Sunday, 19 March 2023

19-03-23 Sunday - Avocet, Wheatear

Temp 6 to 12°C.  Sunshine, dry, light breeze, warm in the Sun. West wind, peaking at 10 mph.

Mandarin, Long-tailed Duck
Avocet, Little Ringed Plover
Little Gull, Mediterranean Gull
Wheatear, Brambling
Redpoll, Corn Bunting


BRISTOL

Filton garden:
1 Green Woodpecker calling, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 m Blackbird, 1 m Greenfinch
19-3-23 Redpoll, Stockwood (Bri Thompson)
Stockwood garden:
Redpoll

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Inglestone Common Woods:
2 m/f Mandarin (Bedford Woods), 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 6 Goldfinch
19-3-23 Goldcrest, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Coot, 1 Peregrine, 6 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 4 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat
19-3-23 Avocet, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
2 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff inc Siberian

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
2 Sand Martin, 10 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 ad Little Gull

Clevedon Marine Lake:
1 1st winter Little Gull

Barrow Tanks:
2 Canada Goose, 3 Teal, 9 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 75 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Grey Wagtail, Greenfinch
19-3-23 Wheatear, Clevedon Yeo (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
Wheatear
19-3-23 Chiffchaff, Worlebury (Karen Jayne)
Sand Point and Middle Hope:
12 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 40 Fieldfare, 3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 50 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Rushmead:
3 Red-legged Partridge, 6 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 35 Skylark, 1 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet, 100 Corn Bunting, 24 Yellowhammer
19-3-23 Wheatear, Drifton Hill (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield, Drifton Hill, Wilts:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, Corn Bunting

Stockwood open Space:
4 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 m Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Keynsham garden:
1 Red Kite chased off by 2 Raven, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch

Burnett/Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS
19-3-23 Goldeneye, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake
1 Cattle Egret, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 4 Raven, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
4 Lapwing, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff
19-3-23 Cattle Egret, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 f Scaup, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
19-3-23 Brambling, Chew Valley Ringing Station 
CV Ringing Station:
Brambling

Herriott's:
8 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 3 Pintail, 50 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Mediterranean Gull,1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Malcolm Gibbs, Richard Giles and Fiona Neate, Rob Hargreaves, Karen Jayne, Andy Mears, Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen,  Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Liza White, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, @NailseaNatureopsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG