Wednesday, 26 March 2025

26-03-25 Wednesday - Brent Goose

Temp 07°C to 16°C - part sun all day, a light breeze from the east but going round to the west over lunch time - gusts to 14 mph.

Black Redstart
Water Pipit
Brent Goose
Firecrest
Little Gull
Bearded Tit

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
2 Bullfinch (f&m)

Easton, Greenbank Cemetery:
Willow Warbler - singing
26-03-25 Nuthatch RGPark (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

St George's Park:
Willow Warbler - singing
26-03-25 Stonechat Stoke Park (Steve Richardson)
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Stonechat - pr

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart (f)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Water Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Willow Warbler
- singing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 11 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 20 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 8 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting, 

Winterborne - Bradley Brook LNR:
7 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Raven

Clevedon - Yeo:
7 Brent Goose, Mallard with duckling

Congresbury - Garden ctr:
1 Willow Warbler, 4 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope - vismig:
7 Jay, 2 Willow Warbler, 30+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Brambling.

Weston-Super-Mare:
Willow Warbler
- singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
Mallard with duckling

Keynsham, Manor Road;
2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldfinch

Newton St.Loe:
1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap(m), 2 Nuthatch, 1 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:
2 Buzzard

Stanton Prior:
1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl(m), 1 Kestrel(m), 1 Blackcap(m), 20 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Corston:
100 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Radstock - Writhlington:
20 Kittiwake - over calling

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 300+BH Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret
26-03-25 Oystercatcher CVL (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 7 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Cettie's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff - singing, 4 Blackcap (f&m) - lots of singing, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch

Villice:
17 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose,  2 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail
26-03-25 Marsh Harrier CVL (Tony Bridge)
Moreton:

3 Scaup - middle of the lake

Stratford:
1 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, 100 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 mixed Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - piebald 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bearded Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 
26-03-25 Blackcap (f&m) CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

3 Shelduck, 36 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 2 Pintail (f&m), 35 Teal, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Common Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Tony Bridges, Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, Jamie Dunning, Alan Harrison, Mike Jackson, Mike Owen, J\onathan Margetts, Ross Nairn, Blake Norton, Nick Page, Steve Richardson, Sue Sayers, Ian Stapp, Paul Williams