11th April '17 Tuesday - Merlin

Still better weather than the forecast, quite warm out of the wind

Great White Egret, Red Kite at Oldbury Power Station
Merlin, Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, White Wagtail at New Passage
Smew back at Chipping Sodbury Common
Yellow Wagtail at Dundry
Red Kite at Gordano Services, M5
Great White Egret, Little Ringed Plover at Weston
White-fronted Goose on River Axe
Scaup, Cattle Egret at Chew Valley Lake

11-4-17 Cormorant over Avon Gorge (Adam Rawson)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
1 Cormorant, 2 Peregrine Falcons

11-4-17 Pair Sparrowhawk at Eastville Park (Steve Poulsom)

Eastville Park:
2 pair Sparrowhawk

11-4-17 Jay in Redland (Mrs Trellis)

Redland garden:
2 Jay nesting

Stockwood Open Space:
3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl 05:00, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush

11-4-17 Tawny Owl at Warmley (Chris Perry)

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzards, 2 Moorhens, 20 Wood Pigeons, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Jackdaws, 10 Magpies, 10 Blue Tits, 12 Great Tits, 1 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcaps, 8 Wrens, 7 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Robins, 6 Dunnocks, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-4-17 Red Kite over OPS (Dan White)

Oldbury Power Station, WeBS am:
8 Tufted Duck, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite 14:35, 2 Peregrine Falcons, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, 2 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 m Wheatear, 1 Siskin

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
4 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, c. 30 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 14 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 2 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 4 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet

11-4-17 Smew at Chipping Sodbury (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 red headed Smew, Buzzard, Kestrel, Snipe

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Ditch:
2 Gadwall, 4 Mallard

Dundry:
6 Swallows, 32+ Wheatears in hilltop fields late, 1 m Redstart, 1 m Yellow Wagtail

M5 Gordano Services 13:00:
1 Red Kite

Weston Airfield/super pond:
10 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler

11-4-17 Kestrel over Uphill (Simon Williams)

Uphill:
1 Kestrel

Weston STW:
2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler

River Axe at the Forge:
6 Canada geese with 1 White-fronted Goose, 1 Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

Bleadon Bridge:
1 Cetti's Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
6 Yellowhammer, 15 Corn Bunting

11-4-17 Peregrines up St John's Church, Bath (BUPP)
While KP continues to hand out heavy treatment to his father AA
the falcon continues to provide food to KP

Batheaston:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 possible Common Crane, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Kingfisher, flock of Sand Martin, 25 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 28 Blackcaps, first House Sparrows of the year, Linnets

Chew Valley Lake:

Note how the Cattle Egret have travelled about the lake this evening, 100 Sand Martins roosting main reeds

Denny:
13 Egrets roosting from Picnic site no.2, most Cattle Egret but at least 1 Little... reported 20:15

Woodford Lodge:
9 Cattle Egret flew over Woodford Lodge heading South at 17:30, not for Denny, but the shore between Stratford and Moreton hides where they went up into some trees

Bittern Trail:
2 Greater  Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Nuthatch

11-04-17 Buzzard up  Raven down, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
2 Buzzard, 2 Ravens, 2 Cetti's Warbler, lots Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler,  4 Blackcap

Herons Green:
1 Barn Owl, 2 Chiffchaff

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Swallows, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, Chaffinch singing all over

Stratford:
10 Cattle Egrets flew past from the south and landed along Moreton Bank at 18:50, they were still there at 19:15
9 Scaup (4m 5 f), 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler


Herriotts End:
10 Shelduck, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap

10-4-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker at CVL (George Stacey)

Reports: Rich Andrews, Teresa Chard, John Clark, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, David Esam, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Martin Hunt, Brain Lancastle, Lisegirl, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Darren Pearce, Chris Perry, Steve Poulsom, Dave Poulton, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Darren Robson, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Dan‏ White, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG