08-04-19 Monday - Osprey, Cattle Egret & Migration

Misty and dull start to the day but some fantastic birds around!

Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite
Little Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit
Little Gull, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern
Merlin
Ring-necked Parakeet
Marsh Tit
Ring Ouzel, Fieldfare
Common Redstart, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit
Redpoll, Siskin


BRISTOL

From the weekend: Redpoll, Bradley Stoke (Mike Prior)

Eastville Park:
4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap.

8-4-19 Willow Warbler, Duchess Pond (Patrick Hardyman Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

3 Canada Goose, 11 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 4 Bullfinch (including leucistic individual), 5 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Troopers Hill:

1 Tawny Owl - hooting very loudly!

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Marsh Harrier, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Sand Martin, 500 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 200 Linnet, 150 Goldfinch, 2000+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit.

New Passage/Northwick:

14 Little Ringed Plover, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit, 70+ Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail, 11 Siskin.

8-4-19 Yellow Wagtail, New Passage (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Severn Beach/Severnside:

1 Red Kite (seen from M4), 7 Little Ringed Plover, 33 Little Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 m Merlin, 5 Willow Warbler,  3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit.

Chipping Sodbury Common:

10 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 6 Wheatear, 200 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Milbury Heath:

6 Swallow, Linnet flock. 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Osprey (11:15; went towards Portbury/Avonmouth), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Bristol Airport:

1 Fieldfare (bird strike).

Clevedon-Yeo:

275 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 205 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 f Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 6 Coot, 44 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Yeo), 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 1 Ruff (Dowlais), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 155 Curlew, 90 Redshank, 16 Turnstone, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 26 Skylark, 50 Sand Martin, 450 Swallow, 90 House Martin, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 30 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 9 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 16 White Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 2325 Meadow Pipit (to NE), 80 Goldfinch, 525 Linnet (to NE), 3 Reed Bunting.

Sand Point/Bay:

1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Golden Plover, 40 Woodpigeon, 13 Sand Martin, 130 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 40 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Common Redstart, 7 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 400 Meadow Pipit, 7 Tree Pipit, 150 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 50 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin. 

Worlebury Hill Road/Golf Course:
4 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 8 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Uphill:

1 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap.

Bleadon:

1 Common Redstart.

8-4-19 Common Redstart, Bleadon (Bill Hewitt)

Yatton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Fieldfare, 10 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

Midsomer Norton:
1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Common Redstart

Prior Park:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

8-4-19 White-cheeked Pintail, CVL (George Stacey) 

Barrow Tanks:1 Long-tailed Duck (calling), 1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 3 White Wagtail.

Chew Valley Lake:

32+ Canada Goose, 48+ Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck (Herriott's Pool), 6 Goldeneye, 6 Pintail (Herriott's Pool), 1 White-cheeked Pintail (Herriott's Pool), 18 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret (Herriott's Pool), 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Little Gull, 1 Common Tern, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 30+ Jackdaw, 40+ Carrion Crow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 100+ Sand Martin (Herriott's Pool with House Martin & Swallow), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush , 6 Blackbird , 30+ House Sparrow, 11 Pied Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail (Dam), 2 Goldfinch, 12+ Chaffinch, 3 Dunnock, 4 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting.

8-4-19 White-cheeked Pintail, CVL (Ian Stapp)

8-4-19 White Wagtail, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Phil Black, Paul Bowerman, Paul Bowyer, Raoul Chandrasakera, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Rob Emery, Steve Evans, Lee Gardiner, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazlewood, Julian Head, Bill Hewitt, Rupert Higgins, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Glen Maddison, Duncan McLaughlin, Darren Pearce, Matt Plenty, David Poulton, Lisa Presland, Mike Prior, George Rabin, John Rabin, Adam Rawson, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson.