Wednesday 3 April 2024

03-04-24 Wednesday - Redstart

 Temp 9°C to 11°C - Light showers and sunny intervals with a gusty wind from the west. 

Redstart

BRISTOL

Victoria Park:
1 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff (Windmill Hill), 1 Blackcap (singing), Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret

Hallen Marsh - survey:
2 Canada Goose, 6 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 34 Mallard, 2 Teal, 4 Pheasant, 7 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 7 Coot. 29 Herring Gull, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel - pr, 12 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Skylark, 4 Cetti's Warbler- singing, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Warbler - singing, 11 Chiffchaff - singing, 6 Blackcap - singing, 14 Wren - singing, 2 Starling, 2 Song Thrush - singing, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Lower Woods:
2 Mandarin (pair perched in tree)

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 7+ Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET
Marsh Harrier, Portbury Warf (Tim Mason)
Portbury Wharf:
1 Marsh Harrier

Tickenham:
2 Mandarin (pair), 1 Swallow

Clevedon (garden):
2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Webbs Heath:
1 Kestrel (f)

Willsbridge:
2 Buzzards (displaying)

Keynsham, (Broadmead Lane):
13 Swallow

Paulton:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 1 Redstart

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 House Martin (with Swallows & Sand Martins - dam)

Chew Valley Lake
Goldeneye, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Sand Martin, Swallow, 1 House Martin

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, ~Chris, Mark Coller, Ben Crabbe, Chris Craig, Tim Fell, Ollie Fournier, Patrick Hancock, John Lewis, Tim Mason, Nigel Milbourne, Linda Moysey, Nick Page. Nigel Povey, Chloe Shepherd, Roger White