21-04-22 Thursday - Red Kite in abundance again

Hazy sun to start with the brisk East wind making it feel colder than 12 to 19°C

Purple Sandpiper

Pied Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Recycling Centre entrance:

1 Cetti's Warbler - singing

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-04-22 Tree Pipit OPS (Matt Plenty)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose - plus 8 new goslings, 1 Curlew, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit

Nibley:

6 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat,

Old Sodbury - BBS:

12 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Tormarton - BBS
12 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Corn Bunting

Coalpit Heath

1 Willow Warbler - singing

Filton Abbey Wood:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

21-04-2022 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Paul Chapman)

Portishead - Battery Point:
2 Purple Sandpiper

Walton in Gordano:
2 House Martin - back on site

Clevedon - Wain's Hill
1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin

Long Ashton:

11 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 5 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Sand Point - Middle Hope:
2 Whimbrel, 19 Jay, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Willow Warbler, 21 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 80 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 65 Goldfinch, 7 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hill:

2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

Longwell Green:

2 Red Kite

21-04-22 Grey Wagtail Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
10 Mallard, 13 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch

Newton St Loe - Claysend Fm:
4 Swallow - back on territory

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-04-22 Canada Goose CVL (George Stacey)

Sutton Wick:
5 Canada Goose - juv, 1 Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting, 

21-04-22 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (George Stacey)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Black-tailed Godwit

Reports: Paul Chapman, Barry Dursley, Patrick Haigh, Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Jean Oliver, Matt Plenty, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Nick Tippett, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-02-22 Wednesday - Swift

 Light cloud & sunny spells with north to northeasterly breeze, temp 7 to 17°C

Swift    - first arrivals?

Lesser Scaup

Little Gull

Arctic Skua

Tree Pipit 

BRISTOL

New Cut, Temple Meads:

1 Blackcap singing

Yew Tree Farm, Bedminster Down:
2 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 24 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit,16 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Blackbird, 13 Robin, 9 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-04-22 Common Sandpiper & Common Whitethroat, OPS (Peter Coslett)

Oldbury Power Station:
Common Sandpiper (jetty), 2 Red Kite, 10 Swallow (through), 8+ Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff,  Sedge & Reed Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Common Whitethroat

Severn Beach:

morning vismig: 2 Grey Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 21 Swallow, 4 Tree Pipit, 68 Goldfinch, 47 Linnet, 1 dark Arctic Skua (heading NE), 26 Little Gull (NE)

Avening Green:
1 Red Kite

West End:

1 Red Kite

Northwick:
1 Red Kite

Science Park, Lyde Green:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Whitethroat,

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
22 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan,1 Muscovy Duck (Domestic type), 2 Gadwall, 7 Mallard, 4 Mallard (Domestic type), 1 Little Grebe, Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, 1 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Tall Pines Golf Club, top of Brockley Combe:

1 Red Kite - 09.30

Yatton:
1 Red Kite - 14.45 (same bird?)

Sand Point/Bay & Middle Hope:
1 Oystercatcher, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron (over), 2 Jay, 26 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 18 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Common Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Tree Pipit, 11 Greenfinch, 60+ Linnet, 35 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 

Weston-Super-Mare:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (m) - having a pop at a Buzzard

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-04-22 Jay, Keynsham Memorial Park (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
31 Mallard, 18 Feral Pigeon, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 5 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
 

20-04-22 Common Sandpiper, Dam CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

1 Common Sand (wall), 8 GBB Gull (eating a big pike), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (spillway), 1 Song Thrush, 3 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5+ Chaffinch                

20-04-22 Reed Bunting, Picnic Site 2 CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:

6+ Reed Bunting

Woodford:
3 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush             

20-04-22 Common Whitethroat, Heron's Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:

1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 2 Little Grebe (pool), 8 GBB Gull (likely same birds as seen at the Dam), 1 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 6+ Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Swift

Herriott's inc Pool:
11 Shelduck (lake & pool), 20+ Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 2 Pintail (m & f), 1 Swift, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Sand Martin, 7+ House Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reports: Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Robert Emery, Tim Ford, Fen Marshall, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Robin Lambert, John Lewis, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Caleb Stradling, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

19-04-22 Tuesday - Cuckoo

 Sunny Intervals with a gentle breeze temp 5°C to 13°C

Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat
Whimbrel

Yellow Wagtail

Ring Ouzel

BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

19-04-22 Stock Dove, St. George (Lee Gardiner)

St. George:
1 Stock Dove

19-04-22 C.Sandpiper, Canada Goose, Duchess Pond (Patrick Richards)

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 15 Mallard, 9 Feral Pigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 11 Moorhen, 7 Coot,  3 Little Grebe,  1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 18 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 Wren, 5 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-04-2022 Common Sandpiper, OPS (Heather England)

19-04-22 Reed Bunting, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Jay, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

OPS video from Peter Hazelwood

Shepperdine:
15 Jay

Severn Beach:

2 Whimbrel, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Jay, 3 Swallow, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

19-04-22 Wheatear Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
4 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear

Backwell:
Jubilee Woods: 2 Marsh Tit

Coles Quarry: 1 Willow Warbler

19-04-22 Skylark+Whitethroat, Sand Point  (Caleb Stradling)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Shelduck, 30 Woodpigeon, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 6 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 8 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 8 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 10 Dunnock, 4 Rock Pipit, 12 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting

Uphill:
Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat

Felton Common (nr Lulsgate):
1 Red Kite

Crooks Peak:
2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Dipper

Oldland:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven (mobbing kite)

Keynsham - garden:

1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2+ House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch.

Saltford:

1 Cuckoo (calling)

Bath (Northend - BOC Walk):
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 8 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

19-04-2022 Lesser Scaup CVL (Rob Martin)

Chew Valley Lake
 
Heron's Green:
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Whitethroat

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lesser Scaup

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler (several)

Out of Area:

19-04-22 4 of 7 Glossy Ibis at Ham Wall (Paul Chapman)

The Levels - Ham Wall:

7 Glossy Ibis

Reports:Derek John Angell, Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, Peter Coslet, Ben Crabbe, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Kempson, Brian Martin, Rob Martin, Dave Nevitt, Jean Oliver, Aravind Ramesh,  Patrick Richards, Caleb Stradling, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18-04-22 Monday - Easter at its crowded best

Long sunny intervals with a light westerly wind temp 7 to 14°C

Scaup 

Lesser Scaup

BRISTOL

Brislington - garden:

1 Buzzard - mobbed by 2 Raven 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-04-22 Whitethroat OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
26 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk - displaying, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - reeling, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Rock Pipit, 

Pilning Wetlands:

6 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Northwick:

15 Dunlin

18-04-22 Song Thrush Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar Lower Woods:

1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

18-04-22 Linnet CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
lots of Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell - Brook Farm, Watercress Farm and Cycle Track:

3 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk,  Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 13 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Yellowhammer

Clevedon

 - Wain's Hill - vismig: 1 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin, 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer, 
 - Pill: 2 Common Sandpiper

Nailsea Moor:

14 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan, 7 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 16 Woodpigeon 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 13 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 25 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

Sand Point Middle Hope:
6 Whimbrel, 2 Jay, 18 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 11 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 40 Linett, 85 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 

Uphill:
Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - locality:

1 Wheatear, 1 Dipper, 

Marksbury:
40 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel

18-04-22 Long-tailed Tit - Nest Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard (incl 8 ducklings), 7 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck, 10 Coot, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 26 Herring Gull, 80 LBB Gull, 12 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail

Blagdon Lake - WeBS count:
10 Canada geese, 28 Mute Swan, 1 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 36 Mallard, 102 Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen, 173 Coot, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
3 GBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Jackdaw, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 

18-04-22 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Heron's Green:
2 Little Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
2 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Wren 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Dunnock, 6 + Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting, 

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 2 Willow Warbler

Herriott's inc Pool:
9 Shelduck, 10+ Shoveler, 24+ Gadwall, 2 Pintail (f&m), 7 Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Jackdaw, 6 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Reports: Jon Angell, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Steve Hurley, Nigel Kempson, Paul Sadley, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Penny Wills

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-04-22 Sunday - Whinchat

Temp 9 to 20°C. Turned out another sunny day after a cloudy start 

Mandarin, Lesser Scaup

Bar-tailed Godwit, Purple Sandpiper
Lesser Whitethroat
Whinchat

17-4-22 Easter Eggs, Jackdaw, Portishead (David Gale)

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin:

1 Red Kite over garden centre midday

17-4-22 Long-tailed Tit, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)

Duchess Park:
7 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 27 Mallard, (+5 ducklings), 12 Feral Pigeons, 4 Stock Dove, 22 Woodpigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 12 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Magpie, 19 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 9 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2f/8m Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 7 Starling, 2f/9m Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 6 Dunnock, 2 m/f Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch,5 Goldfinch, 2 m/f Reed Warbler

Sea Mills WeBS:

1 m Mandarin, 2 Shelduck, 4 Common Sandpiper, 9 Redshank, 2 LBB Gull

Withywood garden:

7 soaring Buzzard

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

17-4-22 Wheatear, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Frampton Cotterell:

2 mating Buzzard on ground, Raven nest at Iron Acton

Yate, Wapley Bushes NR:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

Petty France, Bodkin Hazel Wood:

Pheasant, Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Westerleigh:

2 Canada Geese, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf NR:

3 Mute Swan (Inc. a nesting pair), 1 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 pr Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Willow Warbler,  2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat

17-4-22 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead, Battery Point:
5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear

Clevedon-Yeo:
16 Canada Geese, 5 Greylag Geese, 9 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 110 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 8 Mallard, 4 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 30 Oystercatcher, 52 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 20+ Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 10 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2+ Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 70 Starling, 1 Wheatear

Nailsea Moor:

12 Canada Geese, 27 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard broods of eight and five, 3 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, Ravens, lots Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Reed Warblers, 1 Whitethroat, pr Stonechat, 1 m Wheatear, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, 1 m Reed Bunting

Yatton, Wemberham Lane:

1 Mallard + 13 ducklings, 1 Great Spottted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Wheatear, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Uphill WeBS:

2 Canada Geese, 3 Mute Swan, 45 Shelduck, 3 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 7 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 2 BH Gull, 48 Herring Gull, 11 LBB Gull, 1 Wheatear, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Sedge Warbler (Shirehill La), 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear (Down Road)

Hanham Hills:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Willsbridge Mill:

2 m/f Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow

17-04-22 Robin Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Saltford - lower fields

1 Pheasant, 21 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:

4 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 7 Rook, 3 Great Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock

Queen Charlton BBS:

2 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 1 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 9 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 14 Wren, 2 Starling, 14 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 9 Robin, 9 House Sparrow, 7 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Stanton Drew:

1st Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
1 Scaup, 1 m Lesser Scaup, 1 similar hybrid

Herriott's Pool
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser Scaup - same bird, different view.

17-4-22 Red-crested Pochard, Cheddar Reservoir (Geoff Daniels)

Out of Avon

Red-crested Pochard ay Cheddar Reservoir

Reports: John Barnett, Peter Bryant, Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniells, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Heather England, Tim Ford, Trevor Ford, David Gale, Andrew Harrison, Rupert Higgins, Neil Holden, Mike Jackson, Hayden James, Rich Keel, Nigel Kempson, Susan Kempson, Rob Laughton, Patrick Richards, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

16-04-22 Saturday - Hobby

  Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze, temp 6°C to 19°C

Hobby

Long-tailed Duck

Grasshopper Warbler

Reed Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Short-eared Owl

Whimbrel

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Whitchurch:
1 Grasshopper Warbler

Redland (Green and a garden):
2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Robin, 10+ House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (inc WeBS):
3 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 38 Shelduck, 36 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Black Redstart (female), 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellowhammer

Pillhead Gout:
1 Whimbrel (with Curlews)

16-04-22 Long-tailed Tit, CSC (Christopher Teague)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Linnet

16-04-22 Green Woodpecker, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar (West End):

1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Wheatear

Nailsea Moor:

6+ Wheatear.

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Whimbrel (heard), 19+ Jay, 3 Willow Warbler, 21 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail (heard), 14 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Siskin

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Grasshopper Warbler

16-04-22 Sedge Warbler, Bleadon (Bri Thompson)

Bleadon:
1 Sedge Warbler

Yatton (garden):
2 Siskin (on feeders)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Shire Valley):
1 Collared Dove, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 20 Skylark, 4 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 8+ Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Chaffinch, 2 Corn Bunting

West Littleton Down:
1 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 5+ Corn Bunting, 4+ Yellowhammer

Bath (Lansdown and Prospect Stile):
400 Feral Pigeon, 17 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 16 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 18 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch, 9 Yellowhammer

Newton St Loe (lanes):
Pheasant,  Buzzard,  Kestrel,  Jackdaw,  Rook,  Carrion Crow,  Coal Tit,  Blue Tit,  Great Tit,  Swallow,  Willow Warbler,  Blackcap,  Whitethroat,  Blackbird,  Song Thrush,  Robin,  House Sparrow,  Dunnock,  Chaffinch,  Yellowhammer

Cameley:
2 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

16-04-2022 Long-tailed Duck BG (Gareth Jones)

Barrow Gurney Res:

1 Long-tailed Duck

Blagdon Lake:

1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

16-04-22 Willow Warbler, Stratford (Lee Gardiner)

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Willow Warbler

Reports: Rich Andrews, Derek John Angell, Nancy Barrett, Karle Burford, Pete Coslett, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Gareth Jones, Jonathan Margetts, Bob Medland, Andrew Middleton, Nige Milbourne, Mark Ponsford, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Tim Salkeld, Matthew Scott, Christopher Teague, Gary Thorburn

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

15-04-22 Friday - Cuckoo

 Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze, temp 7°C to 19°C

Cuckoo

Lesser Scaup

Lesser Whitethroat

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Little Egret, 2 House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart

Coombe Dingle (garden):

1 Blackcap (singing, unusual)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-04-22 Redstart, Severn Beach
(Aravind Ramesh)

Severn Beach:

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Redstart,  Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin

15-04-22 Wheatear, CSC (Peter Coslet)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

3 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, Blackbird, Robin, 3 Redstart (2m+1f), 1 Stonechat (m) 3 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury (Ridge Woods Paddocks):

1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 1 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

East Dundry Lane (Maes Knoll)
2 Little Owl, 6 Wheatear

Portishead (Boating Lake):
12 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 28+ Mallard, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 15 Herring Gull but no BH Gull, 30+ Carrion Crow

Portishead (East Wood):
1 Sparrowhawk, 5+ Jay, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

Portishead (Redcliffe Bay):
1 Raven

Kingston Seymour (lanes):
1 Little Owl, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer

Backwell Lake:
3 Mute Swan, 3 Gadwall, 3 Cetti's Warbler

Nailsea Moor:
3 Lapwing, 1 Little Owl, 2 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear (highlights from a Nailsea Nature walk of 49 species in total)

Sand Point/St. Thomas Head:
1 Cuckoo

Weston Moor:
2 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 

Yatton:
8 Buzzards (moving North), 1 Peregrine (male, pursued by angry Lesser Black-backed Gull)

Strawberry Line (Yatton to Congresbury):
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 18 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 18 Robin, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick (Holbrook):
1 Red Kite

Oldland Common:

1 Tawny Owl (calling 3am)

Bath, Carrs to Severn Acre Wood:
1 Little Egret, 2 Stock Dove,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 10 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 9 Nuthatch, 1 SongThrush, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Newton St Loe:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 6 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

15-04-22 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow
(Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Long-tailed Duck

Chew Valley Lake
 
Heron's Green:
3 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 45 Mallard, 2 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 18 Cattle Egrets, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Goldfinch

15-04-22 Lesser Scaup, Stratford (Lee Gardiner)

15-04-22 Lesser Scaup, Stratford (Lee Gardiner)

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's inc Pool:
10 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 16 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 45 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 2 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Eurasian Bullfinch

Reports: Rich Andrews, Richard Belson, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Jane Cummings, Alan Daniells, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Ollie Fournier, Lee Gardiner, Gill Hardman, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Larry, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, Howard Taffs,  Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Wayne Tucker, Paul Williams

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

14-04-22 Thursday - Tree Pipit

 Light cloud and a gentle breeze, temp 7 to 16°C

Long-tailed Duck

Lesser Scaup

Grasshopper Warbler

Redstart

Whinchat

Tree Pipit

14-04-22 House Martin, Felton Common (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Lawrence Weston Moor:

4 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Redstart (f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Brent Goose (on estuary), 1 Canada Goose, 5 Barnacle Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck (on estuary), 3 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 41 Curlew, 1 Cormorant (on lake),1 Grey Heron,1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 32 Sand Martin, 31 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 34 Chiffchaff, 7 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 60 Linnet

14-04-22 Whitethroat, OPS (Heather England)

Aust Services:

5 Tree Pipit

14-04-22 Tree Pipit, Aust Services (Matt Hull)

Pilning Wetlands:

6 Jay - dropped out of the sky, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler

Yate Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 12+Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Yate Rocks garden:

1 Swallow, 2 Bulfinch (m/f)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Willow Warbler, 3/4 Redstart (2 m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Moor:

1 Red Kite, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler,  2 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler (heard), Reed Warbler (heard), 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

14-04-22 Whinchat, Weston Moor (Howard Taffs) 

Gordano NNR:

1 Lapwing,  2 Buzzard,  1 Raven,  3 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff,  1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Backwell Hill:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (M & F)

Dundry:

1 Swallow, 25 Wheatears (21m & 4f)

Felton Common:

1 Kestrel, 6 House Martin (already nest building)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

5 Stock Dove, 4 Jay,  6 Whimbrel, 175 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 28 Chiffchaff, 2/3 Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear,  2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 (alba) Wagtail, 90 Meadow Pipit, 12 Tree Pipit, 460 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 675 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin  

Weston-Super-Mare SWT: 

4 Willow Warbler,  4 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff,  2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling), 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting,  2 Bullfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Shire Valley:
1 Red Kite

14-04-22 Red Kite, Weston Moor (Howard Taffs)

Hanham Hills:

1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Common Redstart (f)  
 
Keynsham, Memorial Park:

17 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4+ Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 5 Robin, 2 Goldfinch

Saltford:
28 Buzzard

Newton St Loe:
1 Peregrine

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks #1:

1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake
 

Dam:

1 Black-tailed Godwit  2 Common Sandpiper

14-04-22 Black-tailed Godwit, Dam CVL(George Stacey)

Picnic site 2:

1 Reed Bunting

Nunnery:
1 Little Gull (2nd calendar year), 1 Chiffchaff

Moreton:
1 Wheatear

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m) - assume same ones as at Herriot's

Herriott's inc Pool:

1 Scaup (f), 1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler 

Reports: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Mark Collier, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Heather England, Lee Gardiner, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, David Hughes, Matt Hull, Linda Moysey, Robin Lambert, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Jonathan Margetts, Andrew Middleton, Darren Pearce,  Matthew Rogers, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Chris Vines, Paul Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

13-04-22 Wednesday - Wood Sandpiper

Dry, brighter going through the day, wind a gentle south / southwesterly, temp 11 to 15°C

Garganey, Lesser Scaup

Avocet, Golden Plover, Whimbrel, Wood Sandpiper

Little Gull

Osprey, Marsh Harrier

Sedge, Reed & Grasshopper Warblers

Pied Flycatcher

Redstart

Yellow & White Wagtails

Tree Pipit

Brambling

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

6 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart

Coombe Brook Valley Nature Reserve BS5:

2 Pied Flycatcher (1m, 1f)

Redland Green BS5:

1 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch (heard), 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin

Hengrove Mounds BS14:

1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

13-04-22 Wheatear, Oldbury Yacht Club (Heather England)

Oldbury Yacht Club:

1 Canada Goose, 2 Kestrel, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 13 Wheatear (10m, 3f), 16 Linnet

& "good numbers" Skylark & Meadow Pipit

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 20+ Blackcap

Pilning Wetlands:
20+ Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 35 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 13 Avocet, 2+ Little Ringed Plover, 16+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 3 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 2 Little Egret 

Severn Beach:

60 Shelduck, 9 Oystercatcher, 50 Curlew, 10 BH Gull, 1 Swallow

Lower Woods:

1 Kestrel (m), 1 Pied Flycatcher (m)

13-04-22 Little Owl, West End (Paul Sadley)

West End:

1 Little Owl

Hover's Lane, Iron Acton:

3 Willow warbler, 1 Redstart (m)

Yate:

2 Sparrowhawk (m&f)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Curlew (heard over), 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (possibly), 1 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet

Bristol & Bath Science Park:

1 Great White Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Walton Common:

1 Redstart (m)

Gordano Valley:

Walton Drove:

1 Grasshopper Warbler

Walton Moor:

1 Redstart (f)

Weston Moor:

1 Redstart

Clevedon: 

Cannons Gate Garden:

2 Blue Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 House Sparrow (2 pairs, with nest material), 4 Goldfinch (2 pairs)

Cannons Gate:

1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Wain's Hill, Clevedon

1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jay, 1 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Tree Pipit, 11 Greenfinch

13-04-22 Golden Plover, Dowlais, Clevedon-Yeo (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:

3 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper (first noted on the scrape, then flew high downriver), 8 Swallow, 5 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 3 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 20 Linnet

Strawberry Line (section between Yatton and Congresbury):
3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler

Congresbury Moor:
1 Osprey (to NW mobbed by Herring Gulls), 5 Buzzard, 10 Raven, 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

Sand Point / Middle Hope / St Thomas Head:
5 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel (f), 5 Jay, 6 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Blackcap (m), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Redstart (2m, 2f), 2 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear (2f&4m), 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Linnet

Weston-Super-Mare Sewage Treatment Works:

6 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 5 Grasshopper Warbler (4 singing), 3 Whitethroat,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hills: 

"Lots of " Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Tree Pipit

13-04-22 Chiffchaffs, Keynsham Memorial Park (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
22+ Mallard, 2 Feral Pigeon, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 4+ Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Goldfinch

Bishop Sutton:
3 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

13-04-22 Long-tailed Duck, Barrow Tank 1 (Cliff Smith)

Barrow Tanks:

Tank 1:

1 Long-tailed Duck (m)

Blagdon Lake:

4 Shelduck, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Gull (2nd calendar year) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 12 Brambling

Chew Valley Lake
 

Main Lake:
Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Cormorant, Reed Bunting, 1 Brambling (f)

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper

Heron's Green:

3 Garganey (2m, 1f), 2 Stock dove, 2 Little Grebe

Moreton:
Pheasant, Jay, "many" Sand Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (m), Goldcrest, Wren, Great Tit, Chaffinch,

13-04-22 Lesser Scaup, CVL (Chris Craig)

Stratford:

1 Lesser Scaup (m), 1 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Brambling (f)

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Garganey (pair), 2 Pintail (pair), 1 Little Gull (2nd calendar year), 2 LBB Gull (adult) showed characteristics of the race fuscus Baltic Gull, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Brambling (f)

Also seen - Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, BH Gull, Herring Gull

Reports: Rich Andrews, Nancy Barrett, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Phil Crouter, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Heather England, Tim Ford, Patrick Haigh, David Hanks, Dave Horlick, Karen Jayne, Robert Laughton, Matt Plenty, Mark Ponsford, Dean Reeves, Carol Rushton, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Cliff Smith, Caleb Stradling, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Bri Thompson, Paul Williams, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG