21-03-24 Thursday - Sand Martin influx

Temp 7°C to 12°C. Dry with some sun. Gentle southwesterly breeze.  

Pink-footed Goose

Mandarin Duck

Black-necked Grebe

Sand Martin

Willow Warbler

Wheatear

21-03-24 Sand Martin, Clevedon Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Bristol

Redland Green Park:

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

12 Sand Martin

Stockwood Open Space:

2 Pheasant, Moorhen, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

morning vismig: 5 Sand Martin, 25 Redwing

on site: 6 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe (chasing and vocal), 2 Moorhen, 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 190 Curlew, 2 Cormorant, 6 Knot, 11 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff ("conservative estimate!"), 1 Blackcap (singing - first of the year at this site), 2 Meadow Pipit

Aust Warth:
vismig: 5 Cattle Egret, 31 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, Bullfinch, 5 Siskin, Reed Bunting
on site: skylarks and meadow pipits both in song

NorthwickWarth:
1 Pink-footed Goose

Pilning Wetlands:

11 Avocet, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Sand Martin

21-03-24 Siskin, Wickwar garden (Alan Piper)

Wickwar garden:
Siskin (on feeder)

Yate garden:

5 Greenfinch

Winterbourne:

1 Wheatear (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill garden:

1 Siskin 

Portbury Wharf:
Black-necked grebe in summer plumage still present

Garden nr Battery Point, Portishead:

Willow Warbler caught & ringed

Clevedon garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie

21-03-24 Goldfinch, Dowlais (Howard Taffs) 

Clevedon - Dowlais:

2 Gadwall, 20 Sand Martin, Chaffinch singing, a few Goldfinch

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:
2 Raven (probably) nest building

Holm Mead Bridge, nr Bitton:
Shelduck (over), Mandarin Duck (m), 5 Cattle Egret

Keynsham Memorial Park:
2 Mallard, 3 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon. 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 4+ Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 7 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

21-03-24 Willow Warbler, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham garden:

40+ Feral Pigeon, 2 Wood Pigeon,  18 Rook, 5 Crow, 2 Raven (fly over), 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler (Singing), 1 Wren, 12+ Starling, 3 Blackbird 2 Robin, 6 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
4 Mute Swan, 27 Mallard, 7 Teal, 58 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Coot, 1 Redshank, 2 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 38 Cormorant, 28 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2  Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Woodford:

2 Blackcap (1m singing, 1f)

Woodford to dam:
4 singing Chiffchaff

Dam:
Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
2 singing Cetti's Warbler, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 3 singing Blackcap

Herons Green:
6 Barnacle Goose (presume same group moved from Herriotts), 170 Sand Martin, 14 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
3 Scaup (male, female and a first-winter female), 22 Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite, 1 singing Blackcap

Herriotts inc. Pool:

6 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Will Duckworth, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Andrew Harrison, Rupert Higgins, David Howes, Mike Hutchinson, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Giles Morris, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Joe Sargent, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs

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