Light cloud and some local sunshine and rain. Light W to WNW . Temperature 7 to 10°C Migrants gradually coming through again.
Garganey
Quail
Little Ringed Plover
Osprey
Red Kite
Marsh Tit
Grasshopper Warbler
Wood Warbler
Whitethroat
Fieldfare
Redstart
Pied Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtail
Lesser Redpoll
Siskin
BRISTOL
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| 9-04-21 Mute Swans mating, CVL ( Keith Fowler) |
Blaise Castle Estate:
1 Buzzard- being seen off by a Raven, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Blackcap, 8 Nuthatch - including 1 singing valiantly over a noisy playground, 1 Pied Flycatcher-m.
Bedminster- South Street Park:
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls - rooftop courtship, 1 Peregrine m-flew over NW ( alerted by Herring Gulls)
Eastville Park:
1 Sparrowhawk |
| 09-04-21 Redstart, Greenbank Cemetery ( Allan Chard) |
13 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart-m, 1 Pied Flycatcher-m
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 10 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redstart-m, 1 Wheatear
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
13 Oystercatcher, 7 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear
Pilning Wetlands/ New Passage:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, lots Shelduck. 11 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 22 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 59 Redshank, 1 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, plenty of Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail , 1 Meadow Pipit,5 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
Frampton Cotterel- Hoovers Lane:
3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Fieldfare
Bradley Stoke- Forty Acres:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, singing warblers:1 Grasshopper Warbler, several of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap
Yate Rocks:
1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 SiskinChipping Sodbury - Lilliput Park:
5 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap -1m, 2f, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 09-04-21 Willow Warbler, Portbury Wharf ( Chris Clarke) |
33 Species- highlights: 1 Gadwall ,1 Curlew, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, many Lesser Black-backed Gull - pre breeding ?, 1 Grey Heron. 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap -m&f, 1 Chaffinch
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| 09-04-21 Red Kite, Clevedon ( Peter Skett) |
Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
1 Red Kite
Clevedon -Wains Hill/Dowlais:
1 Common Snipe, 1 Greenshank ,10 Magpie (single flock), 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 50 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch
Backwell Lake:
Cleeve- Goblin Coombe:
2 Wood Warbler- in song
Kenn Moor- Eastern Drove :
1Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear-m
1Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear-m
Strawberry Line -Yatton to Congresbury:
6 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap
Congresbury Moor:
1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart -m, 1 Tree Pipit, 8 SiskinSand Point/Bay:
1 Quail- flew east along the point, 1 Grasshopper Warbler- car park steps
BELOW M4 & BANES
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 09-04-21 Dipper, Pensford (Ian Stapp ) |
Pensford:
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine, influx of Willow Warbler
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Willow Warbler
Dam:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Willow Warbler
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| 09-04-21 Blackcap, CVL (George Stacey) |
1 Blackcap-m
Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail
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| 09-04-21 Tufted Duck, CVL ( George Stacey) |
4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail
Ringing Area:
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat
Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin, 1 Reed Bunting
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 12 Shelduck, 2 Garganey-m,f, 16 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 50 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Karle Burford, Peter Bryant, Allan Chard, Chris Clarke, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Heather England, Keith Fowler, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Peter Skett, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinicombe
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| 09-04-21 Cetti's Warbler Stratford (Lucy Masters ) |
1 Water Rail, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 09-04-21 Common Sandpiper, CVL ( Lucy Masters ) |
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| 09-04-21 Gadwall and Shoveler, Herriot's ( Ian Stapp ) |
1 Greylag Goose, 12 Shelduck, 2 Garganey-m,f, 16 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 50 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Karle Burford, Peter Bryant, Allan Chard, Chris Clarke, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Michael Davis, Heather England, Keith Fowler, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, Peter Skett, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinicombe
