22nd April '17 Saturday - Arctic Tern

Grey start but brilliant sun and clear blue skies, Reed Warblers singing, Scaup on the blue waters

Swift in Bristol, Barrow Tanks, Chew Valley Lake
Arctic Tern at Oldbury Power Station
Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler at Oldbury Power Station, Chew Valley Lake
Bar-tailed Godwit on Severnside
Smew on Chipping Sodbury Common
Pied Flycatcher, Redstart at Clevedon
Cuckoo in Congresbury, Uphill, Chew Valley Lake
Long-tailed Duck in Barrow Tanks
Cattle Egret, Swift at Chew Valley Lake

22-4-17 Ravens on Will's Memorial Building (Nick Gate)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Swift in morning

Will's Memorial Building:
"In BOC's 50th year Ravens finally successfully nest, 3 chicks!"

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station & environs:
1 scolded Tawny Owl, 1 Garden Warbler (Lagoon 2), 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling Lagoon 3), 2 Sedge Warbler

Littleton Brick Pits:
2 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Siskin

22-4-17 Siskin at Frampton Cotterell (Sid Simmons)

Frampton Cotterel:
1 Siskin on garden feeder

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 f Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 mixed Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel, 3 BH Gull, 4 Wheatear

Severn Beach, 2 BBS squares:
2 Gadwall, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler

Dyers Common / Crooks Marsh, 2km S of Severn Beach, 21st April:
4 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common, fishing lake:
1 Redhead Smew 

22-4-17 Wheatear at Marshfield below (Peter Coslett)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Gordano School:
5 Crows mobbing a Buzzard

Portbury Wharf:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 House Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 17 Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting

Clevedon, Wains Hill, 08.00:

1 f/1cy Pied Flycatcher, 1 m Redstart 

Bristol International Airport:
1 Wheatear just buzzed tower again

Weston Super Mare:

2 Peregrine over at 13.55

Uphill:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl

Congresbury, Strawberry Line:
1 Cuckoo, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-4-17 Wood Warbler at Marshfield (Martyn Hayes)

Marshfield:
5 Northern Wheatear (Down Road)

22-4-17 Swallow at Newton St Loe (Lauren Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
8 Buzzard, 10 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 6 Starling, 3 Mistle Thrush

Pensford:
1 Dipper, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

22-04-17 Blue Tit  with a feather at Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:
Village:
1 Kingfisher, 20 + Jackdaw, 3 Magpie, 6 Swallows 4 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch
Park Copse Woods:
2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 12 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Goldfinch
Lanes (Rankers Lane & Cockers Hill):
2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12 Swallows 8 House Martin 8 Chiffchaff  1 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Mistle Thrush, 60 + House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 40+ Goldfinch, 30+ Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer

Paulton:
5 Stock Dove, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck in 1st summer plumage, 11 Common Sandpiper, 4 Swift

Blagdon Lake, 21st:
2 Greylag Geese, 3 Teal, 1 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpipers, 23 Chiffchaffs, 1 Garden Warbler, 34 Blackcaps, 8 Reed Warblers, 7 Reed Bunting

Litton Reservoir this evening:
6 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:

22-4-17 Green Sandpiper at the Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam, 08.45:
4 Cattle Egret over to NW, 1 Green Sandpiper

Woodford:
4 Cattle Egret on Denny 20.15 hrs, 2 Little Egret

Stratford:
2 m Pochard, 3 Scaup (1m), 1 Cuckoo, Reed Warblers singing

CVL Ringing Station:
1 Swift, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

22-4-17 'Thick billed' Garden Warbler at CVRS (Chris Craig CVRS)
Pollen encrusted bill giving a rather interesting head shape

Herriott's End:
8 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 BH Gull, Reed Warblers singing

Out of Avon in sidebar showing photos of Black-winged Stilt at Slimbridge

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