16-04-18 Monday - Whimbrel

Fine early with 50% cloud cover, but overcast by mid-morning.  No rain but a fresh, cool S wind.

Whimbrel in flight at Northwick Warth (David Hughes)

Garganey
Little Ringed Plovers, Spotted Redshank, Whimbrels
Cuckoo
White Wagtails
Ring Ouzel

White Wagtails at Northwick Warth

Ian Loats

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Peregrine, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Grey Wagtail, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff,
AND an Otter.


Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Moorhen,  1 Green Woodpecker, 17 Woodpigeon, 8 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit. 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 10 Starling, female Blackbird carrying an empty egg, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

LRP showing that golden eye at Northwick Warth (Ian Loats)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat.

Female Ring Ouzel, unusual at Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Merlin, 29 White Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 1 f. Ring Ouzel, 1+ Redstart, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

NORTH SOMERSET

Those Garganey are still at Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose,  90 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 2 Garganey, 10 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 32 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 12 Whimbrel, 55 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 95 Redshank, 5 BH Gull, 20 LBB Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 8 Sand Martin, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart 4 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting.

Congresbury:
Strawberry Line:  2 Sedge Warbler.

Raven at Sand Point, all fluffed up and shouting! (John Thorogood)

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Whimbrel, 4 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 m. Redstart and 2 Wheatear (Middle Hope), 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap. 7 Willow Warbler, pr Raven, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch.

NOTE that the road to the NT car park will be closed to traffic 08.30 - 16.30 each day this week because of drainage work.  Be prepared for a longer walk than usual.


Uphill (WeBS count):
30 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose, 55 Shelduck, 7 Teal, 9 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 21 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 116 Redshank, 4 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 47 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 8 LBB Gull.
1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 2+ Blackcap, 3+ Chiffchaff.  Report of Cuckoo and Lesser Whitethroat.



BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
Charlton Rd/Woollard Lane:

1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat.


Winford:
Little Owl, 1 m. Redstart.

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake (WeBS count):
30 Canada Goose, 16 Mute Swan, 10 Gadwall, 42 Mallard, 263 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 12 Moorhen, 112 Coot, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Reed Bunting.

Egyptian Goose coming in to land at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Egyptian Goose, 28 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 7 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye (1 m.), 3 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Jay, 2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Stratford:
3 Scaup (2m., 1f.)


Reports: Karle Burford, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Robert Hargreaves, David Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Ian Loats, John Martin, Melanie Patch, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, John Thorogood, Paul Williams.  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG