Wednesday 05/03/25 - Scaup

Temp 2°C to 14°C - A cold and frosty start that soon cleared in to a bright spring like day.  Slight WSW breeze.

Please see this link for a list of available BBS squares in Avon this year. The breeding bird survey is a really useful way of monitoring bird trends. Please contact Peter Bryant, via details on the link, if you are able to help.

Scaup

Black-necked Grebe

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Avonmouth- St Andrew's Church:

3 Wood-Pigeon, 2 Collared-Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch

Lamplighter's Marsh NR:

12 Canada Goose,4 Shelduck, 17 Mallard, 8 Woodpigeon, 7 Collared Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 14 Black-headed Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 10 Gray Heron, 3 Common Buzzard, 7 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Wren, 2 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Redland:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail, 1 Black Redstart

Pilning/Northwick Warth:

3 Canada Goose, 48 Shelduck, 34 Shoveler, 27 Gadwall, 160 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 90 Oystercatcher,  1 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 50 Curlew, 85 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 150+ Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 70+ Redshank, 1 Grey Heron,  3 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl (at dusk) 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 

Severn Beach:

17 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 35 Teal, 55 Oystercatchers, 13 Curlew, 10 Turnstones, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti’s Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Steve Richardson)

Portishead - Battery Point:

6 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Portishead - Lake Grounds:

24 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 52 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 45 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 13 Black-headed Gull, 83 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 38 Carrion Crow

Clevedon - Highdale Rd Garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit,
1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 30 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch,
7 Yellowhammer.

Keynsham - Broadmead:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 80 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch

Marksbury:
8 Golden Plover

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Water Rail,1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper

Chiffchaff, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
3 Goosander, 6 Chiffchaff

Woodford:
1 Chiffchaff

Villice:
1 Kingfisher

Snipe, Herons Green Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Scaup (2m), 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (f,m) 5 Snipe, 17 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
3 Scaup (2f, 1m), 6 Goldeneye, 15 Wigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 1Treecreeper

Stratford:
4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Pintail, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Out of Area

Chedder Reservoir - 8 Black-necked Grebe

Reported by: Jon Angell, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings,  Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Trevor Ford, John Lewis, Steve Richardson, George Stacey, Ian Stapp,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds