8 March '17 - Wednesday

Mild and mostly dry. Sorry, late post today.

Waxwing at Bradley Stoke. Not many berries left and they are cutting down the Rowan trees!
Cattle Egret still resident
Dipper
Hirundine numbers starting to creep up


BRISTOL
Montpelier Station:
Sparrowhawk, Blackcap (singing)

Avonmouth:
Greylag Goose (not common here)

Snuff Mills:
1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Jay, 1 Kingfisher

8/3/17 Jays at Snuff Mills (Martin Tayler)

Bradley Stoke:
Waxwing


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning wetland:
8 Shelduck, 1 Pheasant on a feeder, 4 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker
c.60 Jackdaw, c.20 Rook, 20 Crow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, c. 60 mixed Fieldfare & Redwing,
2 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portishead:
Rock Pipit

Weston-Super-Mare:
Eider, Rock Pipit Marine Lake, c.30 Black-headed Gull, c20 Herring Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tog Hill:
2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:
3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Buzzard, 200+ Wood Pigeon, Dunnocks singing

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
6 Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, 2♂ Greater Scaup, Egyptian Goose

Chew Valley Lake:

 

Herriots Bridge
6 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldeneye (lake), 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herons Green
2000+ gulls (on the lake & fields by the pond still after the muck spreading), 2 Stonechat (1m 1f Pond reeds), 6 Snipe (reeds left side lake), 3 Goldeneye, 4 House Sparrow    
1 Yellow-Legged Gull 2nd winter (in with the rest on lake), 4 Buzzard (1 the white one), Snipe



8/3/17 Snipe at Herons Green (Jonathan Mortin)

Moreton
2 Stonechat (F), 7 Scaup (2m 5 F), 1 Yellow-Legged Gull (fly past hide not the same bird as the one in HG), 2 Reed Bunting, 6 Goldeneye, 5 Pochard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Great-spotted Woodpecker
1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove

8/3/17 Yellow-legged Gull (Ian Stapp)

Reports: George Rabin, Martin Tayler, Ian Stapp, Lois Price, Des Bowring, Jonathan Mortin, Brian Thompson,
Nigel Milbourne, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

7 March '17 - Tuesday - spring migrants

Fine with high cloud and little wind, a bit colder and duller towards evening.

Wintering rarities - Cattle Egrets and Waxwings.
Spring migrants - Red Kite, Wheatear, hirundines arriving.

BRISTOL
1 Dipper.

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Wagtail.

St Andrews Park:
2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Redwing.

Green Woodpecker at Ashton Court (Mrs Trellis)

Ashton Court:
1 Green Woodpecker anting, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Nuthatch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke:
10+ Waxwing (still at Tesco but not many berries left)

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Shelduck, 19 Teal, 87 Wigeon, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 31 Curlew, 1 Water Rail, 7 Common Gull, 2 singing Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 23 Redwing, 14 Stonechat (site record).

Aust Warth:
3 Stonechat.

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:

6 Canada Goose, 44 Shelduck, 350 Wigeon, 120 Teal, 12 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin, 13 Turnstones, 2 Water Rail, 1 Sparrowhawk,

55 Pied Wagtails.

Little Owl around Pilning (Vic Savery)

Pilning lanes:
1 Little Owl

Olveston, garden:
1 m Blackcap

Avonmouth:
1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET:

Backwell Lake:
20 Little Egret (this evening, but did not stay to roost), 2 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Redwing.

Weston-Super-Mare:
Worle:
1 singing Chiffchaff.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Toghill Farm, Wick:
2 Cattle Egret

Newton St Loe:
9 Grey Heron + 3 nests, 20 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 m. Scaup, 1 Red Kite (circling over farmland between BL and Chew at 1420 hrs), Coot on nesting platform, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, Reed Bunting singing.

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
1 Red Kite (flying west around West Harptree at 12:43 - heading for Blagdon then?).
7 + Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel (from Moreton and Stratford).

Dam:
8 Barnacle Goose (presumed feral), 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye.

Woodford:
12 Scaup (5 m 7 f. off Nunnery), 1 m. Common Scoter, 10 Goldeneye.


Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1000+ gulls sp. (following a muck-spreader), 2 Stonechat.

Moreton:
1 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 f. Stonechat, 1 Siskin.

Herriotts End:
4 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Derek Angell, Adrian Hockey, Andy Middleton, Jonathan Mortin, Steve Poulsom, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, Tim Warren, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

6 March '17 Monday - Swallow

Dry but cold in the wind

Jack Snipe at Chittening Warth
First Swallow of the year along with 3 Sand Martin at Chew
First Wheatear Avonmouth Docks
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Waxwing still at Bradley Stoke but running out of berries
Cattle Egret still at Toghill Farm, Wickwar
Med Gulls and Black-necked Grebes at Chew

6/3/17 1 Swallow and 3 Sand Martin at Chew (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL
Avonmouth:

Wheatear in Avonmouth Docks this morning

6/3/17 Wheatear at Avonmouth Docks (Lyndon Roberts)

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, (Med Gull has disappeared)

6/3/17 Kingfisher in Eastville Park (Allan Chard)

6/3/17 Grey Wagtail in Eastville Park (Martin Tayler)

Oldbury Court:
Dipper

6/3/17 Dippers on the River Frome (Steve Poulsom)

Lawrence Weston Moor AWT Reserve:
25+ Snipe (flushed), 2 Buzzard, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 GS Woodpecker


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
Aust STW:
3 Green Woodpecker, 42 Pied Wagtail (on the filter beds)
Tesco Pool: 

2 Mute Swan,  2 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard,  5 Coot,  6 Goldfinch

Aust Warth:

150 Wigeon, 1 Kestrel mid-day
Chittening Warth:
Bristol end: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jack Snipe,

2 Common Snipe, 7 Shelduck, 7 Oystercatcher, 10 Mallard
S.Glos end: 2 GBB Gulls, 5 Shelduck, 33 Curlew, 10 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 8 Oystercatcher

Littleton Warth:
30 Shelduck, 46 Wigeon, 75 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 5 Oystercatcher, 350 Dunlin, 90 Curlew 10 Redshank, 40 Starling, 250 Linnet

6/3/17 Dunlin at Littleton Warth (Mrs Trellis)

Toghill Farm, Wick:
Both Cattle Egret present today

Bradley Stoke:
15 Waxwing still at Tesco but not many berries left

6/3/17 Waxwing at Bradley Stoke (Christopher Teague)

Warmley Forest Park:

1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 8 Greenfinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Buzzard, 3 Wren, 5 Chaffinch, 4 LT Tit, one pair watched nest building, 4 Moorhen, 3 Coal Tit, numerous Blue and Great Tit, 10 Magpie, 6 Robin, 20+ Wood Pigeon, + Jackdaws and Carrion Crows nest building

NORTH SOMERSET:

Ham Green:
Pair Ravens (at nest) and pair Buzzards

Congresbury:
35 Teal, 2 Raven, 3 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 2 Cetti's, 3 Bullfinch, 20 Redwing,
200 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Weston-Super-Mare:
Eider still present on Marine Lake this morning

Uphill:
Short-eared Owl

6/3/17 Short-eared Owl chased by Crow (Paul Cousins)

6/3/17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Simon Williams)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
2 Buzzard, 2 displaying Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Redwing, 3 Greenfinch singing, 5 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin, 35 Yellowhammer, 

Chelwood:
1 Kestrel

Pensford:

6 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 6 yellowhammer (Pensford Lane between Stanton Drew and Pensford a.m)
Barn Owl also p.m. on lane

6/3/17 Yellowhammer near Pensford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

6/3/17 Grey Wagtail at Pensford (Ian Stapp)

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper (River Somer, not far from Midsomer Norton)

6/3/17 Dipper on River Somer (Alex Carlisle)

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow and c 90 Cormorant

6/3/17 Long-tailed Duck at Barrow (Chris Stone)

Chew Valley Lake:

4 Greylag Goose, 9 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 8 Scaup, 4 Black-necked Grebe (Sutton Wick), 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 ad Med Gull, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 5 Stonechat.

Dam:
8 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose,  2 Little  Grebe
Woodford:
14 Goldeneye (off Nunnery), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Shelduck (in front Moreton hide scoped)
Heron's Green:
6 Snipe (reeds left side lake)
Moreton:
1 Swallow (very early for swallows) 3 Sand Martin,  1 G S Woodpecker,  1 Scoter,
12 Scaup (off Nunnery 3M rest F), 1 Cetti's, 2 Jay, 4 Stonechat (3F 1M), 2 Buzzard
Stratford:
1 Bittern. First Swallow of the year along with 3 Sand Martin
Herriotts End:
6 Shelduck 4 Pintail 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's, 50+ Starling

Reports: Des Bowring, Alex Carlisle, Paul Cousins, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Mike George, Roger Hawley, Glen Maddison, Chris Perry, Adam Rawson, Lyndon Roberts, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Christopher Teague, Simon Williams, Keith Vinicombe 

blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

5 March '17 Sunday - Sand Martin

Rather wet day but summer here for birders as Sand Martins arrive

Waxwings at Bradley Stoke
Kittiwake at Severn Beach
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Sand Martin at Chew

Swift (Lee Gardiner)
This at Barrow last year but everywhere by May

BRISTOL
St Andrews Park:
30 Redwing

St Annes, Nightingale Valley:
1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook Tesco's, from 7.20:
15 Waxwings

5-3-17 Waxwing at Tesco's (Adam Rawson)
Now picking fallen berries

A38 south of Thornbury: 
10 Rooks foraging along the roadside gutters. A surprise to see Rooks away from their rural habitats

5-3-17 Kittiwake at Severn Beach (Dan White)
Blown in on the high morning winds

Severn Beach:
9 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 55 Turnstone, 17 Kittiwake

Tortworth Lake this PM: 
5 Teal, 4 Mallards, 6 Tufted Duck, 44 Coot, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit

NORTH SOMERSET:

5-2-17 Dipper on River Chew (Lee Gardiner)

Chew/ Chew valley:
1 Dipper

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Blackbird, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Peregrines in Bath (Hamish Smith)
Unfortunately not visible on the 24 hr camera

Bath:
St John's Church: 2 Peregrine

Newton St Loe:
18 Teal, only 12 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Coot, 8 Moorhen, 23 Redwing

Paulton:
1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 75 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch
Sewage Works: 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake am: 
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Scaup

5-3-17 Great Crested Grebe at Chew (Martin Tayler)

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herriotts End:
2 Sand Martin

5-3-17 Waxwing (Mrs Trellis)
Anyone recognise who this is?

Reports: Rich Andrews, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Jonathan Mortin,  Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson,  Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Thomas Weston, Dan White, Bath Peregrines, blagdonlakebirds, TBOSG

4 March '17 Saturday - Peregrine

Nice in the sun this morning at Chew and some nice rainbows

4-3-17 Rainbow at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Mediterranean Gulls in Bristol and Chew
Waxwings at Bradley Stoke
Red Kite at Yate
Black Redstart at Clevedon
Short-eared Owl at Uphill
Scaup, Black-necked Grebe at Chew

4-3-17 Peregrine in the City (Dan White)

BRISTOL
City Centre:
2 Peregrines

4-3-17 Grey Heron at Eastville (Gill Sapsed)

Eastville Park:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Dipper


Fishponds, Market Square garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (63rd Day)

Montpelier Station:
1 singing Blackcap


Sea Mills Station:
2 Buzzards, 1 Peregrine


Stapleton, Holy Trinity:
1 Peregrine

4-3-17 Mediterranean Gull at Eastville (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Willow Brook Tesco's:
1 Sparrowhawk, 15 (nearly 14) Waxwings

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Stonechat, 1 m Yellowhammer

Littleton Pits:
2 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 3 Chiffchaff, 35+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 2 Siskin

4-3-17 Stonechat at Pilning (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick:
165 Teal, 21 Tufted Duck, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Redshank, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 14 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 migrant Stonechat

4-3-17 Rock Pipit at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
3 Rock Pipit

4-3-17 Red Kite at Yate (Adam Rawson)

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, Ravens

Chipping Sodbury Common:
0 Smew

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Buzzard, 50+ Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 10 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit,
2 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing,
1 Pied Wagtail,5 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET:

4-3-17 Black Redstart at Clevedon (Lee Gardiner)

Clevedon:
1 f Black Redstart

4-3-17 Golden Plover at Clevedon  (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
3 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Knot, 100+ Dunlin, 20 Turnstone, 1 Peregrine, a few Skylarks singing (1st March)

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl

4-3-17 Short-eared Owl at Uphill (Higgy)

BELOW M4 & BANES

4-3-17 Peregrine (Steve Poulsom)
Taken from far away on Stapleton Ch

Marshfield:
20+ Red-legged Partridge, 1 Little Owl, 2 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 14 Yellowhammer, 6 Corn Bunting


Keynsham, Manor Rd;
10 Magpies


Bath:
Apple Store: 300+ Pied Wagtail roosting in the tree outside
Race Course: 200+ Golden Plover flying south


Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 50 Fieldfare, 25 Yellowhammer


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake am: 
1 Com Sandpiper (dam), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 1 singing Chiffchaff (lodge)

Litton Res pm: 
9 Tufted Duck, 12 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch at nest-hole, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose (maybe other bird sitting on eggs?),  4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe
Spring Bay:
4 Black-necked Grebe
Nunnery:
11 Scaup (5m, 6f)
Heron's Green:
2 Scaup (1m, 2f), 1 Snipe

4-3-17 Goldcrest at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
5 Scaup (2m, 3f), 6 Goldeneye, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

4-3-17 Chiffchaff (Chew Valley Ringing)

Stratford:
1 Mediterranean Gull,


Chew Valley Ringing Station:
6 wintering Chiffchaff


Herriotts End:
3 Greylag Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 2 Grey Wagtail

ID guide for Yellow-legged Gull (British Birds)

Reports: Des Bowring, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Higgy, Garry Hughes, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Darren Pearce, Chris Perry, Steve Poulsom, Adam Rawson, Gill Sapsed, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, Thomas Weston, Dan White, Steve Wilmshurst,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

3 March '17 Friday - Siskin

Rain and cloud for most of the day and not much fun for birders

Cattle Egret still at Toghill and Waxwing at Bradley Stoke

3/3/17 Rock Pipit at Clevedon Pier (Higgy)

BRISTOL
St. Andrews:
30 Redwing (some subsong), 2 Mistle Thrush, 50 Starling, 20 Goldfinch, 1 fly-over Cormorant.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke :
Waxwing still at Tesco. One tree left...

Frampton Cotterell:
Blackcap (garden)


NORTH SOMERSET:

Bleadon:
(Garden) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap(m), 3 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin (unusual in this garden)

3/3/17 Siskin in garden at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Clevedon Pier:
2 Black Redstart, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail

3/3/17 Black Redstart at Clevedon Pier (Higgy)

Kenn Moor:
86 Mute Swan, 1 Little Egret, 9 Canada Goose, 2 x Stonechat (M&F), 1 Grey Heron, 100+ Starling


BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick, Tog Hill Farm:
Both Cattle Egret still present

Shortwood:
The 7th Caspian Gull (a winter female) for S. Glos was seen at Shortwood CAS late yesterday afternoon 

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
2♂ Greater Scaup, single Egyptian Goose, 41 Eurasian Wigeon and 79 Canada Geese

Chew Valley Lake:
A number of ringed BH Gull (see Twitter feed)

Reports: Des Bowring, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Higgy, Simon Mackie, Adam Rawson, Peter Rock, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

2 March '17 Thursday - Smew

A lovely day despite the blustery winds.

Cattle Egrets and Waxwings still on station. 
Smew, Short-eared Owls.

A good selection of 5 typical species at Chew
(Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL
Ashton Court:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch.

Hanham:
1 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks, Tesco Petrol:
15 Waxwings.

Oldbury Power Station:
(1w) Kittiwake off Shepperdine at 8 a.m.

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Cormorant (not seen here before), 3 Little Egret yesterday, 1 today

Chipping Sodbury Fishing Lake:
Redhead Smew.

NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
Wigeon, c.250 Teal, 3 Pochard, 250 Dunlin, 15 Skylark, c.25 Reed Bunting
Yatton (Wemberham Lane):
1 Buzzard and 1 Peregrine (perched on the same pylon).

Kenn Moor:
1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Skylark, 1 Bullfinch.

One of the Uphill Short-eared Owls (Paul Cousins)

Uphill:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Common Snipe spooked by one of 2 Short-eared Owl (after 3 p.m.), 2 Kestrel, 5 Stonechat, Song Thrushes singing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting.

Bleadon / Walborough:
60 Stock Dove, 7 Skylark, albino Blackbird, 40 Linnet.

Short-eared Owl at Uphill  (Bill Hewitt)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Peregrine with prey.

Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret. 

Newton St Loe:
23 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Coot, 500+ gulls (flying SW at sunset), 6 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest, 7 Song Thrush singing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Chaffinch. 12 Goldfinch.

Buzzard at Pensford (very red tail) (Ian Stapp)

Pensford:
4 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 m. Scaup, Stock Dove, 7 Goldcrest, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 calling Chiffchaff,
4 Treecreeper singing.

Shoveler at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
4 Goosander, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 ad Mediterranean Gull, 9 Stonechat, 1000+ Jackdaw at roost

Dam:
3 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull.

Woodford:
9 Scaup (5m, 4f, off Nunnery stones). 1 m Common Scoter (off Nunnery), 12+ Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull (on fish cage).

Villice:
Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker.

Heron's Green:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Snipe. 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 2 Scaup (f. in with Tufted Ducks), 6 Goldeneye, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat (1m 3 f), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting.

Herriotts End:
Barnacle Goose and Greylag Goose both presumed feral.
4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Bill Blake, Teresa Chard, Peter Coslett, Paul Cousins, Robert Hargreaves, Bill Hewitt, Trevor Riddle, Sid Simmons, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Eian Wall, blagdonlakebirds,  CVRS, nslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG

1 March '17 Wednesday - Red Kite

Not a lot of rain, still cold in the wind, but rain later, not a lot around bird wise but a bit of fresh air

16 Waxwings at Bradley Stoke (Correction)
Waxwing at Buckover Hill
Long-tailed Duck at Barrow Tanks
Cattle Egret at Toghill Farm
Red Kite at Marksbury
Scaup at Blagdon and Chew

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs Observatory saftie: 

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch

Cribbs Mall:
100's Pied Wagtail

Hencliffe:
20 Heron, 1 m Peregrine

1-3-17 Goldfinch in Bristol (Marrtin Tayler)

Stapleton:

A charm of 32 Goldfinches

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Bradley Stoke, Three Brooks, Tesco Petrol:
16 Waxwings here after all

Buckover Hill, 3.30:
4 Waxwing

Aust:
1 Water Rail, 6 Skylark, 7 Stonechat. (4m 3f)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Greylag Geese, 16 Canada Geese, 1 Little Owl, 23 Raven (21 in one flock)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
9 Canada Geese, 1 Shelduck, 31 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 41 Shoveler, 23 Pochard, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 3 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 12 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 19 BH Gull, 11 Common Gull, 9 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Magpie

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 80 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 1 m Pintail, 1 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 14 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 25 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 280 Dunlin, 100+ Redshank, 2 Snipe, 1 Raven, 10 Skylark

Kenn, Duck Lane garden:
1 m Reed Bunting (Not a regular visitor)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick, Toghill Farm:
2 Cattle Egret

Bath, Haycombe Cemetery:
9 Stock Dove, 1 Redwing, 1 f Stonechat, 19 Yellowhammer

Marksbury Gate:
1 Red Kite at 9.27

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 95 Cormorant

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Geese, 22 Shovelers, 2♂ Scaup, 10 (6♂) Goldeneyes, 3 Goosanders, 2 Lapwings

1-3-17 Eager Goldeneye at Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
8 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper
Dam:
3 Little Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush

Woodford:
12+ Goldeneye, 6+ Redwing

Villice Bay:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
2 Scaup (1m 1f), 10+ Goldeneye, 4 Snipe

1-3-17 Green Sandpiper at Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Mistle Thrush

Stratford Hide:
2 Shelduck, 4 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Redwing

Herriott's End:
2 Shelduck, 6 Pintail

1-3-17 Contrite Goldeneye (Geoff Daniels)

Reports: Phil Baber, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Geoff Daniels, PG Farmer, Lisegirl, Glen Maddison, Nigel Milbourne, Bob Pepper, Adam Rawson, H E Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Eian Wall,  blagdonlakebirds,  nslbirding, opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG