17-04-20 Friday - Osprey, Wood Warbler

Much cooler than in recent days, overcast, first rain for several weeks. Bristol temperatures 13 - 11°C

Whimbrel
Osprey
Marsh Tit 
Wood Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler
Redstart, Whinchat
Tree Pipit

17-04-20 Blackcap (Craig Lewis) and Bullfinch (Vera Carpenter)

BRISTOL

Clifton:
Percival Road:
1 Marsh Tit ( first for 10 days)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 m Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
50 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 1 pair Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
I House Martin, several Swallow

Severn Beach:
5 Swallow through this evening

Chipping Sodbury Common:
'A few' Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

Wickwar:
Garden - 'Peregrine has now brought my lockdown raptor list to 4, with regular Buzzards, Sparrowhawk and occasional Kestrel (and Raven worth a mention too)'.

17-04-20 Green Woodpecker playing Hide and seek
Three Brooks LNR (Craig Lewis)

Almondsbury:
Garden - 1 pr Bullfinch ( first time this year here)




Bradley Stoke:
Three Brooks LNR  -
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, plenty of Goldfinch








NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
Garden - 2 flyover Whimbrel last night

Sand Point/Bay:
5 Whimbrel, 15 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Wood Warbler, 4 Whinchat, 1 Redstart (f), c24 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit

Kewstoke:
1 Grasshopper Warbler

Worlebury:
16 Swallow heading north in evening

Worle:
1 f  Wheatear  on the roof of the house behind ours, in constant drizzle! (Nowhere near usual Wheatear habitat)

Weston Airfield:
Evening -  Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Swallow, House Martin, 4 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, Wheatear

Winthill:
 2 Stock Dove, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1m Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

17-04-20 Whinchat and Wheatear (back of camera shots),
Sand Point (Dean Reeves)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
Hanham Hills - 1 Reed Warbler singing

Bath:
Lansdown:
1 Willow Warbler, c20 Chiffchaff + Blackcap,1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer

Chew Magna:
1 Osprey - flew N/NE at 12.35pm

RESERVOIRS

CLOSED

Reports: Paul Bowdler, Paul Bowyer, Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, David Esam, Adrian Hockey,  Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Lisegirl, Glen Maddison, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Paul Williams