Temp 9°C to 12°C - Early ground frost then sunny but the westerly wind kept it cold, with cloud coming over later.
BRISTOL
Arno's Vale Cemetery:
Oldbury Power Station:
Aust Warth:
1 Grasshopper Warbler
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 5 Redshank, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Wheatear
New Passage:
Severn Beach:
1 Arctic Tern, 1 Hooded Crow - flew up river this 09:55 - 1st since 1994, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat - singing
Thornbury - Leisure Ctr:
Yate:
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Canada Goose, 6 Raven, 15 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit
2 Swallow, 2 House Martin - nest site, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat
NORTH SOMERSET
Watercress Farm:
17-04-24 GW Egret Dowlais (Howard Taffs) |
Willsbridge:
1 Peregrine - over the house, westward
Chelwood:
Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 50+ Starling
Keynsham, Broadmead:
1 Shelduck, 5 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 30 House Martin
Queen Charlton:
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
18-04-24 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Goldeneye, 9 Common Sandpiper
Woodford:
4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker - drumming, 2 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 L T Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 7 Chaffinch
18-04-24 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp) |
4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 17 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 G-W Egret - one with a black bill, 2 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 G-S Woodpecker -drumming, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5+ Reed Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting,