Locally, temperature 10-25°C, feeling not quite as hot as yesterday.
Ring-necked Duck, Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier, Black Kite
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Hobby
Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Whinchat
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Lake:
1 Canada Goose, 8m 2f Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5m 2f Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4m Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch,4 Goldfinch,1 Reed Bunting
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
[NB Probably some overlap in totals for Bar-tailed Godwit on Severnside and Sand Point]
Shepperdine:
8 Bar-tailed Godwit (3 in summer plumage).on Tidal Reservoir shore early morning
Oldbury Power Station:
35 Bar-tailed Godwit high upriver 8:34 am, 2 Sandwich Tern
Severn Beach:
230+ Bar-tailed Godwit (heading north-east)
Ingst (ST5787, inland from Aust):
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1m Ring Ouzel still present, Whitethroat
NORTH SOMERSET
Ham Green:
1 Cuckoo being mobbed by 2 Jackdaw
Portbury Wharf:
2 Teal (1m 1f), 1 Buzzard, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler
Portishead:
Bristol Nats Walk Portishead Lido to Portbury Nature Reserve
East Wood - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,6 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Dunnock
Marina - 4 Shelduck, 2 Collared Dove, 20 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet
Sea Wall/Nature Reserve - 20 Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 LT Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 4 Starling, 3 Greenfinch
Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais - 1 Lapwing chick (very welcome news), 1 Common Sandpiper
Sand Point/Bay:
40 Whimbrel, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit upriver, 1 Wood Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 'lots' Whitethroat, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 3 Siskin, Redpoll
Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl in same place as last year ( first sighting at this location this year)
Bath:
Cotswold Way - 3 Swallow
Lower Weston - 3 Bullfinch
Newton Park:
3 Mute Swan, 28 Mallard (2f), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, all 4 Tits, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch
Chelwood:
1 Sparrowhawk (crossing the road in a very dangerous fashion)
Folly Farm:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,
1 Hobby, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 4 prs Bullfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
Compton Martin:
6.34pm 'Just had a Black Kite flying around over the fields west of Bickfield Lane, Compton Martin. Headed low south-west and lost to view as it dropped below tree line.' (Chris Craig)
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck still (seen on all 3 Tanks seemingly having lost the object of its affection), 2 Whimbrel north, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper
Woodford:
1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (late afternoon), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail
Stratford:
1 f Scaup
Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 12 Teal, 1 m Ring-necked Duck (Stratford Bay from Herriotts), 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank
Ring-necked Duck, Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier, Black Kite
Avocet, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank
Sandwich TernRing-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Hobby
Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit
Redpoll, Siskin, Corn BuntingBRISTOL
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| 22-04-19 Reed Bunting, Stoke Park (Patrick Hardyman Richards) |
1 Canada Goose, 8m 2f Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5m 2f Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4m Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch,4 Goldfinch,1 Reed Bunting
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 22-04-19 Bar-tailed Godwit, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman) |
Shepperdine:
8 Bar-tailed Godwit (3 in summer plumage).on Tidal Reservoir shore early morning
Oldbury Power Station:
35 Bar-tailed Godwit high upriver 8:34 am, 2 Sandwich Tern
New Passage/Northwick:
92 Shelduck, 4 Avocet, 24 followed by 70 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 24 House Martin, small nos Swallow and Sand Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail
92 Shelduck, 4 Avocet, 24 followed by 70 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 24 House Martin, small nos Swallow and Sand Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail
230+ Bar-tailed Godwit (heading north-east)
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| 22-04- 19 Robin, Severn Beach (Rod Holbrook) |
BBS: 7 Shelduck, 3 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 35 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 LT Tit, 11 Linnet
Western Approach, Severnside:
15 House Martin
Yate:
North Yate - ' Raven (1 or 2 at a time) flying over house over the last few days; nesting nearby? '
Wapley Bushes - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 'many' Chiffchaff + Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat
Western Approach, Severnside:
15 House Martin
Yate:
North Yate - ' Raven (1 or 2 at a time) flying over house over the last few days; nesting nearby? '
Wapley Bushes - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 'many' Chiffchaff + Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat
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| 22-04-19 Ring Ouzel, Chipping Sodbury Common (@old_git37 ) |
1m Ring Ouzel still present, Whitethroat
NORTH SOMERSET
Ham Green:
1 Cuckoo being mobbed by 2 Jackdaw
Portbury Wharf:
2 Teal (1m 1f), 1 Buzzard, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler
Portishead:
Bristol Nats Walk Portishead Lido to Portbury Nature Reserve
Lido/Battery Point - 1 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, Raven, Blackcap, Wren, flock House Sparrow, Rock Pipit, 6 Goldfinch
East Wood - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,6 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Dunnock
Marina - 4 Shelduck, 2 Collared Dove, 20 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet
Sea Wall/Nature Reserve - 20 Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 LT Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 4 Starling, 3 Greenfinch
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| 22-04-19 Red-necked Parakeet, Wains Hill, Clevedon (Howard Taffs) |
Wains Hill - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (prob same bird as last week), 1 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Other broods - Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen
Sand Point/Bay:
40 Whimbrel, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit upriver, 1 Wood Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 'lots' Whitethroat, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 3 Siskin, Redpoll
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Tormarton Road/Rushfield Lane - 5 Wheatear plus lots of singing Skylark, 10 Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer
Marshfield:
Tormarton Road/Rushfield Lane - 5 Wheatear plus lots of singing Skylark, 10 Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer
Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl in same place as last year ( first sighting at this location this year)
Bath:
Cotswold Way - 3 Swallow
Lower Weston - 3 Bullfinch
Newton Park:
3 Mute Swan, 28 Mallard (2f), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, all 4 Tits, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 12 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch
Chelwood:
1 Sparrowhawk (crossing the road in a very dangerous fashion)
Folly Farm:
3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,
1 Hobby, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 4 prs Bullfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
Compton Martin:
6.34pm 'Just had a Black Kite flying around over the fields west of Bickfield Lane, Compton Martin. Headed low south-west and lost to view as it dropped below tree line.' (Chris Craig)
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
Long-tailed Duck still (seen on all 3 Tanks seemingly having lost the object of its affection), 2 Whimbrel north, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
Blagdon Lake:
inc WeBS count - 10 Canada Geese, 26 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 13 Gadwall, 43 Mallard, 116 Tufted Duck, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 10 Moorhen, 277 Coot, 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 11 LBB Gull, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail
Chew Valley Lake
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| 22-04-19 Bar-tailed Godwit, Heron's Green, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera) |
26+ Canada Goose, 28+ Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 12+ Great-crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 6 GBB Gull, 6 Collared Dove, 20+ Jackdaw, 8 L TT, lots Blue + Great Tit, 6+ Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, lots Chiffchaff, 12+ Blackcap, 20+ Reed Warbler, lots Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 12 Wren, 10+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) 8+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl), 4 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper
Woodford:
1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinch, 8 Goldfinch
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| 22-04-19 Common Sandpiper, Heron's Green, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Little Grebe, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (late afternoon), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail
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| 22-04-19 Whimbrel, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
1 Common Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whinchat Stratford:
1 f Scaup
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| 22-04-19 Cattle Egret, Herriott's Pool, CVL (Robert Hargreaves) |
8 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 12 Teal, 1 m Ring-necked Duck (Stratford Bay from Herriotts), 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank
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| 22-04-19 Robin chicks, Stratford Lane, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Brian Chapman, Chris@avglochris, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Sean Davies, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Hayden James, @old_git37, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Patrick Hardyman Richards, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Sean Whyte
