Sunday, 8 March 2026

08-03-26 Sunday

Temp 08°C to 13°C - misty to start, then clouds for the rest of the day. A light east south east breeze veering southerly to south south east by 2pm, some gusting to 14mph.

Firecrest
Wheatear
Woodcock
Sand Martin

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
2 Green Woodpecker - pr, 3 Greenfinch

Broomhill:
1 Chiffchaff - singing

Chittening Warth:
1 Water Rail

Redland - garden:
2 Blackcap (f&m)

Temple Meads:
2 Peregrine pr mating

Sea Mills:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
30 Turnstone, 200+Knot, 40 Dunlin, 2 Raven, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, 1 ad Mediterranean  Gull - sum plum, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20+Redwing, 2 Siskin - over

Severn Beach:
1 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Stonechat, Linnet - singing, 5 Reed Bunting

Alveston:
2 Redpoll - garden regulars

Yate - Shopping Centre:
20 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Greylag Goose - over, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Woodcock, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Skylark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (m), 11 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET
08-03-26 Little Gull PW (Jason Williams)
Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Gull - 2nd day

Churchill:
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare - stopped briefly, then few on, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
15 Mute Swan, 3 Mallar, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Rook, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Canada Goose, 3 Curlew, 860 Dunlin, 52 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 54 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Rook, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 alba Wagtail, 172 Mipit & 2 Siskin.
Grounded:1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 5 Firecrest, 11 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 8 Stonechat, 50 Mipit & 15 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
1 Chiffchaff - singing

Willsbridge:
12 Redwing - in the ivy 

Bitton Holm Mead:
1 Black Swan, 6 White-fronted Goose, 65 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 28 Siskin
08-03-26 thermal linnets Paulton (Patrick Handcock)
Paulton:

2 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 70 Fieldfare, 350+ flock of Chaffinch / Linnet / Yellowhammer (mainly Linnet)
    
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
1 Scaup (f)

Stratford:
Sand Martin - through

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mediterranean Gull - ad

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Peter Blenkiron, Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Julie Evans, Chris Hall, Partick Hancock, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Tom O'Shea, Lee Patch, Trevor Riddle, Jo Sargent, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Andy Stockhausen, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Jason Williams

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