19-03-18 Monday - Brambling

A day of two halves: frozen and snowy in the morning, warming up somewhat later on as the sun got to work. Still cold in the wind.

Scaup, Long-tailed Duck 
Black-necked Grebe
Jack Snipe
Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Black Redstart 
Hawfinch, Brambling, Siskin 
Summer migrants braving the elements:  Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Wheatear

To cheer us up in the cold
19-03-18 Wheatear, Portbury coast (Ian Loats)

BRISTOL

Bishopston: 
1 Chiffchaff

19-03-18 male Sparrowhawk., Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:
WeBS count: 2 mute Swan, 14 Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 1m Sparrowhawk,  2 Coot 2 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser BB Gull, 84 BH Gull, plus c60 Starling, 1 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 'lots' House Sparrow

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
WeBS count: 3 Mallard,7 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 1 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull

Ashton:

Carrington Road - 1 Chiffchaff

New Cut 

opposite the Underfall Yard - 2 Canada Goose,1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Meadow Pipit

Sea Mills:
WeBS count: 1 Shelduck, 12 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 35 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 220 Black-headed Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull,4 Herring Gull,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Fieldfare, c12 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
(WeBS count included):12 Shelduck, 112 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 18 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2  Grey Heron, 60+Curlew, 6 Lapwing , 4 Ringed Plover, 22 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 60 Redshank, c1,200 Common Gull (on Tidal Res), 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine,1st-w m Black Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 120+ Meadow Pipit

19-03-18 Barn Owl, Aust Warth (Vic Savery)

Aust Warth:
 Barn Owl

19-03-18 f Blackcap Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook)

Severn Beach:
1 f Blackcap

Hoar Gout (VOSA Pools):
1 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Snipe.

NORTH SOMERSET

19-03-18 Brambling, Pill (Giles Morris)

Pill:
Garden: 10 Chaffinch, 1 m Brambling , 6 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Portbury coast:
Curlew, Wheatear, Rock Pipit, Siskin

19-03-18 Little Gull, Portbury Wharf (Chris Stone)

Portbury Wharf:

2 Little Gull

19-03-18 Chiffchaff
Gordano Valley Ringing Station (Shane Pannell)

Gordano Valley Ringing Station:
At least a dozen Chiffchaff.
Three ringed, two of which had obvious signs of pollen above the bill. Probably while feeding in warmer climates

Nailsea:
Garden: 1 Grey Wagtail again

Kenn: 
Duck Lane garden: 1 Fieldfare  plus a minor murmuration of 500-600 Starling in Kenn at 6pm

Backwell Lake: 
6 Little Egret in roost

Bleadon:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven , 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Reed Bunting 

Uphill:

1 Song Thrush,4 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:

19-03-18  garden Fieldfare, Bath (Sean Whyte)

Weston garden: 1 Fieldfare.
'Only second time in 25 years we have seen one in the garden.Since the heavy snow two weeks ago the numbers of birds feeding in the garden has consistently dropped 75% and variety of species seen daily in the garden dropped from consistent average 14 species to an average of 8. Plenty of food and variety, but often no birds at all; Unprecedented. Before the heavy snow two weeks ago I’d say there were birds (lots of) feeding 95% of daylight hours; now it must be nearer 50%.'

19-03-18 Siskin, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Newton St Loe:
WeBS count included: 4 Mute Swan, 13 Mallard, 24 Teal, 1 Little Grebe,1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot,5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 9 Black-Headed Gull, 27 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 9 Song Thrush, 35+ Redwing,  50+ Fieldfare, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Hawfinch, 15+ Siskin, 4 Yellowhammer

19-03-18 Stock Dove, Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Paulton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare 

Butcombe:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck (still on no.1 Tank)

19-03-18 Dunlin, Blagdon Lake (Rob Hargreaves)

Blagdon Lake:
WeBS Count: 111 Canada Goose, 25 Mute Swan, 36 Shoveler, 61 Mallard, 13 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 6 Pochard, 206 Tufted, 8 Goldeneye,31 Cormorant, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 26 Moorhen, 265 Coot, 1 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 20 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake
WeBS count (lakewide): 45 Mute Swan, 45 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 7 Shelduck, 305 Mallard, 40 Teal 3 Gadwall, 12 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 5 Scaup, 495 Tufted Duck, 55 Goldeneye, 40 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 10 Morehen, 180 Coot, 22 Snipe, plus 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Sand Martin 

Still lots of Meadow Pipits

19-03-18 Barn Owl, Picnic Site 2 CVL (Rob Hargreaves)

Picnic Site 2:

1 Barn Owl, 2 Chiffchaff

Dam:
1 f Scaup, 22 Goldeneye 

Herons Green:
1 Barnacle Goose 

Moreton:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest 

Herriotts:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 14 Teal, 1 Cetti’s Warbler

19-03-18 Canada Goose, CVL (Bob Brewer)

Reports:Rich Allsop, Andrew Archer,  Bob Brewer, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Anne Crowe, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, William Hewitt, Rupert Higgins, Rod Holbrook, Ian Loats, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Shane Pannell, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury,  Tony Scott, Bob Webber, Sean Whyte, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS,  nslbirding, opsbirding,  severnsidebirds, TBOSG