05-04-19 Friday - Redwing

Temp 6 to 10 ℃. WET most of the day, dry late afternoon

Great White Egret
Red Kite
Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit
Merlin
Swallow, House Martin
Willow Warbler numbers
Redwing
Redstart, Wheatear
White Wagtail

5-4-19 Sparrowhawk, Blackcap and Reed Bunting, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

BRISTOL

5-4-19 Blue Tit with attitude, Concorde Way (Patrick Richards)

Concorde Way:
6 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Starling, 3m Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
fall of  Willow Warbler, song everywhere

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
64 Curlew, 2 Knot, 1 Raven, 6 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler

NewPassage/Northwick Warth:
1 Merlin, 1 m Redstart, a few Wheatear

Severn Beach:
1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead garden:
A fledgeling Blackbird squawking in my garden this morning, accompanied by a fussing male

Clevedon, Wain's Hill, 07.00-08.30:
1 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Redwing, 24 Meadow Pipit

Clevedon, Yeo:
4 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 210 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 8 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck KP, 2 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 26 Oystercatcher, 11 Lapwing, 2 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 155 Redshank, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 m Wheatear

5-4-19 Siskin, Langford (David Goodliffe)

Bristol Airport:
1 Red Kite, 15 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Langford garden:
pair Collared Dove, 1 m Blackcap, 5 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 1 m Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, pair Siskin

Bleadon garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Blackcap, pair Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

5-4-19 Sand Martins in the wet, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
22 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 21 Shoveler (Herriott's pool), 5 Gadwall, 1 m Wigeon, 8 Pintail, 14 Teal, 15 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret,  1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, c1,000 Sand Martin

5-4-19 Swallow, CVL (TtB)

10 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail (Dam), 16 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

5-4-19 Reed Bunting, Moreton, looking a little sad (Ian Stapp)

DNA update on Sparrow ID from late last night

'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: Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, David Goodliffe, Peter Hazelwood, Bill Hewitt, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Andy Middleton, NSL-birding, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears, Keith Vinicombe