Friday 12 February 2016

Sightings 12/2/16

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Vicarage Rd: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 flyover Raven, allotments.
Crox Bottom: 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 17 Goldfinch.

Filton (Bristol):
Church: 1 Peregrine 11.40am.

Marshfield:
Northfield Lane: 120 mixed Golden Plover/Lapwing, 150 mixed Yellowhammer/Corn Bunting.
Rushmead Lane end: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Owl.

Aust Warth:
3 Pintail, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat.

New Passage-Northwick:
1 db Brent Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 85 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 50 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 3 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach:
2 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 5 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 900 Dunlin, 60 Turnstone.

Chittening Warth:
New Pill: 200 Redshank.

Portishead:
Boating Lake: 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck.

Kingston Seymour:
Adjacent fields: 35 Mute Swan, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 250 BH Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 2,000 Starling.

Clevedon coast:
Avocet: 5 birds at the Wharf Farm leg this morning, abs minty record for Avon. Lots of Avocet in Bridgwater Bay recently, these birds may be a breakaway group.

Other stuff, 100 Shelduck, 100 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 5 Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 18 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover, 250 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin, 70 Redshank, 20 Turnstone, 10 Common Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit.
12/2/16 Oystercatcher (Melvin Hedges)
12/2/16 Avocet (Robert Hargreaves)
Wharf Farm leg this morning

12/2/16 Short-eared owl (Robert Hargreaves)

12/2/16 Stonechat (Gwen Thomas)
Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler again.

Winford:
B3130: 1 flyover Barn Owl 4.15pm.

Blagdon Lake:
203 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe.

Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 20 Shelduck, 1 Scaup, 42 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 12 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 6 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (BK screen), 5,000 Starling (evening roost), 6 House Sparrow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting.
Goldeneye numbers on the rise.

A large White-winged Gull seen out on the lake today, possible Glaucous. Please keep an eye out for it and let us know if you connect with it. Thanks.

Reports: Pete Burston, Nick Cryer, Rob Emery, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Melvin Hedges, John Martin, Jon Mortin, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Gwen Thomas, BL birds, severnsidebirds.