10-03-24 Thursday

Temp 7°C to 17°C. Sunny day with north-easterly breeze.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

03-10-24 Grey Heron, Bath (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

03-10-24 Greenfinch, Coombe Dingle garden (Pete Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle garden:

1 Greenfinch (rare at this site)

Badocks Wood:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit

Hotwells garden:

3 Raven (over)

Eastville garden:

vismig: 2 Common Gull, 5 Redwing, 1 Pied/White Wagtail (heading south)

Eastville Park:
2 Redwing (heading north)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

100 Redwing

Aust Services:
vismig: 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 11 Skylark, 50+ Swallow, 7 House Martin, 10 Song Thrush, 27 Redwing, several Meadow Pipit,2 Grey Wagtail, 72 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (first on Severnside this year), 10 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 7 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting - all heading north east. 1 Great Egret heading south west.
present: 11 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, c20 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Stonechat

03-10-24 Stonechat Aust Warth (Vic Savery)

Aust Warth:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Stonechat

03-10-24 Kestrel Old Passage (Mike Owen)

Old Passage:

1 Kestrel, Stonechat, Goldfinch

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
c200 Canada Goose, 80 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, c20 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 9 Oystercatcher, 7 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, c150 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, c120 BH Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, flock 12 Meadow Pipit

Yate Garden:

1 Coal Tit

Yate Common:

3 Swallow (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

03-10-24 Common Sandpiper, Portbury Wharf (David Minshall)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper

Ashton Court:

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 3+ Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch

Clevedon garden:

1 Woodpigeon, 1 gull sp, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Blue Tit

Banwell garden:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2m), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Longwell Green:
3 Red Kite (over)

Siston Hill:
1 Raven (honking loudly over)

Widcombe, Bath
1 Grey Heron

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

03-10-24 Chiffchaff, Bittern Trail CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff 

Bernard King Hide:
14 Lapwing with the many Cormorants 

Hollowbrook:
2 Snipe

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Glossy Ibis

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Anthony Goodwin, Donna Harvey, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Mike Owen, Tom O'Shea, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Vic Savery, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG