13-03-26 Friday

Temp 04°C to 08°C - cloudy with some heavy showers in the am, more sun in the pm. A moderate to strong W/SW wind with gusts to 37mph.

It is not too long until the annual Breeding Bird Surveys will be carried out. These surveys provide crucial and interesting information about our breeding birds. There are some unallocated squares in the Avon BBS area (which includes some in Somerset). Please click this link to see which squares are currently available. If you are interested the contact details are also on the link.

There is also an upcoming Birds in Green Spaces survey where you records the birds you see in your local park or similar area.

Scaup

Kittiwake

BRISTOL

Chittening Warth:

2 Kittiwake

Holesmouth: 12 Knot, 65 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 3 Redshank

Royal Fort Gardens:
16 species inc: 1 Mallard, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest. 1 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:

130 Kittiwake

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:

1 Sand Martin 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Nr Stanton Drew:
18 Cattle Egret, with 5 going to roost later

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
80 Tufted Duck, 40+ Sand Martin

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye

Woodford:
9 Goldeneye, c60 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
3 Goldeneye

Moreton:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Scaup, 11 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 18 Sand Martin, 20 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 5 Sand Martin

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Tom OShea, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Jack Wylson

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