Monday 10 April 2017

10th April '17 Monday - Osprey, Garganey

Fresher but clouding over, chilly West wind.  Late evening update.

Osprey flyover
Garganey at Dowlais
acro warblers still arriving

Peregrine over the Gorge (Adam Rawson)
BRISTOL

Stockwood:
Barn Owl on the hunt in the usual fields


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Swallow, 12 Sand Martin, 2 Reed Warbler.

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl.

Osprey over Northwick Warth today (Paul Bowerman)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Osprey (flew over at 11:25), 
4 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Canada Goose, 12 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 30+ Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 White Wagtail, 30 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin.

female Redstart at Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
2 Swallow, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 1 f. Redstart (in railway scrub). 1 Redpoll.

Orchard Pools:
2 Cetti’s Warbler. 1 Reed Warbler. 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Swallow, 7 Wheatear, 2 Redstart, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Linnet, 1 m. Reed Bunting.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Portbury Wharf:
1 Sedge Warbler singing.

Rock Pipit in Portishead (Dave Horlick)
Portishead:
1 Rock Pipit, 1 f. Wheatear.

Clevedon-Yeo:
135 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon (Kenn), 100 Teal, 1 Garganey (Dowlais), 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 23 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 25 Curlew, 250 Redshank, 9 Turnstone, 5 Swallow, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 45 Linnet.

Congresbury (Strawberry Line);
4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler.

Uphill:
WeBS count: 4 Little Egret, 25 Mute Swan, 64 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 2 Teal, 33 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 140 Redshank,  22 LBB Gull, 66 Herring Gull, 25 Swallows counted in 5 mins, all heading north, 2+Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting.


RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
155 Tufted Duck, 205 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Swallow and 200 Sand Martin, 1+ House Martin, 64 Rook nests.

The Scaup flock still hanging on at Chew (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake:
9 Cattle Egret and 4 Little Egret roosting, 5 pairs Teal, 10 Scaup, 3 Goldeneye, 1 m. Little Ringed Plover, 9 Common Sandpiper (8 summer plumaged migrants plus one of the wintering birds still present), 450 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 singing Reed Warbler.

Woodford:
Egyptian Goose with 2 chicks.

Heron's Green:
2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.

Moreton:
2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay.

Stratford:
2 Shelduck, 5 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Raven.

Herriotts End:
8 Shelduck, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.

Just a really nice photo of a Chiffchaff (Rod Holbrook)
Reports: Roger Bingham,Paul Bowerman, Jane Cumming, Sean Davies, Dave Horlick, Rob Laughton, Darren Pearce, Trevor Riddle, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp,  Christopher Teague, Keith Vinicombe,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG