Wednesday 11 April 2018

11-04-18 Wednesday - Wood Warbler

Temp 10 to 9℃. Dull weather again - another wet day in the morning, and dull in the afternoon

11-4-18 Pied Flycatcher, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Garganey
Osprey
Golden Plover
Ring-necked Parakeet
House Martin
11-4-18 Treecreeper,
Bristol (Ian Loats)
Wood Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat
Ring Ouzel
Pied Flycatcher
Redstart
Yellow WagtailWhite Wagtail, Wheatear

BRISTOL

Greville Smythe Park:
Treecreepers nesting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
9 Shelduck, 26 Wigeon, 1 sum plum Golden Plover, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff

Northwich Warth/ New Passage/ Wetlands (combined report)
16 Canada Goose, 12 Shoveler, 23 Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, c 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, Kestrel, a few Sand Martin, plenty of Swallow, some House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 12 White Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit. 
Severn Beach:(combined report)
1 hungry Sparrowhawk - 1 was Bullfinch. 31 Oystercatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, a few Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, some Redshank, 6 Black-headed Gull, a few singing Chiffchaff,  1 Mistle Thrush. Wheatear

Latteridge:
1 f Sparrowhawk

11-4-18 Ring-necked Parakeet, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Yate, Kingsgate Park:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 12 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 m Pied Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Linnet 11th April 2018 Portishead (Pete Evans)
Portbury Wharf:
1 m Redstart

Portishead:

Valley Rd:
3 Swallow

Down Rd - garden:1st Swallow and Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap (f&m), 20 House Sparrow, Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 f Garganey (Dowlais), 14 Teal, 8 Little Egret, 2 Grey Plover, a few Ringed Plovers, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, some Dunlin, 55 Redshank, 1 Osprey, 1 m Ring Ouzel  (Wains Hill), 5 Wheatear

Backwell Lake:
16 Mute Swan, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Sandpiper, 20 Swallow

Sand Point:
1 Grasshopper Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

11-4-18 Corvids on the increase at NSL (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
4 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Mistle Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 150 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS:

11-4-18 Sand Martin and Swallow over Dam (Robert Hargreaves)
Chew Valley Lake
4 Shelduck,  33 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 30 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail (Dam)

OUT OF AVON
Spoonbill at Arne

Reports: Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Simon Cubbage, Steve Curtis, Pete Evans, Trevor Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Ian Loats, James Payne, Lois Pryce, Patrick Richards, Carole Rushton, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Chris Teague, Mike Thomas, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG