Spotted Redshank
Little Ringed Plover
Cuckoo
White Wagtail
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| 02-05-18 Whinchat, Chipping Sodbury Common, (Mark Coller) |
BRISTOL
Brentry Fishpool Hill:
fem Redstart in fields.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin,1 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Arctic Tern, 4 prob Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler,1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting
Littleton Warth: April ringing totals shown at bottom of this evening's blog
Pilning Wetland:
1 Little Egret , 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Swift, 30+ Sand Martin, a few House Martin and Swallow, 4 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 4 Linnet
Severn Beach:
2 Whimbrel, 4 Turnstone
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 5 Whinchat
Filton:
Charlton Common - 1 Skylark (in Filton Airfield), 2 Chiffchaff, pair Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.
Also: 1 Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Wood.
NORTH SOMERSET
Weston Moor:
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
Chew Valley Lake
1 Black Swan, 9 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 7 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard,1 Whimbrel, 6+ Common Sandpiper,5 G-BB Gull,1 Common Tern, Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 100+ Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 400 Swallow, 300 Sand Martin, 150 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, lots Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
Female Bufflehead of unknown origin (first reported yesterday, 1st May) still from Stratford Hide, spending most of its time out of view in the bay to the south
Reports: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, David Esam, Peter Hazelwood, Melvin Hedges, Paul House, John Martin, Andrew Middleton,Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin,1 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
3 Arctic Tern, 4 prob Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler,1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting
Littleton Warth: April ringing totals shown at bottom of this evening's blog
Pilning Wetland:
1 Little Egret , 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Swift, 30+ Sand Martin, a few House Martin and Swallow, 4 Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, 4 Linnet
Severn Beach:
2 Whimbrel, 4 Turnstone
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| 02-05-18 feeding Rook, New Passage (Lisegirl) |
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 5 Whinchat
Filton:
Charlton Common - 1 Skylark (in Filton Airfield), 2 Chiffchaff, pair Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.
Also: 1 Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Wood.
NORTH SOMERSET
Weston Moor:
1 Hobby
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais: Spotted Redshank still present
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
St Mark's Church - At a week since hatching, the Bath falcon is only just beginning to tolerate the tiercel entering the nest box for a few minutes at a time, and only until her return.
Newton St Loe:
Mallard brood (first of year here), 2 Buzzard,1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Raven, Swift (first of year here), 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 2+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap,1 Yellowhammer
Clevedon-Yeo:
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| 02-05-18 Spotted Redshank, Dowlais Pool, Clevedon (Melvin Hedges) |
BELOW M4 & BANES
Bath:
St Mark's Church - At a week since hatching, the Bath falcon is only just beginning to tolerate the tiercel entering the nest box for a few minutes at a time, and only until her return.
Newton St Loe:
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| 02-05-18 Mallard plus brood, Newton St Loe (NSLBirding) |
RESERVOIRS:
Barrow Tanks:
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| 29-4-18 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tanks (Melvin Hedges) |
1 Black Swan, 9 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 7 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard,1 Whimbrel, 6+ Common Sandpiper,5 G-BB Gull,1 Common Tern, Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 100+ Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 2 Jay, 400 Swallow, 300 Sand Martin, 150 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, lots Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,1 Reed Bunting
Heron's Green:
1 HobbyStratford:
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| 02-05-18 fem Bufflehead, CVL Stratford Bay (Chris Craig) |
Reports: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, David Esam, Peter Hazelwood, Melvin Hedges, Paul House, John Martin, Andrew Middleton,Dave Nevitt, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, BUPP, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
April 2018 ringing totals for Littleton Brick Pits (Paul House)
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