Temp 6°C to 13°C - Overcast with sunny intervals but the westerly wind started to go round to the north giving some light showers and gusts of 25 mph.
Hen Harrier
Ring Ouzel
Long-tailed Duck
Dotterel (out of area)
BRISTOL
Redland Green Park:
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 13 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, c10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, c10 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
BRISTOL
Clifton Down:
4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 ot 6 Wren
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| 16-04-24 Jay Redland (Mike Owen) |
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat
Victoria Park:
8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 11 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch
Windmill Hill City Farm:
1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit - visiting nest box, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin. 1 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
12 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 30 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 25 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 50 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Pied Wagtail
Orchard Pools:
5 Gadwall, 1 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Warth:
3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler - singing
Clevedon:
- Dowlais; 20 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 9 White Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail
- garden: 1 Woodpigeon, 3 Magpie, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Robin
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
1 Hen Harrier (m) - NE over the Shire Valley
Kelston Round Hill
2 Red Kite, 3 Ring Ouzel, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat
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| 16-04-24 Treecreeper Bromley Heath (Matty England) |
2 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail
Webbs Heath:
1 Whitethroat
Hanham Mills - BOC walk (precis):
Webbs Heath:
1 Whitethroat
Hanham Mills - BOC walk (precis):
2 Mallard - 10 ducklings, 7 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 12 Grey Heron - 9 active nests, 5 Buzzard, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush - one sang brilliantly, close to the river side path, 2 Greenfinch
Charlton Fields
2 Common Sandpiper
Marksbury to Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel
Keynsham, Broadmead:
3 Mallard - with broods, 100 Woodpigeon, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 14 Linnet
RESERVOIRS
Charlton Fields
2 Common Sandpiper
Marksbury to Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel
Keynsham, Broadmead:
3 Mallard - with broods, 100 Woodpigeon, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 14 Linnet
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Common Sandpiper, 16 Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin
Chew Valley Lake
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| 16-04-24 Cormorant CVL (Mark Savage) |
8 Common Sandpiper
Woodford:
3 Arctic Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Wood - drumming, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ LT Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (f&2m), 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch
Out on the Lake
2 Arctic Tern
Herons Green:
2 Gadwall - pool, 6 Great Crested, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3+ Reed Warbler
2 Arctic Tern
Herons Green:
2 Gadwall - pool, 6 Great Crested, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3+ Reed Warbler
Moreton:
20 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 G-W Egret, 10 Little Egret, 10 Great Crested - some displaying, 3 Buzzard, 1 G-S Wood - drumming, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff,
1 Reed Bunting
Stratford:
2 Arctic Tern - towards Denny Island, 2 G W Egret, 2 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Tree Pipit - though calling
2 Arctic Tern - towards Denny Island, 2 G W Egret, 2 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Tree Pipit - though calling
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| 16-04-24 Sedge Warbler CVL (Ian Stapp) |
OUT OF AREA - - but not by much!
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| 16-04-24 Dotterel Blackdown (Mark Savage) |
1 Dotterel
Reported by: Derek Angell, Phil Barlow, Karen Birmingham, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Matty England, Ollie Fournier, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Blake Norton, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Joe Sargent, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Simon Stewart, Howard Taffs, Chris Trott, Jenny Weeks
