13-03-25 Thursday

Temp -3°C to +8°C. Cold day but some sunshine. Northerly wind, light with gusts to 18mph.

Scaup

13-03-25 Pintail, Herriotts pool CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Redland garden:

2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (first of the spring at this site), 1 Blackcap (m, still hanging around from the winter), 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

Boiling Wells Lane, St Werburghs:

1 Siberian? Chiffchaff (appears a Sibe, calling like a colybita)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
   Pillhead Gout - 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, c300 Curlew,  40 Redwing, 55 Fieldfare  

   + 65 more Redwing around site

Coalpit Heath garden:
7 Cormorant (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
   - Highdale Rd - 1 Woodpigeon, 1 gull sp, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Pilning Wetland:

inc - 2 Canada Goose, 18 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 95 Wigeon, Mallard, 1 Pintail (m), 100 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, 17 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, BH Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard

New Passage:

13 Shelduck, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 90 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, BH Gull, Herring Gull

Severn Beach:

inc - 2 Canada Goose, 42 Shelduck, 52 Wigeon, Mallard, 20 Teal, 12 Curlew, BH Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Backwell Lake:

inc - Mute Swan, 8 Shoveler, Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig - 6 Shelduck, 75 Curlew, 2 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 alba Wagtail, 118 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

present - 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Garden:
2 Blackcap 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Englishcombe Lane, Bath:
c300 Jackdaw (circling pre-roost)

Burnett:
4 Red Kite circling

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

West Harptree:
1 Red Kite

Lords Wood & adjacent fields, Pensford:

inc - 2 Buzzard, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 40 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush, 50 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

13-03-25 Egyptian Geese, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
34+ Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Gadwall, 78 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (m), 2 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (m), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 80 Common Gull (mainly first-winters), 2 GBB Gull, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting (singing)

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 34+ Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (m), 5 Goldeneye (2m 3f), 1 Water Rail (calling), 30+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 46 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 26 Egret in trees on Denny Island possibly Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 12+ Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2+ Reed Bunting (singing)

Moreton Lane to Stratford hide:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:

2 Scaup 

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 32+ Teal, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 40+Great Crested Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, LBB Gull (adult of the intermedius race), 34 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 4 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit (flew off NE), 2 Reed Bunting (singing)

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Mike Jackson, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp
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