23-03-25 Sunday - Osprey

Temp 07°C to 14°C - overcast all day, with a gentle breeze from the north - gusts to 18 mph.

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)*

Osprey

Ring-necked Duck

Arctic Skua

Ring-necked Parakeet

Wheatear

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

many Chiffchaff - calling

Hallen Marsh:

1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Little Egret, 10 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 5 Lapwing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 6 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Hengrove:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 

Clifton - Hope Chapel Hill:

1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, Wren, Robin, Dunnock - - - every thing singing

Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Willow Warbler

Snuff Mills - R Frome Walkway
5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

63 Meadow Pipit - over north

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Osprey - north

Severn Beach:
500 Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Skua - dark phase, 115 Gannet

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush

Clevedon - Highdale House:
3 Feal Pigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 16 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit

Backwell Lake:

Nailsea Moor:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Great White Egret, possible Little Ringed Plover - over

Tickenham Moor:

8 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard, 4 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 15 Rook, 1 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 120 Starling with 80 Fieldfare, 30 Meadow Pipit - flock, 4 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - Holm Mead:
Skylark, flock of Redwing, inc one singing, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting - - song from them all.

Saltford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 60+ Redwing, 5 Greenfinch

Bath, Kensington Meadows:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldfinch

23-03-25 Ring-necked Parakeet Stanton Drew (Rich Keel)

Stanton Drew:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, on the feeder

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Wheatear

Blagdon Lake:
3 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
9 Little Gull 

Nunnery:
100+ Redwing - very noisy

Moreton:
1 Osprey

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 2 Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Allan Chard, Ben Crabb, Rob Daw, Neil Delaney, Tim Fell, Fermandez Francis, Ollie Fournier, Malcolm Gibb, Matt Hall, Rick Keel, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Nige Milbourne, Elliot Stanton, Gary Thoburn, Chris Vines

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