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| 12/4/16 the Pallid Harrier at Marshfield, Shire Valley (Martyn Hayes) 2nd Avon record following the 2011 bird on the Avon-Mendips border |
Martyn found the bird on 12 April and very sensibly got it checked out by others before going public.
It was only seen briefly and flew off after a short while and did not linger.Summary:
New birds into Avon today were Common Tern, Cuckoo (both Planet Chew) and Channel Wagtail (Northwick Warth).
2 flyover Red Kite and 73 White Wagtail (Northwick Warth) also very noteworthy.
Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Dunnock, 2 Stonechat, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch.
Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Vicarage Rd: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 flyover Raven.
Crox Bottom: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch.
Redland (Bristol):
Zetland Rd: 1 flyover Ring-necked Parakeet. Another or same bird at Waverly Rd on 2 April too.
Sea Mills (Bristol):
6 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank.
Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl again, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 5 Fieldfare, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, 1 Yellowhammer.
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl (lagoon 3, 8pm), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear (jetty), 1 flyover Yellow Wagtail.
Littleton Warth:
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| 14/4/16 Redstart (Mark Dadds) ringed at the AWT reserve this morning |
Tockington:
Moor Lane: 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Over (nr Almondsbury):
Pegwell Wood: 1 Peregrine, 3 flyover Little Gull, 7 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap.
Bradley Stoke:
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| 14/4/16 Whitethroat (Vic Savery) 3 birds, Three Brooks NR |
Aust Warth:
2 Teal, 2 Kestrel, 30 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank new, 1 Wheatear.
New Passage-Northwick:
Channel Wagtail: 1 found in among the Wagtail flock this morning (John Martin).2 Teal, 2 Kestrel, 30 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank new, 1 Wheatear.
New Passage-Northwick:
Last recorded here April 2014.
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| 14/4/16 Channel Wagtail (John Martin) finder |
Other stuff, 2 Greylag Goose up, 4 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 30 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 29 Dunlin, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, 15 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 73 White Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.
Severn Beach:
33 Shelduck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear,
Severn Beach:
33 Shelduck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear,
Long Ashton:
Community Centre: 2 flyover House Martin.
Ham Green:
1 flyover Red Kite towards the Avon Gorge 4.40pm (John Rossetti).
Gordano Valley:
North Weston-Clapton Moor: 6 Gadwall, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 4 Wheatear.
Clevedon coast:
Pied Flycatcher: 1 male at the Kingston Seymour seawall bushes this morning (Richard Hunt), near the site of the 2005 Upland Sandpiper. Not seen after its initial discovery though.
Dowlais: 2 Sand Martin, 27 Swallow, 1 House Martin.
Kenn Est: 6 Wheatear.
CV Farm-Yeo Est: 27 Shelduck, 14 Little Egret, 22 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, 6 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Redstart, 14 Wheatear, 8 White Wagtail, 4 Linnet.
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| 14/4/16 Oystercatcher (Mrs Trellis) |
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| 14/4/16 Wheatear (Mrs Trellis) |
Yatton:
Strawberry Line: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 17 Blackcap (good count for here), 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.Worle:
Lower Kewstoke Rd: 1 Redpoll, garden feeders.
Sand Pt:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Tawny Owl (calling, dawn), 1 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin, 1 Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
Barrow Tanks:
2 Common Sandpiper.
Blagdon Lake:
14 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper of note.
Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover Herriott's 3pm (Allan Chard).
Common Tern: 7 out on the lake today.
Cuckoo: 1 heard at Folly Farm 11am (Anne Crowe), our first of the season.
Other stuff, 2 Barnacle Goose, 18 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 7 Buzzard, 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Herring Gull (Herriott's Pool, nesting), 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin.
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| 14/4/16 Dunlin (Ian Stapp) Heron's Green wall |
