Wednesday 3 February 2016

Sightings 3/2/16

Chris Vines is just back from a birding trip to California and Hawaii and sent in these pics:-
Marbled Godwit

Black Turnstone

Heerman's Gull
If you see any of these birds in Avon, please can you tell us immediately....and forget to tell everyone else. Thanks.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 12 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
1 Kingfisher, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest still (Wickham bridge), 4 Coal Tit.

City Centre:
2 Peregrine.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 2 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Blackbird (in 1 bush), 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Nuthatch.
Plus 1 RTA Buzzard found on Rownham Hill.

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane end: 3 Buzzard, 120 Golden Plover, 4 Raven, 50 Fieldfare, 800 Linnet (farm).
Down Rd: 300+ Yellowhammer.

Lower Woods:
3 Woodcock.

New Passage-Northwick:
8 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag goose, 30 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 550 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 30 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 350 Lapwing, 300 Dunlin, 140 Curlew, 45 Redshank.

Severn Beach:
1 Great Crested Grebe, afternoon tide.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 1 Purple Sandpiper.
Boating Lake: 4 Mute Swan, 6 Tufted Duck.
Marina: 5 Mute Swan, 18 Canada Goose, 200+ Dunlin (estuary), 1 Rock Pipit.
Springfield Rd: 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap.

Nailsea:
Nowhere Wood: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.
3/2/16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Mike Thomas)
excavating a new hole today
Willsbridge:
3/2/16 Dipper (Brian Thompson)
2 birds here this evening
Blagdon Lake:
1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe of note.

Planet Chew:
18 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Goldcrest (in display), 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 House Sparrow.

CVRS: 1 Barn Owl, late afternoon.

Radstock:
River Somer: 2 Dipper of note.

Reports: Rob Beale, Teresa Chard, Chris Craig, David Hanks, Lisa Presland, John Rickard, Karin Rhodes, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Mike Thomas, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds, TBOSG.