30-04-23 Sunday - Cuckoo

Temp 10° to 13° C   - overcast all day with some long rain shower, the steady south easterly made it feel colder. 

Cuckoo

Hobby

Wood Warbler

Ring-necked Duck

Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopsworth - Merchants Academy, Gatehouse Av:

1 Reed Warbler - singing from the pond/reed bed, (best ever on this BBS)

Hotwells:

4 Swift - over, screaming

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Sedge Warbler singing at the pond.

Withywood:

1 Hobby

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust:

1 Wood Warbler - singing

Damery Bridge - Little R Avon:

2 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Wickwar:

2 Green Woodpecker:

Yate Common:
5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 

30-04-23 Whinchat CSC (Craig Lewis)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 

Coalpit Heath:
1 Swift, 1 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

7 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, c130 Lesser Black-backed Gull - many nesting, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat,     

Clevedon Cl-Y - Dowlais:

2 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, 

Nailsea - Kingshill:

4 Swift

Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope/ St Thomas's Head:
Cuckoo - calling, from the north, 18 Whimbrel, 1 Cattle Egret, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham Park:

1 Little Grebe, 2 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker - both yaffling, 18 Rook, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Willsbridge Mill & Valley:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Oldland Common - Jarrett Abattoir:

1 Sparrowhawk (a garden), 2 Red Kite - circling

Swineford to Keynsham - along the river:

Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 20 mix of Swallow & House Martin,  Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Song Thrush,  Greenfinch

Saltford:
1 Red Kite, 3 Raven - inc 2 new juv, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing, 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

30-04-2023 Glossy Ibis CVL (Gill Sapsed)

Moreton:
100+ Swift, 2 Cuckoo (f&m) - calling, 1 Arctic Tern, 4 Glossy Ibis, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear 

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1000+ Swift, 1 Cuckoo (m), 1 Avocet - flew off west, 1 Whimbrel - flew off west, 1 Common Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey - early, flew off north West, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 200+ Sand Martin, 2 Garden Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Hobby

Reported by: Andrew Archer, Rich Andrews, Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Tim Ford, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Geoff Harman, Nick Hawkridge, Simon Isgar, MJ, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Andrew Mears,  Paul Marshall, Paul Sadley, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Matt Scott, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Jason Williams, Jack Wylson

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-04-23 Saturday - Common Tern

Temp 10° to 16° C.  Calm, foggy and damp.  The fog burned off very slowly throughout the afternoon to produce a sunny but still hazy evening.

Glossy Ibis
Common Sandpiper

Common Tern
Garden Warblers

Portrait of a Great Crested Grebe at Chew (NSL-Birding)

BRISTOL

Downend:

6 Swift

Treecreeper at WildSpace (Pete Harrison)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Whitethroats singing

Mangotsfield:

1 Swift

Robin at WildSpace (Pete Harrison)

Almondsbury - WildSpace:

Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird,  Robin. Chaffinch.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 1 f. Ring Ouzel, 1 m. Redstart.  

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
(BBS, boating lake and Battery Point) 

18 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan (only 1 ad.). 8 Mallard (but no sign of yesterday's 3 Tufted Duck), 6 Moorhen, 2 Stock Dove, 34 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 17 Herring Gull (3 ad., 14 imm.), 2 LBB Gull, 3 Magpie, 39 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 1 LT Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 17 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch.

Backwell Lake:
Canada Geese, Mute Swans and a very dark Buzzard.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

Three of the Glossy Ibises at Moreton (NSL-Birding)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:

1 m. Pochard, singing Sedge Warblers

Moreton:

4 Glossy Ibis, 16 Swift.

Garden Warbler at Chew (NSL-Birding)

Stratford:

1 f. Scaup, 1 Common Tern, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap, 3+ Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Reed Bunting.

OUT OF AREA

Ham Wall RSPB
singing Great Reed Warbler

Reported by: Jane Cumming, Pete Harrison, Jonathan Margetts, NSL-birding, Ann Rossiter blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG, contributors to local WhatsApp birding groups

28-04-23 Friday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 9° to 17° C   - a murky start with sunny intervals later, a nice warm steady westerly. 

Glossy Ibis

Ring Ouzel

Whimbrel

28-04-2023 Glossy Ibis CVL (Angela Trew)

BRISTOL

Bishopston - County Ground:

2 Raven - over

Clifton Down:

1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 

Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch - calling incessantly 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

28-04-23 Ring Ouzel CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat (m), 2 Ring Ouzel (f&m), 1 Wheatear (m), 1 Reed Bunting (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Avocet, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hill:

1 Red Kite, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Song Thrush, Greenfinch

North Common - Jarretts:

1 Red Kite - driving off Rook, 1 Buzzard - driven off by 3 Rook

Webbs Heath:

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat

Bath - St John's Church:
2 Peregrine - still sitting on 3 eggs, but not long now!!

Hunstrete to Compton Dando Lanes & Village:

7 Mallard, 30+ Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 6 Skylark - singing, 6 House Martin, 4 Swallow, Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat - singing, 4 Wren, 4 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow - village, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 12 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 7 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

28-04-2023 Glossy Ibis CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mallard Duck - 6 duckling,  8+ Swift, 2 Jackdaw, 300+ Martin and Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler,  1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4+ Swift, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 300+ Martin and Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

28-04-2023 Glossy Ibis CVL (Lucy Masters)

Heron's Green:
4 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 4 Glossy Ibis - flying over Moreton, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff,

1 Reed Warbler, 

28-04-2023 Glossy Ibis CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 6 Swift - over high, 1 Whimbrel, 2 G-BB Gull, 60+ Large Gulls - in field with the muck spreading, 4 Glossy Ibis, 2 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 200+ - mixed Martin & Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Scaup (f), 60 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 8 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 5 Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 4 Glossy Ibis, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby - ad, 3 Peregrine 

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler,3 Reed Warbler, 20+ Sand Martin in Swallow and House Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Phil Barlow, BUPP, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Jeff Hosier, Simon Isgar, MJ, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Robbie Morse, Mike Owen, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Angela Trew

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-04-23 Thursday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 6 to 12°C. Cloudy, rain from midday into afternoon

Swift
Cuckoo
Whimbrel
Black Tern
Glossy Ibis
Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Ring Ouzel
Pied Flycatcher, Redstart
Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

27-4-23 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 20 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 1 m Bullfinch

Stoke Park:
6 Whitethroat, 1 m Stonechat, 1 f Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe nesting, 6 Sedge Warbler 

27-4-23 Tree Pipit, Severn Beach (Aravind Ramesh)

Severn Beach:

6 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Whimbrel, 61 Sand Martin, 250 Swallow, 114 House Martin, 2  Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 22 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 381 Goldfinch

Severnside, Western Approach, nr Knowhow

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Kingsgate Park:

2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

Westerleigh Common:

1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 m/f Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

27-4-23 Cuckoo, Portbury Wharf (Steve Jones)

Portbury Wharf:

1 f Cuckoo

Portishead, Redcliffe Bay - garden:

1 Sedge Warbler 

Portishead, Redcliffe Bay, woods on Newhaven Road:

4 Willow Warbler, 2+ Blackcap, pair Pied Flycatcher, 1 f Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hills:

1 Sedge Warbler 

Bath, BBS Northend:
2 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 19 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Chaffinch, 16 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Teal, first Swifts, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, lots all three hirundines

27-4-23 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green/Moreton and field behind:

4 Glossy Ibis

Moreton:

5 Swift

Stratford:

3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black Tern, 1 yellow billed Great White Egret

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, RH, Peter Hazelwood, Roger Joliffe, Steve Jones, Lucy Masters, Nigel Milbourne, Robbie Morse, Mike Moxon, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Joe Sargent, Nige Sluman, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-04-23 Wednesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 8° to 12° C   - an early glimpse of a warm sun and cloudy for the rest of the day. The light south easterly wind gave some wind chill. 

Spotted Flycatcher
Hobby

Wood Warbler

Ring Ouzel, Whinchat

Redstart

Nightingale, Pied Flycatcher

Glossy Ibis

Short-eared Owl

Ring-necked Duck, Hobby

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Seabank Power Station:
1 Wood Warbler

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Tufted Duck, 6 Whimbrel - up river, 3 Whinchat, 

Yate- garden:
1 Sparrowhawk 

26-04-23 Whinchat CSC (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Skylark, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Blackbird, 2 Ring Ouzel (f&m), 1 Whinchat (m), Linnet, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

26-04-23 Kestrel Portbury (David Gale)

Portbury Wharf:
6 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat

Portishead - garden:
2 Blackcap, 1 Redstart

Portishead - mud outside the marina:
11 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew - together, so size and shape well contrasted

Felton Common:

1 Red Kite

Sand Point/Bay:
11 Whimbrel, 5 Jay, 15 Swallow, 13 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap - singing, 4 Garden Warbler, 18 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nightingale - singing, 1 Pied Flycatcher (f)- MoD dell, 1 Redstart, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Tree Pipit, 75 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin,

Uphill (W-s-M STW):
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

1 Red Kite

Willsbridge - R Avon/Siston Brook:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite - on high, 1 Peregrine -imm, Willow Warbler - singing along the brook, 3 Whitethroat

26-04-23 Dipper Siston Brook (Donna Harvey)

St Anne's - church to btm of Willsbridge Hill:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Nuthatch, 1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

Conham - Hanham Lock:

2 Mallard - with broods of 8 & 10 duckling, Blackcap & Whitethroat singing

Hanham Hills

1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark - singing

Hanham - Bickley Farm:

3 Swallow

Somerdale Fields:

2 Skylark - singing

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper

Picnic Site One:

1 Garden Warbler

Heron's Green - inc pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler - singing by the pool, 1 Whitethroat

26-04-23 Glossy Ibis CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 2 Swift, 1 Common Tern, 3 Glossy Ibis, 1 Hobby, 400 Sand Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 

Out of area:

26-04-23 Slavonian Grebe Cheddar (Merv Carlyon)

Cheddar Res:

1 Slavonian Grebe still

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Julian Eastoe, David Gale, Andy Gibb, Paul Gregory, Nigel Kempson, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Donna Harvey, Rupert Higgins, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, Brian Mulgrew, Mark Ponsford, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Jack Wylson

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-04-23 Tuesday - Hobby

 Temp 0° to 11° C - Lovely spring morning, sunny intervals with a light (5mph easterly) in the afternoon.

Hobby

Merlin

Swift

Marsh Tit

Fieldfare

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Marsh harrier, 1 Redstart (f)

Coalpit Heath (Box Hedge Farm):
1 Fieldfare, 1 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear

Ring Ouzel, CSC (Peter Coslet)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, + Skylark, 5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear, + Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court (BBS ST5572):
5 Stock Dove, 25 Woodpigeon, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 35 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 9 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Portbury Wharf:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet

Clevedon (Dowlais):
2 Lapwing, 20 Whimbrel, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, * Wheatear, * Grey Wagtail, * Pied/White Wagtail

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Whimbrel, 94 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit

Lulsgate:
1 Hobby

Uphill (W-S-M STW):
1 Short-eared Owl

Sedge Warbler, Bleadon (Diana Bunniss)

Bleadon (BOC Walk):
2 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Redshank, 7 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 26 Rook, 19 Carrion Crow, 2 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Dolebury Warren:
1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hambrook:
Tawny Owlets

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando/Hunstrete:
6 Mallard, 60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 7 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 12+ Skylark, 7 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Yellowhammer

25-04-23 Greenfinch West Harptree (Dave Hughes)

West Harptree:

Greenfinch - singing

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Greylag Goose, 6 Common Sandpiper, ++ Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear

Blagdon Lake:
6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mallard (with Ducklings), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Great Crested Grebe, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Jay, (much Chiffchaff & Blackcap song), 1 Reed Bunting

Blackcap, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
2 Swift, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 60+ Swallow (& Martins), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

Nunnery:
1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunting

Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
2 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 2 Grey Partridge (males- in field with 80+ Large Gulls), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 2 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Canada Goose (7 Gosling), 3 Scaup (3 fem), 46 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Tern, 1 Grey Heron (juv), 1 Great White Egret, 4 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (both 2 cyr fem), 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel (m), 1 Merlin (m), 1 Hobby, 200 Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 5 Jackdaw, 20+ Hirundines (Most Sand Martin, some House & Swallow), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Reed Bunting

Out of Area (Cheddar Reservoir):

Slavonian Grebe, Cheddar (Allan Chard)

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Sean Davies, Julian Eastoe, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, MJ, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson,  George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Jack Wylson 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-04-23 Monday - Ring Ouzel

Temp 3° to 10° C - the light wind cooled the day somewhat - as anything with a northerly aspect does. Sunny until 9am, with heavy rain spells thereafter.

Ring Ouzel, Redstart
Swift

Ruff

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

High Kingsdown - garden:

1st Blackbird fledged

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Tufted Duck, 35 Whimbrel, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - reeling by the lake, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over, 1 White Wagtail, 

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Ruff

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Tormarton:

1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead boating lake:

12 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, c.10 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, only one Herring Gull, lots of Swallow and House Martin, 30 Carrion Crow, 6 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Portishead - garden
1st Blackbird fledged

Clevedon - garden
1st Blackbird fledged

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hill:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Oldland Common - Jarretts:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
 LTD ?  - a no show, 4 Common Sandpiper, 8 Little Egret

Blagdon Lake:
8 Canada Geese, 21 Mute Swan, 8 Gadwall, 38 Mallard+9 ducklings, 2 Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 137 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen ,135 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 11 Cormorant, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
15 Swift, 2 Arctic Tern, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler.

Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern

East Shore:

3 Red Kite - together 

Heron's Green:
4 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
2 Scaup (f), 1 Swift, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cattle Egret - went over high, southward, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler - both singing on the lane

Out of Area:

Cheddar Res:

1 Slavonian Grebe - sum plum, 1 Little Gull

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Robert Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Nige Milbourne, Robbie Morse, Vic Polley, Carol Rushton, Bri Thompson, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Chris Vines, Keith Williams

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-04-23 Sunday - Whinchats

Temp 8° to 14° C. Sunny with light cloud, some showers in the afternoon, with light winds fluctuating from a westerly direction.

Long-tailed Duck, Ruff

Scaup, Spoonbill

Ring Ouzel, Whinchats, Gropper

Pied Flycatcher, Garden Warbler

Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler

Hobby, Swift, Siskin

23-04-23 Whinchat, Aust (Matt Hobbs)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Reed Warbler

23-04-23 Whitethroat Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Eastville & Stoke Park/Frenchay Common:

1 Cuckoo (reported calling), 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), pair Reed Bunting

Redland:
1 Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, 8 House Sparrow

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
6 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, pair Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting

23-04-23 Whinchat, OPS (Heather England)

Littleton Warth:
35 Whimbrel

Aust Services/STW:
61 Whimbrel. 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear (mostly Greenland type), 1 Yellow Wagtail

23-04-23 Grasshopper Warbler, Aust (Adam Cross)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Sanderling, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Ruff

Severn Beach:
3 Grey Plover, 12 Ringed Plover, 9 Whimbrel, 25 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper

Windmill Fishery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting

Kingsgate Park, Yate:
1 Little Grebe, many Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap (M), 1 possible Pied Flycatcher (F)

23-04-23 Little Grebe, Yate (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 5+ Skylark, 6 Barn Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 15 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Skylark, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 9 Whinchat (including 8 in one group), 3 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 6 Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper

Portishead:
2 Whimbrel, 1 Whinchat (M), 4 Wheatear (2M 2F)

Garden: 20 Willow Wabler/Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Clevedon - Yeo:
c80 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, 54 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 60 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 120 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 6 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1+ Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Greenfinch, 8+ Linnet

23-04-23 Linnet, Sand Bay (NSL Birding)

Sand Point/Bay:
7 Shelduck, 1 Common Scoter, 9 Oystercatcher, 15 Whimbrel, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Gannet, 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, c50 Sand Martin, 15+ Swallow, 8 Willow Warbler, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 10+ Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Tree Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet

23-04-23 Gannet, Sand Bay (NSL Birding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston/Overscourt Woods:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Whitethroat

Paulton:

6 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
10 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 8+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Heron, 7 Little Egret, 50+ Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern

Stratford:

1 Teal, 3 Scaup, 21 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 3 Little Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Little Egret, 6 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Wood Warbler

23-04-23 Chiffchaff, OPS (Barry Dursley)

Reported by: Nigel, Simon, MJ, David Allward, Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Mark Dodds, Barry Dursley, Julian Eastoe, Heather England, Tim Ford, Trevor Ford, Andy Gibb, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazlewood, Matt Hobbs, Paul Marshall, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Chris Teague, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-04-23 Saturday - Wood Warbler

Temp 6° to 12° C Sunny at first, but cloudy in an afternoon of light winds with a mainly southerly bias.

Wood Warbler

Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler

Hobby
Garden Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

Grey Partridge

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Seabank Pools:

2 Moorhen, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Pied Flycatcher (m)

Coombe Dingle - house/garden:
1 Whitethroat (f) - flew in the front door and helped out via the kitchen window.

Frenchay - The Harvester:

1 Wheatear (m)

22-04-23 Willow Warbler Henbury (Brian Lancastle)

Henbury:

1 Willow Warbler

Redland Green Park:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Snuff Mills / Oldbury Court:

1 Common Sandpiper - one in each location or the same bird twice!

Southmead - Badock's Wood 

1 Wood Warbler - singing by the pond

22-04-23 Coot Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 48 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared, 8 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 9 Magpie, 17 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap (1f & 3m), 4 Wren, 5 Starling, 6 Blackbird (2f & 4m), 2 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 9 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting (f & m)

22-04-23 Linnet Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Whitehall - Rugby Ground:

1 Wheatear (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler - singing, 7 Chiffchaff, Blackcap - singing, 5 Greenfinch, flock of Linnet

New Passage/Northwick:
Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin - - - -  the sky is rammed 

22-04-23 Yellow Wagtail Pilning Wetlands (Rob Emery)

Pilning Wetlands:
6 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach - River and Orchard Pools:
1 Coot, 3 Gadwall, 1 Skua species - early, vanished into the fog, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat

Wickwar:

1 Blackbird - a first fledgling

Yate Rocks:
1 Willow Warbler - singing

Old Sodbury - BBS:
2 Red-Legged Partridge, 2 Pheasant, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 18 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush

Almondsbury - garden centre:

Skylark - singing

NORTH SOMERSET

22-04-23 Pied Flycatcher CL-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
24 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 150 Shelduck, 45 Mallard, 50 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 10 Coot, 83 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 22 Grey Plover, 125 Whimbrel, 75 Curlew, 830 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Knot, 25 Dunlin, 2 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 120 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 3 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 14 Skylark, 15 Sand Martin, 165 Swallow, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 21 Willow Warbler, 31 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 17 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 19 Whitethroat, 4 Pied Flycatcher (f &3m) - Wain’s Hill, 5 Redstart (3f&2m) - Wain’s Hill, 7 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 14 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail, 6 Bullfinch, 20 Linnet

Nailsea Moor & Moorend Spout:
18 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 15 Rook, 10 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 9 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Whinchat (m), 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
25 Whimbrel, 90+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 25 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 16 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Flycatcher (f), 1 Redstart (f), 1 Whinchat (m), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Redpoll, 3 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-04-23 Grey Partridge MF (Mike Prior)

Marshfield:

2 Grey Partridge, Red Legged Partridge, Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 2 Raven, 8 Wheatear, Linnet. Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer



UWE - Sims' Hill
1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (m)

22-04-23 Redstart Hanham Hill (Rob Laughton)

Hanham and the Hills:

1 Red Kite, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart (m), Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

22-04-2023 Long-tailed Duck BG (Chris Teague)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck (m)

Blagdon Lake:
Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

22-04-23 Cetti's Warbler CVL ( Lee Gardiner)

Villice:
1 Cetti's Warbler

22-04-23 Common Sandpiper  CVL ( Lee Gardiner)

Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:
2 Scaup (f), 1 Hobby

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Stephen Curtis, Barry Dursley, Julian Eastoe, Rob Emery, Alastair Fraser, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Brian Lancastle, Martin Lomax, Robbie Morse, Chris Mott, Linda Moysey, Mike Owen, Lisa Presland, Mike Prior, Patrick Richards, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Helen Strong, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Jack Wylson

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG