Tuesday, 22 April 2025

22-04-25 Tuesday

Temp 05°C to 15°C -  Mostly sunny in the morning, clouding over with a fewlight showers in the afternoon. All on a gentle breeze from the south. 

Cuckoo
Pied Flycatcher
Garden Warbler
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

Bedminster (Victoria Park):
14 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 9 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker/Jay, Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland (Green Park):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay

Stoke Park/Duchess Pond:
2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Peregrine, 2 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Brick Pits:
1 Cuckoo

Severn Beach:
10 Whimbrel (flying NE)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
7 Cattle Egret

Yatton (Congresbury Moor):
1 Grasshopper Warbler
Greenfinch/Whitethroat, Uphill (Adrian Dutt)
Uphill:
Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tog Hill:
1 Red Kite

Hanham (BOC walk):
17 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 3 Rock Dove, 3 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 21 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, + Magpie, + Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 16 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, + Blackbird, + Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Oldland Common:
1 Peregrine (over)

Chelwood:
1 Buzzard

Stantonbury Hill:
2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Little Egret, CVL (21st - Thomas Weston)
Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper, 20+ Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 5 House Martin

Herons Green:
20 Canada Goose, 30+ Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 27 Cattle Egret, (50+ Sand Martin/Swallow), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied/White Wagtail
Garden Warbler, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Scaup (f), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (car park)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 22+ Gadwall, 18 Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m - far out on lake), 2 Lesser Scaup (m+f), 48 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 7 Jackdaw, (30+ Swallow & Martin), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Tim Ford, John Lewis, Chris Mott, Mike Owen, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor, Thomas Weston