Tuesday, 25 April 2023

25-04-23 Tuesday - Hobby

 Temp 0° to 11° C - Lovely spring morning, sunny intervals with a light (5mph easterly) in the afternoon.

Hobby
Merlin
Swift
Marsh Tit
Fieldfare

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Marsh harrier, 1 Redstart (f)

Coalpit Heath (Box Hedge Farm):
1 Fieldfare, 1 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear
Ring Ouzel, CSC (Peter Coslet)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, + Skylark, 5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear, + Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court (BBS ST5572):
5 Stock Dove, 25 Woodpigeon, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 35 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 9 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Portbury Wharf:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet

Clevedon (Dowlais):
2 Lapwing, 20 Whimbrel, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, * Wheatear, * Grey Wagtail, * Pied/White Wagtail

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Whimbrel, 94 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit

Lulsgate:
1 Hobby

Uphill (W-S-M STW):
1 Short-eared Owl
Sedge Warbler, Bleadon (Diana Bunniss)
Bleadon (BOC Walk):
2 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Redshank, 7 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, 26 Rook, 19 Carrion Crow, 2 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Dolebury Warren:
1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hambrook:
Tawny Owlets

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando/Hunstrete:
6 Mallard, 60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 7 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 12+ Skylark, 7 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Yellowhammer

25-04-23 Greenfinch West Harptree (Dave Hughes)
West Harptree:
Greenfinch - singing

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Greylag Goose, 6 Common Sandpiper, ++ Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear

Blagdon Lake:
6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mallard (with Ducklings), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail
Great Crested Grebe, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:

2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Jay, (much Chiffchaff & Blackcap song), 1 Reed Bunting
Blackcap, Woodford (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:

2 Swift, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 60+ Swallow (& Martins), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

Nunnery:
1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunting
Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:

2 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 2 Grey Partridge (males- in field with 80+ Large Gulls), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 2 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Canada Goose (7 Gosling), 3 Scaup (3 fem), 46 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Tern, 1 Grey Heron (juv), 1 Great White Egret, 4 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (both 2 cyr fem), 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel (m), 1 Merlin (m), 1 Hobby, 200 Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 5 Jackdaw, 20+ Hirundines (Most Sand Martin, some House & Swallow), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Reed Bunting

Out of Area (Cheddar Reservoir):
Slavonian Grebe, Cheddar (Allan Chard)
Reported by: Paul Chapman, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Sean Davies, Julian Eastoe, Andy Gibb, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, MJ, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson,  George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Jack Wylson