Sunday 24 April 2022

24-04-22 Sunday - Greenshank

 A nice warm day, top temp of 19°C

Greenshank
Pied Flycatcher
Common Scoter
Whinchat
Hobby

24-04-22 Greenshank Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)
BRISTOL


Bishopston - garden:
1 Jay - over several time, visiting another garden with peanuts on offer I suspect. 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird - excavating the planters! 2 House Sparrow - quite rare for us, 2 Dunnock

Stockwood Open Spaces:
A few Chiffchaff & Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
24-04-22 Whinchat OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:

2 Canada Goose + 8 goslings - epic 1km overnight journey from lake to Yacht club, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Sand Martin, 60 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 1 Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 

Severnside - vismig:
4 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 71 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobbygood passage of hirundine, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
18 Canada Goose, 35 Shelduck, 23 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 13 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail,

Western Distribution Park:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

Old Sodbury - BBS:
1 Pheasant, 26 Feral Pigeon, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 12 Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 13 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Starling, 17 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry Hills:
1 Kestrel - hover hunting, 2 Swallow

Ladye Bay:
5 Common Scoter, 14 Little Gull, 30 Artic Tern, 1 Gannet

Backwell:
1 Pied Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
 - Memorial Park: - 17 Mallard, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 2 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch
- Manor Rd garden: - 2 Red Kite - one with a blue wing tag, 
24-04-22 Cormorant Saltford (Andrew Harrison)
Saltford - dawn chorus walk:

Pheasant, Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Burnett:
2 Red Kite

Compton Dando:
1 Red Kite - with white wing tag, T, F or 7; too far to see clearly, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 
Car Park 2 to Dam:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 3 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Buzzard - over, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Grebe & Bittern Trail:
Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard - over, 1 Kingfisher - flushed near hide & flew south, Jay, 2 Raven, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Reports: Andrew Archer, Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Toby Fountain, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Pete Harrison, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Dan Webb