Monday, 16 March 2026

16-03-26 Monday - Little Gull

Temp 09°C to 12°C - overcast with some showers - but only first thing. A moderate breeze from west south west veering to south west and back during the day. Gusting all day, top speed of 26mph around midday.

Little Gull
Common Scoter
Wheatear
Water Pipit
Whimbrel

BRISTOL
16-03-26 Grey Wagtail Badocks Wood (Matt Hobbs)
Badock's Wood:
1 Dunnock - singing, 2 Grey Wagtail

Bishopston:
2 Jay

Brandon Hill:
2 Goldcrest - singing

Clifton, Royal Fort Gardens:
2 Mallard, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay

Frenchay - UWE:
1 Cetti's Warbler
 
New Cut:
2 Oystercatcher, 1 Herring x LBB Gull

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Skylark, 2 Wheatear

Northwick/Aust Warth:
1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 8 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat, 22 Pied Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit, 14 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting

New Passage
42 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 12 Curlew, 3 Knot, 35 Redshank

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret

Tormarton:
1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET
16-03-26 Little Gull PW (Howard Taffs)
Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Gull, 1 Shoveller, 5 Gadwall, 15 Wigeon, 7 Tufted duck, 4 Teal, 6 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear (m), 1 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin
16-03-26 Siskin PW (Tim Mason)
Clevedon:
1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES
16-03-26 Corn Bunting MF (Les Williams)
Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, lots of Skylark, Fieldfare & Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS
15-03-26 Common Scoter BL (Gary Thoburn)
Blagdon Lake:

1 Common Scoter (m), 2 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Greylag Goose, 22 Cattle Egret 

Stratford:
1 Hybrid Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 ~ Red Kite, 3 Sand Martin 

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, John Lewis, Tim Mason, Mike Moxon, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland. Howard Taffs, Les Williams

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