Monday 6 April 2020

06-04-20 Monday - Willow Warbler arrival

Mostly warm and sunny, but one morning shower.

Recent posting from a Severn Beach Facebook page. "There is a police van at New Passage taking registrations. Just spoke to them and raised my concerns over the number of people still driving down here. It's on their radar and they will be making more patrols."  Don't get us a bad name, folks.

Pied Flycatchers
Whitethroat
Redstart
Red Kite


Willow Warbler - Kingsgate Park, Yate (Mark Coller)
BRISTOL

Abbots Leigh:
Buzzard, Green Woodpecker.

Combe Dingle garden:
1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler.

Blaise Estate:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap (singing), 6 Nuthatch.

Kingsweston Down:
Willow Warbler

Eastville Park:
3 Willow Warbler

Wren (Pete Bunniss)
Filton golf course & Charlton Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, flock 15 Jackdaw, c.20 Rook, 2 LT Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, c.15 scattered Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch.
Also - 7 Peacock, 9 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Holly Blue (and 1 dead Fox).

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
11 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 5 Bullfinch.

Bishop Road:
Willow Warbler

Montpelier:
Willow Warbler singing in Montpelier Park and at least one Blackcap in song.

Redstart - Severn Beach ('Lisegirl')
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, many Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch.

Raven in Yate (Alan Daniells)
Yate:
2 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler.

Coalpit Heath:
2 Swallow.

Blue Tit (Pete Bunniss)

Alveston:
1 Red Kite, 1st Swallow & House Martin and a welcome return of singing Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - a garden:
Grey Heron, many LBB and H Gull, f. Peregrine Falcon, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, pr. LT Tit, 8 House Sparrow, pr. Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch.

Clevedon-Yeo:
Dowlais: Mallard ducklings, 5 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, Swallows, 2 Wheatear.
Singing:  Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch.

Pied Flycatcher - Severn Beach ('Lisegirl')
Nailsea:
Trendlewood Park: 1 m. Pied Flycatcher.

Kenn Moor:
Grey Heron, Buzzard, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Mistle Thrush singing, c. 12 Fieldfare, numerous Chiffchaff seen & heard.
(Red Fox - alive)

Duck Lane, Kenn to Clevedon (main road):
(Sunday morning) Green Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Cetti’s Warbler.
(Dead Hedgehog on Kenn Road.)

Worle:
Peregrine, 2 Willow Warbler.

Weston-s-Mare Airfield:
2 pr. Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, Skylarks singing, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Uphill:
Whitethroat

Winthill:
1 Stock Dove, pr. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit,  Long-tailed Tit, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, pr. Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, Goldfinch.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
1 Tawny Owl - calling at 11 pm

Bath:
Combe Down:  3 House Martin.

Chew Stoke:
Willow Warbler

Timsbury:
Redstart

NO RESERVOIR REPORTS


Lockdown Updates

If you get bored with watching your own garden feeders, try these for a change:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell-lab-feederwatch/

Reports:  Phil Baber, Anne Bowler, Des Bowring, John Budd, John Croxton, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Alan Daniells, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Rich Ford, Ken Hall, Adrian Hockey, 'Lisegirl', Glen Maddison, Andy Mears, Michael Newstead, Lois Pryce, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Howard |Taffs, John Thorogood, Jon Tottle.