Sunday 26 March 2023

26-03-23 Sunday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 6 to 10°C. Rain overnight, but mostly dry. NNE wind keeping the temperature down midday.

Long-tailed Duck, Smew, Goosander
Grey Plover, Purple Sandpiper
Spoonbill
Merlin
Bearded Tit
Willow Warbler
Firecrest

26-3-23 Smew, CVL (Gary Thorburn)
BRISTOL


No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Pochard, 22 Avocet, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Sib. Chiffchaff

Coalpit Heath, Windmill Lakes:
Kestrel, Raven, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
Great and Green Woodpecker, Carrion Crow killing a Feral Pigeon, 3 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Treecreeper

Yate Rocks:
Firecrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Pier:
Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon-Yeo:
12 Canda Geese, 24 Mute Swan, 80 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 10 Grey Plover, 6 Curlew, 18 Dunlin, 115 Redshank, 0 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Spoonbill, 7 Little Egrert, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff

Nailsea Moor:
44 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 70 Starling, 30 Fieldfare, pair Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

Lower Failand:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Tormarton Road:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 f Merlin, Wheatear at Rushmead Lane

26-3-23 2nd Peregrine egg at 04:23 (Bath Peregrines)
Bath, St John's Church:

2nd Peregrine egg laid at 04:23 this morning

Dundas Aqueduct:
1 m Mandarin Duck, 1 m Goosander, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1st w Scaup, 1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
1 f Smew at Dam and Herons Green
2 Barn Owl at Herons Green
2 Red Kite
Swallows about
FirecrestWillow Warbler and Jackdaw ringed at CVRS
Bearded Tits calling at Herriott's

Summer Migrant Arrival Dates, under Information Sites, shows quite a few birds that have not arrived yet, espcially White Wagtail and Ring Ouzel

Reports: Peter Bryant, Chris Craig, Tim Ford, Andy Gibb, Rob Hargreaves, Simon Isgar, Craig Lewis, Aravind Ramesh, Harvey Rose, Gary Thorburn, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, ;opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG