Monday, 10 April 2023

10-04-23 Monday - Common Scoter, Sandwich Tern & Fulmar

Temp 11° to 14°C. Constant rain in the morning. A moderate breeze from the west, with some strong gusts, cleared the cloud and bought some sun for a much more pleasant afternoon, as long as you held onto your hat.

Pink-footed Goose
Garganey, Scaup
Common Scoter
Ring-necked Duck
Ruff, Little Gull
Kittiwake, Fulmar
Sandwich Tern
Ring-necked Parakeet
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Redstart, Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Frenchay Common:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 12+ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler

Severn Beach:
8 Common Scoter, 25 Kittiwake, 1 Little Gull, 30 Common Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1Common Tern, 1 Fulmar, 3 Gannet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Pink-footed Goose
10-04-23 Pink-footed Goose, Portishead (Jason Williams)
Clevedon - Dowlais:
3 Ruff, 1 Swallow

Sand Point/Bay:
5 Common Scoter, 30 Gannet, 4 Sand Martin, 55 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10 Willow Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail
10-04-23 Redstart, Sand Point (Karen Jayne)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hills:
1 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart

Willsbridge:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Little Gull- adults

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Garganey

Moreton:
3 Scaup (F), 2 Common Tern

Stratford:
3 Common Scoter (2M 1F), 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1000 Sand Martin
10-04-23 Common Scoter, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herriott's inc Pool:
c200 Sand Martin, c50 Swallow, 3+ House Martin

Reported by: MJ, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Dean Reeves & Karen Jayne, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG