Sunday 13 March 2016

Sightings 13/3/16

(dazed) Woodcock (Andy Mears)
taken at the Wessex Water facility near Claverton, Bath recently

Avon Gorge Peregrines:
Showing very well recently, some nice images on Lucas Hrynakowsli's Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hrynakowski/. Thanks Lucas.

Hanham (Bristol):
Williams Close end: 1 Barn Owl, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 10 House Sparrow of note.

Redland (Bristol):
Greenham Rd: 3 flyover Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 singing Blackcap.

Marshfield:
Fairly quiet, 9 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Buzzard, 6 Yellowhammer, 15 Corn Bunting of note.
13/3/16 Red-legged Partridge (Ian Stapp)
Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 2 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail.

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Goldcrest (2 nest building), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 15 Blackbird, 20 Redwing, 7 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Kington (nr Thornbury):
3 flyover Little Egret.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Black Redstart (waterworks again), 3 Stonechat, 60 Meadow Pipit, 1 flyover Siskin.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 11 Mute Swan, 20 Canada Goose, 80 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 140 Teal, 1 Pintail, 35 Shoveler, 18 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 70 Oystercatcher, 300 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 50 Curlew, 1 Chiffchaff, 35 Pied Wagtail, 2 Brambling, 2 Siskin.
13/3/16 Little Gull (Brian Lancastle)
on the Pilning wetland this morning
Severn Beach:
Western Dist' Park: 7 Jay.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: No Purple Sandpiper over the past few days in case one was wondering.
(12/3/16) Black Redstart (Aidan Smith)
in gardens near Sanderling Place-Lapwing Close, 2 birds
Abbots Leigh:
Pool & lanes: 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redwing, 1 Hare.
Sandy Lane end: 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blackbird, garden.

Tickenham:
Church: 1 resident Kestrel.

Kingston Seymour:
2 flyover Red Kite mid-day to north-east (Howard Taffs).

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 6 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 160 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 10 Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 1 Goosander (Blind Yeo area), 10 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 14 Oystercatcher, 14 Grey Plover, 12 Lapwing, 6 Knot, 120 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 70 Curlew, 275 Redshank (160 at Kenn Est), 28 Turnstone, 100 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Stonechat.

Woodsping Bay:
WeBS: 1 Mute Swan, 95 Shelduck, 49 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 11 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 22 Oystercatcher, 7 Grey Plover, 12 Knot, 2 Snipe, 27 Curlew, 110 Redshank, 67 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 7 Herring Gull.

Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 1 Stonechat.
Saltmarsh: 70 Curlew.

Barrow Tanks:
WeBS: 1 Shelduck, 18 Teal, 23 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 55 Tufted Duck, 72 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 42 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull.

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Dipper.

Saltford:
1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin.

Keynsham:
Fry's: 5 Raven.

Midsomer Norton:
1 Sparrowhawk.

Bath:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard soaring.

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