Tuesday, 11 March 2025

11-03-2025 Tuesday

 Temp 0°C to 8°C - a sunny start with light cloud later. All on a light breeze from the North.

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.

Slavonian Grebe
Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL
Redwing, Clifton Down (Peter Walton)
Clifton Down:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing

St Andrews Park:
20 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Little Avon:
2 Kingfisher, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red-legged Partridge

Wickwar:
1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, Greenfinch (plural)

Easter Compton (BOC walk):
3 Mallard, Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, c10 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 14 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 23 Redwing, Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, Robin, House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 8 Pied Wagtail, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Goldcrest

Portishead (Battery Point):
3 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 6 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Raven

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit

Banwell:
2 Buzzard

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Barn Owl (0615hrs hunting verge of A420)

Wick:
1 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff

Bitton:
1 Barn Owl (1030hrs)

Willsbridge:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch

Abbey Wood:
18 Canada Goose, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Wick Green Point:
1 Slavonian Grebe

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), c30 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier ( female type and immature male )

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (form intermedius), 11 Great White Egret

Reported by: Simon Bowles, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Fermandez Francis, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Jones, Andy Mears, Chris Mott, Alan Piper, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Matt Scott, John Thorogood, Peter Walton
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