Ring-necked Duck
Swift
Osprey
Scaup
Sedge Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Whimbrel
Grasshopper Warbler
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Pied Flycatcher
Tree Pipit
Redstart
BRISTOL
Golden Hill - BBS:
Expected = yes, Unusual = no, rare = no. All is as it should be, in the world of BBS.
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| 17-04-2019 Chiffchaff Eastville Park (Allan Chard) |
1 Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff / Blackcap - lots singing, 2 Goldcrest.
Fishponds/Eastville - Huyton Rd/Thingwell Park:
The sparrow of questionable parentage - - - House Sparrow x Spanish Sparrow - Italian Sparrow or whatever it is - still at the junction of the above roads.
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Swallow, 1 Bullfinch (f) - leucistic,
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| 17-04-2019 Peregrine Avon Gorge (M Tayler) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Littleton Warth:
3 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge warbler, 40+ Meadow Pipit - north, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Aust Services:
1 Grasshopper Warbler
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Grey Plover, a few Whimbrel, Curlew - calling, 500 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, decent number of Black-headed Gull - on the move, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Severn Beach:
1 Osprey - over north east.
Chittening - Seabank:
2 Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff & Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher (f)
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| 17-04-2019 Skylark CSC (Peter Coslett) |
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Kestrel, 30 Swallow, Skylark - lots singing, 3 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - Lake Rd:
Ringing session - 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap and 1 Redstart (m) that didn't make it into the nets.
Clevedon-Yeo - Wain's Hill
A trickle of hirundines, 12 Blackcap,
Sand Point/Bay:
1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 60 Sand Martin, 120 Swallow, 24 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Willow Warbler / 30 Chiffchaff - lots in song, 2/3 Grasshopper Warbler, 70+ Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher (m), 2 Redstart, 1 Stonechat (m), 4 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails - over, 2 White Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 2 small groups of Meadow Pipit and Goldfinch - coasting, 2 Redpoll, 3 Siskin.
Middle Hope:
1 Greenfinch - with a most misleading song!
Weston-Super-Mare - Worlebury:
1 Buzzard, 26 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Swift (my earliest ever), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 9 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 9 Carrion Crow, 4 Coal Tit, 15 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 8 willow/chiff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 25 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 1 Redstart (Male and absolutely resplendent!), 8 House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 1 White Wagtail, 22 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch.
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| 17-04-2019 Lesser Whitethroat - Peregrine W-S-M (Penny Wills) |
Bleadon Hill:
2 Peregrine, 6 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 3 Sedge Warbler, good number of Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (f)
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 17-04-2019 Peregrine family Bath St John's (bath peregrines) |
2 Peregrine + the 4 newly hatched chicks.
Newton St Loe:
3 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 10 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch
Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove, 20 Jackdaw, 12+ House Sparrow,
Chew Stoke:
2 Collared Dove
RESERVOIRS
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| 17-04-2019 Reed Bunting CVL (Ian Stapp) |
22+ Canada Goose, 28+ Mute Swan, 4 Goldeneye, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 17-04-2019 Great Tit CVL (George Stacey) |
Bittern Trail:
Lots of Blue and Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch
Woodford inc Fish Pens:
2 Dunlin, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush
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| 17-04-2019 Little Ringed Plover CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper
Moreton:
4 Stock Dove, 6 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler
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| 17-04-2019 Scaup CVL (George Stacey) |
1 Ring-necked Duck (m) (Mike J), 1 Scaup (f), 3 Goldeneye (2f 1m), 2 Mediterranean Gull, Sand Martin - Swallow - House Martin - going through in small numbers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler - in good voice, 1 Treecreeper
Herriott's inc Pool:
12 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 10 Jackdaw
Reports: Rich Andrews, Bath Peregrines, Bill Blake, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Barry Dursley, Paul Gregory, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, David Howes, MJ, Dave Nevitt, Vic Polley, Lisa Presland, George Rabin, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker, Thomas Weston, Penny Wills, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
