Saturday, 26 March 2022

26-03-22 Saturday - another Red Kite day

Sunny with a ESE wind - temp 4 to 18°C

Red Kite
Long-tailed Duck
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BRISTOL

Eastville:
Red Kite - one high at lunch & one low over Greenbank @ tea time

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Brent Goose - db, upriver at 7:25 am, 6 Blackcap - singing around the site

Littleton Warth:
3 Mute Swan - inc juv, 

Aust Cliff - vismig - highlights of a 4+ hr watch:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 1 Sand Martin, 9 White Wagtail, 1 Hawfinch, 5 Crossbill, c500 Meadow Pipit, 141 Siskin

Severn Beach:
1 Great White Egret - low heading east, Chiffchaff and Blackcap - singing everywhere, plenty of Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Goldfinch going through

Thornbury:
Red Kite

Wickwar - garden:
1 Greenfinch
26-03-22 Greenfinch Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Yate:
- town: 1 Red Kite - circling
 - garden:1 Blackcap (f) - still here

Frampton Cottrell:
Red Kite 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine (f&m), 1 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET
26-03-22 Buzzard Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon:
- local garden: 5 Buzzard - territorial dispute, 1 Peregrine
- Wain's Hill - vismig 90 mins: 1 Sand Martin, 87 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 10 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 72 Goldfinch, 7 Siskin, 
- Dowlais: 1 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 21 Redshank, 1 Black-headed Gull, 9 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat (m), 2 Rock Pipit, 5 Greenfinch

Bristol Airport:
Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Kenn Moor:
10 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat, 

Congresbury:
Red Kite

Worle:
Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven - over towards Staple Hill

Keynsham Memorial Park:
21 Mallard, 15 Feral Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 5 Wren, 2 Robin

Somerdale:
1 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 17 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin

Willsbridge:
Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Kestrel - hunting over the fields

RESERVOIRS
26-03-22 Buzzard BL (Chris Teague)
Blagdon Lake:

Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake
26-03-22 Long-tailed Duck CVL (Chris Craig)
Nunnery:

1 Long-tailed Duck - calling
26-03-22 Chiffchaff CVL (Chris Teague)
Stratford:

1 Chiffchaff

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