01-04-26 - Wednesday - no kidding

Temp 04°C to 14°C - high cloud carried on a a gentle westerly breeze with gusts to 21mph around tea time

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

BRISTOL

Knowle:

1 Great White Egret - mobbed by Herring Gull 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 7 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 2 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Merlin (f)-  flying low parallel to footpath, 2 LT Tit, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Mallard - inc 6 ducklings, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 55 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 21 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine (f), 25 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Severn Beach:

2 Tufted Duck, 16 Kittiwake 

01-04-26 Canada Goose Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate Kingsgate Park:
2 Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall,1  Cetti's Warbler - singing, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh pool:

2 Mandarin (f&m), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail 

01-04-26 Reed Bunting Watercress Fm (Paul Chapman)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

inc-  5 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Rook - rookery, 2 Skylark - singing, 2 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Blackcap - singing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Yatton - Strawberry Line survey:
1nc - 3 Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 1 Kestrel, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Long tailed tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 19 Wren, 11 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 18 Robin, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch and 1 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare - Milton Rd:
1 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden:

1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Goldcrest

Keynsham:

 Memorial Park:  8 Mallard, 9 Feral Pigeon, 2 Moorhen - one on nest, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Magpie, 10+ Jackdaw, 3+ Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail

 Somerdale:  9 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 12+ Magpie, 20+ Carrion Crow, 6+ Skylark

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

01-04-26 Chiffchaff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Tit, 10+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 L TT, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch

01-04-26 Chiffchaff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

4+ Goldeneye, 2 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Blackcap - singing, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3+ Bullfinch, 8+ Goldfinch

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwell (2 f&m), 4 Little Grebe, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 Scaup (f), 

Blue Bowl:

1 House Martin - on the wires

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Shelduck, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 5 Shoveler, 18 Gadwell, 1 Pintail (m), 14 Teal, 3 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Barry Dursley, Andrew Harrison,  Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, C Teague, Reuben Veal, Jack Wylson

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