08-04-23 Saturday - Whitethroat

Temp 7° to 15° C  Another lovely morning, clouding over a bit after lunch, but the light SE wind hardly touched the bright feel of the day.

Whitethroat, White Wagtail, Sedge Warbler

Little Ringed Plover, Osprey

Redstart, Tree Pipit

Pink-footed Goose

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Fishponds - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Frenchay Common:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Redland Green Park:
2 Nuthatch - mating

Stockwood Open Space and a garden:
2 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Moorhen, 1 Red Kite - over  to SE, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 3 Cettie's Warbler, 51 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler - singing at dawn, 12 Blackcap

08-04-23 Little Egret PIL (Rob Emery)

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Little Egret, 2 House Martin

Wickwar, West End - garden:

1 Swallow, 1 Blackcap (f)

Yate - Garden:
4 Canada Goose - over, 2 Red Kite - one with some secondaries missing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Red-legged Partridge, Swallow, Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Fieldfare

NORTH SOMERSET

08-04-23 Barn Owl PW (Paul Chapman)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Barn Owl

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

2 Teal, 50 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Rook, 4 Skylark, 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Clevedon - Yeo:
21 Canada Goose, 38 Mute Swan, 2 + 5 juvs Egyptian Goose, 150 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, 80 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 75 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 16 Grey Plover, 115 Curlew, 1 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 10 Dunlin, 3 Common Snipe, 200 Redshank, 30 Black Headed Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 115 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 9 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 20 Skylark, 20 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 11 Willow Warbler, 35 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler (Blake’s Pools), 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat (Blake’s Pools), 1 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 27 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 7 Reed Bunting.

Kingston Seymour - lanes
1 Little Owl, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap

08-04-23 Willow Warbler SP (Matt Hull)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Peregrine, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 24 Willow Warbler - fall, 27 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap,     2/3 Redstart, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 24 Greenfinch - on territory, 70 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Willow Warbler - singing

Hanham - Chequers:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard - sharing the same thermal

Keynsham, Manor Rd:
1 Blackcap, 4 Goldfinch

Bath - St John's:
2 Peregrine - still incubating

08-04-23 Yellowhammer Compton lanes (Ian Stapp)

Hunstrete to Compton Dando - around the lanes:

35 + Wood Pigeon, 2 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 60+ Jackdaw & Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Starling, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
6 Mallard, 12 Jackdaw, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

08-04-23 Buzzard Stanton Drew (Matty England)

Stanton Drew:
1 Buzzard, 1 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

08-04-23 Osprey CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
2 Common Gull, 1 Osprey, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Goldeneye, 2 G-BB Gull, 2 L TT, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush - food gathering, 2 Robin, 7 Chaffinch,  5 Goldfinch

08-04-23 Little Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

4 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe - displaying, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff   

Moreton:
4 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 L TT  - nesting, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

08-04-23 Great Crested Grebe CVL (Simon Isgar)

Stratford:
1 Greylag Goose, Great Crested Grebe - early morning, 2 Chaffinch - pr

Herriott's inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 G-BB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 G S Woodpecker - drumming, 100 Sand Martin, Swallow, 35 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: David Allward, Jon Angell, Dru Brooke-Taylor, BUPP, Simon Carder, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Anne Crowe, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Rob Emery, Matty England, Ollie Fournier, Paul Francis, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Mike Owen, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG 

07-04-23 Good Friday - Redstart

Temp 5° to 15° C  Really lovely day, the NE wind however, did knock a couple of deg off how warm it felt.

Long-tailed Duck

Sedge Warbler

Little Gull

Reed Warbler

Redstart

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Brislington - garden:

Green Woodpecker - yaffling, 3 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin,  1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
33 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 17 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Curlew, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 41 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Goosander - over

Damery:

1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Wickwar - West End:

1 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit - nest building, 1 Chiffchaff    

Yate inc Kingsgate Park:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 15 Rook, 2 Coal tit, 1 Swallow, 12+ Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate - Brinsham Park:

 3 Jay, 7 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

07-04-23 Wheatear CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 6+ Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Raven, Skylark, 2 Swallow, 11+ Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 20+ Meadow Pipit, Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Frampton Cotterell - Black Rocks:

1 Cattle Egret

06-04-23 Mistle Thrush Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)

Almondsbury- garden:

1 Chiffchaff - but last night 1 Mistle Thrush - what a serenade!

NORTH SOMERSET

07-04-23 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Jason Williams)

Portishead - Battery Point:
3 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - garden:

1 Red Kite - over v high, several Buzzard, Carrion Crow

Clevedon - Yeo:
28 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 5 ducklings, 12 Mute Swan, 90 Shelduck, 20 Teal, Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 54 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 16 Grey Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 80 Curlew, 1 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 110 Redshank, 8 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Nailsea Moor:

1 Stock Dove, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 11 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 7 Greenfinch, 8 Reed Bunting

Worle - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard - on high, 1 Willow Warbler

Worlebury:
1 Peregrine - high over the garden

Congresbury to Wrington:

1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher - squabbling, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, many Chiffchaff - singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Siston Brook:
1 Dipper

07-04-23 Redstart Hanham (Rob Laughton)

Hanham Hills:

1 Willow Warbler, plenty of Chiffchaff & Blackcap, 1 Redstart

Keynsham, Manor Rd:
1 Raven - over, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldfinch 

Keynsham - Willsbridge:
3 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper

Hunstrete to Compton Dando - around the lanes:

20+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker, 30+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 7 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 9+ Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

07-04-23 Chaffinch Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:

7 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Magpie, 6 House Martin - wires, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney circular - inc Tank - 1:
5 pr Tufted Duck, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 17 Chiffchaff, 23 Linnet - flock

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

07-04-23 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:
1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Little Gull,  2 GBB Gull, 2 L TT, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch

07-04-23 Garganey CVL (Tony Bridges)

Heron's Green:
1 Garganey (m),  4 Gadwall,  2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler,  4+ Chiffchaff

07-04-23 Chiffchaff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker,  2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 L TT, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 12+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

07-04-23 Scaup CVL (Mike Trew)

Stratford:

1 Greylag Goose, 4 Teal, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (f 2nd cyr), 1 Kittiwake -1st wint, 1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 40 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 4 House Martin

CVRS - area:

2 Reed Warbler - singing

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 2 GBB Gull, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Bowdler, Tony Bridges, Vĕra Carpenter, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Heather England, Matt Hall, Dave Hanks, Donna Harvey, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Steve Hurley, MJ, Rob Laughton, Fen Marshall, Andy Middleton, George Rabin, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Paul Tompkins, Mike Trew, Chris Vines, Jason Williams

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

06-04-23 Thursday - Ring Ouzel & Bittern

 Temp  9-13°C  Sunshine and showers. Light westsouthwesterly wind.

Garganey

Common Crane

Little Ringed Plover

Jack Snipe

Kittiwake

Little Gull

Bittern

Osprey

Ring Ouzel

06-04-23 Ring Ouzel, Sand Point (Penny Wills)

BRISTOL

06-04-23 Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch, Redland Green Park (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch

06-04-23 Greenfinch, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard (inc 6 ducklings), 70+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 23 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 4 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 46 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 23 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Felix Rd, Easton
1 Willow Warbler

Cabot Circus:
1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

06-04-23 Wheatears, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 130 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 46 Redshank, 2 Sand Martin, 11 Swallow, 6 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat

06-04-23 Black-tailed Godwit, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
A few Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper (1st of year here), 1 Osprey

Yate:

3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

Kingsgate Park:
10+ Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Willow Warblers singing

Battery Point, Portishead:
3 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Walton Bay:
2 Common Crane (north, over)

Gordano NNR

1 Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, plenty of Buzzard, 1 Cetti’s Warbler singing

Brook Farm, Backwell:

25 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit

Backwell Lake:
15 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 5 Moorhen, 
1 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff , 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:
15 Canada Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 11 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 10 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 1 Jay, Common Magpie, 50 Jackdaw, Rook, Crow, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 16 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 15 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 6 Stonechat, Dunnock, House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 3Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard, 4 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 120 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 7 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 9 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer 

Sand Point/Bay:

1 Ringed Plover, 20+ Common Gull, 56 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 1 Ring Ouzel, 3 Stonechat, 75 Linnet, 210 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
1 Swallow (over)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Brook, Warmley:
1 Willow Warbler

Keynsham garden:
2 Crow + nest, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 12+ Starling, 5 Goldfinch 

06-04-23 Yellowhammer, Hunstrete Lane (Ian Stapp)

Hunstrete:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 5 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 20+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Kittiwake (imm)

Chew Valley Lake
Lots of Martins most Sand some House & Swallows 100+ 

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin , 12+ Chaffinch 

06-04-23 Garganey, Herons Green Pool CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Heron's Green:
1 Garganey (m, pool, hidden in reeds most of the time), 2 Gadwall (pool) 2 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Buzzard,  5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 100+ Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Gull (imm), 1 Great White Egret  2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecvker (one drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven (feeding chicks), 3 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Long-tailed Tit (+ nest), 1 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff,

12+ Chaffinch,  2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Scaup in addition to the above, 1 Little Gull (first winter) - same bird as above?

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck,   2 GBB Gull, 1 Bittern (m seen lakeside reeds, also booming on and off left then right of channel), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff , 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Dave Horlick, David Howes, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, Helen Lewis, Andy Mears, Dave Nevitt,  Dean Reeves, Patrick Richards, Howard Taffs, Penny Wills

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-04-23 Wednesday - Reed Warbler

 A misty moisty day, chilly with a light SW wind.  Max temp 10° C. 

Garganey

Ring-necked Duck

Osprey

Reed Warbler

Wheatears

View of Wales in the rain!

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:

1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Jay (carrying nest material), 2 singing Willow Warbler, lots of \Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll.

Aust Warth:
Firecrest

Yate:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 singing Goldcrest.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Crane - over at 3:30 pm

Clevedon:

Wains Hill - 2 Peregrine, 4 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap. 

Dowlais - Grey Heron, 3 Skylark, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Wheatear, 1 m. Reed Bunting. 

Strode Road bridge - Cetti's Warbler (seen by bridge), 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap. 

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
3 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 17 Meadow Pipit.

Worle:
1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lansdown:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 1 m. Kestrel, Skylarks all over, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wheatear.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 m. Garganey

Stratford:
4 (pos. 6) Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (flew towards Herriott's), 8 Teal, 2 f. Scaup, 2 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (flew towards dam, 8:35 a.m.), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite, 200 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 singing Reed Warbler.

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Matty England, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, MJ, Linda Moysey, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG, 

04-04-23 Tuesday - Garganey & Redstart

Temp -1° to 12°C.  Sunny all day, but cool with a light breeze from the southeast.

Garganey

Mediterranean Gull

Osprey 

Dartford Warbler

Pied Flycatcher 

Redstart

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

4-4-23 Little Grebe, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe nesting, 25 Redshank, 9 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Wheatear

4-4-23 Garganey, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Garganey, 1 Osprey, 1 m Redstart

Cockridge:

2 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Red Kite - tennis club area, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 f Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon/Tickenham (area Rook Survey):
194 nests surveyed.

Clevedon (Wains Hill):

1 Pied Flycatcher

Clevedon (Dowlais):
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap (m+f), 1 Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting (m+f)

Pied Flycatcher, Sand point (Adrian Dutt)

Wheatear, Sand Point (Adrian Dutt)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swallow, 11+ Willow Warbler, 1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 m Redstart, 5 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Grey Heron, Hanham (Stephanie Chadwick)

Treecreeper, Hanham (Stephanie Chadwick)

Hanham (BOC walk):
1 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 24 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 17 Blue Tit, 26 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 8 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel

Compton Dando (STW):
15 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando (village):
4 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 33 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 40+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Hunstrete:
20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30+ Rook, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, ++ Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20+ Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe:
3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 m Garganey

Chew Valley Lake

Mediterranean Gull, Dam (David Hughes)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (almost adult), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Bittern Trail:

2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush

Sutton Wick:
1 Marsh Harrier (female)

Garganey, Heron's Green Pool (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
3 Garganey (2m+1f), 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
6 Shelduck, 5 Pochard, 37 Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Robin, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Scaup, 40 Sand Martin

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Paul Bowdler, Stephanie Chadwick, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Adrian Dutt, Andy Gibb, Paul Gregory, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Craig Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Vic Polley, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

03-04-23 Monday - Yellow Wagtail & Osprey

Temp 6° to 14° C  Really bright morning - but a tad chilly and clouded over later, a light ESE wind.

Merlin

Redstart

Osprey

Goosander

Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

BRISTOL

St Annes:

4 Buzzard - mewing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
48 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Plover, 130 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, 26 Redshank, 7 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 26 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 

Orchard Pools:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard + 6 ducklings, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Willow Warbler

Dyer's Common:

8 Canada Goose, 10 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Skylark, 6 Cetti's Warbler

Crook's Marsh:

1 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

Derelict Land ST5482:

2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Skylark

Wickwar West End:

1 Sparrowhawk

Winterbourne, Church:

1-2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 20-25 Linnet

03-04-23 Song Thrush Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)

Almondsbury - garden:

1 Blackcap (m), 1 Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:

1 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 18 Jackdaw, 8 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Mute Swan, pair Shoveler, 16 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 12 Lapwing, 7 Grey Plover, 5 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 11 Willow Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler,  8 Chiffchaff, 1 White Wagtail, 8 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Merlin (f), 2 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Redstart (m), 1 Brambling - over, 15 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Yellow Wagtail

Keynsham, STW:
Swallow flying round

Bath - St John's Chuch:
2 Peregrine - sharing incubation of 3 eggs, 1 Willow Warbler Herman Miller building Twerton

Stanton Drew to Pensford - along the R Chew:
2 Goosander (f), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher - busy pair, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Chelwood - roundabout:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Carrs Woodland:

3 Green Woodpecker, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 f Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lapwing, 1 Cattle Egret, 31 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap

Chew Valley Lake

03-04-23 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail

03-04-23 Cattle Egret CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper

03-04-23 Scaup CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
47 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
6 Shelduck, 2 Scaup (f), 52 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (f), 1 Grey Plover - flew off north, 10 Common Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey - 09:50, away high to NW,  3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 6+ Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c60 Sand Martin, c20 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

03-04-23 Barn Owl, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cettie's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Ringing Station:

3 Swallow - on the wires

Reported by: Peter Allen, John Barnett, Paul Bowdler, BUPP, Vĕra Carpenter, Steve Curtis, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, MJ, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Andy Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Jean Oliver, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Gill Sapsed, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

02-04-23 Sunday - Mandarin & Osprey

Temp 8° to 10°C. Some cloud, some sun and the odd light shower, with a gentle breeze from the north east. Is spring finally here to stay?

Smew, Mandarin

Ring-necked Duck

Marsh Harrier, Osprey

Scaup, Yellow Wagtail

Marsh Tit, Siskin

BRISTOL

Abbots Leigh:
6 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

Fishponds:
Chiffchaff, Singing Blackcap

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, many Chiffchaff, singing Blackcap

02-04-23 Mistle Thrush, Bristol (Gill)

Downs: 

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush

02-04-23 Green Woodpecker, Bristol (Gill)

Goldney Hall, Clifton:

1 Tawny Owl

Stoke Bishop - Garden:

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay (6 more in Canford Cemetery), 2 Coal Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth Lake:

5 Greylag Goose, 3 Mandarin (2M 1F), 10 Tufted Duck

Oldbury Power Station to Pill Head Gout:
8 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 15 Redshank, 4 Little Egret, 8 Skylark, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear,  2 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:

c200 Kittiwake

Inglestone Common:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 22 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Song Thursh, 2 Bullfinch, 11 Greenfinch, 21 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Yate Rocks:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Yate: Kingsgate Park:

1 Jay, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff

02-04-23 Chiffchaff, Yate (Chris Teague)

Dewshill Wood:

2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 37 Rook nests, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush

Wickwar: 

Mute Swans, 1 Red Kite

02-04-23 Mute Swan, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Westerleigh:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1 Great White Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail, 47 Meadow Pipit, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch

02-04-23 Great White Egret, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Egyptian Goose (with 5 young), 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 5 Lapwing, 4 Redshank 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

02-04-23 Stonechat, Clevedon (Jason Williams)

Sand Point/Bay:
23 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 22 Redshank, 28 Kittiwake, 1 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 29 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet

02-04-23 Chaffinch, Sand Point (Dean Reeves)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Down Road:

1 Wheatear

Newton St Loe:

Linnet, 25+ Yellowhammer

02-04-23 Yellowhammer, Newton St Loe (Wayne&Lauren Tucker)

Keynsham, Garden:

2 Raven (flyover), 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 12+ Starling, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Redshank, 4+ Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Fieldfare

Chew Valley Lake

Denny:

21 Little Egret

Bernard King Hide:
1 Osprey, 3 Red Kite

Heron's Green:
1 Smew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl

02-04-23 Marsh Harriers, CVL (Lucy Masters)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Scaup (F), 2 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 1 Muntjac Deer

Reported by: Gill-Tiger Lotus, Jack, Jon Angell, John Barnett, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Stephanie Chadwick, Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Heather England, Peter Hazlewood, Rupert Higgins, Dave Hughes, Simon Isgar, Robert Kelsh, Lucy Masters, Nigel Milbourne, Dean Reeves, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Mike Trew, Wayne&Lauren Tucker, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-04-23 Saturday - Marsh Tit

Temp 8° to 12° C  Overcast with rain until midday, when the light WSW  wind veered round N and the sun came through in spells.

Smew

Bar-tailed Godwit

Marsh Tit

Crane

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:

1 Peregrine

Fishponds - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

01-04-23 LBB Gull Redland (Nancy Barrett)

Redland - Chandos Rd, bakery:
Lesser Black-backed Gull - back for the summer

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Little Egret

Littleton - Village to Whale Warth:
1 Cattle Egret

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler

Yate inc The Common:
1 Peregrine - over towards Kingsgate Park, Blue and Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Wren

Yate Rocks:

1 Sparrowhawk - bathing

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Snipe, 5 Buzzard, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear, 40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch

Frampton Cottrell;

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap - - all warblers singing 

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
14 Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan, 3 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Collared Dove, 7 Moorhen, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk - mobbed, 1 Raven, 13 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch. Lots of singing birds

Tickenham - Cadbury Camp:

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit - singing, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch

Kenn - Duck Lane garden:
2 Linnet

Wrington Warren:
1 Crane - over, going south at 13:20

Sand Point - Bay/Middle Hope:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 91 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 5 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (f), 6 alba Wagtail, 123 Meadow Pipit, 14 Greenfinch, 17 Linnet 46 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Banwell - garden:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Buzzard, Skylark - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail

Keynsham to Chewton Place - along R Chew:
8 Mallard, 4 Stock Dove - over, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven - also calls from nesting tree, 13 Magpie - together feeding, 3 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

01-04-23 Jackdaw Keynsham (Nick Page)

Keynsham, Park Rd - garden:
Jackdaw - nesting material gathering, cardboard and hair

01-04-23 Rook Nesting Hallatrow (Patrick Hancock)

Hallatrow:
15 active Rook nests

Paulton:
1 Willow Warbler

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Smew, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Tern, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Greater White Egret, 24 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl - hunting

Stratford:
1 Common Tern, 1 Cattle Egret

01-04-23 Willow Warbler CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Red Kite, 1 Willow Warbler

Reported by:  Jon Angell, Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Barry Dursley, Patrick Hancock, David Hanks, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Steve Mackie, John Marks, Robbie Morse, Linda Moysey, Nick Page, Vic Savery, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Lauren Tucker, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG