Tuesday 12 March 2024

12-03-24 Tuesday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 7°C to 13°C -  At least 16mm of rain. The S to W wind built through the day, with gusts up to 26mph.

With the recent additions of Pink-footed Goose, Woodlark and the first summer migants, the 2024 Avon List stands at 156 species, let us know if we have missed any off. Click here to see the current list.

Egyptian Goose
Purple Sandpiper
Avocet
Marsh Tit
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
4 Redpoll

Stoke Park:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit

Temple Quay:
100+ Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:
Short-eared Owl

Pilning/New Passage:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 18 Avocet
12-03-24 Marsh Tit, Wickwar (Alan Piper)
Wickwar:
1 Marsh Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon- Garden:
2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie
12-03-24 Egyptian Geese, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)
Dowlais:
2 Egyptian Goose

Backwell- garden:
Jay, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 1m Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Free Fields Wood:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 25 Redwing

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper, 1m Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
3 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 20 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 319 Tufted Duck, 21 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 12+ Great White Egret, 43+ Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Wally Bank:
3 Goosander, 5 singing Chiffchaff

Woodford:
2 Oystercatcher

Stratford:
1f Scaup, 20 Goldeneye, 1f Marsh Harrier, 2 Great White Egret

Reports: Ben Crabb, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Robin Lambert, Nick Page, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, David Poulton, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirdseBirdopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG