18-03-2026 Wednesday

Temp 04°C to 19°C - Sunny. A light east south east breeze, veering to south east early pm and back as dusk set in. Top speed gust of 21 mph around midday.

BTO Social Media
Please note that the ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account will shortly be retired following the main BTO account moving away from posting on this channel last year. Locally run BTO Avon social media accounts will also be closed in time. This follows a review of how social media was being used across the organisation, and that posting on personal accounts or local ornithological feeds appears to be more effective in recruiting volunteers and spreading awareness, so the BTO will be spending more time creating assets (e.g. social media tiles) rather than encouraging local accounts. For more information, please email alice.johnson@bto.org.

Little Gull

Sand Martin

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Chaffinch (f) early

Bishops Knoll and Old Sneed Park LNR

1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit - singing, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff - singing, 4 Blackcap - singing, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest - singing, 6 Wren, 9 Robin, 2 Goldfinch - singing

Stoke Park - Purdown:

2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-03-26 Little Gull PIL (Brian Lancastle)

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 60+ Knot, 2 Little Gull - ad & 2nd wint, 1 Merlin, 13 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:
80 Starling, 8 Siskin

18-03-26 Linnet Portishead (Di Bunniss)

Portishead - coast path:
7 Shelduck , 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Dunnock, House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 

Congresbury:

Moor:  1 Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 11 Skylark - 7 singing, 4 high to NE, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

Kings Wood:  2 Marsh Tit - very vocal

Wrington - Cowlip Green:

2 Marsh Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham Park:

2 Red Kite

Bromley Heath:

1 Red Kite

Kingswood:

1 Red Kite 

Willsbridge:
2 Chiffchaff

18-03-26 Redpoll Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham, garden:
1 Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll, 2 Goldfingh

Keynsham Memorial Park:

5 Mallard, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9+ Wren, 1 Blackbird, 5 Grey Wagtail

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
5 Blackcap (1f&4m), 1 Song Thrush

Pensford - Lords Wood:

3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Crossbill, 4+ Siskin

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Compton Dando:

2 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (m), 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 20 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 30 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer - singing

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

5 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 GS Woodpecker - drumming, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 4 Goldfinch, 

Herons Green:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Gadwall (f&m), 4 Little Grebe, c40 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
7 Goldeneye, 14 Gaswall, 4 Little Egret, 45 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit - nesting, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (f&m)

Stratford:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 12 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (f), 25 Gadwall, 28 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Redd Bunting

Reported by: Rick Andrews, Ken Blake, Pete Brain, Peter Bryant, Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Livvy Drake, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Nick & Annie Hawkridge, Gary Hughes, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Mike Prior, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Clare Tait, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, 

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