4th April '17 Tuesday - LRP

Dull again today, dark at midday, but brightened up in afternoon

Tree Pipit at Aust
Little Ringed Plover, Whitethroat, White Wagtail at New Passage
Common Redstart at Chipping Sodbury
Little Ringed Plover, at Weston Airfield
Barn Swallow at Newton St Loe
Scaup at Chew Valley Lake

BRISTOL

Hanham Mills:
8 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Coal and Long-tailed Tits, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

Stockwood Open Spaces:
3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Tufted Duck, 5 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap

4-4-17 Tree Pipit at Aust (Brian Lancastle)

Aust Wharf:
2 Short-eared Owl (inc 1 at 20:15), 1 Tree Pipit

4-4-17 Little Owl at Northwick (Nigel Tucker)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
4 (2 pairs) Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 13 Turnstone, 1 Little Owl, 3 Skylarks, 1 Whitethroat heard, 1 White Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
10+ Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 m Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

4-4-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker at Backwell (Chris James)

Walton Common:
2 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

Weston Airfield:
2 Shoveler, 6 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 20+ Sand Martin,  6 Swallow , 2 Cetti's Warbler , 2 Willow Warbler

4-4-17 Blackbird in Banwell (John Thorogood)
For several days this chap returns to the same area in our garden and always finds more earthworms

BELOW M4 & BANES

4-4-17 Peregrine in Bath (BUPP)
In a shower of feathers the falcon expresses interest in who's eating what on the roof of the box

Bath, St Johns:
3 Peregrine

4-4-17 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Sean Whyte)
And Goldfinch, Bullfinch, in Bath garden

Bath garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Bullfinch

4-4-17 House Sparrow in Bath (Sean Whyte)
First seen here in 10 years

Bath, Haycombe Lane:

Plenty Blackcap, possible Garden Warbler heard

4-4-17 Willow Warbler at Newton Park (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe,:
3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 2 Barn Swallow, 16 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
2 Common Shelducks, 2 Snipe, 52 nests in rookery, 29 Chiffchaffs, 15 Blackcaps

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam:
2 Barnacle Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martins, 1 Chiffchaff                  

Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 House Sparrow

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming), 50+ Sand Martins, 5 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldfinch

Stratford Hide:
5 Scaup

Herriotts End:
7 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Redpoll flyover

Please note the first "Out of Avon" post from Bob Brewer in Australia, see the sidebar under
BRISTOL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB

Reports: Teresa Chard, Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle. Glen Maddison, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Nigel Tucker, Wayne Tucker, Sean Whyte, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG