Wednesday, 1 April 2020

01-04-20 Wednesday - Crossbill

Cloudy with sunny intervals

Whooper Swan
Red Kite
Crossbill
Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Bishopston- garden:
2 Raven

Blaise Estate:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (singing), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail - Lots of singing Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Tits

Coombe Dingle:
Red Kite - almost over the house!

01-04-2020 Jay Downend (Barry Dursley)
Downend - garden:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 8 Jay - in a neighbours garden

01-04-2020 Peregrine Clifton Downs (Keith Williams)
Downs and Clifton:
1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch,

High Kingsdown - garden:
4 Jay, 1 Blackcap (f) - male went last week

Redland Hill:
1 Grey Heron - chased by gulls.

St Andrews Park:
1 Green Woodpecker - heard at 08:30

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 2 Reed Bunting (f&m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

01-04-2020 Snipe NP (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:
8 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 12 Gadwall, 16 Wigeon, c.50 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 8 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing (calling, fighting & displaying in the air), 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, c.200 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 6 Snipe, c.70 Redshank, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m) - singing, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.


01-04-2020 Water Rail NP (Lisa Presland)
Easter Compton - from Henbury:
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 12 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 4 sites with Greenfinch singing

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh:
1 Kestrel- hover hunting over the garden, 2 Pied Wagtail.

01-04-2020 Pied Wagtail Dowlais  (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon- Yeo and garden vismig:
1 Grey Heron - dive-bombed by gulls, 4 Pied Wagtail - presumed migrants, 2 Meadow Pipit,

01-04-20 Great Spotted Woodpecker Backwell (Robin Lambert)
Backwell - garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f&m) - to the feeders 4x a day.

Banwell - riverside:
3 or 4 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing, a first, Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail (pr),

01-04-20 Whooper Swan Kenn Moor (Mark Savage)
Kenn - Moor:
2 Canada Geese, 17 Mute Swan, 1 Whooper Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Chaffinch and 1 Reed Bunting

Worle - 2 gardens:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Robin - pairing up, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
01-04-2020 Wheatear Uphill (Penny Wills)
Uphill - LNR:
1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Weston Wood:
1 Crossbill (m) - quickly away.

Bath, Twerton:
2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted and 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Coal, 9 Blue and 21 Great Tit, 3 L-t Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 15 Wren, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 20 Robin, 2 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

All closed

Special Notice from the BTO

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