Thursday 14 March 2024

14-03-24 Thursday - Swallow - Little Ringed Plover

Temp 11°C to 14°C - Some heavy rain early, a peek of the sun, then cloudy the rest of the day, moderate winds, mainly from S to SSW, gusting to 29mph

Swallow
Firecrest
Little Ringed Plover
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck

Bristol

Arnos Vale & Part:
7 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Redwing

Clifton Down:
3 Rook, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Firecrest - Zoo Bank, 1 Bullfinch (m), 1 Greenfinch - singing

Fishponds:
1 Red Kite

Redland Green Park:
3 Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Mandarin - pr

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Merlin

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover - over calling

Wickwar, West End:
1 Sparrowhawk - a foot of the ground
14-03-24 Goosander Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
11 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (f), 1 Little Grebe, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Siskin,

Yate - Common:
5 Chiffchaff - singing

Yate - Town centre:
I Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon, Highdale Rd - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 5 Magpie

St Thomas Head - Sand Point:
1 Swallow, c25 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
30 Stock Dove - A46 end of West Littleton Rd

Bitton:
Mandarin - pr

Chew Magna - R Chew
24 Little Egret
14-03-24 Wren Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
4 Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 5 Magpie, 8+ Rook, 6+ Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 
14-03-24 Mistle Thrush Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Broadmead - flooded fields:
Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Shoveler

Bath:
Freshford and Monkton Combe: Chiffchaff - singing
- Horsecombe Vale: Chaffinch and Greenfinch - singing
Sulis Plateau: Skylark - singing

Farrington Gurney:
1 Red Kite

Midsomer Norton:
1 Raven, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
4 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 18+ Sand Martin

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot

Woodford:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 Raven,  4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 

Stratford:
2 Wigeon - pr, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 1st wint, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Chiffchaff - singing

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Will Duckworth, Anthony Goodwin, Andrew Harrison. Nigel Jones, Robert Kelsh, Rob Laughton, Paul Marshall, Nige Milbourne, Paul Moon, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Nige Sluman, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Paul Tompkins, Chris Vines