Thursday 6 April 2023

06-04-23 Thursday - Ring Ouzel & Bittern

 Temp  9-13°C  Sunshine and showers. Light westsouthwesterly wind.

Garganey
Common Crane
Little Ringed Plover
Jack Snipe
Kittiwake
Little Gull
Bittern
Osprey
Ring Ouzel

06-04-23 Ring Ouzel, Sand Point (Penny Wills)

BRISTOL

06-04-23 Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch, Redland Green Park (Mike Owen)
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch

06-04-23 Greenfinch, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard (inc 6 ducklings), 70+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 23 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 4 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 46 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 23 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Felix Rd, Easton
1 Willow Warbler

Cabot Circus:
1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-04-23 Wheatears, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
11 Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 130 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 46 Redshank, 2 Sand Martin, 11 Swallow, 6 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat

06-04-23 Black-tailed Godwit, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetlands:
A few Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper (1st of year here), 1 Osprey

Yate:
3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Kingsgate Park:
10+ Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Willow Warblers singing

Battery Point, Portishead:
3 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Walton Bay:
2 Common Crane (north, over)

Gordano NNR
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, plenty of Buzzard, 1 Cetti’s Warbler singing

Brook Farm, Backwell:
25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit

Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 5 Moorhen, 
1 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff , 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:
15 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 11 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 10 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 1 Jay, Common Magpie, 50 Jackdaw, Rook, Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 16 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 15 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 6 Stonechat, Dunnock, House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 3Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 120 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 7 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer 

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Ringed Plover, 20+ Common Gull, 56 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 1 Ring Ouzel, 3 Stonechat, 75 Linnet, 210 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
1 Swallow (over)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook, Warmley:
1 Willow Warbler

Keynsham garden:
2 Crow + nest, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 12+ Starling, 5 Goldfinch 

06-04-23 Yellowhammer, Hunstrete Lane (Ian Stapp)
Hunstrete:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Kittiwake (imm)

Chew Valley Lake
Lots of Martins most Sand some House & Swallows 100+ 

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin , 12+ Chaffinch 

06-04-23 Garganey, Herons Green Pool CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Heron's Green:
1 Garganey (m, pool, hidden in reeds most of the time), 2 Gadwall (pool) 2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Buzzard,  5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 100+ Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Gull (imm), 1 Great White Egret  2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecvker (one drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven (feeding chicks), 3 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Long-tailed Tit (+ nest), 1 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff,
12+ Chaffinch,  2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Scaup in addition to the above, 1 Little Gull (first winter) - same bird as above?

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck,   2 GBB Gull, 1 Bittern (m seen lakeside reeds, also booming on and off left then right of channel), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff , 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Dave Horlick, David Howes, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Helen Lewis, Andy Mears, Dave Nevitt,  Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Howard Taffs, Penny Wills