Tuesday 2 April 2019

02-04-2019 Tuesday - Firecrest, Osprey - 1st Reed Warbler back

April shower - but a chill wind

Osprey, Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Black-tailed Godwit, White-cheeked Pintail
Willow Warbler, Great White Egret, Reed Warbler, Wheatear, Water Pipit.
Mandarin Duck
House Martin, 
Firecrest, Redpoll
Little Ringed Plover
Brambling
Short-eared Owl
Merlin
Lesser Scaup

BRISTOL

02-04-2019 Peregrine Bristol (Rich Scantlebury)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 colour-ringed Oystercatcher, 1 Mistle Thrush,

02-04-2019 Kestrel Aust (Paul Dunham)

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, a few Swallow - going through
19:00 - 1 Short-eared Owl,  1 Kestrel (f), 1 Merlin (m),

02-04-2019 Little Ringed Plover NP-NW (Martin Tayler)

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Little-ringed Plover, c60 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 4 Snipe, Redshank, 4 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap

02-04-2019 Black-tailed Godwit  - Pied Wagtail NP-NW (Martin Tayler)

Filton - Abbey Wood:
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.

Dyers Common:
Checking out a new BTO BBS square.
2 Canada Goose, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush,

NORTH SOMERSET

02-04-2019 Bullfinch Gordano Valley (Keith Williams)

Gordano Valley & Walton Down - BOC Walk:
6 Mallard, Pheasant, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 6 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 1 Swallow - perched, waiting for the spouse, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 14 Robin, 24 House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

Portishead:
Siskin on a fatball feeder, the first in this garden for several years.

Nailsea:
1 juv Blackbird - newly fledged.

Jacklands Fishing Lakes: - 1st April:
3 Sand Martin

Sand Point/Bay - Middle Hope:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin.

Bristol Airport:
Osprey - heading north and 1 Swallow.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Midford - Cam Brook:
3 Mandarin Duck (1f 2m), 2 Peregrine - on 4 eggs in the church tower.

University Campus Lake:
1 Shoveler - the rarest duck on the lake

Claverton Down:
4 Species of tit, 1 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch

02-03-2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Bath (Tony Cook)

Bushy Norwood:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, many Blue and Great Tit, singing Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Linnets.

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 100 Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Great White Egret


02-04-2019 Great Crested Grebe CVL (Bob Brewer)

Chew Valley Lake
6 Pintail, 17 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Collared Dove,  2400+ Sand Martin, 21 Swallow, 3 House Martin,  4 Blackcap - singing, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Water Pipit

Moreton:
1 Willow Warbler

Stratford:
1 Reed Warbler,
02-04-2019 White-cheeked Pintail CVL (Bob Brewer)

Herriott's & Pool:
Canada Goose, 1 White-cheeked Pintail,1 Great White Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit,

TV Producers:
Nature programme wants to film a Robin building a nest. They would love to hear from anyone who sees a Robin carrying nesting material or in fact a Robin building a nest over April? Could people send their responses (and pictures if possible) to Nicola.Merrett@plimsollproductions.com

Reports: Derric Angell, Bob Brewer, Davis Campbell, Tony Cook, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Trevor Ford, Maggie Gamble, Dominic Godfrey, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Adrian Hockey, Robert Kelsh, Mike Prior, Martin Tayler, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG