17-03-24 Sunday - Swallow, Wheatear, Knot

Temp 12°C to 14°C - Heavy rain overnight eased early morning, and the day finished rather nice and spring like, though the moderate winds from the WSW kept it fresh. 

With this week's Swallows and Little Ringed Plover, the Avon year list now stands at 158 species, see the list here.

Knot

Green Sandpiper

Swallow

Wheatear

Siskin

Bristol

Arnos Vale Cemetery & Park:

1 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing

Bishopton garden:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

Redland:

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1m Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
10+ Avocet, 10+ Linnet

17-03-24 Little Owls & Stock Dove standoff, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
Stock Dove, Buzzard, Little Owl, Kestrel, Peregrine, Raven, 2 Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch

Yate/Westerleigh Common:

2 Coal Tit, 7+ Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Siskin

Windmill Fishery:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Kenn Mouth:
2 Wheatear

Clevedon garden:

2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Magpie, 4 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear

Uphill:
125 Knot

Bleadon:
1 Green Sandpiper

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Rugby Club:
30+ Siskin

Keynsham, Broadmead:
2m Shoveler, 30+ Linnet

17-03-24 Water Rail, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham Duck Pond:

1 Water Rail

Bath - Newbridge:
30 Siskin

Newton St Loe:

17-03-24 Wren, NSL (Wayne Tucker)

7 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove 4 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 15 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 12 Wren, 4 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 250+ Siskin

17-03-24 Dipper, MSN (Merv Carlyon)

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Gill, Merv Carlyon, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Mike Meechem, Blake Norton, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG