Monday 24 February 2020

24-02-20 Monday - Spring arrival dates

Temp 7 down to 12°C. Wet! ½ inch of rain

Marsh Harrier
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

24-2-20 Cormorant, Duchess Lake (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park and Duchess Lake:
17 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 38 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 15 Magpie, 29 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit,2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 3 Blackbird 1m 2f, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Robin,1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch 1 Reed Bunting (heard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No news

NORTH SOMERSET

24-2-20  hybrid Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gull, Portbury Wharf (Howard Taffs)
Portbury Wharf:
Water Rail calling, 5 Snipe, 1 hybrid Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gull, 47 ad LBB Gulls, 3 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 m Stonechat, 4 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Centre:
1 Water Rail

South Stoke, Engine Wood:
2 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
5 Mute Swan - increase of 2 and 13 Goosander in to roost.

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Goosander, 14 Great White Egret to roost, 1 Little Egret, 2 juv Marsh Harrier (all at Herriott's), 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull (Heron's Green)

Reports: Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Simon Harris, Glen Maddison, Patrick Richards, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, blagdonlakebirds, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
Summer Migrant Arrival Dates 1996 - 2020

2020 dates will be shown in red
The list is sorted under average arrival date
This list is always available in 'Information Sites' in the right hand column

SpeciesEarliestLatestAverage2019, 2020 in red
Sand Martin23/02/0821/03/0608-Mar24-Feb
Wheatear28/02/9825/03/0610-Mar28-Feb
Swallow06/02/1928/03/9819-Mar06-Feb
White Wagtail01/03/0709/04/9723-Mar17-Mar
House Martin04/03/9707/04/0724-Mar23-Mar
Willow Warbler13/03/1101/04/0724-Mar22-Mar
Ring Ouzel09/02/0828/04/9927-Mar24-Mar
Little Ringed Plover12/03/1530/04/9428-Mar17-Mar
Tree Pipit16/03/9227/04/9103-Apr03-Apr
Garganey13/03/9305/05/0004-Apr23-Mar
Redstart17/03/1121/04/9004-Apr31-Mar
Yellow Wagtail21/03/9220/04/9007-Apr03-Apr
Osprey20/03/1419/05/9409-Apr31-Mar
Sedge Warbler30/03/0718/04/9809-Apr07-Apr
Whimbrel29/03/0218/04/9810-Apr07-Apr
Common Tern30/03/0621/04/9810-Apr07-Apr
Reed Warbler01/04/1528/04/9111-Apr02-Apr
Whitethroat25/03/1224/04/9012-Apr25-Mar
Cuckoo06/04/0520/04/9712-Apr13-Apr
Grasshopper Warbler28/03/9724/04/9613-Apr09-Apr
Pied Flycatcher30/03/0219/05/0712-Apr03-Apr
Sandwich Tern18/02/1229/05/9513-Apr23-Mar
Arctic Tern29/03/1526/04/9515-Apr23-Apr
Garden Warbler29/03/9028/04/9116-Apr11-Apr
Swift08/04/0127/04/9017-Apr17-Apr
Hobby30/03/9028/04/9117-Apr17-Apr
Lesser Whitethroat10/04/1027/04/9118-Apr13-Apr
Whinchat14/04/0928/04/9020-Apr19-Apr
Wood Warbler08/04/9802/05/0821-Apr22-Apr
Nightingale08/04/0207/05/0822-Apr01-May
Black Tern14/04/1314/05/0924-Apr19 Apr
Little Tern16/04/1530/05/1727-Apr23-Apr
Spotted Flycatcher20/04/1917/05/0901-May20-Apr
Turtle Dove05/04/70
Quail08/05/9629/06/9101-Jun09-June

The Avon Bird Report has details of arrival and departure dates for both summer and winter visitors