Pied Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover
Ring Ouzel, Redstart
Lesser Scaup, Osprey
Red Kite, Marsh Harrier
Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Tree Pipit
Long-tailed Duck,
BRISTOL
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| 02-04-2019 Blackcap pair Horfield garden (Sue Howard) |
Horfield - garden list: pics from yesterday
1 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (m), 2 Blackbird (f&m), 1 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Goldfinch.
Montpelier Station:
2 Jay, 1 Carrion Crow - carrying twigs, 2 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap (m) singing lustily, Blackbird and Dunnock
Eastville Park:
3 Willow Warbler. 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap.
Blaise Estate - Riding Ctr:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff.
Tyndall's Park - Bristol Uni - Queens Building:
1 Peregrine - freed from an inner stairwell - flew off strongly.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Willow Warbler. 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Reed Bunting.
Stockwood Open Space:
Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit and numerous Blue and Great Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.
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| 03-04-2019 Robin St Andrews Park (John Rossetti) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose -sitting, 2 Mute Swan -(f&m), 1 Shoveler (m), 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe - tidal reservoir, 6 Carrion Crow - nest building, 4 Swallows - over, heading south !2 Mistle Thrush,
New Passage/Northwick:
4 Shoveler, 45 Teal, 14 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 6 Sand Martin, c10 Swallow, 1st House Martin of the year, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over northward, 1st White Wagtail, and Siskin going over.
Winterbourne:
55 Fieldfare - moving north
Latteridge:
Backwell - Golfcourse:
1 Pied Flycatcher.
Backwell Lake:
19 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan - 1 nesting, 14 Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret - roosted over night - away by 07:17.
Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
1 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch and 2 Bullfinch.
Sand Point - Middle Hope:
1 Turnstone, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 2 Siskin.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Whitchurch:
2 Raven.
Bath - Caledonian Rd:
6 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap (f - here for the spring!) - 10 days earlier than 2018.
Bath - Pipley Wood:
Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch.
Bath - Locksbrook Rd:
3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap (f&m).
Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 25+ Jackdaw, 20+ House Sparrow.
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 White Wagtail.
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey - North Shore, 200+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 birds drumming, 1 Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, lots of Blue & Great Tit, Robin & Wren, 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull.
Chew Valley Lake
25+ Canada Goose, 32+ Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 16 Gadwall, 10+ Goldeneye, 1 White-cheeked Pintail, 8 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier - over Burledge Hill, 1 Red Kite - heading North, 3 Buzzard, 1 White Coot, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 drumming, 300+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 White Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail.
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail.
Moreton:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 50+ Carrion Crow - back field, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 4+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap - singing, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 10+ Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Stratford:
3 Marsh Harrier - 2 dark 1 pale.
Herriott's inc Pool:
24 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 8 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Raven.
'Rare Birds of Avon' has been updated by Rich Mielcarek and team as 'Birds of Avon' and now includes all Avon species. It is available on the Bristol Ornithological Club website
Reports: Rich Andrews, Des Bowring,Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Dominic Godfrey, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Sue Howard, Dave Hughes, Robin Lambert, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Aravind Ramesh, John Rossetti, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Mike Thomas, Bri Thompson, Paul Williams, Janet Woolley
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4 Shoveler, 45 Teal, 14 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 6 Sand Martin, c10 Swallow, 1st House Martin of the year, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over northward, 1st White Wagtail, and Siskin going over.
Winterbourne:
55 Fieldfare - moving north
Latteridge:
1st Swallow of the year just went over.
Yate -Kingsgate Park:
1 Kingfisher this morning, plus 10+ Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, and 7 Blackcap.
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
280 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 135 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo Estuary, then flew up River Yeo), 8 Coot. 12 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 45 Curlew, 2 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 starting sum plum, , 1 Dunlin, 340 Redshank 1 Spotted Redshank (Yeo), 21 Skylark, 65 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler (Blake’s Pools), 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, 70 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit (Wain’s Hill), 1 Water Pipit, 35 Linnet, 35 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Yate -Kingsgate Park:
1 Kingfisher this morning, plus 10+ Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, and 7 Blackcap.
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 03-04-2019 White Wagtail Cl-Y (Howard Taffs) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
280 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 135 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Yeo Estuary, then flew up River Yeo), 8 Coot. 12 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 45 Curlew, 2 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 starting sum plum, , 1 Dunlin, 340 Redshank 1 Spotted Redshank (Yeo), 21 Skylark, 65 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler (Blake’s Pools), 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, 70 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit (Wain’s Hill), 1 Water Pipit, 35 Linnet, 35 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Backwell - Golfcourse:
1 Pied Flycatcher.
Backwell Lake:
19 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan - 1 nesting, 14 Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret - roosted over night - away by 07:17.
Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
1 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch and 2 Bullfinch.
Sand Point - Middle Hope:
1 Turnstone, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 2 Siskin.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Whitchurch:
2 Raven.
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| 03-04-2019 Willow Warbler Bath (Dave Hughes) |
Bath - Caledonian Rd:
6 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap (f - here for the spring!) - 10 days earlier than 2018.
Bath - Pipley Wood:
Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch.
Bath - Locksbrook Rd:
3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap (f&m).
Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove, 25+ Jackdaw, 20+ House Sparrow.
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 7 Goldeneye, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 White Wagtail.
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| 03-04-2019 Lesser Scaup Blagdon (Ian Stapp) |
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey - North Shore, 200+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 birds drumming, 1 Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, lots of Blue & Great Tit, Robin & Wren, 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull.
Chew Valley Lake
25+ Canada Goose, 32+ Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 16 Gadwall, 10+ Goldeneye, 1 White-cheeked Pintail, 8 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier - over Burledge Hill, 1 Red Kite - heading North, 3 Buzzard, 1 White Coot, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 drumming, 300+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.
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| 03-04-2019 Marsh Harrier CVL (Bri Thompson) |
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 White Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail.
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail.
Moreton:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 50+ Carrion Crow - back field, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 4+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap - singing, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 10+ Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Stratford:
3 Marsh Harrier - 2 dark 1 pale.
Herriott's inc Pool:
24 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 8 Pintail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Raven.
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| 03-04-2019 Red Kite Bickfield Farm - Chew to Blagdon Road (Ian Stapp) |
'Rare Birds of Avon' has been updated by Rich Mielcarek and team as 'Birds of Avon' and now includes all Avon species. It is available on the Bristol Ornithological Club website
Reports: Rich Andrews, Des Bowring,Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Dominic Godfrey, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Sue Howard, Dave Hughes, Robin Lambert, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Aravind Ramesh, John Rossetti, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Mike Thomas, Bri Thompson, Paul Williams, Janet Woolley
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