18th April '17 Tuesday - Yellow Wagtail

Lovely sunny day, the wind still a bit fresh and cool from North

Lesser Whitethroat at Oldbury Power Station, Chipping Sodbury Common
Bar-headed Goose, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail at New Passage
Ring Ouzel at Middle Hope
Red Kite in BANES
Yellow Wagtail at Chew Valley Lake

18-4-17 Peregrine Falcons Avon Gorge (Simon Williams)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
2 Peregrines

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 5 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1st Lesser Whitethroat

18-4-17 Pied Flycatcher at New Passage (John Martin)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 Bar-headed Goose, 2 Jay, 1 Pied Flycatcher (first in 4 years), 1 m Redstart, 3 Wheatear, 5 m Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point, Middle Hope, early:

Swallows, 1 House Martin, many Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear, Bullfinch

18-4-17 Nuthatch and Coal Tit, Congressbury (HiggY)

Congressbury area:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, lots Chiffchaff, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush - 6 Small White, 7 Speckled Wood

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl
Bleadon, Hellene Hill:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge, 1720 hrs:
1 Red Kite (East to Keynsham)

18-4-17 Peregrines in Bath (BUPP)
For the first time Tiercel AA purposefully enters the nest box and ousts his 'son' KP

Bath, St John's Church:
3 Peregrine (St John's Church), 1 Red Kite (East over Lansdown Crescent, 1600 hrs)

Bath Easton:
Meadows:
58 Canada Geese, 8 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail

Solsbury Hill:

1 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch, 8 Linnet

18-4-17 Dipper in Midsomer Norton (Kerry Beale)

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No 2:
1st-summer male Long-tailed Duck, 600 Sand Martins, 2 m White Wagtails
Blagdon Lake, 17th:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, big flock Hirundines

18-4-17 Buzzard over Picnic Site 1, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:
12 Teal, 6 Scaup, 2 Red Kites,  20 Buzzards, Osprey, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2nd-sum Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Marsh Tit, 20 Meadow Pipits flying North

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Woodford Lodge:
2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Villice:
1 Whitethroat singing

18-4-17 Yellow Wagtail at Herons  Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Raven,  1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 1 m Yellow Wagtail

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Jay, 2 Swallows, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch

Herriotts End:
10 Shelduck, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush

CLIVE HOLMAN MEMORIAL SERVICE

A service will be held in memory of Clive at the Memorial Woodlands, Earthcott Green BS35 3TA

WEDNESDAY APRIL 19th 2017 at 12:30 for 1:00 pm

Anyone who knew Clive will be welcome

Reports: Kerry Beale, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Higgy, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian  Hockey, John Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Robin Morrison, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Brain Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, Simon Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG