Wednesday 21 April 2021

21-04-21 Wednesday

A very pleasant day top temp of 15°C, but felt hotter out of the breeze.

Hen Harrier
Cuckoo
Lesser Whitethroat
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Barton Hill:
1 Peregrine - circling over the DAF ctr

21-04-21 Punk Jay Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunnis)
Coombe Dingle - garden:
2 Jay

Eastville Park:
1 Sand Martin

Redland - Garden:
2 Raven - going over again 16:50 this time.

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swallow, 8 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Pheasant, 14 Shelduck, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit - flock, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.

OPS - vismig, nearly 2hrs:
9 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Redpoll , 1 Siskin, 15+ Linnet

Littleton Warth area:
2 Cuckoo (f&m), Snipe, 1 Merlin - chasing Goldfinch, 15 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 10 House Martin,  1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 24 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, good number of Goldfinch

21-04-21 Whinchat NP-NW (Matt Hobbs)
New Passage/Northwick - vismig higlights:

12 Gadwall, Little Ringed Plover, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, Redpoll, 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cuckoo, 8 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit - over, heading into the wind, 

Nibley:
1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

21-04-21 Redpoll Clevedon (Jason Williams)
Clevedon - 2 gardens:
1 Coal Tit, 2 Redpoll

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 5 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Pied Flycatcher (f), 1 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

Clevedon - Dowlais:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap,  6 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet

21-04-21 Marsh Harrier - AVON (Chris James)
Nailsea Moor:

5 Stock Dove, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 2 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hen Harrier - seen at 11.05 South of North Drove & again at 11.55 North of South Drove, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 8 Skylark - 4 in air together, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, pr Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 10 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting, plus Roe Deer (f)

Congresbury Moor:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler.

Yatton - Congresbury - Strawberry Line:
1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting.

21-04-21 Whimbrel SP (Rob Martin)
Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:

1 Stock Dove, 7 Whimbrel, 24 Sand Martin, 71 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 28 Tree Pipit, 4 Greenfinch - east, 10 Redpoll, 20 Siskin, 3 Linnet, 35 Goldfinch - steady flow east
Sea Watch - 2 Gannet, 28 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Weston-Super-Mare:
Garden -1 Red Kite
Disused Airfield - 2 House Martin, 4 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 
STW - 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Fieldfare, 1 Redstart, 6 Wheatear, 

Uphill Marina to Cross Sluice:
2 Canada Geese, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Common Whitethroat (included 2 males chasing a female), 4 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler and 3 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
50 Fieldfare

Siston:
2 Swallow, 3 Wheatear

21-04-21 Nutchatch Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando - around the lanes, inc Park Copse:

12+ Mallard - inc 2 duckling, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 1 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 6 Carrion Crow, 5 Rook, 4 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Swallows - village, 6 Skylark, 12+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap - singing, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 12+ Starling, 4 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush - singing, 3 Robin,  40+ House Sparrow - around the village, 5 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail,  4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 30+ Linnet, 20+ Goldfinch, 20+ Yellowhammer and an all white Pheasant

21-04-21 Yellowhammer Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
RESERVOIRS


Barrow Tanks:
1 Garganey (m) - now on his 8th day.    

Moreton:
14 Cattle Egret

Reports:  John Barnett, Bill Blake, Pete Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Paul Gregory, Kenny Hills, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Chris James, Nigel Kempson, Craig Lewis, Rob Martin, Richard Moore, Mark Parsons, Mark Ponsford, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Steve Sanins, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Thomas Weston, Jason Williams,