02-04-23 Sunday - Mandarin & Osprey

Temp 8° to 10°C. Some cloud, some sun and the odd light shower, with a gentle breeze from the north east. Is spring finally here to stay?

Smew, Mandarin

Ring-necked Duck

Marsh Harrier, Osprey

Scaup, Yellow Wagtail

Marsh Tit, Siskin

BRISTOL

Abbots Leigh:
6 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

Fishponds:
Chiffchaff, Singing Blackcap

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, many Chiffchaff, singing Blackcap

02-04-23 Mistle Thrush, Bristol (Gill)

Downs: 

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush

02-04-23 Green Woodpecker, Bristol (Gill)

Goldney Hall, Clifton:

1 Tawny Owl

Stoke Bishop - Garden:

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay (6 more in Canford Cemetery), 2 Coal Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth Lake:

5 Greylag Goose, 3 Mandarin (2M 1F), 10 Tufted Duck

Oldbury Power Station to Pill Head Gout:
8 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 15 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 8 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear,  2 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:

c200 Kittiwake

Inglestone Common:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 22 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thursh, 2 Bullfinch, 11 Greenfinch, 21 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Yate Rocks:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Yate: Kingsgate Park:

1 Jay, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff

02-04-23 Chiffchaff, Yate (Chris Teague)

Dewshill Wood:

2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 37 Rook nests, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush

Wickwar: 

Mute Swans, 1 Red Kite

02-04-23 Mute Swan, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Westerleigh:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1 Great White Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail, 47 Meadow Pipit, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch

02-04-23 Great White Egret, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Egyptian Goose (with 5 young), 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 5 Lapwing, 4 Redshank 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

02-04-23 Stonechat, Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Sand Point/Bay:
23 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 22 Redshank, 28 Kittiwake, 1 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 29 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet

02-04-23 Chaffinch, Sand Point (Dean Reeves)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Down Road:

1 Wheatear

Newton St Loe:

Linnet, 25+ Yellowhammer

02-04-23 Yellowhammer, Newton St Loe (Wayne&Lauren Tucker)

Keynsham, Garden:

2 Raven (flyover), 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 12+ Starling, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Redshank, 4+ Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare

Chew Valley Lake

Denny:

21 Little Egret

Bernard King Hide:
1 Osprey, 3 Red Kite

Heron's Green:
1 Smew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl

02-04-23 Marsh Harriers, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Scaup (F), 2 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 1 Muntjac Deer

Reported by: Gill-Tiger Lotus, Jack, Jon Angell, John Barnett, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Stephanie Chadwick, Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Peter Hazlewood, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Lucy Masters, Nigel Milbourne, Dean Reeves, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Mike Trew, Wayne&Lauren Tucker, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG