11-04-24 Thursday - Lesser Whitethroat

 Temp 9°C to 18°C - Thick cloud with a gentle breeze from the Southwest 

Osprey

Yellow Wagtail

Golden Plover
Sedge Warbler

Merlin

Lesser Whitethroat

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Nuthatch, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland:

1 Nuthatch

Easton:

6 Willow Warbler(singing in various spots)

Clifton Down:

2 Collared Dove, 10+ Chiffchaff, c3 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Arnos' Vale:

2 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling)

Sea Mills:

2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Aust Wetland:

2 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall (pair), c5 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), c3 Blackcap, 2 Linnet (pair)

Aust Village:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 4 House Martin, 1 Redstart (f - sewage works)

Aust Cliff:
1 Common Redstart

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
18 Oystercatcher, 13 Avocet, 1 Golden Plover (summer plum.), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 77 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, c50 Sand Martin, + Swallow, + House Martin, 1 Redstart (sheep field 400m N.)

New Passage:

1 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper

Yate:

"Mixed singing Willow Warbler still by Tescos' roundabout"

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Swallow, ++ Willow Warbler, ++ Blackcap, 4 Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting (m+f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Redstart, Portishead (David Howes)

Portishead (Battery Point):
1 Redstart (caught and ringed), 1 Wheatear

Watercress Farm:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 

1 Kestrel, 6+ Skylark, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 50 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

Sand Martin, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon (Dowlais):
150+ Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat

Clevedon (Wains Hill migration watch):

150 Sand Martin (to SW), 35 Swallow (to SW), 10 House Martin (to SW), 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Siskin (to NE), 200 Goldfinch (to NE).

Others:

1 Cormorant, 1 Merlin

Clevedon (garden):

2 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Robin, 1 House Sparrow

Kenn (garden):
1 Swallow

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
18 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 5 Willow Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, 150 Linnet, 200 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
1 Willow Warbler (singing)

Pomphrey Hill:
1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3+ Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 8+ Greenfinch

Mangotsfield (garden):
2 Willow Warbler (feeding in garden)

Hanham Hills:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, + Willow Warbler, + Chiffchaff, + Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart (m), + Greenfinch

Hicks Gate (field towards St Brendans):
21 Linnet (flock)

Stony Littleton:
1 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 8 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Oystercatcher, Villice (Jonathan Green)

Villice:
2 Mute Swan, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Oystercatcher, 10+ Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, + Chiffchaff, + Chaffinch

Nunnery:
1 Oystercatcher

Herons Green:
18 Cattle Egret

Moreton:
4 Sand Martin

Stratford:
4 Goldeneye (all f or imm.), 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Reed Warbler (singing)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Red Kite

Reported by: George Ashcroft, Louise Bailey, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Jonathan Green, Pete Hazelwood, David Howes, Matt Hull, ~Jack, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Alex Montacute, Brian Mulgrew, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Steve Sanins, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett, Chris Vines, Karen Wilkinson

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