12-04-19 Friday - Garden Warbler

Temp 4 to 12 ℃. Sunshine again today, still that cold NE wind

Red Kite
Whimbrel, Ruff, Green Sandpiper
House Martin
Garden Warbler
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail
Siskin

12-4-19 Blackcap, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
4 Buzzard

Huyton Rd:
The unidentified Huyton Rd.male sparrow showing features of Italian Sparrow, or hybrid Spanish X House Sparrow was seen carrying nest material today to the roof of number 4

Horfield garden:
1 Grey Heron

12-4-19 fledged Blackbird at St Annes (Gill Sapsed)

St Annes Park:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, flock Long-tailed Tit, 5 Blackcap territories, 2 Treecreeper, plenty of Wrens, 1 fledged Blackbird

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan on estuary

NewPassage/Northwick Warth:
11 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, c.40 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 13 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 50 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 m/f Blackcap, 4 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting. 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady, Brown Hare

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Battery Point:
1 Greylag Goose, 3 Buzzard, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Siskin ringed (2m 1f)

Felton Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

Walton Bay:
1 singing Garden Warbler

Congresbury, Strawberry Line
4 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackcap, all warblers singing, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lords Wood, Chelwood:
6 Buzzard

Bath, Lansdown, RSPB Walk:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin nesting, 12 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Wheatear, 8 singing Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 2 boxing Hares

Bishop Sutton:
30 Woodpigeon, 20 Jackdaw, 16 Hosue Sparrow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
16 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 23 Shoveler (Herriott's pool), 9 Gadwall, 5 Pintail

12-4-19 White-cheeked Pintail, bread & leg ring (13 050) (Ian Stapp)

1 escapee White-cheeked Pintail, 11 Teal, 12 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 7 Buzzard

12-4-19 Common Sandpiper on the Dam (George Stacey)

1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper late last night, 6 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker

12-4-19 Jay, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

4 Jay, 4 Raven, 12 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff

12-4-19 male Blackcap, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

16 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail,  4 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

'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, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Stephen Curtis, Robert Hargreaves, Sue Howard, David Howes, Glen Maddison, Melanie Patch, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Carol, Rushton, Gill Sapsed, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland