Sunday 24 March 2024

24-03-24 Sunday

 Temp 6°C to 12°C. Dry, mainly cloudy but some sun. Gentle westerly breeze. 

Goosander
Grey Partridge
Avocet
Willow Warbler
Wheatear
Redpoll
Corn Bunting

24-03-24 Great White Egret, Kingsgate Park Yate (Mark Coller)
Bristol

Fishponds
1 Red Kite (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Sewage Works:
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch

Aust Warth
2 Wheatear

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
Pink-footed Goose
, 28 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 9 Wigeon, 75 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, 12 Avocet, 4 Lapwing, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 50+ Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Wheatear

New Passage:
Coal Tit - in the Glen (scarce here)

24-03-24 Grey Wagtail, Lower Woods (Keith Williams)
Lower Woods:
Great Spotted Woodpecker, many Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

24-03-24 Red Kite, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
Pheasant, Red Kite, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Wheatear (f)

24-03-24 Little Grebe, Kingsgate Park, Yate (Chris Teague)
Kingsgate Park, Yate:
2 Tufted Duck, Goosander (f), Little Grebe, Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Meadow Pipit (over),1 Reed Bunting (f)

24-03-24 Redpoll, Yate Common (Mark Coller)
Yate Common:
Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, 7+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Redpoll

Coalpit Heath:
1 pair Ravens

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn Moor:
2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 1 singing Blackcap

Bristol airport:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge, 20 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Wheatear (m)

Gorse Lane, Dyrham:
Corn Bunting

Warmley:
Raven tumbling

Bitton:
2 Raven

Willsbridge Hill:
Buzzard and Ravens

Marksbury to Chelwood:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Keynsham:
1 redhead Goosander, 4 Cormorant, 7 Sand Martin

24-03-24 (flightless but resilient) Carrion Crow, Keynsham garden (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham garden:
7 Canada Goose (over), 46 Feral Pigeon, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull (over), 1 Grey Heron (over), 1 Buzzard (over), 18 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow (inc 1 offspring from 2023, flightless but still hanging on in there), 4 Raven (over), 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 7 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch .

RESERVOIRS

24-03-24 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Lee Patch)
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
c500 Sand Martin mid-lake

Herons Green:
20 Tufted Duck, 11 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
c300 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Stratford:
2 Scaup (1m, 1f)

Reported by Pete Allen, Rich Andrews, John Angell, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Chris Hall, Adrian Hockey, Nick Hudson, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Jonathon Margetts, Lee Patch, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Teague, Keith Williams