Wednesday 13 March 2024

13-03-24 Wednesday

Temp 9°C to 13°C - Cloudy all day with a moderate breeze from the SW

Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Pink-footed Goose
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull

Bristol
Peregrine, Clifton Down (Merv Carlyon)
Clifton Down:
1+ Peregrine
Sparrowhawk, Clifton (David Esam)
Clifton (garden):
1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Short-eared Owl, Aust (Lisa Presland)
Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Rock Pipit

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Pintail, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Avocet, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, c100 Fieldfare, 5 Linnet
Turnstone, Severn Beach (Lisa Presland)
Severn Beach:
35+ Turnstone

Yate:
11 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (f), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite (low towards centre), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 7+ Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, ++ Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Redwing, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
4 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck (all at Dowlais), 12 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 30 Teal, 26 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 17 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 16 Turnstone, 45 Dunlin, 6 Redshank, 1 Black-headed Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Clevedon (garden):
4 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit

Nailsea Moor:
7 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw 6 Rook, 13 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, ca. 300 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Uphill (STW):
4 Sand Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Filton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Jackdaw (circling)

Willsbridge:
1 Raven

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite,  1 Kestrel

Burnett:
1 Kestrel
Water Rail, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham (Memorial Park):
12 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail

Keynsham (Broadmead Lane):
3 Shoveler (2m+1f on flood)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:
1 Long-tailed Duck (Tank 3)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff

Denny Island:
1 Peregrine (eating a gull)
Robin/Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin
Cormorant, Hollowbrook (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:

1 Cormorant

Walley Bank Path:
1 Goosander, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 6+ Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Great white Egret, 1 Chiffchaff
Scaup, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Wigeon, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:

2 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon (3F+1M), 3 Scaup (2F+1M), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldfinch

Stratford:
15 Goldeneye, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy), 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shelduck, 8+ Goldeneye, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (summer plumage - flew over to the south), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, ~Chris, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Andrew Harrison, David Esam, Julian Green, Jean Oliver, ~Mark, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen