Swift
Cuckoo
Whimbrel, Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit
Osprey, Red Kite
Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
BRISTOL
Gardens:
7 Swift
Around Lockleaze:
Collared Dove, Grey Heron, pr Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch
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| 24-4-20 Grey Wagtail, Blaise (Di Buniss) |
1 Grey Wagtail
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| 24-4-20 Cormorant, Bradley Stoke (Vera Carpenter) |
2 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 1 juv Cormorant (sitting on overhead wire), 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff
Redland:
1 Little Egret
Crews Hole:
1 Cuckoo calling, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Wrens
Long Ashton:
3 pr Swallow
Bike Ride Birds:
1 Buzzard soaring by the Wind Turbines at Earthcott Green, 1 Green Woodpecker heard at Pilning, 1 Kestrel hunting along Ingst, 2 Skylark near Northwick, 1 Lesser Whitethroat heard near Ingst
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| 24-4-20 Wheatear, Severnside (Lisegirl) |
Wickwar:
1 Swift
Severnside:
70 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, 40 House Sparrow, 3 Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Linnet, Reed Bunting
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Slow Worm
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
Portishead - Woodhill Bay and Marina mud:
Portishead - Black Nore:
Clevedon-Yeo:
5 Grey Plover, 12 Whimbrel, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Knot, 15 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Garden Warbler heard, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail
Congresbury Moor:
1 Osprey
Sand Bay/Point:
60+ Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 30 Dunlin, 3 BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 24 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Whitethroats, 1 Whinchat, Stonechat
Worlebury:
2 Curlew in the night, 2 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff
Langford:
1 Collared Dove, 5 Starling, or Blackbird, 2m 4f House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Still very good numbers of all the usuals, especially Skylark today. Lots of Corn Buntings singing, Linnets still very common, and some are in small flocks of up to 20. Yellowhammers seem to be on the increase, lots singing. Also several Whitethroat and 6 Wheatear in the horse paddocks on Rushmead Lane
Wick:
Grey Wagtail
Chew Magna:
6 House Martin (2 days late), 3 singing Lesser Whitethroat
Bath:
6 Peregrine
Bath Lansdown:
7 Wheatear
Bath West, River Avon:
2 Canada Geese, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 GreyWagtail
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
Herriott's:
1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Little Egret, plenty of Reed Warblers
Out of Avon
Hoopoe in Cheddar Gorge
12 Crossbill Rowberrow Warren, some flew to Dolebury Warren
Redstarts at Ubley Warren and Long Wood NR
Lockdown Updates
Home Patch 6 Caledonia Place, Clifton - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 3
2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom
Reports: John Barnett, Paul Bowdler, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, JaneCumming, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Steve Galpin, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, David Howes, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Tim MacGrath, Dendy Platt, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, John Rosetti, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
1 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Slow Worm
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| 24-4-20 Slow Worm, CSC, (Peter Bryant) |
Portbury Wharf:
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| 24-4-20 Whimbrel, Portishead Marina (Jason Williams) |
Portishead - Black Nore:
5 Shelduck, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 1 Treecreeper
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| 24-4-20 Dunlin, Dowlais, (Paul Williams) |
5 Grey Plover, 12 Whimbrel, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Knot, 15 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Garden Warbler heard, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail
Congresbury Moor:
1 Osprey
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| 24-4-20 Lesser Whitethroat, Sand Bay (Dean Reeves) |
60+ Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 30 Dunlin, 3 BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 24 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Whitethroats, 1 Whinchat, Stonechat
Worlebury:
2 Curlew in the night, 2 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff
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| 24-4-20 Woodpigeon, Langford (David Goodliffe) |
1 Collared Dove, 5 Starling, or Blackbird, 2m 4f House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
Still very good numbers of all the usuals, especially Skylark today. Lots of Corn Buntings singing, Linnets still very common, and some are in small flocks of up to 20. Yellowhammers seem to be on the increase, lots singing. Also several Whitethroat and 6 Wheatear in the horse paddocks on Rushmead Lane
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| 24-4-20 Grey Wagtail, Wick (Nigel Jones) |
Grey Wagtail
Chew Magna:
6 House Martin (2 days late), 3 singing Lesser Whitethroat
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| 24-4-20 Peregrine, Bath (BUPP) 4 beaks to feed |
6 Peregrine
Bath Lansdown:
7 Wheatear
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| 24-4-20 Chiffchaff, Bath R Avon (Rob Hargreaves) |
2 Canada Geese, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 GreyWagtail
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake:
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| 24-4-20 Reed Warbler, CVL (Paul Dunham) |
Herriott's:
1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Little Egret, plenty of Reed Warblers
Out of Avon
Hoopoe in Cheddar Gorge
12 Crossbill Rowberrow Warren, some flew to Dolebury Warren
Redstarts at Ubley Warren and Long Wood NR
Home Patch 6 Caledonia Place, Clifton - a re-run of a Bird News series from 2018, apt for the present
Cryptic Puzzle 3
2018 BOC QUIZ - large variety of questions. Now with answers at the bottom
Reports: John Barnett, Paul Bowdler, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, JaneCumming, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Paul Dunham, Barry Dursley, Steve Galpin, Lee Gardiner, David Goodliffe, Robert Hargreaves, David Howes, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Tim MacGrath, Dendy Platt, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, George Rabin, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, John Rosetti, Carol Rushton, Steve Sanins, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, Jason Williams, Keith Williams, Paul Williams, blagdonlakebirds, BUPP, CVRS, nsl-birding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
