Tuesday, 18 April 2023

18-04-23 Tuesday

 Temp 6° to 13° C  Sunny intervals, but cool in a moderate breeze from the Northeast.

Bar-tailed Godwit
Merlin
Osprey
Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth  Park:
1 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

Clifton Down:
1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap (singing males), 1 Greenfinch, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (vismig upriver):
3 Tufted Duck (inc pr on river), 6 Grey Plover, 12 Whimbrel, 115 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Black-headed Gull, 1 Merlin (low upriver), 35 Sand Martin, 70 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 50 Meadow Pipit, 150+ Linnet, 100+ Goldfinch


18-04-23 Whimbrel, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach (Vismig 0600-0915):
1 Grey Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 166 Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 34 Sand Martin, 204 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 936 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 1307 Linnet, 1256 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Olveston:
1 Red Kite

Wickwar (garden):
2 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Marsh and Colliters Brook:
8 Woodpigeon, 15 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 32 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 7 Wren, 7 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Clevedon (Dowlais):
30 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 62 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch

Sand Point:
10 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Tree Pipit

Weston-Super-Mare (STW):
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear

Weston-Super-Mare (Airfield):
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Moorhen, + Coot, + Little Grebe, + Herring Gull, + Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, + Skylark, 5+ Cetti's Warbler, many Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES
Grey Wagtail, Willsbridge (Donna Harvey)
Willsbridge:
3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Wick:
4 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
6 Greylag Goose, 2 Scaup, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Osprey

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Donna Harvey, Peter Hazelwood, MJ, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Michael Moxon, Mark Ponsford, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson