23-02-24 Friday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 3°C to 6°C - Chilly start, but sunny in the morning, with some heavy rain showers. The gusty WSW wind dying away to 19mph

Merlin

Black-necked Grebe

Cattle Egret

Short-eared Owl

Bristol

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:

16 Mallard (1f), 4 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow , 1 Raven, 2 Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail (f & m)

Stoke Park - Sims' Hill:

1 Barn Owl

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tormarton - M4

1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine

Aust Warth:
2 Curlew, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark

Frampton Cotterell - garden: 

1 Blackcap (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
10+ Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow

Portbury Wharf:

16 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 14 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 8 Teal, 13 Tufted Duck, 10 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher,
1 Curlew, 16 Herring Gull, 59 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren,2 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Merlin - Northfield Lane

Kingswood:

2 Raven - over

Chew Magna:
35 Little Egret - in flooded fields

Stanton Drew:
c50 Cattle Egret

Keynsham, Broadmead:
2 Grey Heron, Skylark, 20 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

North of Hicks Gate Roundabout:
1 Red Kite

Saltford - The Shallows:
1 Little Owl 

Radstock, Writhlington school
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite - over

Herriotts inc. Pool:

10 Snipe - brief appearance, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 

Reported by: John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Chris Gay, Richard Giles, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Rick Seery, Larry Sweetland , blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG