Sunday 6 March 2016

Sightings 6/3/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Woodpigeon, 12 Goldfinch.

Hanham (Bristol):
Williams Close: 2 Stonechat.

St Phillips (Bristol):
Avonmeads: 30 Siskin.
6/3/16 Goldcrest (Lee Gardiner)
Cumberland Basin (Bristol):
Create Centre: 5 Siskin.

Brentry (Bristol):
Fishpool Hill: 4 Stock Dove, garden.

Blaise Castle (Bristol 3/3/16):
2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, river Trym/Hazel brook.

Tortworth Lake:
6 Gadwall, 30 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 33 Coot, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper.

Horton:
6/3/16 Little Owl (Chris Teague)
pair here today and reported to 
http://www.littleowlproject.uk/
Wick:
Golden Valley: 2 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 7 displaying Skylark, 8 Stonechat.
Quarry Rd: 1 Dipper, river Frome this morning.

Thornbury:
Parkhill Farm area: 18 Little Egret this afternoon.

Oldbury Power Station:
Shore & adjoining area to yacht club: 1 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 50 Curlew, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 50 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, 45 Goldfinch.

Littleton Warth:
220 Wigeon, 420 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe.

Aust Warth:
Cake Pill: 75 Wigeon, 85 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 24 Snipe, 22 Curlew, 7 Redshank, 2 Stonechat.
6/3/16 Kestrel (Mrs Trellis)

6/3/16 Stonechat (Mrs Trellis)
We were very lucky to get these back-view shots of the birds before they turned around...

New Passage-Northwick:
4 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 singing Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 2 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach:
Orchard pools: 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush.

Abbots Leigh:
Pool: 1 Tawny Owl calling this evening, regular stuff here.

Portbury Wharf:
1 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe,
3 Snipe, 3 Reed Bunting.

Yatton:
Wemberham Lane: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 14 Linnet.

Burnett:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 50 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 4 Goldfinch, 20 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 25 Yellowhammer.

Newton St Loe:
1 Barn Owl again, evening.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll.

Reports: Teresa Chard, Pete Cook, Mark Dadds, Lee Gardiner, Howard & Mary Lloyd, John Martin, Duncan McLaughlin, Thomas McLeung-Weston, Darren Pearce, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Roger Steer, Anita Teague, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Beryl Tully, Dan White, Jason Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds.