Friday, 28 March 2025

28-03-25 Friday - Little Ringed Plover

Temp 08°C to 13°C - overnight rain cleared and the day became increasingly pleasant with bright sunshine by lunchtime. Westerly breeze of 14mph.

Mandarin Duck
Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Little Ringed Plover
Jack Snipe
Little Gull
Glossy Ibis
White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:
2 Oystercatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard

Greenbank Cemetery:
5 Willow Warbler

Hallen Marsh:
8 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 6 Teal, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 30 Jackdaw, 66 Carrion Crow, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

Knowle:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard

Lamplighters Marsh:
3 Curlew, 3 Buzzard

Redcatch Park:
2 Chaffinch (singing)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
19 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Redwing, 6 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Grey Heron (3 on nest), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Woodford:
4 Little Gull

Herons Green:
2 Green Sandpiper, c200 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow

Moreton:
6 Scaup (2f,4m)

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 Willow Warblers

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Mandarin Duck

Reported by: David Allward,  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Andy Mears, David Minshall, Nigel Sluman, Larry Sweetland, Gordan Youdale,