Temp 05°C to 15°C. Clear sunny morning, some cloud later. Light breeze from the northwest turned through the day to a northeasterly - gusting to a gentle 11 mph.
Cuckoo
Common Crane
Glossy Ibis
Swift
Garden Warbler
Whinchat
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| 19-04-26 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
River Avon (opposite bank from Shirehampton):
1 Cuckoo heard
Sea Mills:
Patchway:
1 Kestrel
Hanham Hills:
1 Wheatear (f)
3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 3 Lesser Whitethroat
Aust services to STW:
vismig (morning): 4 Common Crane (heading NE, presume same birds seen earlier further south), 15 Ringed Plover, 29 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 15 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin
vismig (morning): 4 Common Crane (heading NE, presume same birds seen earlier further south), 15 Ringed Plover, 29 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 15 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin
New Passage/Northwick:
2 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, c40 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 14 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Common Crane (over), 3 Coot, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 1 Cettis, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat (m), 1 Wheatear (f), 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch
Severn Beach:
vismig (evening): c100 Bar-tailed Godwit heading NE
present: 18 Bar-tailed Godwit on the shore,
+ 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 4 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots of Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting,
Chittening Warth:
vismig (evening): c45 Bar-tailed Godwit heading NE
present: 20 Bar-tailed Godwit on the shore
?same birds as above
Doddington Park:
1 Red Kite
Horton:
1 Little Owl
Chipping Sodbury Common & Golf Course:
1 Little Grebe, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 19-04-26 Lesser Whitethroat, Portbury Wharf (Darren Burton) |
Clevedon Dowlais:
15+ Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Raven, 7 Skylark, 35 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Cettis Warbler 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (m)Channel View Farm, Clevedon:
4 Common Crane (over)
4 Common Crane (over)
Abbots Leigh:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch
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| 19-04-26 Green Woodpecker, Maes Knoll (Andrew Parsons) |
Maes Knoll, Dundry:
3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat
Wraxall fields:
1 Yellowhammer
1 Yellowhammer
Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
6 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer (m)
Felton Common:
Skylark singing, 2+ Willow Warbler singing
Sand Point/Bay:
vismig: 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 2 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 6 Siskin
present: 13 Whimbrel, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 26 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 3 Greenfinch
Uphill:
2 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 32 Dunlin, 8 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe
Burnett to Compton to Hunstrete (lanes):
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven, 5 Skylark (singing), 1 Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 12+ Chaffinch, 6+Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven, 5 Skylark (singing), 1 Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 12+ Chaffinch, 6+Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer
Compton Dando:
6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail
6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail
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| 19-04-26 Whitethroat, Compton Dando lanes (Ian Stapp) |
Hunstrete to Chelwood:
2 Red Kite. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Skylark, 4+Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush
2 Red Kite. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Skylark, 4+Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, Cetti’s Warbler & Reed Warblers singing in Pipe Bay
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
Dam:
6 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush
Woodford & Path:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch
Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff
Moreton:
14+ Canada Goose + 2 hybrid Greylag Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Little Egret (over Denny Island), 1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 possibly 2 Grasshopper Warbler calling, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 5+ Reed Warbler (singing) 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff
5 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 5+ Reed Warbler (singing) 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff
Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Darren Burton, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Oscar Dewhurst, Paul Francis, Ken Hall, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Wendy Musson, Ross Nairn, Andrew Parsons, Lee Patch, Bob Proctor, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Carol Rushton, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams