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.
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