20-03-25 Thursday - White-tailed Eagle

Temp 06°C to 21°C - Beautiful warm & sunny day, with a gentle breeze from the east south east.

Scaup

Little Ringed Plover

Jack Snipe

Little Gull

Osprey

Goshawk

White-tailed Eagle

Brambling

Redpoll

20-03-25 White-tailed Eagle, Lower Woods (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

20-03-25 Redwing, Lamplighters Marsh (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

1 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 1 Redwing, 4 Dunnock, 3 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Badocks Wood LNR & Henleaze Lake:

1 Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail

Fishponds garden:

1 Greylag Goose (over)

Highridge:

2 Red Kite soaring low over the houses

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 5 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Ringed Plover, c130 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap singing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Oldbury Village & surroundings:

c15 Rook & 15 nests, c20 Common Gull with Herring Gulls, 1 Song Thrush

Severnside, Aust Cliffs:

   Vismig - 12 Stock Dove, 1272 Woodpigeon, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 alba Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit, 27 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 55 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

   Present: 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

20-03-25 Jack Snipe, Butts Pool Pilning Wetland (Aravind Ramesh)

Pilning Wetland:

4 Canada Goose, 44 Shelduck, 38 Shoveler, 42 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 60 Teal, 1 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 10+ Avocet, 47 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 31 Curlew, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Turnstone, 7 Dunlin, 2 Jack Snipe, 20+ Common Snipe, 86 Redshank, 2 Common gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:

21 Canada Goose, 33 Shelduck, 18 Wigeon, 39 Teal, 22 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 35 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 15 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 singing Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff

Lower Woods:

5 Stock Dove, 3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 10+ Buzzard, 4+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 80+ Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Grey Wagtail

20-03-25 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

20-03-25 Purple Sandpipers, Portishead (Mike Owen)

Portishead:
3 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - Yeo:
Shelduck, Shoveler, Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 2 Pintail, Teal, 1 Avocet, Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit

Clevedon Highdale Rd:

1 Woodpigeon, 22 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit

Tyntesfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch

20-03-25 Firecrest, Sand Point (Matt Hull)

Sand Point / Middle Hope:

Vismig: 1110 Woodpigeon, 1 Dunlin, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail, 23 alba Wagtail, 153 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 4 Greenfinch, 18 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 23 Goldfinch
Grounded: 23 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 80 Meadow Pipit

Leigh Woods:

   Leigh Court: Buzzard, Tawny Owl calling at 10.30 a.m, Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest

   Paradise Bottom: Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Whitchurch fields / Maes Knoll: 

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2+ Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 1 Red Kite, 2+ Skylark, 1+ Chaffinch,  2 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet

Norton Malreward:

1 Barn Owl out in middle of the day

North Worle:
1 Goshawk & 1 Red Kite (over)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Redpoll (over)

Willsbridge valley:

4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail

Dyrham:

1 Red Kite

Keynsham Garden:
2 Raven (over), 4 Chiffchaff 

Newton St Loe:
8 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron (2 nests), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 14 Blue Tit, 15 Great Tit, 7 Chiffchaff all singing, 2 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 15 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 5 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch all singing, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch 

Chew Magna:

2 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
5 Snipe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (over, heading north), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6+ Little Gull

Herons Green:
32 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose,  8 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Buzzard soaring, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

 2 Shelduck, 10+ Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 4 Scaup, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
6 Scaup (4m), 1 Red Kite, 1 Blackcap singing

 20-03-25 Greenfinch, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 52 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 20+ Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 3 Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 7 Sand Martin (high up over lake), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Timothy Marks, Nigel Milbourne, David Minshall, Steve Newland, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit
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