Monday, 2 March 2026

02-03-26 Monday - Wheatear

Temp 07°C to 15°C - a little early rain then high cloud and sunny intervals with a moderate breeze from the south, veering to south south west by evening, some gusting to 27mph.

Wheatear
Little Ringed Plover
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
4 Collared Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 9 Feral Pigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 5 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 9 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

Bishopston:
Blackbird sings at 05:17

Redland Green Park:
6 Jay - 3 pr, lots of noise, 1 Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Kestrel, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Rook, 4 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet, 11 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury-on-Severn , along the pill:
2 Canada Goose, 8 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon. 1 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher, 200 Curlew, 2 Pied Wagtail

Rudgeway - garden:
2 Blackcap (f&m) - making the most of mistletoe berries
02-03-26 Wheatear Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Chiffchaff - singing, 3 Wheatear (2f&m))

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Little Egret

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 9 Stonechat, 6 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Dowlais:
10 Shoveller, 29 Wigeon, 3 Mallard 15 Teal, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 250 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
4 Raven - over

Willsbridge:
1 Barn Owl - reclaimed the box (06:00) from the Jackdaw

Mangotsfield:
2 Blackcap - singing

Limpley Stoke
1 Firecrest - singing

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Goldeneye (2f&4m)
02-03-26 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)
Walley Bank Path:

4 Goosander
02-03-26 Cattle Egret CVL (George Stacey)
Herons Green:

2 Great White Egret, 46 Cattle Egret, 3  Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Water Rail - calling, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Red Kite - together

Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Matthew Bowell, Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Robert Kelsh,  Brian Mulgrew, Mike Owen, Sue Sayers, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett

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