Dry today but mainly overcast in the morning, more sun later after a brief shower. An icy start and still chilly by the afternoon, 11°C.
Ruff, Greenshanks
Spoonbill
Great White Egret, Cattle Egrets
Merlin
Garden Warblers
Whinchats
Ring Ouzel
Tree Pipits
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| Reed Bunting (George Stacey) |
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| A smart male Yellow Wagtail at Duchess Pond (Alex Sumner) |
Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker,
7 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler,
1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Ringed Plover, c.45 Whimbrel, 60 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret (flew upriver at 9:20 ). Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Cetti's Warbler (double the previous OPS record), 20 Reed Warbler, 13 Sedge Warbler, 24 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail (with cattle).
1 Ringed Plover, c.45 Whimbrel, 60 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret (flew upriver at 9:20 ). Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Cetti's Warbler (double the previous OPS record), 20 Reed Warbler, 13 Sedge Warbler, 24 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail (with cattle).
Ingst:
(BBS) 2 Shelduck, flock 10 Curlew flying over, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 14 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet.
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| Spoonbill at Northwick Warth (Lisa Presland) |
Mallard with ducklings, 2 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 11 Whimbrel, Oystercatcher, 5 Greenshank, 1 Spoonbill, Swallow, 3-4 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat.
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Swallow, 1 m. Whinchat, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet.
Swallow, 1 m. Whinchat, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet.
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Lake:
Backwell Lake:
1 Sedge Warbler
Clevedon - Wains Hill:
Migration watch (06:45-09:00): 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 200 Swallow, 35 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 10 Siskin.
Clevedon - Yeo:
c.40 Shelduck, 12+ Mallard, 3 Teal (at Dowlais), 4 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 8 Grey Plover, 80 Ringed Plover, 140 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 85 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 110 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1+ Black-headed Gull (at Dowlais), 25 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 100's Swallow, 20 House & Sand Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail (at Dowlais).
Sand Point/Bay:
"quiet" - 40 Whimbrel, 1 BH Gull, 1 Swift, 50 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Tree Pipit (over Rushmead Lane), 1 Wheatear.
Lansdown:
1 f. Ring Ouzel (between Prospect Stile and Weston Woods this evening)
West Littleton:
35 Fieldfare
35 Fieldfare
Pensford:
8 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Chew Magna:
Siskin in garden.
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| Sedge Warbler (George Stacey) |
Bishop Sutton (at a private site):
Egyptian Goose
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| Common Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtails (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake
150 Swift high over the lake (late morning)
Dam:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100+ hirundines, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail.
Hollow Brook:
1 Reed Bunting
Woodford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 250+ hirundines (low over lake in front lodge), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 250+ hirundines (low over lake in front lodge), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush.
Heron's Green:
6 Little Grebe, 12 Cattle Egret (with cows at the farm behind the pool), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Buzzard, pr. Kestrel, 2 Raven, 40+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 7+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting (and 2 Brown Hares).
6 Little Grebe, 12 Cattle Egret (with cows at the farm behind the pool), 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Buzzard, pr. Kestrel, 2 Raven, 40+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 7+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting (and 2 Brown Hares).
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| Yellow Wagtail (George Stacey) |
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 18 Canada Goose, 28 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, Mallard (two broods, 7 and 2), 16 Teal, 1 m. Pintail, 2 Water Rail (having a fight in the reeds), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 20 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Jackdaw, 200+ hirundines (low over lake early), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots singing Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 2 Reed Bunting.
Reports: Derek Angell, John Barnett, Stephen Curtis & Carol Rushton, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Pete O'Byrne, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Steve Sanins, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Dave Stoddard, Alex Sumner, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, 'TalkingtoBears', Christopher Teague, Gwen Thomas, opsbirding,
