Thursday 27 April 2017

27th April '17 Thursday - Black Tern

A bright and clear early morning for those of us out surveying, but freezing cold.  Clouding over later with some showers - generally a bit grim by sunset.

Black Tern still at Chew
Osprey over a garden in Keynsham this evening
Hobby, Whimbrels

Just to prove you can get some great photos in your own garden
(Wren by Rod Holbrook)
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 m. Sparrowhawk.
Confiding male Sparrowhawk in Eastville Park
(Steve Poulsom)


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan (over), 17 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin., 4+ Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 f. Redstart, 1 Wheatear.

Whitethroat at Aust (Brian Thompson)
Kestrel at Aust (Brian Thompson)
Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel, 1 Whitethroat.

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, small parties of hirundines, 1 Lesser Whitethroat in song.


NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, 30+ Shelduck, 15 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 32 Oystercatcher, 7 Grey Plover, 4 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 55 Whimbrel, 5 Curlew, 24 Bar-tailed Godwit, 140 Dunlin (all schnizii), 7 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 35 LBB Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, c. 20 Swallow, 1 Cetti'e Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear.

Backwell Lake:
1 Hobby.

Felton Common:
1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest,  5 Willow Warbler, 12 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer.


BELOW M4 & BANES


Wheatear at Marshfield (Pete Coslett)
Marshfield:
4 Wheatear.

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer.

Keynsham:
"At 6:40 pm tonight an Osprey passed (not very high) over our garden in Keynsham, heading roughly NW, not in any great hurry." (Alan Hewett)


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
Dam:
5 Common Sandpiper, 50+ hirundines, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 House Sparrow.

Moreton:
4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Black Tern (sitting on buoy way out or flying around, never close), 1 Common Tern, 2 Swift, 100+ hirundines, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Raven, 2 Reed Bunting.

Herriotts End:
14 Shelduck, 7 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Swift, 200+ hirundines, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler.

Reports: Phil Baber,  'Melanie', Harvey Rose, Brian Lancastle, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds,  TBOSG