Monday, 11 April 2022

11-04-22 Monday - Woodlark, Pied Flycatcher, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat

No rain but a strong south east blustery wind - - temp 7 to 16°C

Little Gull
Sandwich Tern, Common Tern
Whimbrel
White Stork
Garganey
Osprey
Woodlark
Ring Ouzel 
Pied Flycatcher
Redstart
Sedge and Reed Warbler
Whitethroat
Yellow Wagtail

11-4-22 Chiffchaff Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)
BRISTOL

Greenbank Cemetery:
Osprey, 4 Willow Warbler

Sims Hill:
30+ Stock Dove, 16 Linnet 

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 m Redstart, 1 m Wheatear

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover - nice video, 2 Dunlin, 5 Turnstone, 1 Sandwich Tern, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler - singing, 1 Tree Pipit, Linnets

Aust:
1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Severn Beach - (vismig):
29 Whimbrel, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Sandwich Tern, 6 Common Tern, 1 Osprey, 78 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

Avening Green:
1 Redstart (m) - garden tick, only took 45 yrs !!

Wickwar - West End:
40 Fieldfare

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Redstart
11-4-22 Redstart CSC (Craig Lewis)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Redstart, (f&2m)
11-04-22 Wheatear Frampton Cotterell (Julian Selman)

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Wheatear - on a neighbours roof

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Sea-front:
18 Shelduck, 24 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Starling, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 m Wheatear, 14 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 54 Linnet, 43 Goldfinch
11-4-22 Wheatear Clevedon Dowlais (Mark Savage)
Clevedon
 - Wain's Hill (vismig): - 2 Ringed Plover, 15 Whimbrel, 2 Great White Egret - upriver, 100 hirundine, 2 House Martin, 10' Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Woodlark, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 200 Linnet, 100 Goldfinch, 2 Hares
- Dowlais & shore: - 2 Wigeon, 2 Ringed Plover, 18 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 3 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 18 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail - heard, 1 White Wagtail, 10 Linnet

Kenn - Duck Lane, garden:
1 Swallow first here
11-4-22 Wheatear Sand Point (Matt Hull)
Sand Point/Bay:
5 Sand Marin, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 20 Willow Warbler, 30 Chiffchaff, 25 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel,  2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 20 Wheatear, a few Meadow Pipit, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Brambling, 14 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hills:
Redstart (m)
11-4-22 Grey Heron Keynsham (Andy Harrison)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
27 Mallard, 30 Feral Pigeon, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin

Ashton Hill:
1 Red Kite, 3 Chiffchaff

Bath, Weston garden:
18 Magpie, 1 Chiffchaff,  a few Chaffinch still

Winford:
1 House Sparrow - albino

11-4-22 Long-tailed Tit nest Paulton (Patrick Hancock)
Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Swallow, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Res's:
1 Garganey (f), c20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, c20 Sand Martin, 1 Meadow Pipit

Blagdon Lake:
Little Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler

11-4-22 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake
2 Goldeneye
11-4-22 Dunnock CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
Chiffchaff and Blackcap

Woodford:
Osprey last seen at 9.50, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting

Villice:
1 Willow Warbler
11-4-22 Grey Wagtail, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
17+ Cattle Egret

Moreton:
26 Canada geese, 7 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Gull - ad, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, Sand and House Martins over lake, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 3 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting
11-4-22 Shoveler Shelduck & Egyptian Goose Herriott's (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 ringed White Stork 16:40, 1 Osprey at 9.40, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 100+ Sand Martin with some Swallow and House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
11-4-22 White Stork Herriott's (Chris Craig)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Rob Emery, Ollie Fournier, Matt Hall, Mathew Hall, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, Andy Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Fen Marshall, Nigel Milbourne, Dave Nevitt, Matt Plenty, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Julian Selman, James Sheffield, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Sean Whyte, Paul Williams,
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