April Migrants up to the 19th

Winter migrants

• 1 green sandpiper- Chew Valley lake on the 6/4/13
• Redwings and fieldfare at Neigh Bridge Country Park on the 2/4/13
• 3 smews (2 drakes and 1 red head)
• 1 sisken at Chew valley lake on the 6/4/13
• Another green sandpiper at Berkeley by-past in the river on the 9/4/13
• 2 siskens in Berkeley on the 7/4/13
• Redwings at Oldbury Power station on the 7/4/13

Summer migrants

• 7 chiffchaffs at Neigh Bridge Country park (Cotswold water park) on the 2/4/13
• 10+ chiffchaffs at Chew Valley Lake on the 6/4/13
• 5 chiffchaffs at Oldbury power station on the 7/4/13
• 6 chiffchaffs on the 12/4/13 at SARA  Sharpness
• 4 chiffchaffs at Slimbridge WWT 13/4/13
• 8 chiffchaffs at SARA on the 15/4/13
• 7 sand martins at Chew Valley Lake on the 6/4/13
• 1 Garganey at Oldbury Power Station on the 7/4/13
• 1 sandwich tern at SARA on the 12/4/13
• 7 swallows at SARA on the 12/4/13
• 7 swallows at Dursley on the 12/4/13
• 2 swallows at Berkeley on the 12/4/13
• 6 swallows at Slimbridge WWT on the 13/4/13
• 20+ swallows at St Fagans on the 14/4/13
• 11+ swallows in Berkeley on the 15/4/13
• 2 swallows flew over on the 16/4/13
• 2 swallows at Tytherington on the 18/4/13
• 10+ swallows in Berkeley on the 19/4/13
• 3 swallows at Berkeley Heath on the 17/4/13
• 1 garden blackcap on the 13/4/13
• 1 singing blackcap at Slimbridge WWT on the 13/4/13
• 4 house martins at St Fagans on the 14/4/13
• 14 house martins in Berkeley on the 15/4/13
• 1 house martin at Tytherington on the 18/4/13
• 8 house martins in Berkeley on the 19/4/13
• 1 willow warbler in Berkeley on the 19/4/13
• 1 lesser whitethroat in Berkeley on he 19/4/13

Recent Garden Birds

A great change in weather from snow to sun

Flying over

• 1 raven 7/4/13
• 1 buzzard
• 5 redwings
• 1 JAY 1st of the year
• 1 mallard
• Wood pigeons

Garden birds

• 1 GOLD CREST 30/3/13 1st ever garden sighting
• 1 CHIFFCHAFF 29/3/13 1st ever garden sighting
• house sparrows
• Jackdaws
• Wood pigeons
• Wrens
• Blue tits
• Pied wagtail
• Collard dove
• Blackbirds
• Robins

Tree  Highlight sightings

• 1 magpie pair making a nest
• 5 gold finches