Wednesday, 5 April 2023

05-04-23 Wednesday - Reed Warbler

 A misty moisty day, chilly with a light SW wind.  Max temp 10° C. 

Garganey
Ring-necked Duck
Osprey
Reed Warbler
Wheatears
View of Wales in the rain!
BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:
1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Jay (carrying nest material), 2 singing Willow Warbler, lots of \Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll.

Aust Warth:
Firecrest

Yate:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 singing Goldcrest.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Crane - over at 3:30 pm

Clevedon:

Wains Hill - 2 Peregrine, 4 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap. 

Dowlais - Grey Heron, 3 Skylark, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Wheatear, 1 m. Reed Bunting. 

Strode Road bridge - Cetti's Warbler (seen by bridge), 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap. 

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
3 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 17 Meadow Pipit.

Worle:
1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lansdown:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 1 m. Kestrel, Skylarks all over, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wheatear.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 m. Garganey

Stratford:
4 (pos. 6) Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (flew towards Herriott's), 8 Teal, 2 f. Scaup, 2 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (flew towards dam, 8:35 a.m.), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite, 200 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 singing Reed Warbler.

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Matty England, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, MJ, Linda Moysey, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton.