Sunday, 15 March 2026

15-03-26 Sunday

Temp 06°C to 12°C - mostly cloudy, with some sun and some showers. A strong W/SW wind with gusts to 33mph.

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.

Common Scoter
Ring-necked Duck
Wheatear
Green Sandpiper

BRISTOL
15-03-26 Red Kite, Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland:
1 Red Kite over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES
16-03-26 Stonechat, Marshfield (Caron TT)
Marshfield:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush

Chelwood:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Bullfinch
15-03-26  Redpoll Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham:
Garden: 7 Redpoll until the Sparrowhawk came along, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Mapgie, 12+ Starling braved it out

RESERVOIRS

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

Chew Valley Lake
15-03-26 Green Sandpiper, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herons Green:
1 Green Sandpiper
15-03-26 Greylag Geese, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Moreton:
2 Greylay Goose

Reported by: John Barnett, Kenneth Blake, Alex Carlisle, Peter Coslett, Raoul Chandrasakera, Matt Plenty, Mike Owen, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson



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