Whimbrels, Spotted Redshank, Ruff and other passage waders
Hobby, Swifts
Whinchat
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| A smart Whitethroat at Morton Lane, Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Filton Pool:
2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot.
Coombe Dingle:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker 3rd May 2018 Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunnis) |
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10+ Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 10+ Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Starling, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet.
Hanham:
2 Swift.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 3 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, Snipe. many Swallow, Sand Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear. 2 White Wagtail, small party Redpoll over.
Severn Beach:
1 Common Sandpiper. 2 Redshank.
Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Kestrel, many Skylark, 2 Whinchat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, many Linnet, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
(yesterday, 2nd May) 4 Whimbrel, 1 Barn Owl.
Gordano - Weston Moor:
2 Hobby, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear.
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais Lane:
Buzzard, Kestrel, 8 Lapwing with at least 5 juvs (probably 2 broods), 15 Whimbrel along the tideline, 1 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Swift, 3+ Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, singing Whitethroat.
Channel View to R. Yeo:
1 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 25 Ringed Plover, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 10 Skylark, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 12 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.
Harvey's walk all the way down:
8 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 70 Shelduck (30 on Dowlais), 1 f. Teal or Garganey in brief flight, 1 m. Wigeon, 8+ Mallard and ducklings, 1 m. Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coot, 15 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover (in winter plumage), 32 Whimbrel (most at Kenn Estuary at high tide), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (in winter plumage), 40 Dunlin, 15 LBB Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 8 Reed Warbler (all singing males), 30 Starling (first post-breeding flock), 3 Wheatear, singing Chaffinch, 6+ Linnet.
Congresbury - Strawberry Line:
2 Grey Heron, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Bullfinch.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
(River Chew ST6568):
1 Grey Heron, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Newton St Loe:
2 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, and 30 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon:
f. Mallard with 6 juvs., 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew/Whimbrel passing over (were probably Whimbrel), 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, Flock of c. 50 martins including at least 20 Sand Martin.
Chew Valley Lake
1 feral Black Swan, 1 feral Barnacle Goose, 9 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 1 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye 5 Pochard, 1 Bufflehead of suspect origin (there's a ring on its leg), 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Hobby, 5 Buzzard, 2 Whimbrel, 6+ Common Sandpiper, 5 G BB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 10+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Phil Baber, Pete Bunnis, Teresa Chard, Chris Clarke, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Adrian Hockey, Dave Horlick, Jon Margetts, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Mike Jenkins, Ian Stapp, 'talkingtobears', blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Portbury Wharf:
(yesterday, 2nd May) 4 Whimbrel, 1 Barn Owl.
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| Whinchat on Weston Moor (Dave Horlick) |
2 Hobby, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear.
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais Lane:
Buzzard, Kestrel, 8 Lapwing with at least 5 juvs (probably 2 broods), 15 Whimbrel along the tideline, 1 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Swift, 3+ Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, singing Whitethroat.
Channel View to R. Yeo:
1 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 25 Ringed Plover, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 10 Skylark, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 12 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.
Harvey's walk all the way down:
8 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 70 Shelduck (30 on Dowlais), 1 f. Teal or Garganey in brief flight, 1 m. Wigeon, 8+ Mallard and ducklings, 1 m. Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coot, 15 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover (in winter plumage), 32 Whimbrel (most at Kenn Estuary at high tide), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (in winter plumage), 40 Dunlin, 15 LBB Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 8 Reed Warbler (all singing males), 30 Starling (first post-breeding flock), 3 Wheatear, singing Chaffinch, 6+ Linnet.
Congresbury - Strawberry Line:
2 Grey Heron, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Bullfinch.
Lots of Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Reed Warbler singing.
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| Grey Heron on the River Chew, Keynsham ('ttb') |
(River Chew ST6568):
1 Grey Heron, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Newton St Loe:
2 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, and 30 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS:
Blagdon:
f. Mallard with 6 juvs., 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew/Whimbrel passing over (were probably Whimbrel), 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, Flock of c. 50 martins including at least 20 Sand Martin.
Chew Valley Lake
1 feral Black Swan, 1 feral Barnacle Goose, 9 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 1 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye 5 Pochard, 1 Bufflehead of suspect origin (there's a ring on its leg), 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Hobby, 5 Buzzard, 2 Whimbrel, 6+ Common Sandpiper, 5 G BB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 10+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Phil Baber, Pete Bunnis, Teresa Chard, Chris Clarke, Peter Coslett, Jane Cumming, Adrian Hockey, Dave Horlick, Jon Margetts, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Mike Jenkins, Ian Stapp, 'talkingtobears', blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
