10-04-25 Thursday

Temp 05°C to 19°C - another sunny day with light winds from the ENE-NNE.

A quieter day. The female Lesser Scaup at Chew is tending to associate with a smaller male Scaup, whereas the male Lesser Scaup is often on his own. Blog will be updated later if more reports come in.

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2 Lesser Scaup

Grasshopper Warbler

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Ashton Vale:

Garden: 1 Black Redstart

Hengrove:
2 Whitethroat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Redstart (f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Wheatear

Pilning:

1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

Yate:
Garden: 1 Redstart (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

16 Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 4+ Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 2 Cattle Egret, c75 LBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 5+ Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, c10 Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:

2 Little Owl, 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando lanes:
4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 6+ Swallow, 20+ House Sparrow, 30+ Chaffinch, 12+ Linnet, 7 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

10-04-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam and path to Picnic Site 2:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 6+ Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackcap

Sutton Wick:
1 Lesser Scaup (m)

Woodford:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

10-04-25 Sedge Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Scaup (f), 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Red Kite, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

Blue Bowl Pub: 3 Swallow, 1 House Martin

Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Swallow & Martin, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
12 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 1 Scaup (m), 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellow Wagtail (over)

Reported by: Jon Angell, Darren Birdton, Merv Carlyon, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Paul Davison, Ollie Fournier, Martyn Hayes, hayden James, Gareth Jones, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek,  Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Gordon Youdale, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-04-25 Wednesday - Lesser Scaup (m), Common Tern, Grasshopper Warbler

Temp 06°C to 18°C - sunny, little wind to start, then a light NE/E breeze.

Garganey

Lesser Scaup

Grasshopper Warbler

'Blue-headed' Yellow Wagtail

Common Tern

Fledged juv Robin

Osprey

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh/Colliters Brook:

2 Mallard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch

Bedminster Down:

3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Goldfinch

New Cut & Cumberland Basin:
5 Mallard, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Reserve:
1 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 26 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 3 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 25 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

09-04-25 Continental Yellow Wagtail, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
9 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Yellow Wagtail (including 1 Blue-headed Wagtail), 1 White Wagtail

New Passage:
Avocet

Severn Beach:
1 Brent Goose, 2 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 90 Woodpigeon, 4 Ringed Plover, 20 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 260 Meadow Pipit, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 50 Linnet, 140 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
7 Canada Goose, 7 Stock Dove, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 5 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 11 Meadow Pipit

Tanhouse Lane, nr Yate:

1 Green Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

House Martin, Willow Warbler

Walton Common:

2+ Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, Coal Tit, 1+ Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Clevedon:
Vismig: 1 Goosander, 52 Woodpigeon, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 White Wagtail, 45 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 50 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Raven, 3 Skylark, + Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 10 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

09-04-25 RL Partridge, Tormarton (Chris Teague)

Tormarton:
1 Red-legged Partridge

09-04-25 juv Robin, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
1 juv Robin

Chew Magna:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow,
1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail,
4 Yellowhammer

Cameley:

1 Osprey

Bath:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Osprey

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

Nunnery:

4 Little Egret, 42 Cattle Egret, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

Moreton:
1 Common Tern, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Jay, 1 Mistle Thrush

Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper

09-04-25 Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 1 Garganey (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Scaup (m), 1 Goldeneye, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 6 GBB Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Simon Bowles, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Philip Crouter, Andy Davis, Andy Gibb, Patrick Haigh, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Brian Martin, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Bob Medland, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Steve Richardson, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Reuben Veal, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-04-25 Tuesday - Garganey

Temp 02°C to 15°C - bright, but a little less sunny than  recent days. The winds were light from the Northeast.

Grasshopper Warbler

Tree Pipit

Garganey

Hobby

Little Owl

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Tree Pipit (over)

Greenbank Cemetery:

7 Willow Warbler, +Blackcap

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

4 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 2 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Avocet, 1 Cattle Egret (over), 2 Reed Warbler

Yate (Ladden Garden Village):
1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail

Linnet, CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, ++ Skylark, 3 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch, ++ Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Whitchurch (fields near Whitewood Farm):
2 Swallow, 1 Skylark

Nailsea Moor:

inc - 7 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl,1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler. 8 Pied Wagtail

Red Kite/Lapwing, Gordano Valley (Robin Martin)

Gordano Valley NR:
4 Tufted Duck, 10 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Nuthatch, 2 Reed Bunting (m+f)

Watercress Farm:
3 Little Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel,  5 Skylark (singing males), Chiffchaff ++, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat (first on site this year), Linnet, Greenfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
12 Shelduck, 3 Mallard, 92 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, 18 Herring Gull, 48 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail (alba), 83 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 37 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 26 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Rushmead Lane):

11 Red-legged Partridge, 200 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 7+ Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 50 Jackdaw, 100 Rook, 200 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 21 Skylark, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 12 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Wick:
1 Willow Warbler

Keynsham (garden):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:
2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Linnet, Blagdon (Holt Farm duck pond), (Patrick Hancock)

Blagdon Lake:
4 Mallard, 4 Grey Partridge, 6 Pheasant, 21 Rook, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Linnet

Chew Valley Lake

White Wagtail - form alba, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
1 Garganey (f), 1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 White Wagtail (alba - singing)

Great Crested Grebe, Herons Green (Mike Trew)

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Sand Martin, 8+ Swallow (another 5 Swallow by the Blue Bowl), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 12+ House Sparrow, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
46 Canada Goose, 5 Pheasant, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, (10+ Swallow & Martins), 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 1 Garganey, 14 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 20+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Moorhen, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Out of Area

Tintern (Angidy Trail - BOC walk):

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mandarin Duck, 6 Mallard, 3 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Blackbird, 15 Robin, 4 Dipper, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Graham Blacker, Peter Coslett, Trevor Ford, Ollie Fournier, Rob Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nigel Jones, Robin Martin, Andy Mears, Darren Pearce, Denise Rudeforth, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mike Trew, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-04-25 Monday - Black Tern

Temp 03°C to 17°C - sun all day, a gentle breeze from the east north east still keeping it spring like,  with gusts only to 18 mph 

Black Tern

Brambling

Arctic Tern

Osprey

Mediterranean Gull

Little Gull

Ruff

Redstart

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, Chiffchaff - singing

Dundry:

1 Treecreeper

Knowle:

Blackbird - on eggs

Sea Mills - Station 
2 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 28+ Redshank, 5 Buzzard

Shirehampton - Lamplighter Marsh:

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard

Whitchurch - garden:

1 House Martin, 1 Meadow Pipit 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull - 2nd sum, 2 Great Black-backed Gull - mating, 11 Willow Warbler, 20 + Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Goosander - flew off NE, Reed Warbler

Severn Beach:
3 Grey Plover, 80+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 14 Arctic Tern - north east, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat

Chittening Warth:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Gull - up channel, 2 Redstart (f&m)

07-04-25 Little Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Mandarin (m) - over, 4 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls courting, 1 Redstart

Clevedon - Poets Walk:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull - up river, Willow Warbler

Backwell Hill:

2 Redstart

Sand Point:

Whitethroat, Fieldfare, Redstart, Redpoll

Weston-Super-Mare - Grove Park:
9 Willow Warbler - singing

Weston STW:

Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew:
2 Red Kite, 1 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Meadow Pipit,1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

07-04-25 Brambling CVL (Stephanie Chadwick)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
1 Osprey - flying north, 4 Willow Warbler - singing

Nunnery:
20+ Little Gull, 1 Black Tern, Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 White Wagtail

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 56 Little Egret,  2 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff,  2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

07-04-25 Black Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
22 Little Gull - inc 1 1st wint, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black Tern - sum plum, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush - singing

07-04-25 Brambling CVL (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
5 Little Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey - high up, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 

1 Brambling (m)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 20+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 65 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 20 Little Gull - out on the lake, 6 GBB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 7 GW Egret, 4 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 6 Swallow and Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Stephanie Chadwick, Chris Craig,   Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Alastair Fraser, Andy Gibb, David Gibbs, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, David Minshall, Blake Norton, Tom O'Shea, James Payne, Daren Pearce, Mark Ponsford, Aravind Ramesh, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson    

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-04-25 Sunday - Pied Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo

Temp 04°C to 19°C - a very sunny day with light NE wind to start, a bit stronger later, with gusts to 20mph. 

Another bumper, bumper day, local birding at its best. The year list is now 165 though I can barely keep up, see it here. Still a few regular migrants to arrive over the rest of the month, see the info here.

Lesser Scaup (m)

Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis

Cuckoo, Osprey

Pied Flycatcher

Grasshopper Warbler

Sedge & Reed Warbler

Whitethroat, Tree Pipit

Yellow & White Wagtails

Redstarts galore

Little Gull, Ruff

Water Pipit, Jack Snipe

Arctic Skua

Sandwich & Common Tern

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:

1 Redstart

Frenchay Common:
1 Mistle Thrush singing

Greenbank Cemetery:

6 Willow Warbler

Hallen Marsh:

1 Glossy Ibis

Horfield:

2 Raven over

Stockwood:

1 Red Kite

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Redstart

Victoria Park:

Inc: 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 7 House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

present: 8 Willow Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit

vis-mig: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 105 Sand Martin, 39 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 50+ Linnet, 18 Goldfinch

Littleton Brick Pits:

1 Reed Warbler

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ruff, 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 120 Sand Martin, 1 Redstart (m), 8 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail (all m), 4 White Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

Severn Beach/ New Passage vis mig:
Some of these may be duplicate with the entry above

1 Brent Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 553 Woodpigeon, 8 Grey Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 39 Little Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, 10 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Red Kite, 202 Sand Martin, 21 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 2 Redwing, 2 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 663 Meadow Pipit, 73 Linnet, 334 Goldfinch

Western D:

2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Wheatear

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 2 Canada Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, 8+ Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

06-04-25 Wheatear, CSC (Les Williams)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

3 Willow Warbler, + Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Swallow, 3 Redstart, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

6 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, + Willow Warbler, + Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler

06-04-25 Raven (Jason Williams)

Blackrock/Weston Big Wood:

1 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 50+ Raven

Gordano Valley:

1 Redstart

Nailsea Moor:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Little Owl, 1 Redstart

06-04-25 Chiffchaff, WCF (Pete Bunniss)

Watercress Farm:

c50 mixed hirundine, Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer

Clevedon to Portishead coastal walk:

Clevedon golf course: 10 House Martin

Walton Bay area: 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 10-15 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush

Red Cliffe Bay: 11 Shelduck, 1 Mallard, 1 Kestrel

Portishead boating lake: 28 Mute Swan, 30 Mallard, 13 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant

Clevedon:

Channel View & Dowlais:1 Wigeon, pr Pintail, 77 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 50+ Redshank, 3+ Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Redstart, c200 Meadow Pipit

Hazel Close football pitch: 3 Red Kite

Kingston Seymour:

Near Owl in the Oak Cafe: 17 Cattle Egret

06-04-25 Redstart, Yatton (Des Bowring)

Yatton Moor:

1 Redstart

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Greylag Goose, 839 Woodpigeon, 1 Cuckoo, 21 Sand Martin, 39 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 27 Willow Warbler, 43 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Redstart, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 289 Meadow Pipit, 14 Tree Pipit, 328 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 263 Goldfinch

West Wick- Weston-s-Mare:

1 Spoonbill

BELOW M4 & BANES

Longwell Green:

2+ Red Kite

Hanham Hills:

1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart (m)

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Compton Dando:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler,
10 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Chaffinch,
2 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer

Saltford:

1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 3 Meadow Pipit

Newton St Loe:
1 Pied Flycatcher (m)- near fisherman's car park

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Osprey, + Sand Martin, 36 Chiffchaff, 24 Blackcap, 37 Wren, 1 Fieldfare, 31 Robin, 1 Reed Bunting

Chew Valley Lake

06-04-25 Grebes in the mist, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 11+ Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 30+ Swallow/Martin, 1 Chiffchaff

Sutton Wick:
11 Little Gull, 1500+ Sand Martin

Herons Green:
1 Scaup (f), 2 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 9 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler

06-04-25 Moorhen, CVL (Chris Teague)

Moreton:
6+ Little Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

06-04-25 Lesser Scaup, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
12 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 2 Lesser Scaup (m&f), 2 Scaup (m&f), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 5 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Little Gull, 17 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20+ Swallow/Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowdler, Des Bowring, Pete Brain, Di & Pete Bunniss, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Julie Evans, Richard Giles, Markas Gilmartin, Donna Harvey, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Gareth Jones, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Fiona Neate, Dave Newman, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, James Richard, Lyndon Roberts, Carol Rushton, Joe Sargent, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Clare Tait, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Joe Tugwell, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

05-04-25 Saturday - Alpine Swift

Temp 07°C to 20°C - Glorious sunshine all day but with a keen force 4 NE wind that switched to force 5 ENE after midday.

Significant movement of Sand Martins today with over 660 recorded from a 3.5-hour watch at Severn Beach and many also recorded further inland. Good movement of Ospreys too with at least 6 birds seen flying over the area.

Conditions continue to look very good over the next week so the migrants should continue to pour in!

Alpine Swift

Little Gull, Sandwich Tern

Arctic Skua

Multiple Ospreys

Redstart

Yellow Wagtail

05-04-25 Osprey, CVL (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Eastville Rooftop:

1 Kestrel, 24 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 4 Meadow Pipit

05-04-25 Redstart, Hallen Marsh (Mike Prior)

Avonmouth - Hallen Marsh:

9 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 3 Lapwing, 1 Glossy Ibis, 6 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 4 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet

Montpelier:

1 Buzzard

St. Andrews Park:

1 Osprey - over at 4:27

Stoke Park:

1 Red-legged Partridge, 10 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Gadwall, 4 Grey Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40 Sand Martin, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart

Thornbury:

1 Osprey - over at 5:21

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 1 Curlew, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 15 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

Severn Beach:
Vismig (Day Totals);

1 Alpine Swift, 404 Woodpigeon, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Little Gull, 11 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 702 Sand Martin, 57 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 16 Starling, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 23 alba Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 866 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 110 Linnet, 449 Goldfinch

Present:

19 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 11 Grey Plover, 3 Buzzard

The Mall:

1 Kestrel

Hanham Hills:
1 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 26 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
50+ Sand Martin

Walton Bay:
8 Red Kite - spread out flying upchannel

Gordano Valley:

Sand Martins - streaming down valley late morning

05-04-25 Mandarin pair, Abbots Pool (Jamie Buchan)

Abbots Pool:

1 pr Mandarin

Ashton Court Estate:

1 Red Kite

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
Vismig:

72 Woodpigeon, 5 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 154 Meadow Pipit, 19 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 29 Goldfinch

Grounded;

3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

1 Redstart

05-04-25 Little Ringed Plover, Nailsea Moor (Des Bowring)

Nailsea Moor:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig (Day Totals);

2 Canada Goose, 449 Woodpigeon, 15 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 36 Herring Gull, 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Arctic Skua, 2 Cormorant, 2 Osprey, 1 Kestrel, 73 Sand Martin, 69 Swallow, 34 House Martin, 3 alba Wagtail, 513 Meadow Pipit, 5 Tree Pipit, 4 Greenfinch, 238 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 480 Goldfinch

Present:

1 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 5 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham:
1 Red Kite - circling

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey - 11:15

Chew Valley Lake

05-04-25 Ruff, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 11+ Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch

Denny Island:
c.50 Cattle Egret over

Herons Green:
40 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 54 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:

24 Little Gull - evening

05-04-25 Little Gulls, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
10+ Little Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, ++Sand Martin/Swallow/House Martin,1 Coal Tit, 3+ Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 

05-04-25 Sandwich Tern, Straftord, CVL (Dave Hughes)

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 25+ Teal, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Ruff, 8 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 50+ Swallows/Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

Out of area:

Pied Flycatcher at Brean Down

White-tailed Eagle over Slimbridge

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Andy Barnard, Simon Bowles, Des Bowring, Jamie Buchan, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Julian Eastoe, Andy Gibb, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Roger Joliffe, Rob Laughton, Tim McGrath, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Mike Prior, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Richardson, Sue Sayers, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker, Reuben Veal, Jack Wylson.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-04-25 Friday - Arctic Skua

Temp 09°C to 23°C - a cloudy start with light drizzle. It cleared up and became the hottest day of the year. A moderate NNE/NE/ENE wind with gusts to 24mph.

Another bumper day, new species have been ticking over during the last 2 weeks, the Avon year list is now at least 159, see it here.

Arctic Skua

Lesser Scaup

Little & Mediterranean Gulls

Jack Snipe

Water Pipit

Ruff

Osprey

Redstart

Tree Pipit

Redpoll

Yellow Wagtail

04-04-25 Osprey, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck (m, presumed same bird as in Stoke Park)

Fishpool Hill, Brentry;

1 Red Kite

Hallen Marsh:

1 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 28 Stock Dove, 5 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 5 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 247 Meadow Pipit

Redland Green Park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Willow Warbler

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Mandarin Duck (m), 1 Kestrel, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Westbury-on-Trym:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Greylag Goose, 11 Grey Plover, 18 Dunlin, c10 Sand Martin, 21 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Meadow Pipit, 50+ Linnet, 70+ Goldfinch

04-04-25 Yellow Wagtail, Pilning (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Ruff, 3 Jack Snipe, 5 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Red Kite, + Sand Martin, Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit

Severn Beach:
Vismig til 10am: 7 Grey Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 45 Bar-tailed Godwit, 38 Little Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 23 Sand Martin, 17 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Wheatear, 2207 Meadow Pipit, 15 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 146 Goldfinch

Vismig 1030-1230: c35 Grey Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, c15 Dunlin, 4 Little Gull, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Red Kite, 2 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Linnet

Western Approach, Severnside:
6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

12+ Swallow

Winscombe:
2 Swallow, 1Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig: 47 Sand Martin, 31 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1350 Meadow Pipit (site record count), 5 Willow Warbler, 23 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart (m), 5 Tree Pipit, 23 Linnet, 77 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hursley Hill:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
6+ Little Gull

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Scaup (m), 2 Great White Egret

04-04-25 Osprey, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Stratford:
2 Shelduck, 1 Lesser Scaup, 2 Scaup, 5 Little Gull, 100 BH Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 8 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 3 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

04-04-25 Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Ruff, 1 Lesser Scaup, 2 Scaup, 2+ Little Gull, 1 Osprey

Reported by: Chris Craig, Mark Carruthers, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Aravind Ramesh, Dean Reeves, Vic Savery, Tony Scott,  Larry Sweetland, Wayne Tucker, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-04-25 Thursday - lots of migrants moving

Temp 06°C to 20°C - sun with little cloud, but feeling cooler in easterly breeze gusting to 27mph

Lesser Scaup

Little & Mediterranean Gulls

Jack Snipe

Spotted Redshank

Ruff

Osprey

Ring Ouzel

Tree Pipit

Yellow & White Wagtails

Redpoll

BRISTOL

Stoke Park garden:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Stoke Park:

1 Fieldfare (grounded)

Lockleaze:

3 Swallow & 1 House Martin (first of the year here)

Easton:

1 Swallow & a few Meadow Pipit (over)

Cotham:

1 Red Kite & 2 Sand Martin (over)

College Green:

1 Sparrowhawk circling over

Crews Hole Woodland:

2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff singing, 6 Blackcap (5 singing), 1 Goldcrest singing

Troopers Hill LNR:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler singing, 4 Chiffchaff singing, 2 Blackcap singing 1 Goldcrest singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Vismig to NE - 225 Woodpigeon, 20 BH Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Redwing, 200 Meadow Pipit, 25 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 15 Goldfinch, 

Present - 11 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 20 Meadow Pipit 

Aust services to STW: 

all heading NE - 7 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 White Wagtail 

present - 5 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wheatear (m)

Orchard Pools:

2 pairs Tufted Duck, 5 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff

New Passage / Pilning Wetlands:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 50 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 6+ Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 40 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff, 15 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail (m), 5 Grey Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Linnet

Orchard Pools:

2 pairs Tufted Duck, 5 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff

03-04-2025 Little Gulls, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

Severn Beach:
vismig: 7 Ruff, 4 Little Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 28 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 2 Wheatear, 20 alba Wagtail, 822 Meadow Pipit, 307 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 312 Goldfinch

Kingsgate Park:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry:
2 Red Kite, 5 Skylark (all singing together), 1 Chaffinch (m - singing)

Pill cycle path:

Skylarks in fields by path

Ashton Court:
Tawny Owl calling

Abbotts Leigh:
1 Red Kite & 1 Raven over

Portbury Wharf:

2 Shoveler

Portishead:

1 Red Kite 

 
Clevedon Dowlais:
vismig, moving north - 35 Woodpigeon, 1 Osprey, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 120 Meadow Pipit, 

on the scrape - 22 Teal, 5 Lapwing 

Backwell Lake:

15 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Goose, 10 Mallard, 3 Gadwall (2m, 1f), Woodpigeons, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Magpie, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blue tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, Wrens, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbirds, Robins, 1 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
vismig - 336 Woodpigeon, 4 Sand Martin, 21 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 472 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit 185 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 178 Goldfinch

present - 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Song thrush, 2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear, 1 Greenfinch 

Weston-Super-Mare:
Anchor Head- 1 Mediterranean Gull

Madeira car park- 1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham garden:
2 Willow Warbler

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Cameley:
1 Swallow, Chiffchaff & Blackcap everywhere

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

03-04-25 Goldeneye, Dam CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 40+ party of Sand Martins & 5 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Bittern Trail:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, many Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Woodford:

2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Jay, Raven (calling), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 11+ Chiffchaff (singing), 6+ Blackcap (singing) 

Herons Green:

32 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (singing)

Moreton:

2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff 

03-04-25 Lesser Scaup with Great Crested Grebe, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Pochard, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 Stock Dove, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Gull (ad), 2 GBB Gull, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (singing) 

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 13 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 30+ Teal,  4 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Reed Bunting (singing) 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan Evered, Trevor Ford, Andy Gibb, David Gibbs, Pete Harrison, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Bob Medland, Steve Newland, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Steve Richardson, Ryan Sharvell-Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Reuben Veal:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds