Temp 10°C to 18°C - Some sun, some cloud and some very light occassional rain, but warm enough to be out without a coat on, almost. A moderate SE/E wind.
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.
The Hawk and Owl Trust nest camera for the Bath Peregrines is now live for the breeding season, see this link (also in the blog sidebar).
Pink-footed Goose
Siberian Chiffchaff
Scaup
Slavonian Grebe
BRISTOL
Avon Gorge:
BRISTOL
Avon Gorge:
4 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch
Downend:
1 Red Kite, 1 Blackcap
Eastville Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 1 Red Kite (over south), 1 Treecreeper singing
Redland Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 1 Red Kite (over south), 1 Treecreeper singing
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| 08-03-25 LT Tit, Redland (Mike Owen) |
Heard: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit
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| 08-03-25 Little Grebe, R Avon (Lee Gardiner) |
St George:
River Avon: 1 Little Grebe
St Werburgh's:
Boiling Wells Lane: 3 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch
Stoke Park:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siskin, 3 ChaffinchUWE Stoke Lane entrance:
1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting (singing)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
1+ Red Kite, Skylarks singing, 3+ Stonechat, Meadow Pipit
Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 14 Meadow Pipit
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 08-03-25 Meadow Pipit, Red Kite, Severnside (Vic Savery) |
1+ Red Kite, Skylarks singing, 3+ Stonechat, Meadow Pipit
Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 14 Meadow Pipit
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| 08-03-25 Nuthatch, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley) |
Lower Woods:
1 Nuthatch
Winterbourne:
1 Red Kite
NORTH SOMERSET
Wraxall, Watercress Farm:NORTH SOMERSET
10 Canada Goose, 3 Woodpigeon,2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 5 Wren, 6 Song Thrush, 12 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Yellowhammer
Yatton/Wemberham:
25 Mute Swans, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 10 Rook, 4 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 750 Linnet
Biddle Street- 10 Teal - unusual here
Yatton/Wemberham:
25 Mute Swans, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 10 Rook, 4 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 750 Linnet
Biddle Street- 10 Teal - unusual here
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common:
1 Blackcap, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Brimstone
Longwell Green/Willsbridge:
2 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch
Keynsham:
Duck Pond: 1 Water Rail, 3+ Grey Wagtail
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| 08-03-25 Chiffchaff, Keynsham (Ian Stapp) |
Duck Pond: 1 Water Rail, 3+ Grey Wagtail
Garden: 2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
7 Scaup, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Chiffchaff- singing
Herriotts inc. Pool:
pr Pintail, 19 Great White Egret
Reported by: Mark Coller, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Stratford:
7 Scaup, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Chiffchaff- singing
Herriotts inc. Pool:
pr Pintail, 19 Great White Egret
Out of area:
Velvet Scoter- Cardiff Bay
Kentish Plover - Burnham
Rosy Starling- Monkton Heathfield
Richard's Pipit - Awre
Yellow-browed Warbler - Wells STW
