Temp 12°C to 17°C - Almost a Mediterranean feel to the weather today with reddish skies and always the threat of rain to the west. Passage of Storm Kathleen brought a force 5 SSW wind.
Historic day of migration for Avon with several rarities and lots of more common migrants pouring through. Some great birds elsewhere in the country too. Thank you for all of your sightings everyone!
Alpine Swift : Bird reported from Bristol area again today. Possibly same bird as on March 23rd.
Sandwich Tern : Unusually widespread movement today following several large counts off Portland/Kent in past few days
Cirl Bunting : First in Avon since 1991
BRISTOL
Bishopston - garden:
Bristol Royal Infirmary:
Hanham Hills:
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
Filton - MoD
Wickwar:
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 7 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Whimbrel, 5 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Redstart
Gordano Valley:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart - on path between Weston & Walton Moor
Clevedon - Highdale Road:
4 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Robin
Chew Valley Lake
Villice:
1 Whimbrel, 1 f Pied Flycatcher
Herons Green:
9 Common Sandpiper, 28 Cattle Egret
Moreton:
2 f Scaup
Stratford:
1 Reed Warbler
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Out of area:
Bishopston - garden:
2 Starling - very unusual here
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| 06-04-24 Peregrine, Bristol Royal Infirmary (Keith Williams) |
1 Peregrine
Clifton Down:
2 Stock Dove, 1 large Swift sp., 3 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 15 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch
Hanham Hills:
2 (m/f) Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 1 f Redstart
Mangotsfield Road:
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 1 Goldfinch
Sea Mills:
1 Alpine Swift - headed towards Sea Mills
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swallow, 5 Willow Warbler
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 06-04-24 male Pied Flycatcher, Oldbury Power Station (Peter Hazelwood) |
Oldbury Power Station:
3 m Pied Flycatcher- 8 days earlier than OPS first date and first multiple count since 1994
2 Pintail - downriver, 1 Avocet, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1w Little Gull - downriver, 4 Sandwich Tern - downriver, 3 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Sedge Warbler,
New Passage:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Sedge Warbler,
New Passage:
2 Swallow, 45 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 White Wagtail
Severn Beach:
3 Common Scoter, 6 Gannet, 1 Mediterranean Gull - downriver, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
3 Common Scoter, 6 Gannet, 1 Mediterranean Gull - downriver, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
Filton - MoD
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Winterbourne - Church:
3 Skylark - singing
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| 06-04-24 Redstart, Wickwar (Paul Sadley) |
2 Swallow, 1 Marsh Tit - lower woods, 1 Redstart
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 7 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Whimbrel, 5 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Redstart
Gordano Valley:
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart - on path between Weston & Walton Moor
Clevedon - Highdale Road:
4 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Robin
Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Heading west:
2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler
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| 06-04-24 Cirl Bunting, Middle Hope (Matt Hull) |
Heading west:
1 Black-headed Gull, 450 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Cormorant, 39 Sand Martin, 59 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 10 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 38 Meadow Pipit, 12 Tree Pipit, 8 Chaffinch, 335 Linnet, 175 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin
Heading east:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 105 Herring Gull, 1140 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 10 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 41 Linnet, 41 Goldfinch
1 Little Ringed Plover, 105 Herring Gull, 1140 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 10 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 41 Linnet, 41 Goldfinch
Grounded:
12 Teal (on sea), 1 Collared Dove - rarity here, 30 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff (not the 20 reported earlier... ), 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 8 Wheatear, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Cirl Bunting - Middle Hope cove
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Sutton Wick:
1 ad Kittiwake, 2 Sandwich Tern
1 ad Kittiwake, 2 Sandwich Tern
Villice:
1 Whimbrel, 1 f Pied Flycatcher
Herons Green:
9 Common Sandpiper, 28 Cattle Egret
Moreton:
2 f Scaup
Stratford:
1 Reed Warbler
Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sandwich Tern - presumably same as off Sutton Wick, 7 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven
Caspian Gull at Purton
Little Tern reported off Gwent side of estuary
Woodchat Shrike at Porthgwarra
Reported by: Paul Bowdler, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Oscar Dewhurst, Ollie Fournier, Paul Gregory, Martyn Hayes, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Chris Jones, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Paul Marshall, Tim McGrath, Michael Meechem, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Matthew Roger, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Francis Steuck, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, Nick Tippett, Chris Vines, Paul Williams.
