Saturday, 21 March 2026

21-03-26 Saturday - Hawfinch - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 03°C to 15°C - Sunny with a light north east breeze to 3pm then veering east to finish SSE gusting to 14 mph.

Willow Warbler
Black-necked Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser
Firecrest
Ruff
Hawfinch
Avocet

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh - survey:
inc: 1 Shelduck, c50 Shoveler, c 20 Teal, 5 Stock Dove, 10 Coot, 10 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 12 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, c50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Snipe, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Black-necked Grebe - up river on the tide, 1 Sand Martin, 9 Siskin

Aust Services/ STW
1 Sparrowhawk.1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Wheatear
21-03-26 Ruff PIL (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick/
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe, 22 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 3 Sand Martin, House Martin

Severn Beach:
1 Avocet, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Gannet, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 23 Sand Martin, 12 Redwing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear (m), 2 Bullfinch

Westerleigh to Hinton
2 Buzzard, 35 Rook, 3 Skylark, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET
21-03-26 Firecrest Ashton Court (Howard Taffs)
Leigh Woods:
Firecrest - singing

Ashton Court:
1+ Crossbill - calling in flight

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 14 Rook, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Dowlais, Channel View:
20 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 30 Wigeon, Mallard and 7 ducklings, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, 10 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard,  1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 3 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 6 Linnet

Nailsea Moor:
32 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Common Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 9 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Linnet, 10 Reed Bunting

Cleeve - Wrington Warren
2 Firecrest

Sand Point - Bay/Middle Hope:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 50 Meadow Pipit, 10 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
1 Buzzard

Willsbridge:
2 Tawny Owl

Hannam - inc Magpie Bottom:
1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite
21-03-26 Hawfinch Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham, Community Woodlands:
20+ Woodpigeon, 6 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 50+ Rook, 4 Blue Tit 5 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Wren, 12+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock,  20+ House Sparrow, 2 Hawfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
13 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite

OUT OF AREA:

Cheddar Res
1 Bonaparte's Gull

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, John Croxton, Tim Fell, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rupert Higgins, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sawyer, Nick Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweeting, Howard Taffs, 

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