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

02-04-25 Wednesday - Hooded Crow

Temp 07°C to 18°C - sun all day, but the fresh breeze from the east made it feel colder, with 30 mph gusts not helping

Hooded Crow

Wheatear

Ring-necked Duck

Ruff

Lesser Scaup

Little Gull

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven - over

Lodge Causeway Trading Estate:

3 Rook - over east

02-04-25 Little Egret Snuff Mills (Chris Teague)

Snuff Mills:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, Nuthatches, 1 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park:

2 Rook - over east

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-04-25 Kingfisher Rockhampton (Matt Scott)

Rockhampton:

1 Kingfisher

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, c25 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk - lucky Starling, 1 Marsh Harrier, 7+ White Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit

Cribbs Causeway:

2 Carrion Crow in a scuffle with 2 Raven

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

3 Little Egret,1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail

Portishead - Battery Point:
1 Hooded Crow 

Portishead - Redcliff Bay:
2 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow 1 Wheatear

Clevedon - Yeo:
 2 Pintail, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank,  1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 5 Swallow - over NE

02-04-25 Wheatear Sand Point (Adrian Dutt)

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Peregrine, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, garden:
2 Raven - over, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Starling

Clutton:

1 Red Kite

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard circling over field

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
5 G W Egret, 13+ Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wag, 3 Chaffinch

02-04-25 Chiffchaff (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
many Chiffchaff

02-04-25 Blackcap CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 1 G S Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffle, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Warbler - singing,  6+ Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap - singing, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin

Herons Green:
11 Canada Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 2 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
46 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 2 Little Gull - out in the middle, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff

02-04-25 Blue Tit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 G BB Gull, 1 Osprey - eating lunch on a pylon, 1 Coal Tit - on feeder, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 L TT, 1 Swallow, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap - singing, 1 Treecreeper

Herriotts inc Pool:

3 Shelduck, 20+ Shoveler, 14 Gadwell, 25+ Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 

2 Common Gull, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 14 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 

Reported by: Derek Angell, Janet Brimble, Adrian Dutt, Andy Gibb, Rich Mailcarek, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Steve Newland, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-04-25 Tuesday

 Temp 03°C to 15°C - Sunny with a moderate breeze from the East

Lesser Scaup

Little Gull

Osprey

Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:

2 Oystercatcher

Fishponds:

1 Red Kite

Redshank, Sea Mills (Les Williams)

Redshank, Sea Mills (Les Williams)

Sea Mills:

1 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

5 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Withywood:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

25 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 11 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 53 Redshank, 44 Black-headed Gull, 27+ Little Gull (high, to NE), 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 5 Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff

Aust Warth:
16 Sand Martin, 1 Brambling, 1 Common Crossbill

Wheatear, Northwick (Vic Savery)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear

Severn Beach:
4 Grey Plover, 1 Jack Snipe, 12 Little Gull, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Yate (Common):
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:
1+ Firecrest (singing)

Portbury Wharf:

7 Shelduck, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 8 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 White Wagtail (alba), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting


Walton Common:
3 Red Kite, 1 Wheatear

Backwell Lake:
11 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 5 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Yatton (Strawberry Line):
2 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Cetti's W, 20 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 16 Wren, 17 Robin, 3 Song Thrush, 15 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Worle:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:
2 Buzzard (soaring)

Willsbridge Mill:
2 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Dipper

Stonechat, North Stoke (Pete Brain)

North Stoke:

2 Stonechat

Kelston:

1 Kestrel

Keynsham (garden):
2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler

Bath:
1 Goosander (m, Dundas Aquaduct)

Compton Dando (STW):
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Yellowhammer

Hunstrete:
2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:

26+ Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 1 Lesser Scaup  (f), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 12+ Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff

Stratford:

4 Scaup (3m+1f), 2 Stock Dove, 4 Little Gull (3 adult, 1 2nd winter), 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 24 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

Shelduck (fighting), Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Shelduck, 26+ Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 30+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Out of Area

Arlingham (BOC walk)

5 Shelduck, 9 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 12 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 7 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 18 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 100 Rook, 100 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 3 House Martin, 12 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Adrian Dutt, Fermandez Francis, Paul Francis,  Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Matthew Hall, Peter Hazelwood, David Horlick, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Andrew Middleton, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Les Williams, Gordon Youdale
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds