01-03-24 Friday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 6°C to 8°C.  What a day!  Squally south-westerlies blowing in rain and hail showers at regular intervals all day.

Purple Sandpiper

Black-necked Grebe

Firecrest

Bristol

Bristol Temple Meads:

1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Clifton Down:

1 singing Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 40+ Redwing (flock, singing).

Queens Road (Museum):

1 ex-Avocet - remains left by a Peregrine.

Zoo Bank:

1 calling Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

no news

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
(Wharf Lane flooded)  Wigeon, Teal, Coot, Moorhen, Black-necked Grebe, Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Linnet.

Portishead:
2 Purple Sandpiper.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

(survey late yesterday evening, 29th Feb)  5 Golden Plover, 5 Woodcock, 4 Snipe, Little Owl, Short-eared Owl, c.40 Fieldfare.

Doynton:
400+ Common Gull

Bath - St John's Church:

2 Peregrine - on the nest platform, camera misted but clearing.

Chew Magna - R Chew

c.40 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 20 Little Egret, 

Belluton:

1 Red Kite

Publow:

Barn Owl

Elm Farm, Burnett:

Merlin

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 m. Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Great White Egret.

Chew Valley Lake
no news

Reported by: BUPP, Andy Davis, Andy Leggatt, Nick Page,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG and members of the local birding WhatsApp groups.