Saturday, 23 March 2024

23-03-24 Saturday - Bearded Tit / Alpine Swift

Mostly cloudy but some showers with sleet and some lovely sunny periods. Temp 6°C to 10°C - Wind force 2-3

Alpine Swift
Goosander
Avocet, Redshank
Marsh and Bearded Tit
Swallow
Willow Warbler
Wheatear, Rock Pipit
23-3-24 Greenfinch, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)
BRISTOL


Clifton - The Triangle:
1 Alpine Swift - 08:30

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
23-3-24 Avocet, Pilning Wetland (Brian Lancastle)
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 'plastic' Pink-footed Goose, 14 Avocet - see ringing info below, 1 Great Crested Grebe
23-3-24 Marsh Tit, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)
Lower Woods:
Marsh Tit

Wickwar:
Wheatear, 4 Greenfinch

Kingsgate Park:
1 f Goosander, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap,

Yate Common:
1 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET
23-3-24 Black-necked Grebe, Portbury Wharf (Wayne Tucker)
Clevedon, Highdale Road:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie

Cl-Y:
30 Shelduck, 1 Goosander, 1 Raven, 6 Rock Pipit

Bristol Airport:
18 Golden Plover

Sand Point:
Gannet, 3 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 128 Linnets, 80 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Broadmead;
2 Skylark, 24 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 250 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch
23-3-24 Peregrine & eggs, Bath (Hawk  & Owl Trust)
Bath, St Johns Church:
2nd Peregrine egg laid today at 5.54

Bath, Odd Down:
52 Golden Plover
23-3-24 Marsh Tit, Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)
Newton St Loe:
2 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin

Hunstrete:
1 Red Kite, risking life & limb investigating rabbit roadkill on busy road

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
5 Canada Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Gull, 22 Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
Swallow

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Swallow, 3 Bearded Tit (1f)

Morton:
3 Scaup (1m)

Herriott's:
Wheatear

Ringing History of the ringed Avocet at Pilning Wetland

Summer Migrants Table
shows next species likely to arrive

Reports: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Oscar Dewhurst, Anthony Goodwin, Ken Hall, Hawk & Owl Trust, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle,  Page, Paul Sadley, Wayne Tucker, Frog WhatsApp, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG