Temp 07°C to 11°C - heavy grey clouds covering Somerset, with spells of rain. Wind gusts reached 25mph around 1pm and gradually slowed throughout the afternoon.
Rarities: Cuckoo, Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit
BRISTOL
No reports.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
No reports.
NORTH SOMERSET
Backwell Lake:
1 Cuckoo (calling)
1 Cuckoo (calling)
Dowlais:
3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Yellow Wagtail
Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig:
1 Whimbrel, 57 Herring Gull, 182 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 8 Sand Martin, 63 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, 23 Meadow Pipit, 68 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 227 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin
Present:
9 Whimbrel, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 22 Whitethroat, 7 Stonechat, 11 Greenfinch
Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear
Walton Common:
10 Pheasant, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Feral Pigeon, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, 5 Carrion Crow, 32 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 26 Blackcap, 20 Wren, 5 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 23 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
Burnett
2 Red Kite
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 50+ Sand Martin, 1+ Swallow, 1+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail
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| 17-04-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodford Path (Ian Stapp) |
2 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 60+ Sand Martin, 1+ Swallows, 1+ House Martins, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch
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| 17-04-26 Pochard, Herons Green (Lee Patch) |
2 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martins, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 House Sparrow
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| 17-04-26 Hybrid Greylag Goose, Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
28 Canada Goose, 2 Hybrid Greylag Goose, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff
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| 17-04-26 Common Sandpiper, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |
Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 18 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail
OUT OF AREA
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| 17-04-26 Yellow Wagtail, Streart Marshes (Simon Davies) |
Streart Village
11 Whimbrel, 21 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 1 Common Tern, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 21 White Wagtail
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| 17-04-26 Pied Flycatcher (M), Quantock (Nick Wall) |
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| 17-04-26 Pied Flycatcher (M), Quantock (Nick Wall) |
Quantock
2 Pied Flycatcher
East Harptree
6 Crossbill
Reported by: Simon Bowles, Matt Hull, Paul Marshall, Lee Patch, Mark Ponsford, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Nick Wall, Karen Wilkinson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds
