12-04-21 Monday - Whimbrels

Temperatures (in Bristol 2 - 10°C) and weather much the same as yesterday.  

Garganey, Scaup

Whimbrel

Cattle Egret

Osprey, Marsh Harrier

Short-eared Owl

House Martin

Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat

Redstart, Black Redstart, Wheatear 

Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

Siskin

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

South Street Park - 2 Willow Warbler ( a first for this site)

Greenbank Cemetery:
1 Pied Flycatcher still

12-04-21 Great Tit constructing nest in apple tree, Henleaze (Gareth Ronson)

Henleaze:

Garden - Great Tit (nesting), Blackbird, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Greenfinch

12-04-21 Little Grebe + Swallow, Duchess Pond, Stoke Park,  Bristol (Steve Richardson)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 20+ Mallard (plus 21 ducklings),1 pr Teal, 10 Stock Dove, 6 Moorhen, 6 Coot (plus 5 chicks), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitehroat, 8 Blackcap, 3 m Redstart, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet

Troopers Hill:

1 Kestrel (unusual here)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
First Whimbrel, Whitehroat, Reed Warbler of the year.

Also 18 Ringed Plover,  18 Curlew (inc. a 'Headstarter' and colour-ringed, Red (x2?) on L and Orange on R), 1 Knot, 17 Dunlin, 1 Sedge Warbler

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whimbrel

Chipping Sodbury:

1 Red Kite  

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Jackdaw, Crow, Rook, Skylark, 10+Chiffchaff, 5+Redstart, 1 Black Redstart, 6 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting

Winterbourne:

Church Lane - 1 m Redstart still (western end of manure heap)

Emerson's Green:

Bristol Science Park - 1 Cattle Egret flying over, 1 m Redstart

Warmley Forest Park:

1 m Pied Flycatcher still 

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano:
Gordano Valley NNR - 1 Snipe, 1 m Redstart

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Egyptian Goose, 220 Shelduck, 1 Garganey (male, Blake’s Pools), 10 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, 65 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot. 8 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 175 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 3 Dunlin, 110 Redshank. 6 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 6 Raven, 15 Skylark, 40 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler (Blake’s Pools), 12 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet 

Nailsea:

West End - 1 Whitethroat 

Woodspring Bay (R Yeo - R Banwell):

inc WeBS count: 10 Mute Swan, 30 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 12 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 54  Redshank ,68  LBB Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear 

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Whimbrel (Sand Bay), 40 Curlew, 2 Swallow, 1 Jay, Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet,1 Siskin

Middle Hope - 2 m Redstart (one in Priory Fields and a different one on Middle Hope)

12-04-21 Reed Bunting, Weston Airfield (Vera Carpenter)

Weston Airfield:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wren, 3 Reed Bunting

Uphill and Weston STW:
Webs count - 33 Mute Swan, 65 Shelduck,15 Mallard, 8 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 50 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 45 Redshank, 5 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane - 3 Wheatear
Shire Valley - 2 Mallard, Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch

Keynsham:

Garden - 2 Collared Dove, 14 Feral Pigeon, 2 Wood Pigeon, 3 Raven (fly over), 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw,  3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit,  3 Chiffchaff,  1 Willow Warbler,  2 Wren, 3 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch 

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

35 species reported today, inc 2 pr Teal, 1m Long-tailed Duck still, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, numerous parties of Swallow + Sand Martin, 3 White Wagtail

12-04-21 Pied Flycatcher pair, Blagdon 
[Male by Dave Hughes, female by Simon Isgar]

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey (Flower Corner), 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Osprey, 1 pr Pied Flycatcher (Butcombe Bank), 40 House Martin

Chew Valley Lake
 

12-04-21 Count the Common Sandpipers, Dam, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:

11 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:

'lots' Swallow + Martin over lake, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Treecreeper 

Moreton:

2 Snipe

Heron's Green:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler

Stratford:
5 Scaup, 1 pair Little Grebe, 1 pair Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 f Peregrine

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 pr Garganey

Reports: Phil Barlow, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett,  Ben Crabb, William Earp,  Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Julian Head, Dave Horlick, David Hughes, MJ, Mike Jackson, John Lewis,  Lucy Masters, Steve Richardson, Gareth Ronson,  Steve Sanins, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey,  R Swift, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, opsbirding TBOSG