Monday, 4 March 2024

04-03-24 Monday - Hawfinch

Temp 4°C to 10°C - Some sun poking through early but heavy rain after lunch. A gusty mainly SE wind up to 35mph.

Hawfinch
Firecrest
Black Redstart
Long-tailed Duck
Yellowhammer
Avocet
Black-necked Grebe

Bristol

Arno's Vale - Cemetery and Park
3 Stock Dove, 3 Sparrowhawk, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing

Bishopston -garden:
1 Tawny Owl - hooting at 04:50, annual visit.
04-03-24 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Mel Parker)
Snuff Mills:
6 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 10+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher (m), 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 10+, 20+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blue Tit, 10+ Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, c12 Starling. 5 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1+ Goldfinch, 15+ Siskin

Abbey Wood MOD:
16 Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 15 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
13 Shelduck, 11 Wigeon, 58 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 18 Turnstone, 18 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Black Redstart (m)

Aust Services - vismig:
c 900 Woodpigeon,  80 Redwing, 20 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch heading west, 2 Greenfinch, 13 Linnet, 4 Siskin, 

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Avocet, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine
04-03-24 Blackcap & Greenfinch Yate (Alan Daniells)
Yate - garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk - turned up later, 1 Blackcap (f), Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warth:
1 Black-necked Grebe

Portishead:
- Battery Point: 2 Purple Sandpiper
- Boating Lake: 1 Mediterranean Gull
04-03-24 Great White Egret Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon - Dowlais:
1 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - garden:
2 Blackcap (f&m)

Chew Magna - R Chew
44 Little Egret

Stanton Prior:
10 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 30 Linnet, 5+ Yellowhammer

Stanton Drew:
1 Barn Owl - early morning

Woollard:
4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Siskin
04-03-24 Blackbird Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
3 Mallard, 19 Feral Pigeon, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 11 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
6 Pochard, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Firecrest, Goldcrest, 6 Siskin

Reported by:Pete Brain, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Matt Faulkner, Andy Gibb, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Andy Leggatt, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Blake Norton, Nick Page, Mel Parker, Mike Prior, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines