Saturday, 2 March 2024

02-03-24 Saturday - Waxwing - may be the last one, I don't know

Temp 1°C to 6°C - Laying snow thawing fast in the heavy rain. Mainly light WSW wind up to 17mph.

Waxwing
Avocet
Black-necked Grebe
Short-eared Owl

Bristol

Easton:
House Sparrow

Frenchay, UWE - Stoke Lane:
c60 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
33 Canada Goose, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe - rare here, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 49 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 13 Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, c200 mixed Redwing/Fieldfare, 25 Meadow Pipit, 

Severn Beach:
2 Knot, c400 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 
02-03-24 Canada Goose Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:

6 Canada Goose, 20 Teal, 1 Little Egret, Little Owl, 6 Raven, Stonechat

Yate:
- Kingsgate Park: 8 Goosander (7f +m)
- Garden: 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird (f&m)
02-03-24 Greenfinch Bradley Stoke (Mike Prior)
Bradley Stoke - garden feeders:
Blue & Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), House Sparrow, Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Mallard - swimming in the lane, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Clevedon:
 - Dowlais: 8 Canada Goose, 16 Shoveler, 19 Teal, 1 Lapwing
- garden: 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Backwell Lake:
7 Cormorant, 64 Little Egret - in to roost 

Kenn Moor:
73 Snipe, 13 Egret (probably Cattle and Little)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Court:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Waxwing, l Blackcap, several Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare
02-03-24 Dunnock Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
4 Mallard, 3 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 4 Black-headed Gull, 6+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Magpie, 12+ Rook, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham, Somerdale
6 Mallard, 10 Woodpigeon, 39 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 9 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 8 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Wren, 4 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

no news today

Reported by: Mark Coller, Barry Dursley, Andrew Harrison, Martyn Hayes, Howard Oakden, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Tim Warren