Friday, 20 March 2026

20-03-26 Friday - Tree Pipit

Temp 05°C to 16°C - Sunny with a light east north east breeze, gusting to 14 mph.

Tree Pipit 
Purple Sandpiper
Wheatear
Little Gull
Green Sandpiper
Black Redstart


BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle - garden:
2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Knot, Ruff, Redwing, Wheatear

Severn Beach:
5 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 2nd yr, 4 Little Egret, 2 Sand Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 466 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 157 Goldfinch, 102 Linnet, 16 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 House Martin

Portishead - Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper - at high tide

Clevedon - Dowlais:
13 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 9 Shovelar, 4 Mallard - inc 3 duckling, 19 Teal, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Snipe, 40 Redshank, 15 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler & 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Pied Wagtail. 40 Meadow Pipit, 20 Green Finch, 2 Linnet, 

Bristol Airport:
3 Red Kite

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
 - vismig:
446 Woodpigeon, 30 Curlew, 2 Sand Martin, 244 Meadow Pipit, 36 Chaffinch, I Brambling, 
54 Siskin 
 - present: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 10 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Manor Road:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Goldfinch

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
20-03-26 Greylag Goose CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

12 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Denny Island:
6 Little Gull

Woodford:
6 Goldeneye. 1 Goosander (f), 2 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker,  4 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Jay,  2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m), 3 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 6+ Robin, 4 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch
20-03-26 Green Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

6 Goldeneye, 6 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper. 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite,  2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 6 Gadwall. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Stratford:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret. 1 Red Kite, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 8 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 24 Teal, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Alastair Fraser, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Matt Hull, Brian Mulgrew, Aravind Ramesh, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp,  Howard Taffs, Reuben Veal

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