Swift
Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit
Osprey, Red Kite
Wood Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Pied Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit
BRISTOL
Gardens:
1 Canada Goose, Mallard, Swift, Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 4+ Herring Gull, Grey Heronry, 1 Osprey east from M5 Avon bridge, 1 Red Kite Westbury-on-Trym 16.30, 3 Sparrowhawks, 8 Buzzard, Peregrine, 4 Jay, Raven, 13 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Hosue Sparrow, Goldfinch
Concorde Way/Muller Road:
1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling
Filton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jackdaw, 19 Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Orange Tip, 1 Brimstone, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Holly Blue. St Mark’s Flies
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| 19-04-2020 Mistle Thrush Snuff Mills (Rupert Gale) |
Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail,
Spike Island, Chocolate Path:
1 Oystercatcher
Stockwood:
4 Swift, 1 Swallow
Stoke Bishop:
Just watched a raven land in an ash tree over the road, start tearing into a magpie nest (with both adults going frantic, and the raven ignoring them) and fly off with a fledgeling in its bill
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 19-4-20 Pied Flycatcher, Wickwar (Paul Bowdler) |
1 Pied Flycatcher
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| 19-4-20 Wheatear, Severnside (Lisegirl) |
4 Mute Swan, 50 Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, lots Swallows and House Martins, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatear, gang Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 19-4-20 Goldcrest, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter) |
4 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, lots of Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Bullfinch
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| 19-4-20 Wood Warbler, Yate Common (Mark Coller) |
1 Wood Warbler
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| 19-4-20 Whinchat, CSC (Paul Dunham) |
1 Whinchat
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead - town centre:
Portishead - Marine Lake, Woodhill Bay & East Wood:
Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve - western section by Portishead Marina:
Clevedon-Yeo:
Swift, 27 Whimbrel, 8 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, Sand Martins, 100's Swallows, 2 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Yellow Wagtail, steady Mipits thru, 4 Tree Pipit
Banwell - Riverside:
11 Mallard ducklings remain - good going
Congresbury - Reed bed:
2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap
Puxton - Nye - Golf Club:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven - rollover display, 6 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear (m), 3 Whinchat, flock of Meadow Pipit & Goldfinch - same field as the chats
Sand Bay/Point:
6 Whimbrel, 24 Sand Martin, 300+ Swallow, 33 House Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 11 Tree Pipit, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Worle:
2 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 2 Greenfinch
Weston-Airfield:
2 Little Egret, 60 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear
Winthill:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, pair Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, pair Bullfinch
Uphill/Bleadon:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, Swallows, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats, 6 Wheatear1 Redstart
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham:
1 Yellow Wagtail 14.52
Willsbridge:
Whitethroat
Keynsham garden:
Magpies and Rooks
Corston fields:
1 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, m/f Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet, m/f Yellowhammer
Bath:
2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Nuthatch, Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch
Cameley:
1 m Tufted Duck, 2 Skylark, 3 Swallow, third Lesser Whitethroat singing, 1 f Blackcap, Linnets
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 8 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
No reports
The order of species is the new IOC 10.1 order now used by Birdtrack
Lockdown Updates
2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom
Article on the Thermal Imaging Camera used by Crew Valley Ringing Station
Home Patch 5 Shipham - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 2 answers on now
Reports: Karen Ash, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowdler, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, Ian Dickie, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Rupert Gale, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Steve Mac, Bob Medland, Mike Moxon, Dave Newton, Pagan Birder, Darren Pearce, Dendy Platt, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Adéle Remazeilles, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
Portishead - town centre:
Portishead - Marine Lake, Woodhill Bay & East Wood:
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| 19-4-20 Red Kite, Clevedon (Howard Taffs) |
Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve - western section by Portishead Marina:
1 Great Black-backed Gull - Harbour Mouth, being harried by 5-6 Herring Gulls), 1 Kestrel (f), 1 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler
Clevedon:
4 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 10 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit heard
Clevedon:
4 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 10 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit heard
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| 19-4-20 Whimbrel, Dowlais (Howard Taffs) |
Swift, 27 Whimbrel, 8 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, Sand Martins, 100's Swallows, 2 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Yellow Wagtail, steady Mipits thru, 4 Tree Pipit
Banwell - Riverside:
11 Mallard ducklings remain - good going
Congresbury - Reed bed:
2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap
Puxton - Nye - Golf Club:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven - rollover display, 6 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear (m), 3 Whinchat, flock of Meadow Pipit & Goldfinch - same field as the chats
Sand Bay/Point:
6 Whimbrel, 24 Sand Martin, 300+ Swallow, 33 House Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 11 Tree Pipit, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin
Worle:
2 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 2 Greenfinch
Weston-Airfield:
2 Little Egret, 60 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear
Winthill:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, pair Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, pair Bullfinch
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| 19-4-20 Dunlin & Bar-tailed Godwit, Uphill (Karem Ash) |
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, Swallows, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats, 6 Wheatear1 Redstart
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| 19-4-20 Redstart, Uphill, (Pagan Birder) |
Hanham:
1 Yellow Wagtail 14.52
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| 19-4-20 Whitethroat, Willsbridge (Steve Mac) |
Whitethroat
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| 19-4-20 Rook & Magpie, Keynsham garden (Ian Stapp) |
Magpies and Rooks
Corston fields:
1 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, m/f Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet, m/f Yellowhammer
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| 19-4-20 Nuthatch, Carrs (Robert Hargreaves) |
2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Nuthatch, Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch
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| 18-4-20 Great Spotted Woodpecker tail, Cameley (Bob Medland) Yesterday retrapped a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, both old friends: the female is 5 years old with her toy-boy male just 2 years old. The state of the male’s tail was somewhat worn. This is c.9 months after it was replaced in last year’s full moult and doesn’t matter too much: males do a share (majority?) of the incubating around here and will moult tail feathers once off the nest and young have fledged June/July. |
1 m Tufted Duck, 2 Skylark, 3 Swallow, third Lesser Whitethroat singing, 1 f Blackcap, Linnets
Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 8 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
No reports
The order of species is the new IOC 10.1 order now used by Birdtrack
2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom
Article on the Thermal Imaging Camera used by Crew Valley Ringing Station
Home Patch 5 Shipham - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 2 answers on now
Reports: Karen Ash, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowdler, Vera Carpenter, Ken Carruthers, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Steve Curtis, Ian Dickie, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Rupert Gale, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Steve Mac, Bob Medland, Mike Moxon, Dave Newton, Pagan Birder, Darren Pearce, Dendy Platt, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Adéle Remazeilles, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
