MARCH 2005

 

31st - Eleven Little Egrets were at Kingston Seymour this morning, but the Cattle Egret was not seen.  At Portbury wharf it was a good wagtail day with 4 Yellow Wagtails, 6 White Wagtails seen and also 3 Water Pipits, Ring-Necked Duck and the Goldeneye.

 

30th - The Cattle Egret was again reported from the Broadstone Lane/Middle Lane area of Kingston Seymour this evening.  At the Clevedon Yeo there were 3 Short-eared Owls, female Merlin, Wheatear and a Swallow.  Two Purple Sandpipers are still present at Battert Point, Portishead.  An evening visit to Portbury Wharf produced the Ring-necked Duck, 9 Tufted Ducks, female Goldeneye and 8 Little Grebes.

 

28th - A male Ring Ouzel was present for it's second day just outside Portbuty Docks today and showed well.  In the Gordano Valley a pair of Yellowhammers were seen, good news for this locally scarce bird.  It was quiet at the Clevedon Yeo today with the highlights being 3 Wheatears, Merlin, Peregrine and Short-eared Owl.  The only decent wader counts were 75 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and 26 Turnstones.

 

27th - A dull morning but there was plenty of migration happening with the best sightings being a Marsh Harrier heading up the Channel from Wains Hill along with two Redpoll, hundreds of Meadow Pipits, 4 Swallows and small groups of Pied Wagtails and Greenfinch.  At Portbury Wharf the usual ducks are present, Ring-necked, Goldeneye and 9 Tufted Ducks, also in the area were 4 Little Grebes and c20 Sand Martins.

 

26th - The Ring-necked Duck was again seen at Portbury Wharf along with 2 Water Pipits, female Goldeneye, Little Grebe, 2 Wheatears and 38 Sand Martins.  Thanks to Jim Payne for the pictures.

 

      

 

25th - The Ring-necked Duck is still at Portbury Wharf along with the long staying female Goldenye, 12 Tufted Ducks, 8 Little Grebes, 5 Willow Warbler and at least 7 Chiffchaffs.  An afternoon visit to the same site also added a Goosander, c40 Shelduck, 60 Redshank, 15 Teal and 11 Willow Warblers.  At Weston Moor a Peregrine, 15 Lapwing and 2 Canada Geese were seen.

 

24th - An early morning trip to the Clevedon Yeo today produced, 6 Little Egrets, 11 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 55+ Wigeon, 45+ Teal,  Merlin (female), Buzzard, 23 Oystercatchers, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 5 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Dunlin !, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 42 Curlew, 80+ Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 4+ Skylark singing, 5 Wheatear and 3Chiffchaffs.

 

22nd - The Ring-necked Duck is still at Portbury Wharf and a Black-tailed Godwit and a Goldeneye were also seen here.  A pair of Tawny Owls were heard in the Dial Hill area of Clevedon.

 

21st - A brief visit to the coast at Clevedon (Channel View Bay) produced 10 Wheatears and 4 Chiffchaffs.

 

20th - The ring-necked Duck is still on the CEGB pool along with 9 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye and a Little Grebe.  A Merlin and a Sparrowhawk were also seen.  Some evidence of migration with at least 10 Chiffchaffs here.  A brief visit to Clevedon produced 2 Wheatears, 21 Oystercatchers, 30 Shelduck, Jack Snipe and Snipe.

 

18th - The Ring-necked Duck is once again back on the CEGB pool at Portbury Wharf and a Goldeneye, 17 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, Water Pipit and 8 Stonechats were also seen there.  In the Gordano valley a Merlin and 2 Little Grebes were seen.  A Wheatear was seen in the marsh at Wains Hill, Clevedon this morning.

 

17th - At Clevedon today there was two Sand Martins, 2 Little Egrets, 10 Canada Goose, 90 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, female Pintail, 6+ Oystercatchers, 8+ Lapwing displaying, 9 Knot, 6 Grey Plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 25 Curlew, Spotted Redshank, 90+ Redshank, 38 Turnstone, Merlin, 4+ Skylark.

 

16th - At Clevedon there was a Great Crested Grebe at the Yeo near Blakes Pools,  c20 Grey Plover, c25 Turnstones, c50Dunlin, Peregrine and a Merlin.

 

15th - A Wheatear was reported between the Kenn Est.  and Clevedon, spring is here!

 

13th - At Clevedon today there were 20 Knot, 15 Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, 4 Turnstone, 1 summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egrets, at least 2 Short-eared Owls, female Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 2 Goosanders, 5 Ravens, 6 Stonechats and several Rock Pipits.  A new patch day record was set today by Paul Chapman and Howard Taffs of 88 species, well done to them, highlights included; Goldeneye, Water Rail, Purple Sandpiper, Little Owl, Short-eared Owl, Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Tree Sparrow.

 

In the Portbury Wharf area over the weekend there were 152 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 47 Shelduck, 2 Canada Geese, 30 Curlew, c100 Redshank, Short-eared Owl, a pair of Stonechats, Water Pipit, Peregrine,  Water Rail, Raven and 3 adult Med Gulls.

 

  

 

12th - A Water Pipit and Goldeneye were still at Portbury Wharth.

 

10th - At the Clevedon Yeo this morning there were 2 Little Grebe, at least 9 Little Egrets, 80 +Shelduck, 65+ Wigeon, 40+Teal,  female Merlin 16 Oystercatchers, 5 Ringed Plover, 18 Lapwing, 35 Grey Plover, 24 Knot, 750+ Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew only about 30, 80 + Redshank,  Spotted Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Skylarks, 2 Rock Pipits and Stonechat 4.  So no migrants yet, but they cannot be far away!

 

7th - 130 Knot were at the Yeo along with c650 Dunlin and 10 Shoveler.

 

5th & 6th update - At Portbury Wharf on Saturday a Water Pipit, Goldeneye, 7 Tufted Duck and 2 Shoveler were seem.  A Tree Sparrow was seen at Clevedon on both days.  At the Yeo 85 Knot and a Short-eared Owl were seen on Saturday, one Jack Snipe was seen on Saturday and 3 on Sunday in the Marsh at Wains Hill.  A Green Sandpiper was seen inland from the Yeo on Sunday.  Twelve Goosander and a Little Grebe on the Blind Yeo on Saturday.

 

2nd - At Clevedon there were c50 Knot, 20 Grey Plover, 15 Turnstone and c500 Dunlin.  The Cattle Egret has not been seen for several days, so it may have left the area.