17-04-23 Monday - Short-eared Owl, Bar-tailed Godwit

Temp 11 to 16°C. Cloudy but mostly dry. Misty rain early, no wind

Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit
Little Gull
Short-eared Owl
Grasshopper Warbler
Redstart
White Wagtail, Tree Pipit

17-4-23 Whimbrel, Dam (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Brandon Hill:

2 Willow Warbler

Redland garden:

2 Woodpigeon, 2 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird (heard singing), 10 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Greylag Goose, 15 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 12 hirundine, 10 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 21 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 5 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting

Aust:

200 Bar-tailed Godwit

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Goose, Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover ( 1st patch record ), 7 Sand Martin,  3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Redstart, 4 Wheatear

Lyde Green:

2 Canada Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 18 Starling, 30 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 20 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler

Portishead, Boating Lake:

1 Pink-footed Goose

Yatton, Strawberry Line to River Yeo:

1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler,  12 Blackcap, 17 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 16 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 18 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch and 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point:
2 Whimbrel, 105 Sand Martin, 18 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 16 Willow Warbler, 30 Chiffchaff, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wag, 45 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 145 Linnet, 210 Goldfinch 

Weston STW:

1 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-4-23 Skylark, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield, Rushmead Lane:

2 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 6 Wheatear, 20+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting

Willsbridge Mill:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 m/f Bullfinch

Hunstrete to Compton Dando Lanes & Village:

6 Mallard Duck, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 20 hirundines mostly House Martin, 7 Skylark,  3 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 30+ House Sparrow, 10+ Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer  

17-4-23 fledged Blackbird, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:

1 newly fledged Blackbird

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:
3 Greylag Goose, 2 f Scaup, 6 Whimbrel, 

17-4-23 Yellow Wagtail, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

1 Mallard + 9 ducklings, 6 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch  

Nunnery:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler

Herons Green:

4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 2cy Little Gull, 2 Raven,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

1 Shelduck, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret - field, 2 G-BB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

17-4-23 Ringed Plover, Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's:
2 Shelduck, 13 Shoveler, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Buzzard, 50+ Martins, mostly Sand some House and Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Tim Ford, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, Katie Horrocks, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Mark Ponsford, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG