21-03-25 Friday - Little Gull

Temp 09°C to 18°C - a little light rain early on, quite heavy after tea, but nice for the rest of the day, a moderate breeze from the south east with gusts to 32mph.

BTO Breeding Bird Survey (Avon) – Unallocated National Squares (2025)

*transect route not yet mapped Contact Peter Bryant (peterbryant31@gmail.com)

South Gloucestershire
ST7380 (local) – Kingrove Common, Chipping Sodbury
ST7383 (local) – Sodbury Common
ST7774 – NW Marshfield (local)
ST7785 – Highfield Lane – S of Hawkesbury Upton*
ST7870 – St Catherine’s Valley
ST7986 - Farmland & Woodland N of Dunkirk

North Somerset
ST3566 – Wick Warth
ST3665 - Wick St Lawrence
ST3859 - Knightcott - W of Banwell *
ST3957 - Lox-Yeo River
ST3960 - Moorland Farm, N of Banwell *
ST4056 - Barton Drove (SW of Winscombe) *
ST4060 – Towerhead Brook
ST4158 - N of Winscombe*
ST4257 - Sidcot *
ST4364 - Congresbury Moor
ST4366 – E of Yatton
ST4367 - Farmland of Kenn Moor, North of railway
ST4461 – Brinsea (S of Congresbury)
ST4860 - Farmland East of Langford

Bath & North-East Somerset
ST5958 - White Cross, S of Bishop Sutton *
ST5966 (local) – S of Whitchurch
ST6356 - Hallatrow
ST6556 - Paulton
ST6757 – Radford
ST6862 - E of Stanton Prior
ST6954 - Radstock *
ST7057 - Peasedown St John
ST7157 - E of Peasedown St John
ST7160 - Farmland N of Dunkerton *
ST7168 - Bath Racecourse
ST7257 - Wellow Road, E of Peasedown St John*
ST7569 - N of Upper Swainswick

Somerset
ST3754 – Levels S of Loxton
ST3854 – S of Crook Peak
ST3850 - Levels W of Chapel Allerton*
ST4250 – Farmland to NE of Washbrook
ST4556 - Long Bottom (SE of Shipham) *
ST4651 - Cheddar Moor Drove*
ST4953 - Cheddar Head*
ST5153 - Yoxter Farm, Mendip
ST5256 - Green Plantation, S. of Ubley
ST5650 - Tower Hill (E of Priddy (Mendip)) *
ST5851 – Nedge Hill, NE of Green Ore*
ST6050 - SW of Emborough (W of Old Down)*
ST6054 - Farmland E of Litton
ST6154 - NW of Ston Easton *
ST6250 - N of Gurney Slade
ST6251 - Old Down (Mendip)
ST6352 – N of Chilcompton
ST6750 - N of Holcombe (E of Stratton on the Fosse)*
ST6850 - Lipyeate
ST7050 - Wincanton Racecourse *
ST7452 - Hardington & surrounding farmland
ST7652 - E of Hardington
ST7851 - Lullington (N of Frome) *
ST7853 - W of Woolverton (nr Rode but W of A36)*

Little Gull

Firecrest

Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Avonmouth St Andrews Rd:

1 Peregrine

Bishopston:

2 Raven - over, calling

Eastville Park, Snuff Mills, Vassals Park:

5 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 15 Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 23 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest - singing in Snuff Mills car park, 8 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1 Dipper, 4 Dunnock, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch.

Purdown: early wander

inc; 1 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, usual corvids, 5 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Red Kite, 1 Rook

St Andrews Park:

19+ Redwing - early morning

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Marsh Harrier - juv, heading south

Aust Cliff - vimig:
1000 Woodpigeon, 10 Sand Martin, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer

21-03-25 Med Gull Pil (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pintail, Pochard, 12 Avocet, 7 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 5 Jack Snipe, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 43 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Song Thrush

Severn Beach:
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 10 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Easter Compton:

6 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Egret, 15 Rook (22 Rookery nests visible along EC main road), 2 LT Tit, 3 Chiffchaff.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Highdale Rd:
4 Herring Gull, 1 Magpie, 22 Carrion Crow

Nailsea - Church Lane:

2 Blackcap, 2 Blackbird

Sand Point/Bay Middle Hope - inc vismig:
1747 Woodpigeon, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Sand Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Redwing, 35 Pied/alba Wagtail, 526 Meadow Pipit, 19 Chaffinch, 74 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 59 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-03-25 Grey Wagtail Siston Brook (Les Williams)

Oldland Common - Siston Brook:

1 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando STW and lanes on way to CVL:
30+Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 20+Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 L TT,  5 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 4 Wren,  30+ Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird,  2 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 60+ Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer

Radstock - Writhlington:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
7 Little Gull

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
20 Canada Goose, 1 Pintail (f), 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail

Denny Island:
91 Egret - mainly Cattle

Woodford - part of the path:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 26 Great Crested Grebe, 5+ Little Gull, 5 G BB Gull,  4 G.W. Egret, 2 G S Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 L TT, 7 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 2 Bullfinch,

Herons Green:

30+ Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe - pool, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 G.W. Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

21-03-25 Pochard CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Grey Heron, 50 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 36+ Pochard, 2 Scaup (m), 1 Water Rail squealing, 10 Little Gull, 6 G BB Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Starling, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
1 Greylag Goose, 9 Little Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Blackcap - singing

21-03-25 Egyptian Goose & Shoveler CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 54 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 25+ Teal, 20+Great Crested Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 15 Great White Egret, 21 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Ken Carruthers, Pete Cheetham, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Jamie Dunning, Ollie Fournier, Matt Hall, Pete Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Chris Holloway, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Les Williams

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