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.
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2 Lesser Scaup
Grasshopper Warbler
Black Redstart
Whimbrel
Jack Snipe
BRISTOL
Ashton Vale:
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
2 Whitethroat
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Redstart (f)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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10-04-25 Wheatear, OPS (Heather England) |
4 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Wheatear
Pilning:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 97 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail (including Flava x iberiae type), White Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit
Severn Beach:
14 Whimbrel
Yate:
Garden: 1 Redstart (f)
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
Garden: 1 Redstart (f)
NORTH SOMERSET
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10-04-25 Cattle Egret, Portbury Wharf (Hayden James) |
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
Compton Dando lanes:
4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 6+ Swallow, 20+ House Sparrow, 30+ Chaffinch, 12+ Linnet, 7 Yellowhammer
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
At least 3 Greater and 2 Lesser Scaup around the lake today.
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10-04-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon) |
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
Herons Green:
1 Lesser Scaup (m) assumed same as Sutton Wick, 1 Scaup (f), 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Red Kite, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler
1 Lesser Scaup (m) assumed same as Sutton Wick, 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)
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, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Martyn Hayes, Hayden James, Gareth Jones, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal, Gordon Youdale, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds