30-03-24 Saturday - Short-eared Owls

Temp 6°C to 16°C - One of the nicest days of the year so far, with sun, no rain and a moderate wind from the S/SW- gusts up to 21mph. Plenty of bees and butterflies on the wing today.

Short-eared Owl

Osprey

Black Redstart

Ringing recovery: a Blackcap that spent the winter visiting a garden in Bath, was ringed on 21/9/23 in Strensham Water Works, Worcestershire, 78kms away.

Bristol

Bradley Stoke:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Greenfinch

Sneyd Park:

1 Osprey

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1f Black Redstart, 3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting

Aust Services:

2 Short-eared Owl- high over estuary, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

Aust Warth:
2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Wheatear

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Wigeon, 10 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Dunlin, c50 Redshank, 10 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Willow Warbler

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Yate:

1f Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 5 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Redpoll

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler, 7+ Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vis mig:
100 Wood Pigeon, 64 Herring Gull, 638 LBB Gull, 2 Fieldfare, 55 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 40 Linnet, 55 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin

Also, 2 Peregrine, 16 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

30-03-24 Ducklings, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Dowlais:

3 Shoveler, brood of Mallard, 30 Teal, 3 Goosander

Clevedon Garden:

1 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

Yatton:

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 24 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 14 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 15 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, Corn Bunting

Keynsham:

pr Tufted Duck

Folly Farm:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler. 15 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 4 Nuthatch, 6 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch

Saltford/Holm Mead:

pr Gadwall, pr Pintail, 3 Great White Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
c22 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret

Herriotts inc. Pool:

2 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 3 Scaup, 2prs Goldeneye, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull (2 adult), 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 Swallow

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Will Duckworth Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley,  Dante Shepherd, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Terry Winter, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG