Garganey, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup
Whimbrel
Mediterranean Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Arctic Tern
Barn Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Hobby
Marsh Tit
Citrine Wagtail, 'Channel' Wagtail
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Tortworth road - 1 flyover Ring-necked Parakeet
M4/M32 junction:
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Cuckoo
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whimbrel, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 24 Reed Warbler, 35 Whitethroat, 19 Blackcap
Thornbury:
Pilning wetland/Northwick Warth:
fem Citrine Wagtail and 'Channel' Wagtail still present
Also drake Garganey, 27 Gadwall, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 230+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail
Chipping Sodbury
22nd : 1 f Redstart in a garden
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Clevedon - Portishead:
12+ Whimbrel
Cleeve:
Woods on Cleeve Hill Road - 1 Marsh Tit
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Northfield Lane area- 7 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk,1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, m + f Wheatear, 7 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellowhammer,12 Corn Bunting
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon:
♂ Lesser Scaup still present, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Swift, 1 Hobby, 3 Garden Warbler
Chew Valley Lake
46+ Canada Goose, 34+ Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck (8 Herriotts pool),12+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 2nd cyr male Marsh Harrier, 6 GBB Gull, 1 1st sum Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Common Tern, 6 Collared Dove, 16 Swift,2 Peregrine, 3 Hobby, 20+ Jackdaw, lots Blue + Great Tit, 6+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Goldcrest , lots Chiffchaff ,+ Blackcap, 30+ Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat (HG pool side 2 Dam), 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 12 Wren, 10+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) 12+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl), 5 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler
Woodford:
3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch
Nunnery:
1 Sparrowhawk (Nunnery) 1 Hobby (Nunnery), 4 Arctic Tern (in and out Villice Bay from Nunnery)
Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler
Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 12+ Carrion Crow 4 LTT, 2 Goldcrest, 12Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler
Stratford:
1 f Scaup, Marsh Harrier – 1 2nd cyr male
Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 1 m Ring-necked Duck, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Out of Avon
Cheddar Reservoir - White-winged Black Tern
A message from Bristol Swifts:
'Just to give you the heads-up. A good mate of mine has just contacted me to say over 4000 swifts an hour have been counted passing over Saint-Pierre la Mer today. That's on the eastern coast of France just north of Barcelona. On the western coast of France at Point de Grave, just up from Bordeaux, almost 8000 have been seen. They should be with us soon, either Monday or Tuesday. Keep your eyes peeled.'
Reports: Karle Burford, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Tim Cox, Olly Frampton, Rochelle Kent-Ellis, Claire Lewis, Lisegirl, Andy Middleton, Michael Moxon, James Packer, Matt Plenty, Adele Remazeilles, Aravind Ramesh, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Rob Treble, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, bristolswifts@gmail.com
Hobby
Marsh Tit
Citrine Wagtail, 'Channel' Wagtail
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| 28-04-19 Arctic Tern off Nunnery, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
Tortworth road - 1 flyover Ring-necked Parakeet
M4/M32 junction:
Barn Owl on lamppost
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| 28-04-19 bold inner-city Jay, garden off Jacob's Wells Road, Bristol (Adele Remazeilles) |
1 Dipper
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Cuckoo
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whimbrel, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 24 Reed Warbler, 35 Whitethroat, 19 Blackcap
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| 28-04- 19 newly-fledged Grey Wagtail, Thornbury (Matt Plenty) |
Streamside Walk - juvenile Grey Wagtail being fed
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| 28-04-19 'Channel' Wagtail, Pilning Wetland (Lisegirl) |
Pilning wetland/Northwick Warth:
fem Citrine Wagtail and 'Channel' Wagtail still present
Also drake Garganey, 27 Gadwall, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 230+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail
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| 22-04-19 fem Redstart, Chipping Sodbury (Rochelle Kent-Ellis) |
22nd : 1 f Redstart in a garden
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 28-04-19 Cetti's Warbler, Portbury Wharf (Jason Williams) |
4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler
Clevedon - Portishead:
12+ Whimbrel
Cleeve:
Woods on Cleeve Hill Road - 1 Marsh Tit
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Northfield Lane area- 7 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk,1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, m + f Wheatear, 7 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellowhammer,12 Corn Bunting
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| 28-04--19 Yellowhammer, West Littleton (Claire Lewis ) |
Blagdon:
♂ Lesser Scaup still present, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Swift, 1 Hobby, 3 Garden Warbler
Chew Valley Lake
46+ Canada Goose, 34+ Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck (8 Herriotts pool),12+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 2nd cyr male Marsh Harrier, 6 GBB Gull, 1 1st sum Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Common Tern, 6 Collared Dove, 16 Swift,2 Peregrine, 3 Hobby, 20+ Jackdaw, lots Blue + Great Tit, 6+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Goldcrest , lots Chiffchaff ,+ Blackcap, 30+ Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat (HG pool side 2 Dam), 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 12 Wren, 10+ House Sparrow (Bishop Sutton) 12+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl), 5 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler
Woodford:
3 Raven, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch
Nunnery:
1 Sparrowhawk (Nunnery) 1 Hobby (Nunnery), 4 Arctic Tern (in and out Villice Bay from Nunnery)
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| 28-04-19 Whimbrel, Heron's Green wall, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler
Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 12+ Carrion Crow 4 LTT, 2 Goldcrest, 12Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler
Stratford:
1 f Scaup, Marsh Harrier – 1 2nd cyr male
Herriott's inc Pool:
8 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 1 m Ring-necked Duck, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Out of Avon
Cheddar Reservoir - White-winged Black Tern
A message from Bristol Swifts:
'Just to give you the heads-up. A good mate of mine has just contacted me to say over 4000 swifts an hour have been counted passing over Saint-Pierre la Mer today. That's on the eastern coast of France just north of Barcelona. On the western coast of France at Point de Grave, just up from Bordeaux, almost 8000 have been seen. They should be with us soon, either Monday or Tuesday. Keep your eyes peeled.'
Reports: Karle Burford, Peter Coslett, John Croxton, Tim Cox, Olly Frampton, Rochelle Kent-Ellis, Claire Lewis, Lisegirl, Andy Middleton, Michael Moxon, James Packer, Matt Plenty, Adele Remazeilles, Aravind Ramesh, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Rob Treble, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, bristolswifts@gmail.com
