04-02-26 Wednesday

Temp 06°C to 10°C - some early cloud that thinned into sun from coffee time.  A moderate breeze from the east with gusts to 23mph. Felt cold despite the sun

Ring-necked Duck

Siberian Chiffchaff

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

- Dame Emily Park: 2 Raven - over

- Arcadia Garden Ctr: 2 Chiffchaff - one possible Siberian, call heard and recorded

04-02-26 Cormorant City Docks (Jon Mortin)

Castle Park:

1 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 15 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant -  1 with pale neck feathers

New Cut - Gaol Ferry Bridge:

12 Cormorant - in to roost 

Parsons St Station:

2 Blackcap - 1 calling

Sea Mills - Station and R Avon:

8 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 280 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chaffinch

Shirehampton - Lamplighters Marsh:

2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cormorant, 11 Grey Herron, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch

St Andrews Park:

4 Feral Pigeon, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Garrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) -subsong, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 6 Robin - inc courting pr,  2 Dunnock, c6 Goldfinch

St Werburgh's - Narroways:

c14 Feral Pigeon, 3 Woodpigeon, 7 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

no reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Moor:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 250 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, I Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

04-02-26 Water Rail Keynsham (Caron Thornton)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
2 Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher

Keynsham, Manor Road:
1 Red Kite, 2 Raven - not keen on the KT, 10 LTT, 1 Chiffchaff, 20 Starling

Hunstrete:

2 Coot, 4+ Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 3+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 30+ Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Siberian Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
10 Canada Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 5 Pied Wag, 8 Chaffinch,  2 Reed Bunting

04-02-26 Chiffchaff CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Buzzard, 2 G S Woodpecker  - 1 drumming, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit , 4 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ L TT, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush - singing, 12+ Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock

04-02-26 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe - pool, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 30+ Tufted Duck, 6 Lapwing - over, 2 G BB Gull, 4 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch,

Moreton:
54 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose,  4 Goldeneye, 20+ Woodpigeon, 3 G BB Gull, 3 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (m). 1 Tawny Owl - calling,  2 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 2 Raven - calling, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush - singing, 3 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
5 Goldeneye, 2 G W Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite - other side lake from hide, 1 G S Woodpecker, 2 Raven - over, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush - 1 singing, 5 Siskin

04-02-26 Scaup & Tufted Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 1 Scaup (f), 36 Tufted Duck,  5 Goldeneye, c15 Snipe - over, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st wint, 66 Common Gull - inc 1  leucistic 1st wint, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (f&m), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Simon Bowles, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Rich Mielcarek, David Minshall, John Mortin, Denise Rudeforth, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton-Trippit

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