14-03-26 Saturday

Temp 02°C to 12°C - a cold start, largely sunny, with some scattered clouds. A light N to WSW wind.

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 record the birds you see in your local park or similar area.

Wheatear
Common Scoter
Scaup

Ring-necked Duck

White-fronted Goose

14-03-26 Common Scoter, Blagdon (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Hotwells:
20 species inc: 5 Mallard, 60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 58+ Jackdaw, 5+ House Sparrow

Withywood:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Mute Swan, 19 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 3+ Little Grebe, 11 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Stonechat

14-03-26 Wheatear, New Passage (Lise Presland)

New Passage:
1 Wheatear

Severnside:
2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Merlin, 1 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 8+ Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Redpoll, 1 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

Dowlais: 4 Mute Swan, 52 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 12 Wigeon, 18 Teal, 4 Mallard, 18 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 10 Curlew, 75 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet

Strode Road Bridge: 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-03-26 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Chris Teague)

Marshfield:

5 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 6 Yellowhammer, c10 Corn Bunting

16-03-26 Dunnock & Chiffchaff, Dryham (Caron TT)

Bitton:
Holm Mead: 1 Black Swan, 3+ White-fronted Goose, 40+ Siskin, 2+ Redpoll

14-03-26 Chiffchaff Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
Garden: 27 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 14 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 30+ Starling, 6 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

14-03-26 Common Scoter, Blagdon (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Scoter, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake
1 Oystercatcher

14-03-26 Kingfisher, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Moreton:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Scaup, 22 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Jon Angell, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Raoul Chandrasakera, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, MJ, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Andrew Middleton, Lise Presland, Phil Quinn, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson

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