 

Oldbury Yacht Club:

1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear (f)

Aust Warth - vismig:
1 Hawfinch, 2 Crossbill, 16 Brambling

24-03-22 Turnstone NW-PWL (Robert Hargreaves)

Pilning Wetlands:

6 Canada Geese, 59 Shelduck, 48 Wigeon, 11 Oystercatcher, 6 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Curlew, c.150 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Knot, 113 Turnstone, 8 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 50 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff

Severn Beach:
nominated as a bird for today - 1 Grey Seal - "something repeatedly diving 200 metres off shore with swarms of Gulls above"

24-03-22 Linnet Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar to Bagstone
6 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 12 Redwing

Wapley Bushes LNR:
Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Robin, House Sparrow, Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
1 Buzzard, 2 Ravens and 15 Fieldfares.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bridgeyate - Cann Brake:
1 Tawny Owl - calling at 1pm

Bath - St John's Church:

2 Peregrine - 4th egg laid.

24-03-22 Long-tailed Tit Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham Community Woodland:
7 Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 12 Magpie, 26+ Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 12 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch

Newton St Loe:
2 Pheasant, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 LBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, GS Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Kestrel (m), 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 LT Tit, Chiffchaff - singing, Goldcrest - singing, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch

Willsbridge:

1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barow Gurney (tank 1 only):

1 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard, pr. Gadwall, 6 Tufted Ducks (1 f.), 1 m. Long-tailed Duck, 4 GC Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 21 BH Gull. 

Chew Valley Lake
 
Woodford:
5 Garganey (f & 4m)

Nunnery:
1 Little Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, c22 Cattle Egret (this pm)

Heron's Green:
24 Cattle Egret (am)

24-03-22 Brambling CVL (Nigel Sluman)

Stratford:
1 Garganey (m), 4 Little Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bearded Tit - heard only,  1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Brambling (f &2m)

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Scaup (f), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Great White Egret

Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, BUPP, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Mike Feetham, Heather England, Patrick Haigh, Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Nige Sluman, Chris & Anita Teague

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