Saturday, 27 April 2019

27-04-19 Saturday - skua fest

Tempestuous as Storm Hannah struck - squally winds and heavy showers.  Warm though.

Ring-necked Duck
Common Scoters, Arctic Terns, 3 species of skua, Guillemot
Citrine Wagtail, "Channel" Yellow Wagtail

The female Citrine Wagtail is still at Pilning Wetlands
and was showing well by noon (Ben Ofield)
BRISTOL

Sneyd Park, Bishops Knoll:
2 Jackdaw, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Wren, 1 Great Tit.


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Fulmar (most unusual here), 8 Whimbrel, 5 Arctic Tern and possible distant Black Tern down-river


Pilning wetland:
12 Canada Goose, 55+ Shelduck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 m. "Channel" Yellow Wagtail, f. Citrine Wagtail, Swallows and House Martins.


Severn Beach:
2 Common Scoter, 2 Fulmar, 1 Gannet, 15 Kittiwake, 30+ Common Gull. 18 Arctic Tern, 2 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, 4  Pomarine Skua.

Fulmar in Ladye Bay (Paul Chapman)
NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Ladye Bay:
10 Fulmar, 2 Gannet, 4 Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua. 1 Guillemot.


Sand Point/Bay:
9:20-2:50 (down-river): 21 Fulmar, 6 Gannet, 4 Kittiwake, 3 tern sp,  (Up-river): 5 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua.  (No Poms or terns.)


Anchor Head:
early till 10:45:  11+ Fulmar, 8 Arctic Tern, 3 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Skua.


Bristol Airport:
1 Wheatear

Yellowhammer glowing in the sunshine at West Littleton (Claire Lewis)
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports.

Linnet at West Littleton (Claire Lewis)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Great White Egret.


Chew Valley Lake
1 m. Ring-necked Duck (showing well at Moreton Hide), 1 Whimbrel (Herons Green, then flew towards Blagdon), flock of 22+ Arctic Tern.


Reports:  Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis & Rich Mielcarek, Paul Gregory, Adrian Hockey, Dave Nevitt, Jean Oliver, Dean Reeves, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG