Thursday, 7 April 2022

07-04-22 Thursday - Sea watch day

 Blustery and fresh, with rain in the pm, mostly westerly wind - max temp only 11°C

Arctic Tern
Great Skua
Arctic Skua
Osprey
Sandwich Tern
Guillemot

BRISTOL
07-04-22 Song Thrush Blaise (Di Bunniss)
Blaise Estate:
3 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 15 Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap,1 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 7 Nuthatch, 9 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Robin
07-04-22 Blackcap Blaise (Di Bunniss)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
13 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
19 Teal, 13 Oystercatcher, 4 Kittiwake - 2 ad + 2st wint, 4 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Swallow

Severn Beach - Sea Watch:
16 Kittiwake, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar, 15 Gannet, 1 Osprey - up river and over to Wales, 

Yate - garden:
1 Stock Dove - came for a drink in the bird bath

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Ladye Bay - Sea Watch
4 Common Scoter, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Guillemot, 20 Gannet, 1 Raven, 

BELOW M4 & BANES
07-04-22 Goldcrest Willisbridge (Donna Harvey)
Willsbridge:
2 Goldcrest

Bath:
1 Willow Warbler - singing, 1 Blackcap (m)

RESERVOIRS
07-04-22 Great Crested Grebe  CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake


Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, a few Chiffchaff and Blackcap
07-04-22 Gadwall CVL (George Stacey)
Villice:

2 Gadwall, lots of Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe

Stratford:
5 Arctic Tern - headed towards the Dam

Reports: Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Dave Child, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Matt Hall, Donna Harvey, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs,