Tuesday 20 March 2018

20-03-18 Tuesday - Firecrest

Temp 2 to 8℃.  Still cold and dull, with a stiff breeze

20-3-18 Little Grebe, Villice (Bob Brewer)
Long-tailed Duck
Avocet, Golden Plover, 
Little Gull
Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Chiffchaff 
Firecrest
Wheatear
20-3-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Don Smith)
BRISTOL

Emerson Green:
1 Sparrowhawk
20-3-18 Otter, Eastville Park (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville Park:
13 Canada Geese, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, Sparrowhawk nest building, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 singing Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Otter

20-3-18 Collared Dove, Keynsham (TtB)
GARDEN BIRDS IN AVON
1 Woodpigeon, 4 Collard Dove, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrines (resident pair), 1 Wheatear

20-3-18 Barn Owl, Aust (Dan White)
Aust Warth, 17.15:
5 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 40 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 2 Barn Owl, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 m Merlin, 1 Skylark, 40 Starling, 1 Meadow Pipit

20-3-18 Dunlin, Northwick Warth (Martin Tayler)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Golden Plover, 3 Snipe, 11 Skylark, 1000 Starling murmuration

20-3-18 Wheatear, Severn Beach  (Brian Lancastle)
Severn Beach:
6 m Wheatear

Yate, Coopers Lake:
1 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Woodhill Bay towards Battery Point:
1 m Wheatear

Portbury Wharf:
1 Pintail, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 Little Gull, 1 Firecrest

Butcombe, The Batch:
2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 f Blackcap, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-3-18 Two Peregrine Eggs, St Johns (BUPP)
Bath, St Johns:
Peregrines now have two eggs. Second egg was laid 01.44 this morning

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks 1 & 2:
1 Greylag Goose, 8 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 6 Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck (No.1), 5 Great Crested & 3 Little Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper,  2 Grey & 2 Pied Wagtails

20-3-18 Common Sand, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck, 32 Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 2 Teal, 4 (2m/2f) Scaup (Villice), 24 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 16 Golden Plover flyover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe (Villice), 5 GBB Gull, 2 Great Spotted & 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 150+ Starling, 1 Reed Bunting
20-3-18 Great Crested Grebe, Villice (Bob Brewer)
The full list of protected breeding birds is on this link Schedule 1 Birds. It includes

Pintail
Goldeneye
Osprey
Quail
Marsh Harrier
Red Kite
Little Ringed Plover
Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Green Sandpiper
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
Merlin
Hobby
Peregrine
Bearded Tit
Cetti’s Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Firecrest
Black Redstart

Be careful not to disturb any of these birds over the next few months while they are attempting to breed

20-3-18 Chiffchaff, Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Rich Allsop, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Karle, Burford, Vera Carpenter, Tim Ford, Rod Holbrook, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Michael Moxon, David Poulton, Darren Pearce, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Richard Scantlebury, Matt Scott, Andy Slade, Don Smith, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Dan White, Trevor Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, Talking to BearsTBOSG