16-03-24 Saturday - Siberian Chiffchaff

 Temp 4°C to 11°C - Dry start before rain set in by mid-afternoon. A southerly wind, reaching force 2.

Some prolonged rain forecast overnight, which should drop a few migrants tomorrow morning (providing conditions in the channel are clear!)

Common Scoter

Black-necked Grebe

Merlin

Sand Martin

Siberian Chiffchaff

Bristol

Eastville Park:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker

Greenbank:

3 Common Scoter flocks over during night

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-03-24 Chiffchaff, Oldbury Power Station (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust Cliff vismig:

Heading NE:

2 Stock Dove, 1046 Woodpigeon, 4 Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Rook, 1 Mistle Thrush, 24 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 alba Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 16 Linnet, 45 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin

Heading SW:

1 Stock Dove, 16 Redwing

Grounded:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin

Aust Warth:
1 Merlin

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pochard, 10 Avocet, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sand Martin

New Passage:

27 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 34 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 160 Teal, 1 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher, 10 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 4 Snipe, 242 Redshank, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 30 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

Easter Compton to M49

20 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.70 Jackdaw - flock, 18 Rook, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, c.30 Starling - flock, 9 Redwing

16-03-24 Barn Owl - camera trap, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl

16-03-24 Treecreeper, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Lower Woods:

1 Treecreeper

Yate

Gardens:

5 Blackcap (4m, 1 f), 1 f Chaffinch

Kingsgate Park:

3 Tufted Duck, 2 f Goosander, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Canada Goose, 5 Teal, 4 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 4+ Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat

16-03-24 Peregrine, Westerleigh (Christopher Teague)

Westerleigh:

1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl, 20 Sand Martin

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
1 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Clevedon - Wains Hill vismig:
6 Woodpigeon, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Worle:

High Street:

c.15 Siskin - feeding in alder tree

Garden:

1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Memorial Park:

3 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Magpie, 4+ Jackdaw, 5+ Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin

Keynsham STW:
5+ Chiffchaff (incl possible Siberian), 1+ Siskin

Bath-Carrs Woodland:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 23 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 21 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 19 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

16-03-24 Siskin, Blagdon Lake (Christopher Teague)

Blagdon Lake:
2 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 22 Goldeneye, 1 juv Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 27 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 f Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green Bay:

2 (m/f) Scaup

Moreton:
8 Linnet

Stratford:
2 f Scaup

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Marsh Harrier, 17 Sand Martin

Reported by: Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Alan Daniels, Sean Davies, Jamie Dunning, Julian Eastoe, Heather England, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague.

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