Tuesday, 4 April 2023

04-04-23 Tuesday - Garganey & Redstart

Temp -1° to 12°C.  Sunny all day, but cool with a light breeze from the southeast.

Garganey
Mediterranean Gull
Osprey 
Dartford Warbler
Pied Flycatcher 
Redstart

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
4-4-23 Little Grebe, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe nesting, 25 Redshank, 9 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear
4-4-23 Garganey, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetlands:
Garganey, 1 Osprey, 1 m Redstart

Cockridge:
2 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite - tennis club area, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 f Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon/Tickenham (area Rook Survey):
194 nests surveyed.

Clevedon (Wains Hill):
Pied Flycatcher

Clevedon (Dowlais):
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap (m+f), 1 Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting (m+f)
Pied Flycatcher, Sand point (Adrian Dutt)

Wheatear, Sand Point (Adrian Dutt)
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swallow, 11+ Willow Warbler, 1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 m Redstart, 5 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES
Grey Heron, Hanham (Stephanie Chadwick)

Treecreeper, Hanham (Stephanie Chadwick)
Hanham (BOC walk):
1 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 24 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 17 Blue Tit, 26 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 8 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel

Compton Dando (STW):
15 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando (village):
4 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 33 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 40+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Hunstrete:
20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30+ Rook, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, ++ Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 m Garganey

Chew Valley Lake
Mediterranean Gull, Dam (David Hughes)
Dam:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (almost adult), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush

Sutton Wick:
1 Marsh Harrier (female)
Garganey, Heron's Green Pool (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

Garganey (2m+1f), 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 5 Pochard, 37 Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:

2 Greylag Goose, 2 Scaup, 40 Sand Martin

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Paul Bowdler, Stephanie Chadwick, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Adrian Dutt, Andy Gibb, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Craig Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSnslbirdingopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG