28-02-23 Tuesday - Yellow Wagtail, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff

 Cloudy, but mostly dry. Cold NNE. Temp. 5 to 8°C. 

Yellow Wagtail

Ring-necked Duck 

Scaup

Long-tailed Duck
Hume's Warbler

Black Redstart

28-02-23 Peregrine-male, Avon Gorge (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

2 Peregrine (f&m)

Avonmouth - Holes Mouth.

1 Yellow Wagtail - 3 weeks early

Malago Greenway:

2 Mallard, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit

St George, Crew's Hole Woodland:

1Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 21 Magpie -3 nests, 1 Chiffchaff-singing, 1 Blackcap -singing, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

29 Canada Goose, 6 Wigeon, 41 Teal, 11 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 50 Turnstone, 26 Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redwing , 4 Stonechat

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
2 Barnacle Goose, 85 Teal, 1 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 600 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mistle Thrush  

New Passage:
10 Shelduck, 90 Wigeon, 20 Curlew, 200 Dunlin

Severn Beach:

38 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 35 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 30 Herring Gull,1 Black Redstart- 1st-w male, 1 Stonechat

28-02-23 Bullfinch, Yate ( Barry Dursley)

Yate-allotment:

5 Bullfinch-2m, 3f

28-02-23 Dipper, Little Avon ( Matt Scott)

Tortworth-Little Avon:

1 Dipper 

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Coombe NR:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing.

Nailsea Wall:

16 Canada Goose, 1 Teal, 1 Common Gull, 1 Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail

Banwell:

1 Sparrowhawk

M5-Junction 21:

1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:

Tawny Owl- 2m, 1f calling

Willsbridge Mill:

1 Treecreeper 

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1  Green Woodpecker

Compton Dando SWT:

1 Coal Tit, 1 Hume's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

28-02-23 Buzzard, Marshfield ( Raoul Chandrasakera)

Marshfield:

2+ Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow  Gurney:

1 Long-tailed Duck- male on T1

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck-male at Long Bay, 8 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap-singing, 1 Siskin -f.

Chew Valley Lake

28-02-23 Firecrest, Woodford Lodge (Chris Craig)

Woodford Lodge:

1 Firecrest, 10 Redwing, 1  Bullfinch

Herons Green Bay:

1 Smew, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Moreton:

1 Scaup -female

Out of Area:

White-rumped Sandpiper- Slimbridge

Richard's Pipit- Awre

Reports: Chris Craig, Andy Davis,  Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Nigel Kempson, John Lewis, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Nick Page  Phil Quinn, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG ,ABNG,

BTO AVON REGION. BREEDING BIRD SURVEY

UNALLOCATED NATIONAL SQUARES

This is a list of the BBS National squares that are at present 'unallocated'. The list is rather longer than usual caused in part by an extra allocation of squares by the BTO and in part by the disruptions of the last couple of years. If you are interested in any of these squares please drop me a line - they will of course be allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis. 

B&NES

ST5851 - Nedge Hill *

ST5856 - Prospect Stile - South Widcombe *

ST5958 - White Cross, S of Bishop Sutton *

ST6159 - Farmland W of Clutton

ST6356 - Hallatrow

ST6458 - High Littleton * 

ST6757 - Radford

ST6862 - E of Stanton Prior

ST6954 - Radstock *

ST7057 - Peasedown St John

ST7160 - Farmland N of Dunkerton *

ST7257 - Wellow Road, E of Peasedown St John*

ST7262 - Rush Hill, Bath

ST7559 - Twinhoe, NE of Wellow*

North Somerset

ST3464 - E of Sand Bay

ST3859 - Knightcott - W of Banwell *

ST3960 - Moorland Farm, N of Banwell *

ST3962 - Rolstone  *

ST4056 - Barton Drove (SW of Winscombe) *

ST4158 - N of Winscombe*

ST4257 - Sidcot *

ST4364 - Congresbury Moor

ST4366 - E of Yatton

ST4367 - Farmland of Kenn Moor, North of railway

ST4465 – Claverham – East of Yatton

ST4659 - Upper Langford*

ST4660 - Lower Langford

ST4860 - Farmland East of Langford

ST4970 - SW of Tyntesfield

ST5163 - Merry Hill Farm (N of Butcombe) *

ST5456 - Compton Martin *

South Gloucestershire

ST5481 – Old Gas Works industrial estate

ST5786 - Olveston Drainage Rhyne

ST5888 - Red Hill (SE of Aust) *

ST6977 - Farmland N of Pucklechurch

ST7085 - E of Rangeworthy

ST7785 – Highfield Lane – S of Hawkesbury Upton*

ST7986 - East of Hawkesbury Upton

Somerset (but in Avon BTO region)

ST3150 - N of Burnham-on-Sea*

ST3850 - Levels W of Chapel Allerton*

ST4556 - Long Bottom (SE of Shipham) *

ST4651 - Cheddar Moor Drove*

ST4953 - Cheddar Head*

ST5153 - Yoxter Farm, Mendip

ST5256 - Green Plantation, S. of Ubley

ST5650 - Tower Hill (E of Priddy (Mendip)) *

ST5851 - Mendip, W of Green Ore*

ST6050 - SW of Emborough (W of Old Down)*

ST6054 - Farmland E of Litton

ST6154 - NW of Ston Easton *

ST6250 - N of Gurney Slade

ST6251 - Old Down (Mendip)

ST6750 - N of Holcombe (E of Stratton on the Fosse)*

ST6850 - Lipyeate

ST7050 - Wincanton Racecourse *

ST7452 - Hardington & surrounding farmland 

ST7652 - E of Hardington

ST7851 - Lullington (N of Frome) *

ST7853 - W of Woolverton (nr Rode but W of A36)*

 * Not previously surveyed

Contact : Dave Stoddard 

dave.stoddard@tiscali.co.uk

tel 0117 9246968                    

23 Claremont Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JD.