Tuesday 10 April 2018

10-04-18 Tuesday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 10 to 11℃. Dismal weather - another wet day in morning, still dull in afternoon

10-4-18 Pied Flycatcher, Bristol (Chris Durling)
Garganey
Common Scoter
Red Kite
Little Ringed PloverBar-tailed Godwit
Little Gull
House Martin appearing to tour Avon
Pied Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
1 Willow Warbler

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Herring Gull, 16 Woodpigeon, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 11 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 17 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, 1f 8m Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1m House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

10-4-18 Pied Flycatcher, Vassals Park(Chris Durling)
Vassals Park, Oldbury Court Estate, 15.30:
1 m Pied Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m Common Scoter

New Passage/Northwick:
16 Canada Geese, 32 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 140+ Redshank, 1 Kestrel, 100+ Swallows, 5 House Martin, singing Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Siskin,

Severn Beach:
72 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 34 Oystercatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 ad Little Gull, 30+ Swallow, 2 singing Chiffchaff

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 13 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 30+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

10-4-18 Red Kite, Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo:
2 f Garganey (Dowlais), 1 Red Kite over Wains Hill this morning, 1 unidentified Gull, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook:
3 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail

Hanham (BOC walk):
20 Grey Heron (9 active nests), 1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 7 LBB Gull, 24 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit and 17 Great Tit calling, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff singing, 9 Blackcap singing, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Wren singing, 6 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 9 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 8 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch.

Bath:
1 Sparrowhawk in a garden at Bear Flat.

Midford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven, several Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps singing.

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper

Stratford Lane:
40 Swallow on wires, 2 Mistle Thrush

Herriott's Bridge:
40 Mute Swan, 5 House Martin

10-4-18 Iceland Gull possibly, Dowlais coast (Karle Burford)
Whiter than all the other gulls
OUT OF AVON
Black Tern on Noah's Lake, Shapwick

Reports: Alan Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Chris Craig, Chris Durling, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Craig Lewis, Patrick Richards, Howard Taffs, Trevor Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG