Thursday 11 April 2019

11-04-19 Thursday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 2 to 14 ℃. Beautiful Sunshine today, warm out of the cold NE wind

Glossy Ibis
Marsh Harrier
Whimbrel
Sand Martin
Garden Warbler
Redstart, Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail
Redpoll
11-4-19 Meadow Pipit, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Blackcap, 1 Dipper, 1 Weasel
Patchway:
1 imm Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Garden Warbler

Tytherington, 08.35:
Glossy Ibis

NewPassage/Northwick Warth:
8 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Channel Wagtail 10th, c 20 White Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Pair Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 m Redstart, 2 m Wheatear


Little Stoke garden:
1 Peregrine, 1 Willow Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

11-4-19 Redstart at Dowlais (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon-Yeo, Dowlais:
3 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 m Redstart

Sand Point:
1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

Worlebury garden:
Pair Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Saltford:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush

11-4-19 Treecreeper at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)
Newton St Loe:
Mute Swan on nest 2 eggs, 1 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 8 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin unusual here, 1 Barn Swallow 1st of year, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

Bath, Twerton City Farm:
8 Magpie, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 14 House Sparrow, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Willow Warbler,  21 Chiffchaffs, 27 Blackcaps

11-4-19 Goldeneye, Dam (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
22 Canada Goose, 34 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler (Herriott's pool), 12 Gadwall, 6 Pintail, 8 Teal, 16 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

11-4-19 Kestrel at Herons Green (Bob Brewer)
1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 12 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail (Dam), 4 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

11-4-19 Goldcrest, Moreton Cottage (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: Adrian Adams, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Bob Brewer, Barry Dursley, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Henry Kirkwood, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Milbourne, NSL-birding, George Rabin, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Dan White