27-02-24 Tuesday - Brambling

Temp 1°C to 9°C - A frosty morning turned into a fairly pleasant day, but felt cold in the SW wind.

Robins building nests, numbers of stonechats increasing, and a report of a Swallow/Martin from Chew Valley Lake yesterday.

Mediterranean Gull

Water Pipit

Brambling

Bristol

Avonmouth Docks:

1 Water Pipit

Clifton Downs:

40+ Starling, 2 Bullfinch (m & f)

Redland:

5 Jay

27-02-24 Great Tit, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 62 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 14 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 24 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 30 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, 18 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

8 Stonechat, 1 Brambling

Aust Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 15 Redwing, c60 Fieldfare

NewPassage/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Little Grebe, 66 Oystercatcher, 17 Lapwing, 59 Curlew, c100 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c150 Dunlin, c80 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat

27-02-24 Little Egret, Pilning (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
1 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Stonechat

Yate:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Coopers Lake: pr Mandarin, 1 f Goosander

Kingsgate Park: 5 f Goosander, 17 Tufted Duck

Dodington Ash:
4 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Dowlais:
9 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, pr Raven

Kingston Seymour - WBS:
1 Shelduck, 3 Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk,
2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 251 Redwing, 105 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 17 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hallatrow:
1 Red Kite

27-02-24 Dipper, Willsbridge (Donna Harvey)

Willsbridge:

1 Dipper- with ring

Keynsham, Somerdale:
100 BH Gull, 400 Common Gull, 30 Herring Gull, 40 LBB Gull, 60+ Pied Wagtail

Newton St Loe:
1 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 15 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing 1 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

27-02-24 Fieldfare, NSL (Wayne Tucker)

Stanton Prior:
5 Pied Wagtail, 30 Chaffinch, 12 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-02-24 Goosander, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (f), 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (M), 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch 

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Moreton:
9 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 GBB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail

Herriotts inc. Pool:

7 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail (calling), 1ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: BS5 Wildlife, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Ed Drewitt, Donna Harvey, Andy Leggatt, Nick Page, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG