Monday 23 April 2018

23-04-18 Monday - Great White Egret

Sun and cloud - and a chilly breeze on the coast.

Great White Egret
Little Ringed Plover
Arctic Tern
Cuckoo
Yellow Wagtail
Tree Pipit

23-4-18 Lesser Whitethroat at CVL (David Hughes)


BRISTOL
23-4-18 young Ravens being fed,  Bristol (harry mac)
St Werburghs:
at least 2 chicks in Raven nest ( see photo)

Stockwood Open Spaces:
Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, Garden Warbler,  Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 pr Bullfinch , Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 8 Little Ringed Plover, , juv GBB Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 15+ House Martin in with other hirundines, 3 White Wagtail

Pilning Wetland:
2 Great White Egret (very brief visit to the back pool)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat, 2  Lesser Whitethroat, 1f Common Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

23-4-18 Green Woodpecker, St Andrew's Church, Clevedon (Ian Loats)
Clevedon-Yeo:
23-4-18 Wheatear, Dowlais, Clevedon (Rob Hargreaves)
Dowlais: Pair Shoveler, 8 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 9 Redshank, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 f Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail


23-4-18 Whimbrel at Channel View Farm, Clevedon (Rob Hargreaves)
Channel View Farm: 7 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whitethroat, 1 m Wheatear

170 Shelduck, 5 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Coot, 51 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Arctic Tern (Yeo Estuary, then flew up River Yeo), 17 Skylark, 65 Sand Martin, 115 Swallow, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

Congresbury:
Strawberry Line (Old Station to Carditch Rhyne/Mendip Springs Golf Club): 1 Cuckoo, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 13 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Sandford:
Strawberry Line (near Thatchers Orchards): 1 Cuckoo - very likely same bird as at Congresbury above

Sand Point/Bay:
8 Whimbrel, 2 Raven, 12 Skylark, 20 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat

Uphill:
Creek near boat yard: 3 Whimbrel

Bleadon Levels:
Between STW car park and Uphill quarry: 6  Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
23-4-18 Common Sandpiper, Bath (Suk Trippier)
Parade Ground, City Centre: 1 Common Sandpiper

Midford:
2 Sand Martin

RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake

23-4-18 Little Ringed Plover, CVL Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 13 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 6 Teal,  6 Gadwall, 1 f Goldeneye, 5 Buzzard, 13+ Common Sandpiper ( inc 3 at dam and 3 at Heron's Green) , 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin , 7 GBB Gull, 7  Swift,  2 Great Spotted  Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 4 Jay,  1 Cuckoo, 100+ Swallow /House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff , Reed Warbler (lots),  2 Sedge Warbler 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush 1 Mistle Thrush,  5 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Herriotts Bridge:
1 pr  Goldeneye (on main lake)
23-4-18 Dipper, Little Avon, (Adam Rawson)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Ken Carruthers, Peter Coslett, Paul Francis, Robert Hargreaves, David Howes, David Hughes, Lisegirl, Ian Loats,  Harry McPhillimy, Vic Polley, Aravind Ramesh, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, SukTrippier,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG