Thursday 22 April 2021

22-04-21 Thursday - Swift

 Blooming cold start 1°C at dawn but soon warmed up to 15°C

Swift
Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher
Greenshank
Ring-necked Parakeet

BRISTOL

Purdown:
1 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear (f)

22-04-21 Whitethroat Stoke Park (Allan Chard)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard + ducklings, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whimbrel - foreshore, 1 Tawny Owl - called twice and 2 Jay gave it a hard time, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit - flew from pond onto Lagoon 2 and perched in a couple of trees

Aust Services:
1 Garden Warbler

22-04-21 Sedge Warbler NP (Lisa Presland)
New Passage/Northwick:

2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat.

Severn Beach:
270 Bar-tailed Godwit

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Canada Geese, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 7 Linnet

Bridge Yate:
1 Swallow - over

Old Sodbury:
2 Buzzard, 30+ Rook - feeding together, 9 Skylark, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Tormarton:
2 Red-legged Partridge - flushed, 1 Stock Dove - calling, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven,  12 Skylark, 2 Swallow - around the barns,  1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer, 

Little Stoke:
lots of Starling - cutting about like Swallow.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Mallard and 13 duckling, 1 Green Sandpiper

Clevedon - Yeo, inc Strode Rd:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Whimbrel, 7 Curlew, 73 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 1 Snipe - on the flash, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler1 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Pied Flycatcher (f), 2 Redstart (f), 1 Whinchat (m), 5 Wheatear, 1 Redpoll

22-04-21 Whearear Backwell (Chris James)
Backwell:

1 Wheatear

St Thomas's Head/Middle Hope:
1 Cuckoo, 2+ Whimbrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet,  2 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroat - 1 in full song, 1 Pied Flycatcher (f), 4 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit - subsong, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 30+ Linnet, 20+ Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher (m), 1 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Swift

Bleadon Levels:
Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat,  Common Whitethroat, with the last far outnumbering all the others!

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wellow:
1 Red Kite 

22-04-21 Dipper Pensford (Ian Stapp)
Pensford:
6 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Great Tit  - carrying food, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin  - carrying food, 2 Wren  - carrying food, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Dipper,  4 Chaffinch,  

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Corston:
1 Red Kite

Paulton:
1 Red Kite -  floating by, 1 Little Owl, 3 Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
22-04-21 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

5 Common Sandpiper - wall, 60+ mixed Martins & Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler - calling, 2 Pied Wagtail

Picnic Site 2:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Reed Warbler, 

Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sand - wall, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (f - Moreton bird), 
10+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
1 Greenshank - flying around cow field calling, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel (f), 2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Raven, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 12+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, 32+ Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 20+ Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper - wall pool, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling back pool, 6 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Dave Child, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Paul Gregory,  Patrick Hancock Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Chris James, Andy Middleton, Darren Pearce, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Adam Rawson, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Serina Sweeting, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, John Thorogood, Paul Williams