Thursday 13 April 2017

13th April '17 Thursday - Whimbrel

Dullest day of the week so far

RedpollTree Pipit at Oldbury Power Station
Short-eared Owl at Aust Warth
Wheatear at New Passage and Clevedon
Smew back at Chipping Sodbury Common
Whimbrel at Clevedon-Yeo
Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Tree Pipit at Sand Point
Red Kite on A46
Marsh Harrier at Chew
Ring Ouzel in Litton yesterday

12-4-17 Ring Ouzel in Litton (Estelle Sandford)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Lyde Green, last two weeks:
1 juv Mute Swan, 1 Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Coot, (14 Waxwing a month ago in Fishponds)

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Swallow, 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Redpoll, 1 Tree Pipit

Aust Warth:
Short-eared Owl

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Aythya hybrid pres RNDU x TUDU, 8 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 William (Willow Warbler), 12 Sand Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear

13-4-17 Short-eared Owl at Chittening Warth (Tony Scott)
Chittening Warth:
Short-eared Owl at 12.20, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat,

Seabank:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,

Yate, Kingsgate Park:
4 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, all singing

Chipping Sodbury Common, pm:
1 Red-headed Smew, 3 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 m Blackcap, 2 m Bullfinch, 2 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Mute Swan, 10 Canada Geese, 80 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 10 Mallard, 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 28 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 24 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 14 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 145 Redshank, 12 Turnstone, 30 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit (one displaying)

Sand Bay/Point:
2 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 5 Dunlin, 11 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Gull, 20 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 20 Meadow Pipit

Worlebury Hill:
4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 15 Chaffinch

Worlebury garden:
6 Starling, 2 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch

Uphill:
3 Peregrine, Skylarks, Linnets

Litton garden, yesterday:
1 Ring Ouzel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
1 Red Kite at 13.26

13-4-17 Mallard v LBB Gull at Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)
From 8 ducklings down to one!
Newton St Loe:
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 LBB Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 6 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:
4 Shelducks, 1 Common Sandpiper, flock Sand Martins, 3 Willow Warblers

13-4-17 Wheatear at Stratford (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Nunnery:
2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Herons Green:
4 m Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 House Sparrow

Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay,1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler
 13-04-17 Marsh Harrier at Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Moreton to Stratford:
1 f Marsh Harrier 12:50, 1 f  Wheatear

Stratford:
3 Shelduck, 2 m Pochard, 6 Scaup (3m 3f), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 50 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 f Wheatear

Herriott's End:
36 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneyes (1 m) on , 2 Collared Dove, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting


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