Sightings 30/4/16

30/4/16 Common Sandpiper at Planet Chew (Ian Stapp)
very good numbers of these birds at the main lakes over the past few days, much fewer at the coastal sites though

Stoke Park (Bristol):
Duchess Pond: 1 Great Crested Grebe still, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Swift, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Bifield Rd: 2 singing Skylark.
Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 18 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Marshfield:
Northfield Lane: 1 fly-through Hobby 5pm.

Siston:
Common: 2 Green Woodpecker.

Westerleigh:
1 flyover Little Egret this afternoon.

Shepperdine:
30 Ringed Plover, 70 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone.

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 2: 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Wood Warbler.
Another or same Short-eared Owl also seen at Lagoon 3 this morning.
Other stuff, 1 Garden Warbler.

Northwick:
Old Landfill: 12 Whimbrel.

30/4/16 Whimbrel (Dan White)

New Passage-Northwick:

Shore & wetland: 2 Goosander (pair), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 102 Dunlin, 22 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush with food, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 3 flyover Siskin.

Severn Beach:
35 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Weston Moor:
3 Swift, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit.

30/4/16 Tree Pipit (Melvin Hedges)

Clevedon coast:

Wain's Hill: 6 House Martin, 6 Siskin of note.

Sand Pt:
1 Great Skua up, 10 Whimbrel, 20 Commic Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 2 Redpoll.

Banwell:
Winthill: 3 juvenile Blackbird not long fledged.

Felton:
Common: 1 Goldcrest, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 15 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer.

Barrow Tanks:
29 Common Sandpiper, most on No.3.

Freshford:
River Avon: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dipper.

Blagdon Lake:
23 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Hobby, 8 Common Sandpiper.

Chew Stoke:
1 newly fledged Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
2 Canada Goose broods, 8 Shelduck, 1 Kestrel, 10 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull (1 sitting on nest), 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 7 House Sparrow, 4 Reed Bunting.


Reports: Bob Brewer, Pete Burston, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Sean Davies, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Simon Harris, Melvin Hedges, Clive Holman, John Martin, Melanie Patch, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, Dan White, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 29/4/16

Good numbers of Common Sandpiper at the lakes today.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting.

Oldbury Power Station:
Lagoon 3 & environs morning: 1 Mute Swan pair nesting, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Skylark, 8 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Greenfinch,  1 Reed Bunting.
L3 evening: 2 Short-eared Owl.
L1&2 evening: 1 Short-eared Owl.

New Passage-Northwick:
12 Gadwall, 1 female Pintail, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel,  6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 50 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Swift, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail.

29/4/16 Dunlin (Lisa Presland)

Severn Beach:

Sea-watch: 2 Great Skua, 2 Little Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Swift.
Other stuff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 flyover Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird.

Portbury:
M5 Junction 19: 1 flyover Hobby.

Walton Common:
1 Cuckoo (3rd sighting here this month).

Clevedon :
Dowlais: 1 Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper.
Fosseway: 1 Sparrowhawk, hunting Starlings.

Barrow Tanks:
5 Dunlin, 31 Common Sandpiper, 1 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 5 Dunlin, 15 Common Sandpiper (dam, good count for here).

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover 3.30pm (Mike Jenkins).
Other stuff, 1 Scaup still, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Kestrel, 3+ Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Little Ringed Plover new (Herriott's Pool), 5 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 29 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 500 Swift, 2 Garden Warbler (Nunnery), 3 Whitethroat,  1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, William Earp, Andrew Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Jenkins, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 28/4/16

Avon Gorge (Bristol):
Suspension Bridge: 2 Common Sandpiper on the river bank.

Shepperdine:
4 Whimbrel.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Cuckoo (lagoon 2), 13 Sand Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (yacht club end), 2 Whinchat (L3).

New Passage-Northwick:
4 Canada Goose, 45 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 65 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 1 flyover Tree Pipit.

Severn Beach:
4 Whimbrel, 9 Kittiwake (evening), 1 Cetti's Warbler still.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 2 Canada Goose, 65 Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Merlin, 15 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 50 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 15 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.

28/4/16 Whimbrel (Robert Hargreaves)

Blagdon Lake:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
2 Barnacle Goose, 7 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 1 Scaup, 4 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 20 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven chicks calling, 500 mixed Hirundine, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 12 Reed Warbler, 11 Blackbird (single flock, Woodford), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Whinchat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting.

28/4/16 White Wagtail (Ian Stapp)
Nunnery Pt, on the rocks

Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Duncan McLaughlin, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 27/4/16

Another cold day with a northerly breeze which seems to be holding up the migrants. Observers at Anchor Head and Wain's Hill this morning reported no visible migration at all.
Common Sandpiper showing well at Barrow and Planet Chew.

27/4/16 Whimbrel & Curlew at Sand Bay (Simon Williams)
nice size comparison

27/4/16 Kestrel (Martin Tayler)
on the Clifton Downs today

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch.

Hanham (Bristol):
Magpie Bottom: 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):

Crox Bottom: 1 Canada Goose (patch tick), 1 Jay, 12 Magpie, 2 flyover Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 19 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Wren, 12 Robin, 14 House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch.

Marshfield:
18 Buzzard (single flock), 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail.

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Short-eared Owl (L3 & L1), 3 Whinchat, 1 Redstart.

Aust Warth:
1 Merlin, 15 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 6 White Wagtail. 4+ Linnet.

27/4/16 Merlin (Vic Savery)

New Passage-Northwick:
3 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 7 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:

5 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Portbury Dock:
3 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Little Ringed Plover.

Sand Bay:
40 Whimbrel.

Bath:
Landsdown: 2 flyover Peregrine, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart.

Barrow Tanks:
28 Common Sandpiper, 150+ mixed Hirundine (mostly Sand/House), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
10 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby (Top End), 2 Common Sandpiper, 100 mixed Hirundine, 1 Song Thrush.

Litton Res:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 15 Mallard, 2 Mallard broods (13 surviving ducklings from original 15), 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch.

Planet Chew:
11 Mute Swan, 36 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 31 Buzzard (single group on thermals), 2 Peregrine, 1 Dunlin, 33 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 200 Swift, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 2,000 mixed Hirundine (mainly Sand/Swallow), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wood Warbler (Stratford), 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 7 Reed Warbler, 4 Whinchat, 7 House Sparrow, 2 White Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.

27/4/16 Whinchat (Ian Stapp)
3 at Heron's Green, 1 at Moreton

Reports: Derek Angell, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Rob Emery, Julian Head, Mike jenkins, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Nigel Warren, Simon Williams, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 26/4/16

Bath Peregrine pair: 3 eggs hatched successfully, webcam: HERE.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Ashton Court (Bristol):

Mansion House environs: 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Jackdaw (collecting deer fur for nesting), 6 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush. 

Oldbury Power Station:

4 Whimbrel through, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 21 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatear.

New Passage-Northwick:

4 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 13 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 15 White Wagtail.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 flyover Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch of note.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools: 9 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Wigeon, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 7 LBB Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 8 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Meadow Pipit.
Saltmarsh-Estuary: 2 Canada Goose, 10 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 2 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Whimbrel, 2 LBB Gull, 3 Herring Gull. 

Walton Common:

1 female Pied Flycatcher this morning (Dave Horlick). Top end by the quarry.

Weston Moor:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 3 Wheatear.

Clevedon coast:

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 105 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 1 Hobby (Dowlais), 42 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 8 Lapwing, 45 Dunlin, 97 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 40 Sand Martin, 65 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed warbler, 7 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 45 Linnet.

W-s-M:

Anchor Head: 2 Whimbrel, 2 Swift, 1 Swallow.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

East Harptree:
A39/B3135 junction: 1 Barn Owl behaving very oddly by wandering around the road in full view of traffic (which had to stop) before flying off to the Waldegrave Estate. later, it came back and gave a similar repeat performance (Donna Morrison). ST59167 52389.
The bird did not appear to be sick or injured in any way.

Planet Chew:

2 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 12 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 15 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull (Herriott's, nesting?), 2 GBB Gull, 100 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 100 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 11 Reed Warbler, 4 Whinchat, 1 Reed Bunting.

26/4/16 Chiffchaff (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Derek Angell, Teresa Chard, Dave Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Melvin Hedges, Phil Hemming, Dave Horlick, Donna Morrison, Karin Rhodes, Steve Sanins, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 25/4/16

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No sign of the Ring Ouzel at Cold Ashton this morning (Chris Vines).


High Littleton:
Greyfield Wood: 2 Buzzard, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl, lagoon 2 late afternoon.

Northwick:
Village Lanes: 1 Little Owl still.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland & environs: 1 Greylag goose, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 50 Oystercatcher, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 5 Linnet.

Portbury Dock:
1 Peregrine, 9 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 9 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Redstart, 7 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon still, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 3 Whimbrel up 11am.
Royal Hotel: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap.

Walton Common 24/4/16:
1 Cuckoo.

Sand Pt:
4 Little Egret (heading out to sea), 12 Whimbrel, 2 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit.

25/4/16 Stonechat (Dave Gibbs)

Blagdon Lake:

8 Mute Swan, 26 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 7 Pochard, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 11 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 26 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 9 Reed Bunting.

25/4/16 Common Sandpiper (Mrs Trellis)
at the dam this afternoon

25/4/16 Common Tern (Mrs Trellis)
off Green Lawn this afternoon

Litton Res:

4 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 14 Mallard (+ a brood 11 ducklings), 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 flyover Whimbrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
Herriott's end: 2 Wood Warbler seen (Mark Dadds).
Other stuff, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 12 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Sand Martin, 35 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Whinchat (HG pond & Moreton), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail.

25/4/16 Buzzard & Raven (Ian Stapp)
tussling over Moreton this morning, not much in size difference

25/4/16 Yellow Wagtail (Ian Stapp)
Moreton track

Reports: Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Dave Gibbs, Adrian Hockey, Mike Newstead, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Chris Vines, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 24/4/16

24/4/16 New Passage this evening (Lisa Presland)
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Eastville Park (Bristol):

1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch.

24/4/16 Greenfinch (Gill Sapsed)

Snuff Mills (Bristol):

1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Dipper, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch.

Cumberland Basin (Bristol):
Poole's Wharf: 2 House Martin.

Marshfield:
Orchid Lane: 1 Golden Plover.

24/4/16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Lee Gardiner)
Shire Valley

Cold Ashton:

1 male Ring Ouzel this evening ST758729 (Derek Angell), 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Brown Hare.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Redstart, lagoon 1 fences.

Almondsbury:
Lower Knole Farm: 6 Redpoll this morning.

New Passage-Northwick:
6 Canada Goose, 14 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail (wetland), 14 Yellow Wagtail, 15 White Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
5 Whimbrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 flyover Tree Pipit.

Portbury Dock:
8 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
13 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 10 LBB Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 6 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 2 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 3 Little Egret, 18 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Lapwing, 60 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 32 Bar-tailed Godwit, 35 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank (numbers dropping now), 2 Turnstone, 30 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 4 Raven, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Yeo Est), 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear.
Also (dead) 1 Ray species of fish at the Kenn Est, Sword-backed or Spiny-backed Ray considered most likely.

Sand Pt:
5 Labrador (3pp, 2 dp), 4 Terrier sp (inc 1 Westie), 4 English Springer, 1 large Whippet (could have been a Greyhound).
No sign of yesterday's Irish Setter.

Other stuff, 10 Whimbrel, 4 Magpie, 2 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 17 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 19 Whitethroat, 7 Robin, 9 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Linnet.

24/4/16 Stonechat (Mrs Trellis)

24/4/16 Wheatear (Mrs Trellis)

W-s-M:

Anchor Head: 5 Gannet up, 9 Dunlin, 1 pp Arctic Skua  up, 2 Tern sp up (Dave Gibbs).
Old Town Quarry: 2 Stock Dove.
South Rd: 2 Chiffchaff.
Old Airfield: 3 Little Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.

Weston STW:
1 Cuckoo calling, little else.

Newton St Loe:
1 Common Sandpiper on the lake (Lauren & Wayne Tucker). Local rarity for the observers and also a thoroughly undeserved sighting.
Other stuff, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Yellowhammer.

24/4/16 Yellowhammer (Lauren Tucker)
worst Yellowhammer pic we've ever seen

Barrow Tanks:

24 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 BH Gull.

Planet Chew:
2 Wigeon, 1 Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 17 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 100 Sand Martin (dawn).

Reports: Derek Angell, Chris Bungay, Mark Dadds, Lee Gardiner, Dave Gibbs, Margaret Gorely, Alistair Gratton, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jenkins, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed,  Chris Stone,  Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 23/4/16

Stoke Park-Snuff Mills (Bristol):
1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart.

23/4/16 Grey Wagtail (Gill Sapsed)

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 1 Whinchat.

Hawkesbury Upton:

1 Redstart, 9 Yellowhammer.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Arctic Tern up, 1 Short-eared Owl (saltmarsh again), 60 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 7 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 2 Redpoll.

New Passage-Northwick:
4 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose (morning to north), 30 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 17 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 20 BH Gull, 1 lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Wheatear, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail, 15 Yellow Wagtail, 11 White Wagtail.

23/4/16 Whimbrel (Paul Woolams)

23/4/16 Yellow Wagtail (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Cetti's warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler.

Leigh Woods:
1 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 active Rook nests (Abbots Leigh cricket club), 3 Nuthatch

Ham Green:
3 soaring Buzzard.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 6 Purple Sandpiper this morning.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est 7-11.30am:130 Shelduck, 8 Teal, 3 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 39 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 8 Lapwing, 85 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 200 Bar-tailed Godwit, 145 Whimbrel, 50 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank (Yeo), 47 Redshank, 12 Turnstone, 5 Raven, 15 Skylark, 50 Sand Martin, 125 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 17 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 17 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 65 Linnet, 1 Grey Seal (Kenn Est).

Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel mainly at the Yeo Est end.

Middle Hope:
2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart.

Sand Bay:
2 Grey Plover, 120 Dunlin, 30 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear.

W-s-M:
Old Airfield: 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler.

Planet Chew:
12 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup, 1 Little Egret, 8 Buzzard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 50 Swift, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 6 Goldcrest, 20 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow.

23/4/16 Goldcrest (Ian Stapp)
at Moreton

Reports: Pete Coslett, Rob Emery, Julian Garrigan, Paul Gregory, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Paul Woolams, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 22/4/16

22/4/16 the drake Garganey at Pilning wetland today (Lisa Presland)
found by John Martin/Brian Lancastle this morning

A scarce migrant duck in Avon and always a delight to see.

Mega alert: A Broad-billed Sandpiper at Gwent, Goldcliff today...it could fly across to us.
Only 2 Avon records 1983 and 1988...so another one is definitely overdue.

Marshfield:

22/4/16 Marsh Tit (Martyn Hayes)
Shire Valley this morning

Wick:

Quarry: 1 Red Kite 7.50am this morning (Martin Sprake).

Chipping Sodbury:
Lake: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Aztec West:
1 Lesser Whitethroat.

New Passage-Northwick:
1 drake Garganey on the wetland, present all day.
Other stuff, 12 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 16 Whimbrel, 7 BH Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail, 1 Whinchat (2nd sentry box wires), 19 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail, 2 Siskin.

22/4/16 Garganey (John Martin)

Severn Beach:

Migration Count 6-8am: 1 Little Egret, 35 Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 1 Common Gull, 26 LBB Gull, 392 Swallow, 165 House Martin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 220 Goldfinch, 8 Siskin, 60 Linnet (Matt Hobbs). All to north-east.

Other stuff, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 1 Grey Plover, 20 Dunlin, 51 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Siskin.

Portbury Dock.
1 Whinchat, 1 Redstart.

Sand Point:
4 Grey Plover, 100 Dunlin, 50 Whimbrel, 150 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, this morning.

(21/4/16) Whimbrel (Dean Reeves)

Paulton:

Sewage Works: 1 Sand Martin, 80 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail.

Barrow Tanks 21/4/16:
1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Raven, 5 Blackcap,  2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
13 Mute Swan, 27 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Common Sandpiper (dam), 600+ mixed Sand Martin/Swallow, 23 Linnet, late afternoon.

Litton Res:
2 Mute Swan, 7 Teal, 9 Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Jay, 20 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail.

22/4/16 Common Sandpiper (Mrs Trellis)

Planet Chew:

2 Goldeneye,  1 Marsh Harrier 1.30pm Moreton, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Dunlin, 10 Whimbrel (dam), 10 Common Sandpiper, 100 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Huge numbers of Hirundines over the lake today.

Reports: Kev Bainbridge, Terry Bond, Karle Burford, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Martyn Hayes, Matt Hobbs, Gary Hughes, Mike Jenkins, Dean Reeves, Lyndon Roberts, Gus Robin, Martin Sprake, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 21/4/16

21/4/16 the Great Grey Shrike at Ubley Warren (Allan Chard)
present for several days now, hopefully it'll do the decent thing and wander into Avon...

Summary:

A brisk north-easterly breeze all day which is helping migration. Lots of Hirundines streaming through, especially along the coast. Hopefully, something really good will turn up in the mass.
Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel also on the move.

1 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite and 3 Wood Warbler recorded today.

Fishponds (Bristol):

Combe Brook Valley: 1 Wood Warbler (Chris Trott).

Clifton (Bristol):
Cabot Tower: 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Cribbs Causeway:
M5 J17: 1 flyover Great White Egret, towards Patchway 6.20pm (Paul Marshall).

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 2 fly-through Red Kite 1.50pm and 3.20pm (Martyn Hayes).
Other stuff, 7 Buzzard of note.

21/4/16 Red Kite (Martyn Hayes)
the 3.20pm bird

Chipping Sodbury:

Common: 4 Fieldfare.

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Grey Plover, 11 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 16 House Martin, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Sedge Warbler, 50 Goldfinch, 10 Linnet, 7 Redpoll.

Littleton Warth:
AWT Reserve: 1 Peregrine, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Siskin.

Aust Warth:

21/4/16 Kestrel (Vic Savery)
the resident bird

New Passage-Northwick:

Shore & wetland: 17 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 6 Grey Plover, 1 Lapwing, 30 Dunlin, 18 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Black-tailed Godwit (inc colour-ringed bird), 30 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 BH Gull, 3 Swift, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 10 White Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 25 flyover Siskin, 6 Redpoll.

Severn Beach:
Shore: 2 Peregrine, 2 Grey Plover, 130 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Whimbrel, 14 BH Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Hirundines still streaming through this evening.
Orchard Pools: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting.
Downs Bakery: 11 Starling, 8 House Sparrow.


Walton Common:
1 Cuckoo, calling and displaying this morning.

Clevedon coast:
Dowlais evening: 1 Hobby, plus a stream of Hirundines to north.
Channel View seawall evening: 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Channel type Wagtail (Steve Curtis).

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est morning: 10 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 14 Teal, 12 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 36 Oystercatcher, 18 Ringed Plover, 16 Grey Plover, 2 Lapwing, 28 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 26 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank (Kenn), 70 Redshank, 16 Turnstone, 1 BH Gull, 12 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 30 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatear.

Sand Pt:
10 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 15 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Wood Warbler (Dave Gibbs, steps to headland), 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit, 11 Siskin, 25 Redpoll (single flock).

Evening: 17 Ringed Plover in off the sea, 1,000's of Hirundines hugging the coast upriver.

21/4/16 Tree Pipit (Paul Bowyer)

Sand Bay:

3 Grey Plover, 54 Dunlin, 14 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Whimbrel, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

21/4/16 Whimbrel (Dave Gibbs)

Uphill:

Marsh Harrier: 1 flyover this morning (Mark Ponsford).
Other stuff, 1 Wood Warbler (Mark Ponsford), 2 Whinchat.

Backwell Lake:
1 Greylag Goose, 6 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret (to roost), 1 Buzzard, 100 Jackdaw (to roost), 2 House Martin,

Barrow Tanks:
1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Raven, 5 Blackcap,  2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
Stock check: 32 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Teal, 14 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 22 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 27 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 53 Wren, 25 Robin, 7 Song Thrush, 7 Reed Bunting.

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover mid-day (Andy Davis, Ian Stapp).
Other stuff, 2 Barnacle Goose, 16 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon (pair), 1 Scaup, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 11 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Lapwing, 6 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 11 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 70 Swift, 2 Jay, 110 Crow, 5 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 20 Sand Martin, 250 Swallow, 75 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 House Sparrow, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Linnet, 1 Redpoll.

21/4/16 Common Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Phil Baber, Terry Bond, Paul Bowyer, Allan Chard, Matt Collis, Steve Curtis, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Dave Gibbs, Robert Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Paul Marshall, Darren Pearce, Mark Ponsford, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mike Thomas, Mrs Trellis, Chris Trott, Keith Vinicombe, Andrew Waygood, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 20/4/16

20/4/16 migrating Whimbrel (John Martin)
off Severn Beach this evening

Wader, Skua and Tern passage starting to pick up at the coast now. Some nice morning tides over the next few days which should produce something.

No further reports of yesterday's Iberian Chiffchaff at Hanham.

BTO House Martin Survey 2016: 
Please help out if you can, thanks: http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/house-martin-survey.

Stoke Park (Bristol):
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat.

Clifton (Bristol):
Whiteladies Rd: 1 Swift this morning.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Fieldfare (latest Avon ever 8/5/82), 3 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear.

Yate:
Common: 1 Wood Warbler still this morning, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart.

Abson (nr Pucklechurch):
1 flyover Red Kite 5.15pm (Martin Sprake).

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 1 lingering Wigeon, 5 Little Egret, 8 BH Gull upriver, 1 Garden Warbler.

Littleton Warth:
Warth: 48 Shelduck, 13 Commic Tern up this morning, 1 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 4 Linnet.
AWT Reserve: 4 Redpoll.

20/4/16 Wheatear (Mrs Trellis)

Aust STW:

1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat.

New Passage-Northwick:
8 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 2 BH Gull, 2 Blue-headed Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 13 White Wagtail, 1 Redpoll.
1 Otter footprint (Ed Drewitt).

Severn Beach:
4 flyover Arctic Skua this evening (John Martin), our first of the Spring.
Other stuff, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 50 Dunlin, 85 Bar-tailed Godwit, 36 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Siskin, 3 Redpoll.

20/4/16 Arctic Skua (John Martin)
3 pale, 1 dark phase bird this evening

Portishead:

Battery Pt: 8 Purple Sandpiper this morning.
Quantock Rd: 3 Siskin.

North Weston (Gordano Valley):
7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler, 7 Whinchat, 10 Redstart (3m, 7f), 6 Wheatear.

20/4/16 Redstart (Melvin Hedges)

Wraxall Moor:

1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Whinchat, dawn.

Yatton:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Lesser Whitethroat this afternoon. Private site on fields alongside the M5.

Clevedon coast:
Windsor Close: 1 Wheatear in the garden.

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 130 Shelduck, 30 Teal, 2 Pintail, 16 Tufted Duck (Blake's Pool), 2 Little Grebe, 47 Oystercatcher. 4 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover (summer plumage), 2 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, 65 Dunlin, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Whimbrel, 11 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 65 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 8 Raven, 21 Skylark, 35 Sand Martin, 105 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 30 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 40 Wheatear (evenly spread out), 11 Yellow Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 60 Meadow Pipit, 85 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet.
Morning high tide count.

Churchill:
Sports Centre: 1 White Wagtail.

Sand Pt:
Morning: 9 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 12 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail.

Sand Bay:
Evening: 2 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 60 Dunlin, 13 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 3 Whinchat, 8 Wheatear.

20/4/16 Whinchat (Paul Bowyer)

W-s-M:

Anchor Head: 25 Swallow, 5 House Martin this evening.
Old Town Quarry: 2 garden Siskin.

Wrington Hill:
1 flyover Red Kite mid-afternoon (Nigel Milbourne).

Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Treecreeper.

Bath:
St John's Rd: 1 Common Sandpiper, upstream from Pulteney bridge.

20/4/16 Common Sandpiper (Jeff Hosier)
via the trailcam, regular spring migrant here over past 3 years

Blagdon Lake:
26 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose still, 1 Garden Warbler.

Planet Chew:

Spotted Flycatcher: 1 near the Moreton hide (Ian Stapp), our first of the Spring.
Other stuff, 2 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 3 Buzzard, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 5 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing (Moreton, latest ever Avon 29/4/67),  4 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting.

20/4/16 Blackcap (Ian Stapp)

20/4/16 Redwing (Bob Brewer)
it might be our last one until autumn...

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Michael Davis, Ed Drewitt, Geoff Dring, Pedro Evans, Dave Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, Melvin Hedges, Adrian Hockey, Jeff Hosier, Bob Laughton, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, George Rabin, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Rich Scantlebury, Martin Sprake, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, Nigel Tucker, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.

Sightings 19/4/16

Summary:
Red Kite: At least 1 bird through Marshfield, another over Bath.
Osprey: 2 birds through Planet Chew, 1 over Dundry.
Bar-tailed Godwit: Large influx off Severn Beach this evening. A few Grey Plover and Whimbrel also recorded so some decent wader passage may be in the offing. Terns too maybe.
Common Sandpiper: Large influx at Planet Chew today.
Iberian Chiffchaff: 1 at Hanham, a potential 1st Avon record.
Wood Warbler: 1 at Yate Common, our first of the Spring.


Stoke Park (Bristol):
Duchess Pond: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper (unusual here), 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Whitethroat, 1 male Redstart.

Hanham (Bristol):
A putative Iberian Chiffchaff (Rob Laughton). Bird at Hanham Court Gardens park, off of Ferry Rd.

thanks Rob

19/4/16 putative Iberian Chiffchaff (Rob Laughton)
1st Avon record if accepted

Iberian tricky to separate from the other Chiffchaff lookalikes and call is best feature.

Redland (Bristol):
Kersteman Rd: 2 flyover House Martin.

Clifton (Bristol):
Sea Walls: 10 flyover House Martin 5pm.

Marshfield:
At least 1 Red Kite today, 3 separate reports received, 1.36pm, late afternoon and 6pm (Derek Angell, Robert Hargreaves, Marcus Smith).

Other stuff, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 50 mixed LBB/Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 2 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer, 1 Corn Bunting.

19/4/16 Red Kite (Robert Hargreaves)
this one seen 1.36pm

Chipping Sodbury:

Common: 1 Short-eared Owl still present this evening.

Yate:

Common: 1 Wood Warbler, our first of the season.

19/4/16 Wood Warbler (David Hanks)
still present into the evening

Shepperdine:

1 Short-eared Owl this evening.

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Ringed Plover, 25 Dunlin, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit (evening passage), 6 Whimbrel, 25 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 1 Cuckoo (lagoon 1), 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 6 House Martin.

Aust Warth:
Cake Pill leg this evening: 14 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 13 Oystercatcher, 5 Dunlin, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail.

New Passage-Northwick:
Ringing (Ed Drewitt): 4 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 1 Greenfinch (local rarity), 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
Coot: 9 nests with 60 eggs (Ed Drewitt).

Other stuff, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper ( 1 with white on upper left leg, green above orange lower leg), 49 Redshank, 5 BH Gull, 31 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 23 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 23 White Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit.

Severn Beach:
Some wader movement this evening at long last.

Bar-tailed Godwit: 800 birds on the estuary this evening (Matt Hobbs). Best spring numbers we've had for many years.

Shore: 55 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 12 Ringed Plover, 9 Grey Plover, 40 Dunlin,  30 Whimbrel, 3 Short-eared Owl out this evening (pipes section), 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Yellow Wagtail,
Orchard Pools: 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 nesting Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler.

Portishead:
East Wood: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.

Walton Common:
3 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 12 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap.
Other stuff, 2 Short-tailed Field Vole, 2 Peacock, 1 Brimstone butterfly.

Clevedon:
Lower Strode Rd: 1 Cetti's Warbler singing.

19/4/16 Hedgehog (Howard Taffs)
in the garden this evening, nearly a rarity these days!

Clevedon coast:

Dowlais: 5 Lapwing, 2 Redshank.
Channel View-Yeo Est inc Blake's Pool: 8 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Redshank, 7 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Wheatear.

Worle:
Plumley Park: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler.

W-s-M:
Anchor Head: 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow this morning. Hardly any migration evident.
Birnbeck Pier: 1 Little Egret.

Dundry:
1 flyover Osprey to north (Dave Nevitt).

Bath:
Brassmills Trading Est: 1 flyover Red Kite 11.25am to south (Pete Coslett).

Newton St Loe:
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat.

19/4/16 Chiffchaff (Lauren Tucker)

Paulton:

Village surrounds: 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 18 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Sewage Works: 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Radstock:
Wellow Brook: 1 Common Sandpiper, unusual here.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 3 Common Sandpiper.

Planet Chew:
Osprey: 2 birds through, 10.20am and 1.50pm (Mike Jenkins).

Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 18 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 1 Scaup, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Whimbrel, 25 Common Sandpiper (large influx), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 29 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap (Herriott's end, all in 1 tree), 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Water Pipit (dam).

Reports: Derek Angell, Roger Bingham, Allan Chard, Pete Coslett, John Croxton, Mark Dadds, David Gale, Dave Gibbs, Patrick Hancock, David Hanks, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jenkins, Andy Middleton, Paul Milsom, Dave Nevitt, Nick Page, Greg Poole, Dean Reeves, Marcus Smith, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Andrew Waygood, BL birds, severnsidebirds.