Dull, cold in the wind first thing, fine warm and sunny later.
Great White Egret
Goshawk, Red Kite
Little Ringed Plover
Iceland Gull
Little Owl
Fieldfare
Wheatear
White Wagtail
Tree Pipit
Redpoll, Siskin
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| 06-04-19 White Wagtail, Dam, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
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| 06-04-19 Grey Wagtail and Dipper, Eastville Park (Paul Cousins) |
6 Chiffchaff, 9 Wren (nearly all carrying nesting material), 7 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
A dedicated Patchworker's early-morning reward - 1 ad Iceland Gull, 1 juv. Goshawk (see opsbirding for details)
Also - 1 Little Grebe, 4 Snipe, 3 House Martin, 11 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock/Water Pipit, c20 Goldfinch, c20 Linnet,1 Redpoll
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| 06-04-19 Little Egret, Pilning Wetland (Lisegirl) |
New Passage/Northwick:
2 Red Kite, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 pr Green Woodpecker (The Glen), 4 House Martin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 724 Meadow Pipit, 272 Goldfinch, 235 Linnet
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
2 Teal (m+f), 1 Lapwing, 50+ Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler
Clevedon-Yeo:
Wain's Hill, 7 to 9 am: 18 Wood Pigeon,3+ Chiffchaff, 3+ Willow Warbler, 76 Meadow Pipit, 17 Goldfinch, 44 Linnet, 4 Swallow, 11 Sand Martin , 11 House Martin, 11 Siskin, 1 Redpoll
Yatton:
Wemberham Lane - 6 Swallow (3 pairs), 15 Fieldfare
Sand Point/Bay:
3 Willow Warbler,1 Cetti's Warbler (near Trig Point), 1 Wheatear, plus 3 Tree Pipit, 150 Meadow Pipit, 50 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet all moving east
Worle:
Plumley Park - 25+ Chiffchaff
BELOW M4 & BANES
Keynsham:
Neighbour's Garden with pond - 1 Grey Heron (photo)
Observer's garden - 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Goldfinch
Saltford:
1 Cormorant, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap
Pensford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard
Paulton:
1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellowhammer
Chelwood:
3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 50+ Carrion Crow
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 male Long-tailed Duck, now moulting into summer plumage, calling briefly this morning. [Last year it stayed until May 1st] Also 1 Wheatear, 1 WhiteWagtail
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup (Holt Bay), 1 Great White Egret
Chew Valley Lake
28+ Canada Goose, 46+ Mute Swan, 7+ Goldeneye, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 6 Common Gull,5 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25+ Jackdaw (Bishop Sutton & Chew Stoke), 40+ Carrion Crow (field Blue Bowl), 2 Goldcrest (Moreton) 5 Chiffchaff (Moreton Dam & Woodford), 4 Willow Warbler (Dam Moreton & Woodford), 12+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) + 20 House Sparrow (Chew Stoke),) 30+ Chaffinch (Moreton & Woodford),4 Reed Bunting (Herriotts Moreton)
Dam:
10 Gadwall, 150+ Sand Martin (some House Martin+ 1 Swallow),7 Pied Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail
Woodford:
1 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush
Nunnery:
1 Raven
Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted S Woodpecker drumming, 1 Jay, 2+LTT , 2 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 6 Goldfinch
Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall , 8 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Paul Cousins, Sean Davies, Paul Gregory, John Griffiths, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Hayden James, Lisegirl, Paul Milo, Darren Pearce, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding
Portbury Wharf:
2 Teal (m+f), 1 Lapwing, 50+ Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler
Clevedon-Yeo:
Wain's Hill, 7 to 9 am: 18 Wood Pigeon,3+ Chiffchaff, 3+ Willow Warbler, 76 Meadow Pipit, 17 Goldfinch, 44 Linnet, 4 Swallow, 11 Sand Martin , 11 House Martin, 11 Siskin, 1 Redpoll
Coastal stretch - Yeo - 370 Shelduck (incl 325 on bank of River Yeo), 10 Wigeon, 95 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 f Red Breasted Merganser (Yeo Estuary), 3 Buzzard, 8 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Channel View sea wall), 25 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Curlew, 110 Redshank, 18 Turnstone, 1 Peregrine, 26 Skylark, 110 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 10 Wheatear, 8 White Wagtail, 400 Meadow Pipit, 45 Goldfinch, 80 Linnet
Yatton:
Wemberham Lane - 6 Swallow (3 pairs), 15 Fieldfare
Observer's comment: 'I think that this combination is a first for me.'
Sand Point/Bay:
3 Willow Warbler,1 Cetti's Warbler (near Trig Point), 1 Wheatear, plus 3 Tree Pipit, 150 Meadow Pipit, 50 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet all moving east
Worle:
Plumley Park - 25+ Chiffchaff
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 06-04-19, 1 Grey Heron, Keynsham (Ian Stapp) [the Keynsham fishing club] |
Neighbour's Garden with pond - 1 Grey Heron (photo)
Observer's garden - 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Goldfinch
Saltford:
1 Cormorant, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap
Pensford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard
Paulton:
1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellowhammer
Chelwood:
3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 50+ Carrion Crow
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 male Long-tailed Duck, now moulting into summer plumage, calling briefly this morning. [Last year it stayed until May 1st] Also 1 Wheatear, 1 WhiteWagtail
Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup (Holt Bay), 1 Great White Egret
Chew Valley Lake
28+ Canada Goose, 46+ Mute Swan, 7+ Goldeneye, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 4 GBB Gull, 6 Common Gull,5 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25+ Jackdaw (Bishop Sutton & Chew Stoke), 40+ Carrion Crow (field Blue Bowl), 2 Goldcrest (Moreton) 5 Chiffchaff (Moreton Dam & Woodford), 4 Willow Warbler (Dam Moreton & Woodford), 12+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) + 20 House Sparrow (Chew Stoke),) 30+ Chaffinch (Moreton & Woodford),4 Reed Bunting (Herriotts Moreton)
Dam:
10 Gadwall, 150+ Sand Martin (some House Martin+ 1 Swallow),7 Pied Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail
Woodford:
1 Peregrine, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush
Nunnery:
1 Raven
Moreton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted S Woodpecker drumming, 1 Jay, 2+LTT , 2 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 6 Goldfinch
Ringing Station:
3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap plus LTT, Song Thrush, Dunnock all sitting on eggs8 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall , 8 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail
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| 06-04-19 Raven, Portbury (Paul Milo) |
