Sunday, 7 April 2024

07-04-23 Sunday - Red-throated Diver

Temp 11°C to 16°C - Heavy rain showers, but fining away later, Wind gusts to 44mph from a South Westerly direction.

Grasshopper Warbler
Red-throated Diver
Guillemot
Arctic Skua
Redstart

BRISTOL

Redland Green Park:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch - mating

Sea Mills - inc WeBS count:
2 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Common Sandpiper, 17 Redshank, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap - singing, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - reeling, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Shelduck - tussle, 1 Curlew, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 5 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
07-04-24 Blackcap Aust (Vic Savery)
Aust Services:
1 Blackcap
07-04-24 Kittiwake and Common Gull SB (Mike Prior)
Severn Beach:
2 Common Scoter, 63+ Kittiwake - inc juv, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 10+ Common Gull, 24 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 Guillemot, 2 Red-throated Diver, 5 Gannet, 15 Sand Martin, several Swallow, 2 House Martin
- Garden - 8 to 12 Blackcap

Wickwar:
3 Redstart

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
3 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander (f), 2 Little Grebe, 2 Swallow, 8 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Sand Martin, 6 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Redstart (f&3m), 3 Wheatear, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Red Kite, 1 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Clevedon - Highdale
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Robi

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - reeling

Nailsea - Towerhouse Wood:
2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 House Martin, 3 LT Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
10 Kittiwake, 1 Sandwich Tern, 12 Gannet, 1 Osprey - over to the North, 6 Sand Martin, 42 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 30 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 7+ Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher (m), 2 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 200 Linnet, 4 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANE

Marshfield:
200 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail 

Siston Common:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 6 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Wick - Tog Hill:
1 Red Kite

West Harptree:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Goldeneye (f), 1 Goosander (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 C 300 mix of Sand Martin & Swallow, 1 Cettie's Warbler - singing, 

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
28 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret

Stratford:
1 Sandwich Tern

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swallow

Reported by:Pete Allen, Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Alan Cradock, Chris Craig, Steve Crane, Adam Cross, Oscer Dewhirst, Alastair Fraser, Paul Gregory, Matt hall, Matt Hull, Emily Lomas, Dave Nevitt, Mike Owen, Chris Perry, Mike Prior, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs