02-05-24 Thursday - Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 11°C to 12°C - Thunderstorms and heavy rain overnight and it did not improve much during the day- rain, cloud and a variable wind with gusts up to 22mph. Not an easy day to do much birdwatching.

Curlew Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

Cuckoo

Merlin

BRISTOL

Stockwood Open Space:

5 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, Song Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Cuckoo

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Avovet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Wheatear, 2 prs Stonchat with fledglings, 4 Yellow Wagtail

02-05-24 Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
10 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 20 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 

Hawkesbury Upton/Horton:

1 Merlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
3 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon - Yeo:
Gadwall, pr Tufted Duck, 10 Sand Martin 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail

Garden: 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Blackbird

Backwell:

3 Great White Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Broadmead:
40 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Goldfinch

Charlton Fields:

1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

No reports:

Reported by: Nige, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Andy Gibb, Sue Jarvis, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Gwen Thomas,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

01-05-24 Wednesday - Crossbill, Bearded Tit

Temp 8°C to 15°C - Cloudy with little wind in the morning, a light W/NW breeze bought the rain later.

Bearded Tit

Crossbill

Redpoll

Osprey

Common Tern

Hobby, Cuckoo

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Kingfisher

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 1 Swallow, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat (female), 1 Reed Bunting

  

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Cuckoo

01-05-24 Cuckoo, Pilning (Aravind Ramesh)

Aust Services:
2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin, 1 Crossbill

01-05-24 Bearded Tit, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
young Little Grebes, Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Bearded Tit (patch mega), 146 Sand Martin, 32 Swallow, 27 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whinchat, 13 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit

01-05-24 Wheatear, Severnside (Lise)

New Passage:

1 Redpoll

Frampton Cotterell:
1 Dipper

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Siskin

Dowlais: 2 Shoveler, 4 Wimbrel, Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

Garden: 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Crow, 1 Blue Tit

Congresbury Moor:
1 Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge W,
11 Reed W, 8 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 22 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 18 Robin, 8 Greenfinch and 3 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swift, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 48 Swallow, 13 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 17 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 36 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

01-05-24 DIpper, MSN (Wayne Tucker)

Midsomer Norton:

2 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sand, 5 Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

01-05-24 Grey Wagtail, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Grebe/Bittern Trail:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Picnic Site 2:
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Dunnock 1 Reed Bunting

Heron's Green:

1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey (assumed same as below)

01-05-24 Osprey, CVL2 (Wayne Tucker)

Stratford:

10 Swift, 1 Common Tern, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Red Kite, 4 Sparrowhawk, 4 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc. Pool:

4 Hobby

Reported by: Lise, Morris, David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Oscar Dewhurst, Tim Ford, Ollie Fournier, Andy Davis, Markas Gilmartin, Matt Hall, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, MJ, Nigel Milbourne, David Poulton, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Steve Richardson, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-04-24 Tuesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 8°C to 14°C - Sunny turning cloudy later on. A touch warmer with the breeze now from the South.

Spotted Flycatcher
Cuckoo

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Rockhampton:

1 Cuckoo (~1700hrs?)

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Cuckoo (calling on lagoon 2 - 0800 & 1115)

Whinchat, Pillhead Gout (Matt Plenty)

Pillhead Gout (nr Oldbury):

22 Whimbrel, 4 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear

Ingst (BBS)

2 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 7 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Rook, 1 Skylark, 11 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 11 Goldfinch

Aust STW:
5 Wheatear

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Swift, 6 Avocet, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 17 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail

Spotted Flycatcher, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage:

2 Whimbrel, 9 Black-headed Gull, c100 Sand Martin (as one flock, late on), 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Severn Beach:
6 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 8 Dunlin, (steady passage of Swallows and Martins), 1 Wheatear

Yate (garden):

1 Whitethroat (f)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Barn Owl, Swallow (a few), Warbler sp (all the common species), 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (off the marina):
1 Whimbrel, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit (1m, 5f), +Sand Martin

Walton Common:
1 Cuckoo (heard)

Pink-footed Goose, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon (Dowlais):
1 Pink-footed Goose (fly through), 3 Shoveler, 4 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

Clevedon (garden):

14 Magpie

Clevedon (Central Way):

2 Red Kites (heading N.)

Weston Moor - Gordano:

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend:
1 Red Kite (over)

Willsbridge:
2 Dipper

Mangotsfield:
2 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven (in battle)

Oldland:

3 Red Kite

Whitethroat/Swallow, Charlton Fields (Paul Tomkins)

Keynsham (Charlton Fields):
2 Moorhen, 2 Swallow,5 Whitethroat, 2 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer

Keynsham, Broadmead Lane:
1 Ringed Plover, 80 mixed large white headed gulls, 1 Sedge Warbler - singing, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

No Reports

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Jamie Dunning, Barry Dursley, Andy Gibb, Peter Hazelwood, Donna Harvey,  David Horlick, Brian Lancastle,  Iris Langson, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, David Poulton, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Jeremy Squire, Andy Stockhausen, Nick Tippet, Paul Tomkins

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-04-24 Monday - Wood Warbler

Temp 6°C to 14°C - Overcast but largely dry, the strong SSW/SW meant more migrant arrivals. Gusts up to 33mph.

Wood Warbler

Osprey

Whimbrel

Ringed Plover

Hobby, Whinchat

Possible Black Kite

29-04-24 Hobby, CVL (Tony Bridges)

BRISTOL

Horfield Common:

1 Garden Warbler-patch first for observer

Sneed Park:

1 Kingfisher

Sims Hill:

2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Reed Bunting

29-04-24 Great Tit nest site, Red Maid's School (Liza White)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

29 Whimbrel, 14 Reed Warbler, 1 Wood Warbler see here for excellent photos and a video clip,  4 Wheatear, Hairy Dragonfly-first site record

Aust Warth:
1 Whinchat

Services: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Avocet, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Wheatear

Yate Common:

Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Swift, Hobby, Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, Chiffchaffs,  Blackcaps, Lesser Whitethroats, Whitethroats, 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Swift

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll
Garden: 2 Wood Pigeon, 6 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

13 Whimbrel, 4 Commic Tern, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Sand Martin, 69 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 5 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 20 Tree Pipit, 22 Linnet, 6 Greenfinch, 116 Goldfinch

Puxton Moor:

Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Bullfinch

Hanham Hills: 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Keynsham, Broadmead:

1 Ringed Plover, c80 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, c100 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Charlton Fields:

2 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail

Chew Magna:

1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Swallow, 1 House Martin. 1 Willow Warbler,
6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat,
4 Goldcrest, 2 Greenfinch

High Littleton:

possible Black Kite over

29-04-24 Brand new Peregrine chick, Bath (Hawk and Owl)

Bath:
3rd Peregrine chick hatched

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper

Moreton:
2 Hobby

Stratford:
c200 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1f Kestrel, 3 adult Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher,  c300 Sand Martin

Reported by: Rod, Gary, George Ashwell, Pete Brain, Tony Bridges, John Budd, Mark Coller, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, MJ, Mike Moxon, Nigel Povey, Trudy Sheen, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Liza White, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-04-24 Sunday - Little Stint, Crane

Temp 5°C to 12°C - Day of two halves: Morning was overcast with rain, felt cold in light winds from the N/W. The afternoon was rather nice, the wind moved to the WSW. Lots of birds clearly on the move again today.

Little Stint

Crane, Osprey

Hobby, Pied Flycatcher

Whinchat, Greenshank

Greenland Wheatear

Purple Sandpiper

Whinchat, Cuckoo

28-04-24 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)

BRISTOL

St George Riviera:

Peregrine

BS5 garden:

1 Hobby over

Troopers Hill:

1 Cuckoo

Stoke Park:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 f Pied Flycatcher, 2 Linnet, 2 m Reed Bunting

Sims Hill:

1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Tree Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning:

6 Avocet, 7 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8+ Whimbrel, 14 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail

Severn Beach:

5 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit, 32 Dunlin, 1 Osprey, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

28-04-24 LRP, Western D (Vic Savery)

Western D:

1 Little Ringed Plover, c12 Wheatear

28-04-24 Little Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Little Owl

Yate:

3 Little Egret

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow,  8+ Chiffchaff,  6 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whinchat

28-04-24 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead:
5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Greenland Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit

28-04-24 Wheatear, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Nailsea Moor:

8 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat

Clevedon - Wain's Hill to Channel View Sea Wall:
85 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 52 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 33 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint (Channel View Sea Wall), 2 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 3 Greenshank (Dowlais), 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 12 Skylark, 25 Sand Martin (to NE), 200 Swallow (to NE), 10 House Martin (to NE), 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Linnet

Kingston Seymour:
1 Hobby

Weston STW:

1 Whimbrel, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Wheatear

Banwell:
15 Swallow/House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-04-24 Yellow Wagtail, Tormarton (Chris Teague)

Tormarton:

3+ Yellow Wagtail

Keynsham, Broadmead:
35 Canada Goose, 20 Mallard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Herring Gull, 25 LBB Gull, 2 Heron, 10 Swallow, 100+ House Martin

28-04-24 Yellow Wagtail, Charlton Fields (Paul Tompkins)

Charlton Fields:
1 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

Saltford:
2 Lesser Whitethroat

28-04-24 Peregrine with chicks, Bath (Hawk and Owl)

Bath:
2 Peregerine chicks have hatched- watch here

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Tank 3: looks good for wader passage: 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret

Tanks 1/2: 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 White Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:

2 Arctic Tern, 2 Crane (later seen from Blagdon Lake), 2 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Redshank, 7 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull (2nd cal year), 1 Red Kite (2nd cal year), 2 Hobby

Reported by: Mark, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Ian Duncan, Julain Eastoe, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hall,  Rupert Higgins, Nigel Povey, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Vic Savery,  Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Chris Vines, Liza White, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

27-04-24 Saturday - Swift & Hobby Movement

Temp 6°C to 10°C. Felt unseasonably cold today with many observers left shivering (including myself!) Persistent rain gradually cleared by afternoon. A force 2 ENE wind.

Looking good for migration again from Monday onwards as conditions improve across France and the English channel. South-east winds should provide good conditions for seawatching and the first few Spotted Flycatchers may start coming through. 

Cuckoo

Little Ringed Plover

Arctic Tern, Arctic Skua

Hobby
Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail

27-04-24 Collared Dove, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

1 Swift, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Barn Owl, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin

Shirehampton - Lamplighters Marsh NR:

1 Hobby, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

41 Swift, 6 Sand Martin, 57 Swallow, 46 House Martin, 4 Whimbrel

27-04-24 Swallows, Pilning Wetland (Karen Wilkinson)

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:

8 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 31 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 5 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Whimbrel, 10 Dunlin, 3 Swallow, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail

Severn Beach (06:05-10:44):
Vismig:

67 Swift, 19 Ringed Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 13 Dunlin, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 65 Herring Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Arctic Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 60 Swallow, 131 House Martin, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 4 Linnet, 61 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin
Present:

3 Canada Goose, 8 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 27 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 24 Whimbrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

Warmley Forest Park:

1 Red Kite, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Hanham:

1 Red Kite

Siston Brook:
1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper

Willsbridge:

1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano - Weston Big Wood:

1 Red Kite

Clevedon - Highdale Road:

1 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Robin

Sand Point/Middle Hope (05:45-11:20):
Vismig:

8 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 46 Ringed Plover, 30 Whimbrel, 13 Herring Gull, 43 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Hobby (likely same bird as Severnside), 48 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 3+ Yellow Wagtail, 3 alba Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 40 Linnet, 75 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Present:

3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 4 Greenfinch

North Worle (W-s-M):

1 Swift - first of the year here

Bristol Airport:
1 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham - Broadmead Lane:
30 Swallow, 2 House Martin

Keynsham - Charlton Fields:
3 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit

27-04-24 Mistle Thrush, Newton St. Loe (Wayne Tucker)

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
14 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper

Herriotts inc. Pool:

1 Hobby, 6 Common Sandpiper

Out of area:

Wood Sandpiper at Ham Wall.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Oscar Dewhurst, Julian Eastoe, Tim Fell, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Aravind Ramesh, Matthew Rogers, Paul Sadley, Paul Sawyer, Andy Stockhausen, Wayne Tucker, Karen Wilkinson.

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-04-24 Friday - Woodlark, Crossbill, Little Tern, Hobby

Temp 6°C to 13°C - Overcast but dry, moderate ENE/NE wind.

Blog will be updated later with any further records and photos.

Little Tern

Crossbill

Hobby
Woodlark

Common Scoter

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 pr Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:

12 Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Common Scoter (south west), 35 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 15 Whimbrel, 41 Bar-tailed Godwit,  1 Little Tern, 1 Arctic Tern (both north east), 1 female Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, c100 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Woodlark (south west), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Redpoll, 1 Siskin

Pilning/New Passage:

32 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 4 Teal,  6 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 8 Avocet, 1 Curlew, 4 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Heron, 1 Grashopper Warbler, 3 Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Red Kite, 1 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat,  4 Blackcap

Yate:

Kingsgate Park- Little Grebe, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap

Mixed singing Willow warbler- near Yate Tesco

NORTH SOMERSET

26-04-24 Yellow Wagtail, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Wain's Hill/Dowlais:
2 Coot, 42 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 45 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 24 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 70 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin
Garden: 1 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie. 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

26-04-24 Whimbrel, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vis Mig: 2 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Sand Martin, 155 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 21 Meadow Pipit, 6 Tree Pipit, 25 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 245 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin
Present: 1 Common Scoter, 25 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat

Clapton Moor:

several Lapwing, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Wasrbler, Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

1 Little Egret

Keynsham, Broadmead:

2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Swallow, 55 House Martin

Charlton Fields:
2 Yellow Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake
7 Common Sandpiper

Moreton:

1 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Oscar Dewhurst, Paul Francis, Matt Hull, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Harvey Rose, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-04-24 Thursday

Temp 4°C to 11°C - Still cold, a few showers on a gentle breeze from the Northwest.

Pink-Footed Goose

Swift

Whimbrel

BRISTOL

Pink-footed Goose, Sea Mills (George Ashwell)

Sea Mills:

1 Pink-footed Goose, 15 House Martin

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f)

Mistle Thrush, Avon Gorge (Christopher Teague)

Avon Gorge:

1 Peregrine, 1 Mistle Thrush

Common Sandpiper, Eastville Park (Amy Collyer)

Eastville Park:

1 Common Sandpiper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:

4 Swift, 2 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit

Aust Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Swift, 7 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler

Chittening Warth:

c20 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, c60 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Willow Warbler

Sims Hill:

1 Pheasant, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Wheatear, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon (Dowlais):
4 Shoveler, 40 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 30 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 50 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine, 10 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 2 Wheatear, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Clevedon (garden):
5 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

Banwell (Estuary and St Thomas's Head):
2 Oystercatcher, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS

No Reports

Reported by: George Ashwell, Paul Chapman, Amy Collyer, Brian Lamcastle, Mike Moxon, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-04-24 Wednesday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 5°C to 13°C - Cold and overcast to start, sunny and warmer later. Moderate NNE/NE wind

Purple Sandpiper

Scaup

Green Sandpiper

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Purdown:

1 Garden Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust/Northwick Warth:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Buzzard, 4 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, c100 Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Little Egret, c50 Sand/House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

24-04-24 Grey Wagtail, Winterbourne (Chris Teague)

Winterbourne:

2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

9 Whimbrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Portishead:

2 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Barn Swallow, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Yeo/Dowlais:
2 Shoveler, 1 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 30 Whimbrel, 50 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 White Wagtail

Garden: 2 Wood Pigeon, 6 Magpie, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Robin

24-04-24 Skylark, Middle Hope (Adrian Dutt)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Swift, c15 Whimbrel, many Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite

Burnett:
3 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard

Hanham:

1 Red Kite, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

24-04-24 Yellow Wagtail, Charlton Fields (Wayne Tucker)

Charlton Fields:
1 Green Sandpiper, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:

Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Goldcrest

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 1f Scaup, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

24-04-24 Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Shelduck. c200 Swift, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 20+ Swallow/Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:

6 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler

Reported by: John Aldridge, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Julian Eastoe, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Nigel Kempson, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Karen Wilkinson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-04-24 Tuesday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 8°C to 14°C. A sunny day - Wind North by North-East Force 2

Swift
Bar-tailed Godwit
Fulmar, Scaup
Short-eared Owl
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Hengrove:
12 Swift

Horfield Common:
1 Red Kite (8 yesterday near Highbridge)

Eastville-Fishponds:
2 Red Kite, 1 Swallow

23-04-24 Great Spotted Woodpecker Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland Green Park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Stoke Park:

1 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Goosander, 1 Swift, 33 Whimbrel, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Sand Martin, 90 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
6 Shoveler, 2 Swift, 3 Little Grebe, 20 Oystercatcher, 7 Avocet, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Wheater, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
30 Whimbrel, 300 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar, 2 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Tree Pipit, 5 Redpoll, 4 Siskin

Easter Compton:
3 Pheasant, 3 Collared Dove. 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 3, Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 3 House Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 2 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:
7 House Martin

23-04-23 Yellow Wagtail, Dowlais (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon, Dowlais:
1 Swift, 200 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Garden: 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
4 Pheasant, 2 Red-legged Partridge, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 22 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 10 Starling, 2 Blackbird, Robin, 3 Dunnock, 4 Pied Wagtail, 30 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Oldland Common:

1 Red Kite

Keynsham, Broadmead:
30 Canada Geese, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Linnet singing

23-04-24 Mistle Thrush Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham Memorial Park & Changdag Estate:

1 Tawny Owl - calling 23:44, 1 Mistle Thrush

Charlton Fields:
2 Buzzard, 2 singing Whitethroat, 1 Meadow Pipit

Bathampton car park:
1 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

23-04-24 Garden Warbler, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Garden Warbler

Dam:

some Swift, with Martins and Swallows- high over

Moreton:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret

Heron's Green:

1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
1 Greylag Goose, 1f Scaup, 70 Swift, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 9 Red Kite, 3 Sparrowhawk

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, John Budd, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Ian Hayes, Craig Lewis, Blake Norton, Jean Oliver, Mike Owen, Nick Page, MJ, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson, 

blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-04-24 Monday - Terns, Skua & Diver

Temp 7°C to 10°C - 1.6 ml of rain most of the day Wind North-east to West to North-east Force 1

Red-breasted Merganser
Whimbrel
Little Tern
Arctic Skua
Red-throated Diver
Merlin
Garden Warbler
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:
1 fledged juv Robin

22-4-24 Little Egret, Riverside Park (Pete Harrison)

Riverside Park:

1 Little Egret

Stoke Park:
1 Lesser Whitethroat

22-4-24 Chukar, Westbury-on-Trym
(Derek Miller for Ambre Vallet)

Westbury-on Trym:
1 Red-legged Partridge- correction this is a Chukar

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
39 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Little Grebe, 13 Oystercatcher, 33 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 13 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Wheater, 4 Bullfinch

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
5 Swift, 1 Red Kite over Aust Warth, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 f Marsh Harrier, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 1 Redpoll

22-4-24 Whimbrel, Severn Beach (Tony Scott)

Severn Beach:
1 f Goosander, 2 m Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 55 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 57 Arctic Tern NE, 1 Merlin, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Garden Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Red Kite over Portbury Hundreds, 1 Wheatear at Battery

Clevedon, Dial Hill:
5 Red Kite from Dial Hill, 1 Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin in Highdale Road

22-4-24 Yellow Wagtail, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon Dowlais:

7 Whimbrel, 23 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail

Sand Point:
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Little Tern, 40 Arctic Tern, 1 Arctic Skua,

Westbury, Channels Hill:
1 Red-legged Partridge

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl in box

Keynsham, Broadmead:
5 Tufted Duck, 15 Sand Martin, , 35 Swallow, 30 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Denny Island:
10 Cattle Egret

22-04-24 Black-necked Grebe CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 f Marsh Harrier

Reports: Louise Bailey, Oscar Dewhurst, Andy Gibb, Richard Giles & Fiona Neate, Paul Gregory, Chris Hall, Pete Harrison, Matt Hull, Mike Meecham, Andy Middleton, Derek Miller, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Ambre Vallet,  blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG