Temp 11°C to 16°C - High cloud and sunny spells in morning with thicker cloud and more of a breeze later as the cold front came through. A force 2 west wind.
Wind is forecast to swing into the north on Tuesday/Wednesday, which could slow down migration. However, there could be another opportunity next Friday/Saturday as winds fall lighter.
Ruff, Greenshank
Spoonbill
Osprey, Goshawk, Hen Harrier
Hobby
Marsh Tit - First at Sand Point since 1996
Lesser Whitethroat
Ring Ouzel
Whinchat
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| 13-04-24 Marsh Tit, Sand Point (Robin Martin) |
Avonmouth:
Crook's Marsh:
Severn Beach:
1 Greenshank, 1 Hen Harrier
Yate:
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 (m/f) Peregrine 1 Willow Warbler, ++Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead-Battery Point:
6 Purple Sandpiper still
18 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush
2 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 3 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 1 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Whitethroat
Hallen Marsh:
2 Snipe, 2 Greenshank - SW, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, ++ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 (m/f) Redstart
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| 13-04-24 Nuthatch, Redland Green Park (Mike Owen) |
Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,2+ Chiffchaff, 2+ Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch
Stoke Park:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Raven, 10 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 30 Greenfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 13-04-24 Whinchat, Oldbury Power Station (Peter Hazelwood) |
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whinchat - earliest OPS record by 4 days
Aust Warth:
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Northwick Warth:
2 Golden Plover, 4 Ringed Plover
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 11 Avocet, 1 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 Spoonbill - flew off towards Wales, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2+ Sedge Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat
2 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 11 Avocet, 1 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 Spoonbill - flew off towards Wales, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2+ Sedge Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat
Severn Beach:
1 Greenshank, 1 Hen Harrier
Yate:
1 Swallow (Yate Rocks), 1 Willow Warbler
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 (m/f) Peregrine 1 Willow Warbler, ++Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 13-04-24 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead-Battery Point (Jason Williams) |
6 Purple Sandpiper still
Watercress Farm - Survey 3 - New Arable Field:
1 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 9 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 9 Wren, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 37 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer
Clevedon - Highdale Road:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin
Clevedon - Highdale Road:
2 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin
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| 13-04-24 White Wagtail, Clevedon-Dowlais (Pete Skett) |
Clevedon:
Dowlais/Blind Yeo:
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail
Wains Hill vismig:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 54 Woodpigeon, 8 Sand Martin, 1 Redpoll, 84 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 54 Woodpigeon, 8 Sand Martin, 1 Redpoll, 84 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin
Nailsea-garden:
1 f Goshawk
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
1 f Goshawk
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
195 Woodpigeon, 95 Herring Gull, 600 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Jackdaw, 25 Carrion Crow, 3 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 46 Meadow Pipit, 9 Tree Pipit, 200 Linnet, 1 Redpoll - very scarce this spring, 690 Goldfinch, 28 Siskin
Grounded:
1 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 5 Redshank2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (possibly same bird as in 2017!), 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Redstart, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 7 Greenfinch
BELOW M4 & BANES
Chew Magna - Reservoir:
1 Osprey
Bath - Lansdown:
2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear
1 Osprey
Bath - Lansdown:
2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear
Folly Farm:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (our first of the season), 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit. 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff,18 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush
8 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Shoveler, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 23 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 11 Song Thrush, 24 Robin, 22 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Chew Valley Lake
Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Cattle Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Cattle Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler
Stratford:
1 f Scaup, 2 f Goldeneye, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite
1 f Scaup, 2 f Goldeneye, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite
