Tuesday, 7 May 2024

07-05-24 Tuesday

Temp 8°C to 18°C - Sunny with light winds from the North.

Sanderling
Merlin
Wood Warbler

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose

St Andrews:
2 Swift

Redland (garden):
1 Swift (screaming), 1 Green Woodpecker (yaffling), 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Goldcrest (singing)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Hartcliffe:
+Swift (over, high)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 20 Shelduck, 11 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cuckoo, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 7 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Pillhead Gout:
2 Swift, 4 Ringed Plover, 25 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 21 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 95 Herring Gull, 6 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 1 House Martin

Rockhampton:
1 Cuckoo

Aust Warth:
2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Redpoll

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
7 Avocet, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Siskin

Severn Beach:
2 Avocet, 1 Sanderling, 1 Merlin, 413 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Redpoll, 5 Siskin (all reported birds heading NE.)

Wickwar:
2 Swift

Yate:
13 Swift, 2 Hobby

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (Lakegrounds BBS):
11 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 38 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 22 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 56 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 18 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

Clevedon (Wains Hill vismig):
4 Swift, 4 Sand Martin, 24 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin

Clevedon (garden):
6 Magpie, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit

Nailsea:
2 Swift

Backwell Lake:
8 Canada Goose (+ 3 Gosling), 16 Mute Swan (+ 7 Cygnet), 1 Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 4 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (male)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Common Scoter, 3 Swift, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 33 Herring Gull, 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Sand Martin, 184 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Wood Warbler (heard briefly by Woodspring Priory), 14 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 Greenfinch

Yatton (Strawberry Line):
3 Swift, 1 Raven, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 15 Reed Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 25 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 15 Robin, 15 Greenfinch

Uphill:
2 Shelduck, 20+ Woodpigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel (flyover, calling) , 10+ Herring Gull, 10+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel (fem), 10+ Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 8 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 20+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Beach (Hanging Hill)
1 Lesser Whitethroat

Wick:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow,

Hanham:
3 Swift

Cadbury Heath:
3 Swift (same birds as Hanham sighting?)

Downend:
1 Swift

Keynsham, Broadmead Lane:
1 Egyptian Goose

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Cuckoo (behind Ubley Primary School)

Chew Valley Lake
Cormorant, CVL (Lucy Masters)
Sutton Wick:
2 Black Swan

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret

Moreton:
2 Hobby
Reed Warbler, Stratford (David Hughes)
Stratford:

2 Black Swan, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Red Kite - inc displaying pr, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel (m), 4 Hobby, 1 Reed Warbler

Herriotts:
3 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall

Reported by: Drew Archer, Mark Coller, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Davison, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Ollie Fournier, David Hughes, MJ, Nigel Jones, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andrew Middleton, Mike Moxon, Brian Mulgrew, ~Matt, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Alan Piper, David Poulton, Trevor Riddle, Matt Scott, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs,