04-04-22 Monday - Osprey

Another plea for pictures for the 2021 ABR. Please send files to Harvey Rose using ABR mail address: blacktgodwit@gmail.com

Rain early then overcast and murky. Back to westerly winds - temp climbing to a heady 13°C

Osprey

Great Skua

Garganey

BRISTOL

Bedminster Down inc Yewtree Farm:
1 Osprey, 'drifting NW on arched wings with the occasional flap' (11:30), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark - singing, many singing Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush

Bishopston - garden:

2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (f)

Cumberland Basin:

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Robin, 2 Goldfinch

Sea Mills - R Avon:

13 Mallard, 11 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Jackdaw

04-04-22 Willow Warbler - Blackcap Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 75 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 10 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 11 Magpie, 56 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 32 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch.

Filton - Abbey Wood:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Barnacle Goose, 28 Teal, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 44 (min) Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing

Severn Beach:

2 Kittiwake, 1 Marsh Harrier - over north east, 

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 4+ Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery Point:
7 Purple Sandpiper - seen at high tide

Clevedon - garden:

1 Willow Warbler

Sand Point - Woodspring Priory to St Thomas's Head:
1 Willow Warbler, some Chiffchaff

Uphill - STW:
1 Great Skua - circling, then headed off east

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
2 Kingfisher (f & m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, numerous Blue and Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail, 

Hanham:

 - garden: 2 Greenfinch - scarce hereabouts

 - Hill: 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap - singing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 

04-04-22 Robin Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:

15 Woodpigeon, 6 Magpie. 24+ Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 Wren, 2 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 8 House Sparrow

Stanton Prior:

1 Red Kite - heading west

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Garganey, 5 Teal, 1 Snipe, 3 Black-headed Gull, 11 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing

Chew Valley Lake
5 Little Gull - various ages, 2 Peregrine, mixed flock c50 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow & 4 House Martin

Stratford:
1 House Martin

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Garganey (m), 1 Green Sandpiper 

Reports: Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Paul Francis, Geoff Hardman, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, David Howes, Dave Hughes, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Brian Mulgrew, Dave Nevitt, Jean Oliver, Mark Ponsford, Mike Prior, Patrick Richards, Paul Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

Breeding Waders of Wet Meadows in Avon

Help us monitor the long-term population changes of our lowland breeding waders in Avon. We still have sites needing surveyors in Avon can you help survey the following areas :-

• Charmy Down / Batheaston,
• Dunkerton,
• Cold Ashton,
• Cheddar ( Clewer-Draycott area ),
• Hillesley,
• Barrow Gurney Reservoir,
• Almondsbury / Pilning.

Please visit www.bto.org/projects/breeding-waders-wet-meadows