Avocet
Arctic Skua
probable Goshawk, Red Kite, Hobby
Grasshopper Warbler, Wood Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat
Tree Pipit
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| 23-04-20 Mandarin Duck, Eastville Park (Richard Scantlebury) |
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| 23-04-20 Skylark, Ashton Court (Keith Williams) |
BRISTOL
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| 23-04-20 Wheatear, bicycle hire shed at Ashton Court, Bristol (Keith Williams) |
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| 23-04-20 Green Woodpecker, Peregrine Watch Point, Bristol (Ian Loats) |
Ashton Court:
1 Buzzard, many Skylark,1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear
1 Buzzard, many Skylark,1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear
Horfield Church:
1 Chiffchaff
Bishopston:
Garden - 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Swallow
Redland:
Garden - 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, 5 Swift
Durdham Downs:
Peregrine Watch point - 1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff.
St George/Crew's Hole:
2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard
Westbury-on-Trym:
Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Raven
Sea Mills:
1 Shelduck, 3 Whitethroat (one on Ham Green side of R Avon|)
Stockwood:
Garden - 12 Swift, 1 Wheatear
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat in the same bush
Bishopston:
Garden - 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Swallow
Redland:
Garden - 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, 5 Swift
Durdham Downs:
Peregrine Watch point - 1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff.
St George/Crew's Hole:
2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard
Eastville Park:
14 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, c30 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1pr Grey Wagtail |
| 23-04-20 Canada Goose, Fishponds (Paul Milo) |
Westbury-on-Trym:
Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Raven
Sea Mills:
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| 23-04-20 Wheatear, Stockwood , Bristol(Bri Thompson) |
Stockwood:
Garden - 12 Swift, 1 Wheatear
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aust Warth:
1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat in the same bush
Severn Beach:
1 dark morph Arctic Skua flew inland at 10.30 a.m.
DHL depot - 2 Lapwing over, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat
Bradley Stoke:
Three Brooks LNR - Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff ( carrying nesting material), c6 Blackcap, many m Greenfinch, 1m Reed Bunting plus 17 other widespread species
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon:
Garden sightings - 3 Swift, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Sparrowhawk, probable female Goshawk high up
Wains Hill - 74 Swallow,7 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Tree Pipit, some Finch Movement.
Clevedon-Yeo:
8 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 90 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 10 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron , 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 4 Coot, 4 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 42 Whimbrel , 4 Curlew, 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 10 Knot, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 12 Herring Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 2 Raven, 12 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 3 Wheatear , 1 Rock Pipit
Also at Blake's Pools briefly a Ruddy Shelduck type not seen well, not a pure Ruddy S possibly Australian type with a darkish head - some sort of escape.
Wick St Lawrence:
2 Red Kite, Peregrine, Kestrel
Lower Claverham:
Workplace observations - Mallard, Stock Dove pair, Woodpigeon, L Bb Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite drifting south together 12:00, 6 Buzzard, 1 Hobby -first this year, flew NNE mid afternoon, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Brown Hare
Puxton:
Pr Canada Goose,3 Mute Swans + 1 imm on different rhyne, 1 Snipe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 pr Raven nesting on pylon, 1 pr Swallow collecting mud, 12+ Sedge Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, a few Linnet, 1 m Reed Bunting
Worle:
Garden - Sparrowhawk (f) with prey, 2 Raven, 3 Swallow over
Weston-Super-Mare:
3 Whimbrel, Swallows over
Winthill:
Garden - 2 Stock Dove,1 pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 pair Bullfinch
Uphill:
House Martins, 1 Wood Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
Walborough NR:
1 Cetti'sWarbler, 2 Whitethroat, many Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Hanham:
Hanham Hills - 5 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1m Redstart, 1 Wheatear
Bath:
St John's Church - 4 Peregrine chicks now hatched
Midsomer Norton:
1 Swift ( first of year here)
RESERVOIRS
CLOSED
Reports: Karen Ash, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, John Budd, Vera Carpenter, Paul Cousins, Stephen Curtis and Carol Rushton, William Earp, Rob Emery, Adrian Hockey, Henry Kirkwood, Rob Laughton, Ian Loats, Paul Milo, Mike Moxon, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Adrian Sharp, Ian Stapp, Becky Taylor, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Keith Vinicombe, Keith Williams, Penny Wills. BUPP
1 dark morph Arctic Skua flew inland at 10.30 a.m.
DHL depot - 2 Lapwing over, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat
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| 23-04-20 Chiffchaff bathing, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter) |
Bradley Stoke:
Three Brooks LNR - Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff ( carrying nesting material), c6 Blackcap, many m Greenfinch, 1m Reed Bunting plus 17 other widespread species
NORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon:
Garden sightings - 3 Swift, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Sparrowhawk, probable female Goshawk high up
Wains Hill - 74 Swallow,7 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Tree Pipit, some Finch Movement.
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| 23-04-20 Whimbrel and Bar-tailed Godwit, Clevedon (Howard Taffs) |
Also at Blake's Pools briefly a Ruddy Shelduck type not seen well, not a pure Ruddy S possibly Australian type with a darkish head - some sort of escape.
Wick St Lawrence:
2 Red Kite, Peregrine, Kestrel
Lower Claverham:
Workplace observations - Mallard, Stock Dove pair, Woodpigeon, L Bb Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite drifting south together 12:00, 6 Buzzard, 1 Hobby -first this year, flew NNE mid afternoon, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Brown Hare
Puxton:
Pr Canada Goose,3 Mute Swans + 1 imm on different rhyne, 1 Snipe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 pr Raven nesting on pylon, 1 pr Swallow collecting mud, 12+ Sedge Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, a few Linnet, 1 m Reed Bunting
Worle:
Garden - Sparrowhawk (f) with prey, 2 Raven, 3 Swallow over
Weston-Super-Mare:
3 Whimbrel, Swallows over
Winthill:
Garden - 2 Stock Dove,1 pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 pair Bullfinch
Uphill:
House Martins, 1 Wood Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
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| 23-04-20 Cetti's Warbler, Walborough NR (Paul Cousins) |
1 Cetti'sWarbler, 2 Whitethroat, many Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 23-04-20 Redstart, Hanham Hills (Rob Laughton) |
Hanham Hills - 5 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1m Redstart, 1 Wheatear
Bath:
St John's Church - 4 Peregrine chicks now hatched
Midsomer Norton:
1 Swift ( first of year here)
RESERVOIRS
CLOSED
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| 23-04-20 The Birds - Rooks in a Keynsham garden (Ian Stapp)
'Lots of Rooks in the area today they even chase a Sparrowhawk away'
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