Thursday 30 March 2017

30 March '17 Thursday - 6 records

Bit of a dull start warm with passing showers but brighter later.

This is a day of many early records
Hobby at New Passage, previous earliest March 31st 2016
Black-tailed Godwit, 85 highest number at Clevedon
Sandwich Tern at OPS and Newton St Loe, first known at NSL
Common Tern at OPS, equal earliest
Common Whitethroat at Northwick Warth, previous earliest at OPS April 4th 2002
Common Redstart at Chipping Sodbury, earliest since 1955, also on 30th March

Also Red Kite, 4 Common Scoter and Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley Lake

30-3-17 Willow Warbler ringed at Fishpool Hill (Mark Dadds)
BRISTOL
Fishpool Hill, Brentry:
1 Willow Warbler

Ham Green:
2 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, last 3 singing

Warmley Forest Park et environs:
2 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 20+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Greenfinch 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Sandwich Tern, 7 Common Tern, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap

Northwick Warth:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 (f) Wheatear, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Whitethroat

New Passage: 11.30 - 12.30:
1 Pintail, 1 ad Hobby 12.16, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 (4m) Wheatear, 200+ Meadow Pipits

30-3-17 Blackcap in garden (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury garden:
Blackcap on feeders

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Little Owl, 1 m Common Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Canada geese, 20 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 13 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 15+ Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaffs

Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Shelduck, 130 Wigeon ,7 Tufted Duck,1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 22 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 11 Lapwing, 90 Curlew, 85 (a record for this site) Black-tailed Godwit, 24 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 1 Jack Snipe, 55 LBB Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark , 25 Sand Martin,  6 Swallow , 1 Cetti's Warbler , 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit

Hewish, Nr Weston:
2 (pair) Reed Bunting on bird tables

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:
1 Barn Swallow
30-3-17 Sandwich Tern at Newton St Loe (Wayne Tucker)
Newton St Loe,:
15 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Goldcrest, 5 Skylark, 10+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

30-3-17 Dipper at Pensford (Ian Stapp)
River Chew :
Pensford Bridge:
1 Buzzard, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Publow Bridge:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch

Compton Bridge:
1 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 50 + Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff , 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS:

Barrrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 100+ Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 28 Common Chiffchaffs, 10 Blackcaps 

Chew Valley Lake:
18 Scaup, 4 f Common Scoters, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 1st-year Yellow-legged Gull, pair of Nuthatches with a nest, 2 Willow Warblers, 180 Sand Martins, 1 Swallow

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose,  2 Hybrid Ducks, 1 Sparrowhawk , 4 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing)                        

Woodford:
8 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe (pond), 2 Chiffchaff, 7 House Sparrow

30-3-17  Great Crested Grebe at  Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite (11.40), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's  Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff , 1 Blackcap, 12 Goldfinch (cottage)

Stratford Hide:
10 Scaup, 4 f Common Scoter

Herriotts End:
4 Barnacle Goose, 14 Shelduck, 20 + Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (calling)      

Club trip to Herzegovina, 7-14 May 2017
A place has just become available on this upcoming BOC trip.  Please contact bocbirds@gmail.com  urgently if interested in joining us.  Top target bird is Rock Partridge.  7 nights inc 2 in Croatia, price approx £850 plus flights from/to Bristol for which a booked seat may be transferable.

Reports: Kevin Bainbridge, Terri Borash, Vera Carpenter, Allan Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, Michael Davis, Geoff Dring, for the birds, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Milbbourne, Bob Pepper, Chris Perry, H E Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, Trevor Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG