18-03-24 Monday - lots of singing Chiffchaff

Temp 4°C to 15°C. Dry and plenty sun. Gentle southeasterly turning southwesterly.

Golden Plover

Short-eared Owl

Wheatear

Redpoll

18-03-24  Chiffchaff, Woodford path CVL (Ian Stapp)

Bristol

Blaise Castle:

1 Nuthatch

18-03-24  Nuthatch, Redland Green Park (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch

2 Bishopston gardens:

Both reported 1 Sparrowhawk

Avon Gorge:

2 Peregrine (pair)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Linnet (m), 1 Reed Bunting (m)

18-03-24  Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher 

Eastville rooftop skywatch:
6+ Buzzard, 2+ Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 3 Meadow Pipit (north), 1 Redpoll (northwest)

Greenbank Cemetery

2 Green Woodpecker

Arnos Vale Cemetery & Arnos Park:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-03-24  Golden Plover, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:

76 Golden Plover (first of the year at this site), c100 Turnstone, 15 Chiffchaff (13 singing)

Thornbury:

1 Red Kite

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Pintail, 8 Avocet, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sand Martin

Yate:
1 Red Kite (over)

18-03-24 Sparrowhawk, Yate garden (Alan Daniells)

Yate garden:

1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Lyde Green:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Black-necked Grebe

Clevedon garden:

1 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Crow, 1 Robin

Sheepway, Portbury:
1 Red Kite

18-03-24 Wheatear, Portishead (Stephen Jones)

Black Nore Lighthouse, Portishead:
1 Wheatear

Banwell garden:
2 Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker (m & f), 1 Green Woodpecker (f), 2 Nuthatch , 4 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin (m)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield Road, BS16

2 Raven (over)

Siston to Rodway Common:

7 singing Chiffchaff

Hanham:
3 Redpoll (over)

Warmley:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Chew Magna:

22 Little Egret (on flooded fields beside R.Chew)

Keynsham:
1 Sparrowhawk

Hinton Blewitt garden:

1 Redpoll

RESERVOIRS

18-03-24 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Keith Williams)

Barrow Tanks:
   No 2 - 1 Red Kite (over) 

   No 3 - 1 Long-tailed Duck with 5 Tufted Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
10 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff (calling)

Woodford and path to Dam:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Raven,  1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6+ singing Chiffchaff,  4 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 1 Treecreeper,  4 Song Thrush, Blackbird, 4 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 6+ Chaffinch,

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 1 Scaup (m), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Long-tailded Tit, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting,

Stratford:
1 Osprey (probable), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Sand Martin, 

Herriotts Bridge inc. Pool:

6 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 LBB Gull (ad, intermedius race - on the pool), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite (over), 1 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch

Reported by: Allan Chard, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Pete Hazelwood, Nick Hudson, Gary Hughes, Steve Jones, Rob Laughton, Mike Meecham, Blake Norton, Howard Oakden, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Keith Williams, Ken Young  

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