07-04-21 Wednesday - Osprey

 Overcast and rather dull, chilly at 8°C but dry all day. 

Brent Goose

Garganey

Golden Plover

Osprey, Red Kite

Penduline Tit, Siberian Chiffchaff

House Martins
Pied Flycatcher
Redstarts

Ring Ouzel

Pied Flycatcher at Iron Acton (Rob Daw)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Willow Warbler

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 2 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 m. Redstart, 3 Reed Bunting.

A busy Linnet (Chris Clarke)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 m. Redstart

Iron Acton:

Buzzard, Green Woodpecker (calling), Jay, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, m. Pied Flycatcher, Dunnock, Goldfinch.

Penduline Tit at Weston (Paul Cousins)

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

daily Marsh Tits, pr. Siskin

Portishead boating lake:
14 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard + 2 domestic Mallard, 13 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 33 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 20 Carrion Crow (mainly on the saltmarsh).

Clevedon - Yeo:
pr. Wigeon (no migrants), 5 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 80 Redshank.

Backwell Lake:

1 Brent Goose with the Canada Geese - now, where did that come from?

6+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff.

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Greylag Goose, 7 Curlew, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, 2 LT Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 m. Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 3 Goldfinch.

Worlebury:

pr. Siskin.

Weston-super-Mare:

Disused airfield at Locking:  1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 1 Penduline Tit, Skylark (heard), 2 Swallow, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, pr. Stonechat, 10+ Reed Bunting.

Penduline Tit at Weston (Paul Cousins)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lansdown, Bath:
60 Golden Plover (in summer plumage), 1 m. Wheatear.

Compton Dando:

36 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher (flew under the bridge), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 70+ Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 30+ House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 30+ Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer.  

 Chew Stoke:

Siskin in the garden

Little Grebe at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey (check out the Blagdon website for fantastic photos)

Swallow (Chris Clarke)

Chew Valley Lake

150 Swallow

Dam:
2 GBB Gull, 100+ Sand Martins (low over water), 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail.   

Chiffchaff at Chew (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

Litttle Grebe, Chiffchaff, 1 m. Blackcap.

Heron's Green:
3 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 12 Pied Wagtail.

Herriott's Bridge:

16 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, pr. Garganey, lots Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 60+Sand Martin, 12+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (singing),

2 Song Thrush (singing), 2 Reed Bunting.

Stonechat at Weston (Paul Cousins)

Reports:  Paul Cousins, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Robert Daw, Adrian Dutt, Heather England, Paul Gregory, Matt Hull, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Glen Maddison, Lucy Masters, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Sova, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding