Temp 5 to 16°C. Nice in the sun, but some cloud cover as well.
Willow Warbler
Whimbrel
Red Kite
Osprey
Swallow
Siskin
Ring Ouzel
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| 04-04-20 Starling, Keynsham (Simon Isgar) |
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Willow Warbler
Stockwood:
Woodpigeon, 1 Peregrine, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 5 Roe Deer
Westbury-on-Trym:
1 Grey Wagtail
Withywood:
1 Buzzard, 1 Raven (both mobbed by Jackdaw)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Willow Warbler
Severn Beach:
2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap
Filton:
2 Green Woodpecker, Rooks in rookery, 2 Jay, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, many Robin, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, many Goldfinch
Yate:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 8+ Blackcap
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| 04-04-20 Osprey, Yate (Mark Coller) |
Blue Tit, Great Tit, 30+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, many Goldfinch, (5 Brimstone, 1 Comma, 1 Orange-Tip and 4 Peacock butterfly also seen)
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| 04-04-20 Comma, Three Brooks NR (Craig Lewis) |
Coalpit Heath:
1 Red Kite
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 04-04-20 Chiffchaff, Uphill (Karen Ash) |
Clevedon:
3 GBB Gull, 14 LBB Gull, 1 m Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Siskin, 20+ Goldfinch
Weston-super-Mare:
Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite (12:40, heading East), Peregrine
Worle:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, Starling (on territory), 1 Chiffchaff, nesting Robins
Uphill:
Kestrel, Chiffchaff, 1 Ring Ouzel, Reed Bunting
Banwell, Winthill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Jackdaw, Rook (nest-building), Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
Nailsea:
2 Short-eared Owl (03.04.20)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Whimbrel, 40 Linnet, 40 Yellowhammer
Saltford:
1 Red Kite
Bath:
Barnacle Geese over
Bath, Lower Weston:
1 Buzzard, 4+ Siskin
Bath, Oldfield Park (Garden):
5 Buzzard, distinctively-coloured Blackbird
Warmley, Cock Road Ridge:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Jay, 6+ Magpie, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 10+ Robin, Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
Chew Magna:
6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (singing), 15 Linnet
Keynsham (Garden):
2 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 12+ Goldfinch
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| 04-04-20 Chiffchaff, Keynsham (Ian Stapp) |
RESERVOIRS
All Closed
Protection of rare breeding birds, Schedule 1, is now in force
List here and in side bar
Lockdown Updates
Home Patch 1 - a rerun of a series posted on Bird News as very apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 1 with answers
Sent in today - lots of Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) growing in Montpelier; this was the first plant to have its genome sequenced and is an ideal model species due to its short genome of 135 mega base pairs (for context, the human genome has c. 6469.66 mega base pairs).
Reports: Karen Ash, John Barnett, Roger Bingham, Des Bowring, Mark Coller, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Paul Gregory, John Griffiths, David Hanks, Adrian Hockey, Simon Isgar, Craig Lewis, NailseaNature, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines, Penny Wills blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds , TBOSG
