05-03-23 Sunday - Firecrests & Brambling

Temp 2° to 5°C. Cloudy with a gentle west north west breeze.

Pink-footed Goose

Mandarin Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Smew, Avocet

Mediterranean Gull

Firecrests, Black Redstart

Brambling

BRISTOL

Redland Garden:

2 Magpie, 2 Crow, 1 Coat Tit, 1 Wren, 10 House Sparrow

Kingsweston Chase:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Firecrest, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth Lake:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck (1M 1F), 2 Gadwall (1M 1F), 12 Tufted Duck, 6+ Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Grey Wagtail

Tortworth Area

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, Redwing, Fieldfare, 1 Bullfinch

Oldbury Power Station:
1 (m) Black Redstart  

05-03-23 Black Redstart, OPS (Heather England)

Northwick Warth:

2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 43 Avocet, 560 Black-tailed Godwit, 800 Dunlin

05-03-23 Pink-Footed Goose, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
1 (f) Black Redstart

Yate - Brinsham Park

3 Goosander (2M 1F), 14 Redwing

05-03-23 Goosander, Yate (Andrew Lipczynski)

Yate:

Black-headed Gull- Ringed in Norway (J2023)

05-03-23 Black-headed Gull, Yate (Darren Pearce)

Mayshill:

1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ketrel, 3 Raven

Three Brooks Lake:
3+ Water Rail

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Dipper

05-03-23 Dipper, River Frome (Chris Teague)

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
Big flocks of Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch. Also Skylark, Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Egyptian Geese,  6 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 40 Wigeon, 25 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Collared Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 200 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hallatrow:

1 Dipper

Compton Martin:
5 (3M 2F) Brambling 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 (f) Goosander, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:

1 (m) Goosander

Heron's Green:
1 (f) Smew    

05-03-23 Smew, CVL (Brian Bray)

Herriot's:

2 Mediterranean Gull

Reported by: Mike Tranter, Brian Bray, Bri Thompson, Chris Craig, Mike Jackson, Robin Jones, Jeanette Sakel, Heather England, Nailsea Nature, Darren Pearce, Brian Lancastle, Gary Thoburn, Alan Daniells, Andy Mears, Chris Teague, Alastiar Fraser, Trevor Riddle, Jean Oliver, Di Bunniss, Nancy Barrett, Patrick Hancock, Andy Lipczynski, Richard Giles, Fiona Neate, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG