Thursday 14 April 2022

14-04-22 Thursday - Tree Pipit

 Light cloud and a gentle breeze, temp 7 to 16°C

Long-tailed Duck
Lesser Scaup
Grasshopper Warbler
Redstart
Whinchat
Tree Pipit
14-04-22 House Martin, Felton Common (Dave Hughes)
BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:
4 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Redstart (f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Brent Goose (on estuary), 1 Canada Goose, 5 Barnacle Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck (on estuary), 3 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 41 Curlew, 1 Cormorant (on lake),1 Grey Heron,1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 32 Sand Martin, 31 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 34 Chiffchaff, 7 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 60 Linnet
14-04-22 Whitethroat, OPS (Heather England)
Aust Services:
5 Tree Pipit
14-04-22 Tree Pipit, Aust Services (Matt Hull)
Pilning Wetlands:
6 Jay - dropped out of the sky, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler

Yate Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 12+Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Yate Rocks garden:
1 Swallow, 2 Bulfinch (m/f)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 3/4 Redstart (2 m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Moor:
1 Red Kite, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler,  2 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler (heard), Reed Warbler (heard), 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat
14-04-22 Whinchat, Weston Moor (Howard Taffs
Gordano NNR:
1 Lapwing,  2 Buzzard,  1 Raven,  3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff,  1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Backwell Hill:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (M & F)

Dundry:
1 Swallow, 25 Wheatears (21m & 4f)

Felton Common:
1 Kestrel, 6 House Martin (already nest building)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
5 Stock Dove, 4 Jay,  6 Whimbrel, 175 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 28 Chiffchaff, 2/3 Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear,  2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 (alba) Wagtail, 90 Meadow Pipit, 12 Tree Pipit, 460 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 675 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin  

Weston-Super-Mare SWT
4 Willow Warbler,  4 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff,  2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting,  2 Bullfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
1 Red Kite
14-04-22 Red Kite, Weston Moor (Howard Taffs)
Hanham Hills:
1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Common Redstart (f)  
 
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
17 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4+ Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 5 Robin, 2 Goldfinch

Saltford:

28 Buzzard

Newton St Loe:
1 Peregrine

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks #1:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
 
Dam:
1 Black-tailed Godwit  2 Common Sandpiper
14-04-22 Black-tailed Godwit, Dam CVL(George Stacey)
Picnic site 2:
1 Reed Bunting

Nunnery:
1 Little Gull (2nd calendar year), 1 Chiffchaff

Moreton:
1 Wheatear

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m) - assume same ones as at Herriot's

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler 

Reports: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Mark Collier, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Linda Moysey, Robin Lambert, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Jonathan Margetts, Andrew Middleton, Darren Pearce,  Matthew Rogers, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Chris Vines, Paul Williams