14-04-26 Tuesday - Red-rumped Swallow

Temp 5 to 14°C. Dull with a cool South wind and the odd light rain shower, some sunshine

Mandarin

Little Gull
Hobby
European Red-rumped Swallow
Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat
Ring Ouzel

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Curlew, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Weasel

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Mandarin, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

14-4-26 Red-rumped Swallow, Middle Hope (Mark Savage)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregine, 2 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Red-rumped Swallow, 10 Willow Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff, 30+ Blackcap, 15 Whitethroat, 2 f Ring Ouzel, 4 Stonechat, 3 Tree Pipit

Bristol International Airport:

1 Hobby

Tyntesfield:

1 Stock Dove, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 12 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Green finch, 1 Goldfinch

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
5 Greylag Goose, 6 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 12 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Backwell Lake:

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti’s Warbler,  1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Memorial Park:
18 inc. 11 duckling Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 4 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 5 Robin

Chew Stoke:
2 flyover Cattle Egret. 1 Red Kite

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

14-4-26 Common Sandpiper,  Herriotts, Merv Carlyon

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
20 Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 300+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch

14-04-26 Chiffchaff, Woodford  (Ian Stapp)

Woodford and path:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Jay, 200+ Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (2 building a nest), 5 3 m 2f Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 m Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Herons Green:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 200+ Sand Martin, 4 House Sparrow - 2 nesting, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch

Stratford:
1 2cy Little Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap,

Herriotts:

5 Shelduck, 28 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, 300 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Reports: Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Ken Hall, Andy Harrison, John Lewis, Dave Neavitt, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds