23-04-23 Sunday - Whinchats

Temp 8° to 14° C. Sunny with light cloud, some showers in the afternoon, with light winds fluctuating from a westerly direction.

Long-tailed Duck, Ruff

Scaup, Spoonbill

Ring Ouzel, Whinchats, Gropper

Pied Flycatcher, Garden Warbler

Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler

Hobby, Swift, Siskin

23-04-23 Whinchat, Aust (Matt Hobbs)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Reed Warbler

23-04-23 Whitethroat Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Eastville & Stoke Park/Frenchay Common:

1 Cuckoo (reported calling), 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat (M), pair Reed Bunting

Redland:
1 Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, 8 House Sparrow

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
6 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, pair Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting

23-04-23 Whinchat, OPS (Heather England)

Littleton Warth:
35 Whimbrel

Aust Services/STW:
61 Whimbrel. 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear (mostly Greenland type), 1 Yellow Wagtail

23-04-23 Grasshopper Warbler, Aust (Adam Cross)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Sanderling, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Ruff

Severn Beach:
3 Grey Plover, 12 Ringed Plover, 9 Whimbrel, 25 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper

Windmill Fishery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting

Kingsgate Park, Yate:
1 Little Grebe, many Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap (M), 1 possible Pied Flycatcher (F)

23-04-23 Little Grebe, Yate (Chris Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 5+ Skylark, 6 Barn Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 15 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Skylark, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 9 Whinchat (including 8 in one group), 3 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 6 Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper

Portishead:
2 Whimbrel, 1 Whinchat (M), 4 Wheatear (2M 2F)

Garden: 20 Willow Wabler/Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Clevedon - Yeo:
c80 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, 54 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 60 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 120 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 6 Redshank, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1+ Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Greenfinch, 8+ Linnet

23-04-23 Linnet, Sand Bay (NSL Birding)

Sand Point/Bay:
7 Shelduck, 1 Common Scoter, 9 Oystercatcher, 15 Whimbrel, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Gannet, 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, c50 Sand Martin, 15+ Swallow, 8 Willow Warbler, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 10+ Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Tree Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet

23-04-23 Gannet, Sand Bay (NSL Birding)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston/Overscourt Woods:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Whitethroat

Paulton:

6 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
10 Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 8+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Heron, 7 Little Egret, 50+ Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern

Stratford:

1 Teal, 3 Scaup, 21 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 3 Little Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Little Egret, 6 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Wood Warbler

23-04-23 Chiffchaff, OPS (Barry Dursley)

Reported by: Nigel, Simon, MJ, David Allward, Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Adam Cross, Mark Dodds, Barry Dursley, Julian Eastoe, Heather England, Tim Ford, Trevor Ford, Andy Gibb, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazlewood, Matt Hobbs, Paul Marshall, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Chris Teague, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG