Monday, 14 April 2025

14-04-25 Monday

Temp 07°C to 12°C - Sunny intervals getting less and less frequent as the day progressed Some rain showers in the afternoon. The moderate breeze from the SSE felt cold.

White Stork
Lesser Whitethroat
Whimbrel
Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:
1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (WeBS):
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 19 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 17 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel

Red Kite being hazed by a Rook, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Mandarin Duck, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Swallow, 14+ Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (Dowlais):
1 Whimbrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay:
2 Canada Goose, 7 Common Scoter, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Gannet, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 16 Meadow Pipit, 10 Tree Pipit, 33 Linnet, 2 Crossbill (heard), 50 Goldfinch

Weston-Super-Mare (STW):
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Common Sandpiper, Dam (Merv Carlisle)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Bittern Trail:
1 Osprey

Sutton Wick:
1 White Stork (circling - viewed from the ringing area)

Stratford:
1 Pochard (m), 1 Scaup (m), 2 Lesser Scaup, 1 Little Gull (first winter)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Pintail (m), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, (+3 Hirundine sps), 2 White Wagtail (form Alba)

Reported by: Merv Carlisle, Mark Coller,  Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Matt Hall, Rupert Higgins, ~Mark, Andrew Middleton, Jean Oliver, Paul Sadley, Howard Taffs
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