Tuesday 29 March 2022

29-03-22 Tuesday - Osprey - Swallow

Rain on and off, NE wind - temp 10 to 11°C

Osprey
Cattle Egret
Swallow
Little Gull
Bar-tailed Godwit
Long-tailed Duck
Black Redstart

BRISTOL
29-03-22 Grey Heron Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle
- garden: 1 Grey Heron - early visitor
- garden: nesting evidence shown by Blue Tit, Wren, Robin, Dunnock
29-3-22 Willow Warbler, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park and Duchess Pond:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 22 Mallard, (inc. 5 Duckling), 22 Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 17 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 19 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 m/f Blackcap, 7 Wren, 22 Starling,11 m Blackbird, 6 Robin,9 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 15 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch

Stoke Park, Purdown 2hrs vismig:
7 Fieldfare - south, 14 Redwing - north, 87 Meadow Pipit - n, 4 Chaffinch - n, 8 Linnet- n 5 Goldfinch - nw
29-3-22 Black Redstart, Stockwood (Bri Thompson)
Stockwood:
Black Redstart
29-03-22 Goldcrest Filton Park (Liza Baker)
Filton Park:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f & m), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 4 Robin, 8 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Swallow - pm 

Pilning Village:
1 Little Egret, 1 Swallow

Severn Beach - 4hrs Vismig:
2 Pintail, 3 Stock Dove, 551 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3630 Meadow Pipit, 124 Linnet, 217 Goldfinch
29-3-22 Water Pipit, Chittening (Matt Hall)
Chittening Warth:

1 Jack Snipe, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Water Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Red Kite, 2 Brambling

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Lake Ground - cricket pitch:
3 White Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit

Clevedon:
 - Wain's Hill, 2 hrs of vismig: 185 Woodpigeon, 1 Merlin, 4 Sand Martin, 1308 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 92 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 
 - Cannons Gate: Common Scoter - heard on nocturnal migration (nogmig)

Maiden Head:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Rushmead Lane:
1 Green Sandpiper
29-03-22 Dipper Willsbridge (Donna Harvey)
Willsbridge:
2 Dipper - one ringed with numbers X27 seen

29-3-22 Grey Heron, Keynsham (Andy Harrison)
Keynsham Memorial Park:
22 Mallard, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Wren, 6 Robin, 7+ House Sparrow 

Bath, Lansdown racecourse:
2 Red Kite, 1 Black Redstart
29-3-22 Stock Dove, Bath garden (Sean Whyte)
Bath, Weston garden:
1 Stock Dove

Monkton Combe to Midford via Midford Brook and back via Tucking Mill:
Pheasant, 2 Mandarin Duck - pr, Mallard, 1 Goosander (f), Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, LBB Gull, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, LT Tit, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Wren, 1 Nuthatch, Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Little Gull

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey
29-3-22 Shelduck, CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake

6 Shelduck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 250 BH Gull, 4 Collared Dove

Denny Island:
1 Mandarin Duck (m)

Woodford:
2 Shelduck, 1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st wint, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff
29-3-22 Goldeneye, Villice (George Stacey)
Villice:
4 Garganey (1f), 2 Gadwall, 2 m/f Goldeneye

Heron's Green:
21 Cattle Egret

Moreton:
2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Blackcap - singing, 1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:
4 Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull 1st wint, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

Out of area

Castle Combe - BOC walk:
21 Canada Goose, 8 Mallard, 10 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 50 Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jay, Magpie, 8 Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 26 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 7 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 40 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 13 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Reports: Derek Angell, Liza Baker, John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Bunniss, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Steve Curtis, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Rob Emery, Ollie Fournier, Alastair Fraser, David Gale, Matt Hall, Geoff Hardman, Andy Harrison, Donna Harvey, Mike Moxon, Aravin Raamesh, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Bri Thompson, Dan Webb, Sean Whyte, Jack Wylson,