23-03-2026 Monday

In true British spring fashion, the sun has peaked through but has remained fairly chilly, with lows of 7º and highs of 12º. The wet spell from the start of the year seems to be holding off, with a dry and windy day seeing southwesterly gusts of 18mph; conditions that many birds have been enjoying today.

Rarities - Scaup, Golden Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Ruff, Great White Egret, Short-Eared Owl, Osprey, Tree Sparrow, Redpoll

BRISTOL

Redland:

2 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Sand Martin, 1 Linnet 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

4 Mute Swan, 25 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 27 Shelduck,  2 Tufted Duck, 45 Wigeon, 29 Teal, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe, 45 Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 2 Red Kite, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 6 Dunlin, 14 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Sparrowhawk

Severn Beach:

15 Dunlin, 4 Great Black-Backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Osprey, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Redpoll

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo: 

1 Peregrine 

Yatton:

2 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 3 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 7 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:

Tree Sparrow

Bristol Airport (Silver Zone):

36 Golden Plover

Banwell:

12 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 255 Shelduck, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall 2, 25 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 15 Teal, Little Grebe 3, 1 Moorhen, 11 Coot, 36 Oystercatcher, 13 Lapwing, 44 Curlew, 14 Snipe, 280 Redshank, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 3 Short-Eared Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:

3 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 15 Common Pheasant, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 40 Common Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 8 Common Moorhen, 2 Eurasian Coot, 1 Eurasian Woodcock, 4 European Herring Gull, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Great Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 6 Common Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Eurasian Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Eurasian Jay, 30 Common Magpie, 30 Eurasian Jackdaw, 20 Rook, 30 Carrion Crow, 2 Common Raven, 15 Eurasian Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 20 Eurasian Skylark, 12 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Eurasian Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 8 Eurasian Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 15 Eurasian Blackbird, 15 European Robin, 6 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 European Greenfinch, 25 Common Linnet, 15 European Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer 

Stanton Drew:
1 Woodcock

Chelwood:

2 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard   

Burnett: 

1 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

4 Egyptian Goose

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

12 Canada Goose, 11 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron,  1 Great White Egret, 4 Magpie,   2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail,  1 Redpoll

Bittern Trail:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

23-03-2026 Pipit, Hollowbrook (Lee Patch) 

Hollowbrook:

2 Treecreeper, 1 Pipit

23-03-2026 Goosander, Walley Bank Path (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:

1 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander

23-03-2026 Blackcap, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

15 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Blackcap,  3 Wren,  5 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Robin,  2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch

Herons Green:

6 Goldeneye, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret,  1 Grey Heron,  2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
8 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:

1 Greylag Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Blackcap

23-03-2026 Black-Tailed Godwit, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Greylag Goose, 7 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, 8 Shoveler, 34 Gadwall, 28 Teal, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting       

Reported by:

Andy Davis, Phillip Delve, Adrian Hockey, Emily Lomas, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris, Mike Owen, Lee Patch, Trudy Sheen, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker

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