Temp 4°C to 14°C - Splendid sunshine all day with great visibility and no wind!
Looking good for coastal passage in the next few days with light north-easterlies forecast. Good chance of some Terns moving through and hirundine/wader passage should pick up too.
Black-necked Grebe
Little Ringed Plover, Ruff
Arctic Tern
Merlin
Garden Warbler
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Whinchat
Common (Mealy) Redpoll
BRISTOL
Oldbury Power Station:
Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 12+ Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat
Portishead:
14 Red Kite - flying north (10:00-11:30)
Clevedon:
Barrow Tanks:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear (Tank 3)
Chew Valley Lake
Herons Green:
2 Dunlin, 7 Great Black-backed Gull
Moreton:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler (first of the season)
Reported by: John Allen, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Alex Carlisle, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Oscar Dewhurst, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Roger Jolliffe, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Dave Nevitt, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Andy Stockhausen. Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Jack Wylson.
Common (Mealy) Redpoll
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| 20-04-24 Sedge Warbler, Pilning Wetland (Mike Prior) |
No reports
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Greylag Goose, 12 Whimbrel, 1 Arctic Tern, 5 Lesser Whitethroat
Aust Warth:
2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear
Pilning Wetlands:
2 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 8 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2+ Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting
2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear
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| 20-04-24 Whitethroat, Pilning Wetland (Mike Prior) |
2 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 8 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2+ Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting
New Passage:
2 Wheatear
Severn Beach:
Vismig (05:59-08:00):
Vismig (05:59-08:00):
5 Woodpigeon, 14 Whimbrel, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Merlin, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Goldfinch
Present:
4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear
Present:
4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear
Chittening Warth:
1 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat
Wickwar:
2 (m/f) Tufted Duck, 1 Chiffchaff
Yate Common:
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| 20-04-24 Tufted Duck, Wickwar (Paul Sadley) |
2 (m/f) Tufted Duck, 1 Chiffchaff
Yate Common:
1 Willow Warbler
Yate - Green Goose Way NR:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 12+ Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat
Chipping Sodbury - Maple Ridge Lane:
1 Red Kite
Hanham Hills:
1 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
14 Red Kite - flying north (10:00-11:30)
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| 20-04-24 Wheatear, Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs) |
Dowlais:
5 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 4+ Mallard, 15 Whimbrel, 60 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 4 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 2 White Wagtail
Gardens:
6 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite - NE (afternoon), 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Robin
Wain's Hill vismig:
1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin
Nailsea Moor:
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
3 Canada Goose, 30 Woodpigeon, 7 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 3 Linnet, 12 Redpoll, 29 Goldfinch, 14 Siskin
1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin
Nailsea Moor:
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat
Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:
3 Canada Goose, 30 Woodpigeon, 7 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 3 Linnet, 12 Redpoll, 29 Goldfinch, 14 Siskin
Present:
5 Mute Swan - drifting downriver, 1 Collared Dove - singing, 22 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 12 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 18 Blackcap, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 1 m Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 2 Common (Mealy) Redpoll, 5 Lesser Redpoll
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 20-04-24 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Christopher Teague) |
Marshfield - Down Road:
1 Wheatear, 30+ Corn Bunting
Willsbridge - Siston Brook:
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Stanton Prior:
1 Raven, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer,
Keynsham - Charlton Field Lane:
1 Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail
Newton St Loe:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap
RESERVOIRS
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Stanton Prior:
1 Raven, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer,
Keynsham - Charlton Field Lane:
1 Whitethroat, 1 White Wagtail
Newton St Loe:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear (Tank 3)
Chew Valley Lake
Herons Green:
2 Dunlin, 7 Great Black-backed Gull
Moreton:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler (first of the season)
Out of area:
Wavering Down - 10 Willow Warbler, 25 Whitethroat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 30+ Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit - singing
Reported by: John Allen, Paul Bowerman, Karle Burford, Alex Carlisle, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Oscar Dewhurst, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Matt Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Roger Jolliffe, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Dave Nevitt, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Mike Prior, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Andy Stockhausen. Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker, Jack Wylson.
