Wednesday, 19 March 2025

19/03/25 Wednesday - Little Gull

Temp 01°C to 15°C - a frosty start then a sunny morning with more cloud in the afternoon.  A cool ENE kept things feeling chilly this morning but dropped to make the afternoon pleasantly warm.

Scaup
Jack Snipe
Little Ringed Plover
Little Gull
Willow Warbler
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth Park:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird,1 Robin,  4 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch,1 Goldfinch

Hope Chapel:
3 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit,  2 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch  

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Skylark (1st this year)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Sand Martin

Aust Warth Vis Mig:
4189 Woodpigeon, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Corn Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
70 Wigeon, c 100 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine, 

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Avocet, 1 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe, 25+ Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting,

Hallen Marsh:
1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler

Clevedon - Highdale Garden:
5 Herring Gull, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Sand Point/Bay Vis mig:
17 Stock Dove, 1223 Woodpigeon, 1 Golden Plover, 19 Ringed Plover, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Wheatear, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 22 alba Wagtail, 185 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 32 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl(m), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven,
2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest(singing), 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper,
1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch(m), 2 Goldfinch

Redwing and Fieldfare, Paulton ( Patrick Hancock)
Paulton:
30 Woodpigeon, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 40 Starling, 10 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (in song) 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap
BH Gull and Little Gull, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
7 Scaup (3f, 4m), 1 Water Rail, 13 Little Gull (1 1st Winter), 7 Great White Egret, 1 Tawny Owl

Stratford:
1 Scaup (juv m), 40 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier (juv m, f)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Reed Bunting (singing)

Reported by: Jon Angell,  Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Patrick Hancock, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
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