Wednesday 2 March 2016

Sightings 2/3/16

please help out if you can (Gordon Youdale)

Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Wheatear and White Wagtail reported into the UK today....

Whitchurch (Bristol):
1 garden Brambling.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red Kite this afternoon, then to south-west (Pete Hazelwood)
Other stuff, 9 Shoveler, 1 Redpoll.
2/3/16 Redpoll (Pete Hazelwood)
Filton:
Pool: 6 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 25 BH Gull, opposite the airfield.

Northwick:
1 Little Owl.

New Passage-Northwick 1/3/16:
9 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 20 Canada Goose, 83 Shelduck, 340 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 60 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 200 Dunlin, 110 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher.

Severn Beach:
200+ Kittiwake.

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Worle:
Lower Kewstoke Rd:
2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 1 Siskin of note.

Paulton:
Village surrounds: 1 Kestrel, 80 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 90 Jackdaw, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Blackbird, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Redpoll, 4 Siskin. 
Sewage Works: 12 Grey Wagtail, 55 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit.

Marksbury:
500 Woodpigeon, 200 mixed Corvids on a newly sown field.

Newton St Loe:
2 Goosander, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 50 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 5 Siskin of note.

Backwell Lake:
13 Mute Swan, 10 Canada Goose, 5 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 17 Little Egret into roost this evening, 110 BH Gull, 5 Common Gull.

Barrow Tanks:
2 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye (pair), 2 Common Sandpiper, 800 BH Gull.

Planet Chew:
72 Canada Goose, 10 Shelduck, 12 Goldeneye, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 100 Rook (HG, Little Egret field), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 100 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail.
2/3/16 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Moreton
Reports: Teresa Chard, Patrick Hancock, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Geoff Suter, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.