29-04-24 Monday - Wood Warbler

Temp 6°C to 14°C - Overcast but largely dry, the strong SSW/SW meant more migrant arrivals. Gusts up to 33mph.

Wood Warbler

Osprey

Whimbrel

Ringed Plover

Hobby, Whinchat

Possible Black Kite

29-04-24 Hobby, CVL (Tony Bridges)

BRISTOL

Horfield Common:

1 Garden Warbler-patch first for observer

Sneed Park:

1 Kingfisher

Sims Hill:

2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Reed Bunting

29-04-24 Great Tit nest site, Red Maid's School (Liza White)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

29 Whimbrel, 14 Reed Warbler, 1 Wood Warbler see here for excellent photos and a video clip,  4 Wheatear, Hairy Dragonfly-first site record

Aust Warth:
1 Whinchat

Services: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Avocet, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Wheatear

Yate Common:

Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Swift, Hobby, Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaffs,  Blackcaps, Lesser Whitethroats, Whitethroats, 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Swift

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll
Garden: 2 Wood Pigeon, 6 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

13 Whimbrel, 4 Commic Tern, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Sand Martin, 69 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 5 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 20 Tree Pipit, 22 Linnet, 6 Greenfinch, 116 Goldfinch

Puxton Moor:

Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Bullfinch

Hanham Hills: 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Keynsham, Broadmead:

1 Ringed Plover, c80 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, c100 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Charlton Fields:

2 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail

Chew Magna:

1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Swallow, 1 House Martin. 1 Willow Warbler,
6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat,
4 Goldcrest, 2 Greenfinch

High Littleton:

possible Black Kite over

29-04-24 Brand new Peregrine chick, Bath (Hawk and Owl)

Bath:
3rd Peregrine chick hatched

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper

Moreton:
2 Hobby

Stratford:
c200 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1f Kestrel, 3 adult Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher,  c300 Sand Martin

Reported by: Rod, Gary, George Ashwell, Pete Brain, Tony Bridges, John Budd, Mark Coller, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, MJ, Mike Moxon, Nigel Povey, Trudy Sheen, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Liza White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG