Temp 10°C to 15°C - early mist then sunny intervals all day. The gentle breeze from the south east gave a warmish day, although the gusts to 26mph didn't help!
Please see this link for a list of available BBS squares in Avon this year. The breeding bird survey is a really useful way of monitoring bird trends. Please contact Peter Bryant, via details on the link, if you are able to help.
Purple Sandpiper
Little Gull
Sand Martin
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
2 Raven - over, calling urgently
Fishponds:
1 Red Kite
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 13 Chiffchaff - 11 singing, 1 Black Redstart (m)
Pilning Wetlands
70 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 150 Teal, 30 Oystercatcher, 11 Avocet, 12 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 60 Dunlin, 30 Snipe, 120 Redshank, 3 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Sand Martin. 3 Chiffchaff - new in, plenty of Meadow Pipit
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| 06-03-25 Yellowhammer Wickwar (Alan Piper) |
10 Skylark, 12 Yellowhammer
Bradley Stoke - 3 Brooks LNR
5 Teal
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - Battery Point:
6 Purple Sandpiper
Clevedon - Highdale Garden:
2 Feral Pigeon, 6 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Robin
Backwell Lake:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pochard
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 06-03-25 Dipper Willsbridge (Donna Harvey) |
2 Dipper
Keynsham, garden:
5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Goldfinch
Keynsham, Memorial Park and Lock:
5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Goldfinch
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| 06-03-25 Water Rail Keynsham (Paul Tompkins) |
1 Water Rail, 1 GS Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush, Robin
Burnett:
2 Kestrel
Folly Farm:
4 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 7 Redwing, 6 Chaffinch,
1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch
Folly Farm:
4 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 7 Redwing, 6 Chaffinch,
1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch
Belluton:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Carrion Crow
Chew Valley Lake
Woodford:
12+ Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 3 G.W. Egret, 1 Little Gull, 5 G BB Gull, 2 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit. 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ L TT, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin
Herons Green:
18+ Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting - singing
18+ Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting - singing
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| 06-03-25 Goldeneye CVL (Ian Stapp) |
55 Tufted Duck, 8 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 24+ Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Water Rail - calling, 24 Great crested Grebe, 6 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 2 Magpie, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
2 Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit,
Herriotts inc Pool:
50+ Teal - pool, 15 Wigeon, 14+ Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 50+Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail - calling, 15+ Snipe, 1 Little Gull -1st wint, 6 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Reported by: John Belsey, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Di Bunniss, Chris, Craig, Andy Davis, David Gibbs, Donna Harvey, Nick Hawkridge, Mark Hunt, Robin Lambert, Mike Owen, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Paul Tompkins, Jenny White, Martin Wightman
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
