12-03-26 Thursday - Kittiwakes

Temp 08°C to 13°C. Clouds with occasional sun or light shower. Feeling cool in a strong breeze from SSW gusting to 40mph.

Some birds are well into breeding season, and more will be soon, so here is a reminder about Schedule 1 birds. Please be careful about reporting these species, or any others, in which a nest or potential breeding site is put at risk, or the birds are disturbed in any way. There have been recent cases of people getting far too close to nesting owls for example. 

All sightings sent to us go into the records but we will not post certain species at certain locations on the blog. You can also email sensitive records to Rupert Higgins, the county recorder, details in the side bar of the blog.

Scaup

Little Ringed Plover

Knot

Kittiwake

Firecrest

Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Redland garden:

1 Blackcap singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
30 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 15 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 14 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 10 Turnstone, 16 Knot, 5 Dunlin, 100 BH Gull, 20 Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 4 GBB Gull. 3 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 15 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
30 Turnstone, 3 Knot

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover

12-03-26 Kittiwakes, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
4 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 12 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 3 Knot, 70+ Kittiwake, 50+ Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Noah's Ark Farm, Wraxall:
1 Red Kite

Clevedon Moor:
6 Canada Goose, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Redwing, Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig - 2 Shelduck, 54 Woodpigeon, 3 BH Gull, 8 Common Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 107 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Starling, 15 alba Wagtail, 121 Meadow Pipit, 13 Chaffinch, 9 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 15 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin
present - 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

Uphill:

21 Black-tailed Godwit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Gorse Lane, nr Tog Hill:
1 Corn Bunting (singing)

Chelwood:
200+ Woodpigeon

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
18 Canada Goose, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Pied Wagtail

12-03-26 Chiffchaff singing, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford and path:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Gadwall (1m, 1f), 1 Little Grebe 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:

2 Scaup, 4 Sand Martin

Stratford:
6 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  4 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Goldeneye, 20 Gadwall, 1 Pintail (m), 18 Teal, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Ben Crabb, Geoff Dring, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Ross Nairn, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

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