Sunday 10 March 2024

10-03-24 Sunday - Woodlark & Wheatear

Temp 7°C to 11°C - Mainly cloudy with a glimpse of sun but with heavy rain showers and more persistently after tea. A light wind shifting from SSE to ENE

Woodlark
Little Gull
Pink-footed Goose

Bristol

Combe Dingle - garden:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 1 Chaffinch (f), 3 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

Eastville Park:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Rook - over southwest

Easton - Albion Rd:
6 Jay - in hot pursuit so livening up the area

Sea Mills - R Avon WeBS:
7 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 12 Mallard, 6 Common Sandpiper, 16 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 60 Black Headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 3 Rook - over north, 40 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
10-03-24 Little Egret Damery (Heather England)
Demery - Little Avon River:
1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher - pr, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 30 Siskin, 

Aust Wetlands:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 8 Coot, 4 Lapwing, 20 Redwing, 1 Robin, 6 Pied Wagtail

Aust Cliff/Services:
11 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Woodlark, 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing,  72 alba wagtail, 38 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 257 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
10-03-24 Kestrel PIL (Steve Richardson)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:

1 Pink-footed Goose, 7 Pintail, 1 Great-crested Grebe, 11 Lapwing, 2 Avocet, 4 Black-tailed-Godwit, 1 Snipe, 9 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 200+ mixed Redwing & Fieldfare, 1 Siskin 
10-03-24 Little Egret Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:

1 Little Egret

Yate Rocks - garden
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m)

Coalpit Heath:
1 Little Owl, 3 Skylark,  1 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Nuthatch, 50+ Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 20+ Chaffinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
150 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 45 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew, 1000 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe - Dowlais, 1 Common Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 150 Black Headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull - adult, Clevedon Pill, 60 Herring Gull, 21 Skylark, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 10 Stonechat - Kenn Est, 1 Wheatear - Kenn Est, 1 White Wagtail, 250 Meadow Pipit - all to NE, 6 Siskin

Clevedon - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

North Common, Jarretts Meat Processing:
3 Red Kite

Wick - Riding Barn Hill:
2 Raven

Landsdown, Fairfield Park - garden
1 Buzzard - soaring, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 1 Greenfinch (f), 8 Goldfinch
10-03-24 Jay NSL (Wayne Tucker)
Twerton - garden:
1 Jay - stocking up

RESERVOIRS
10-03-24 GC Grebe CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
4 Gossander (f&3m) - over north, 1 Mediterrania Gull - ad

Sutton Wick:
1 Scaup (f)

Woodford:
- path to the Dam:  Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, Wren, Song Thrush, Robin
- entrance: 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - feeding, 1 Goldcrest

Moreton:
1 Scaup (m), 3 Goldeneye (f&2m), 1 Marsh Harrier (f)
10-03-24 Little Gull CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:

1 Little Gull - over towards Denny Island

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Scaup (m)

Reported by: Chris Craig, Paul Davison, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Tim Ford, Alastair Fraser, Malcolm Gibbs, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, Nigel Jones,  Andy Mears, Linda Moysey, Ken Hall, Howard Oakden, Nigel Povey, Steve Richardson, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Joe Sargent, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker