Wednesday 30 March 2022

30-03-22 Wednesday - Little, Med & Iceland Gulls

 Colder: temp 6 to 8°C, wind north / northeasterly, cloud with some sunny spells

Garganey
Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff
Little Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Iceland Gull
Osprey, Marsh Harrier
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart
White Wagtail
Brambling, Redpoll

BRISTOL
30-03-22 Nuthatch, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park / Duchess Pond:
1 Mute Swan, 25 Mallard (including 5 ducklings), 22 Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 19 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 21 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 7 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Horfield Common:
1 Willow Warbler

BS7 garden:
1 Chiffchaff (singing)

Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 2 Nuthatch

Bedminster:
Black Redstart

Stockwood garden:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)
 
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
30-03-22 Wheatear, Littleton (Vic Savery)
Littleton-upon-Severn:
5 Buzzard thermalling together, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear
30-03-22 Ruff, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetland:
20+ Shoveler, 15 Gadwall, 75 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Avocet, 8 Lapwing (4 pairs), 4 Little Ringed Plover, 100 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Knot, 2 Ruff, 6 Snipe,  1 Green Sandpiper,  90 Redshank, 4 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Buzzard 

Severn Beach:
vis mig: 2 Stock Dove, 619 Wood pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Ringed Plover, 74 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 51 Herring Gull, 14 LBB Gull,  3 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Starling, 9 Redwing, 9 Alba wagtail, 3367 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 1 greenfinch, 101 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 273 Goldfinch, 
+ 1 Little Gull (adult) and 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer) on the Severn

Old Sodbury:
1 Red Kite

Hambrook:
1 Stock Dove, 25 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Egret, 6 Magpie, 26 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 7 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1 Dipper, 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Greenfinch

Frampton Cottrell:
1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET
30-03-22 Peregrine, Wains Hill Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
Wains Hill
vis mig: 80 Wood Pigeon, 1 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, 2047 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 80 Linnet, 75 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin 
+ present: 2 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail
Dowlais scrape:
2 Mute Swan, 15 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler (pair), 1 Gadwall (m), 2 Pintail (m), 20 Teal, 4 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Strode Road Bridge:
45 Wood Pigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Peregrine (m), 1 Common Sandpiper

Sand Point:
vismig: 2 Stock Dove, 140 Woodpigeon, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 11 Alba Wagtail, 510 Meadow Pipit, 40 Linnet, 230 Goldfinch

Congresbury Moor:
3 Buzzard, 9 Raven, 4 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting

Strawberry Line (section between Yatton & Congresbury):
3 Cetti’s Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap.

Ashcombe Park, WSM:
1 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper

30-03-22 Blackbird and Blue Tit, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Manor Road Community Woodlands, Keynsham:
1 Pheasant, 14 Woodpigeon, 4 Buzzard, 9 Magpie, 15 Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 10 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Farringtoin Gurney:
1 Iceland Gull (imm)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

30-03-22 Garganey, Villice Bay CVL (George Stacey)
Villice:
4 Garganey (1f)

30-03-22 Brambling, Nunnery CVL (Rob Hargreaves)
Nunnery:
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare, 32 Brambling

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting


 30-03-22 Raven, Moreton CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff (calling), 4 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 6+ Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 16 Jackdaw, 2 Bearded Tit (reeds lake side left of channel), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Herriotts:
4 Shelduck, 12+ Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 12+ Goldeneye (out on lake), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Little Gull (lake way out), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey (+ fish high over), 1 Bearded Tit (f)

Bittern Trail + Picnic Site 2:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Chiffchaff,  6+ Blackcap 

Reports: 

Peter Allen, Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, John Budd, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Rob Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Donna Harvey, Nick & Annie Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Paul Marshall, Andy Mears, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson