Friday 15 April 2016

Sightings 15/5/16

Hoopoe in Hallen 14/4/16:
First seen by a dog-walker in fields alongside the M5 yesterday. Still present today, but it has relocated to a private back-garden with no public access or viewing.


Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Bifield Rd: 1 Skylark, 6 Goldfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 18 Magpie, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 14 Robin, 2 Goldfinch.

Sea Mills (Bristol):
14 Mallard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank.

Henbury (Bristol):
Ison Hill: 1 Whitethroat.

Westerleigh:
1 flyover Raven this afternoon.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Curlew, 2 Short-eared Owl (yacht club, this evening), 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (No.2 & No.3 lagoons), 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 7 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall still, 10 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 35 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 75 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 50 Redshank, 15 Turnstone, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 25 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 10 Wheatear, 16+ Yellow Wagtail, 30+ White Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 9 flyover Siskin, 1 Redpoll.

Severn Beach:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear.

Chittening Warth:
3 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap.

Clapton Moor:
1 male Pied Flycatcher this afternoon.

Clevedon:
Lower Knowles Rd: 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap.

Woodspring Priory:
12 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat.

Sand Pt:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 30+ Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Mistle Thrush,  1 Stonechat, 5 Tree Pipit, 3 Siskin, 1 Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch.

Sand Bay:
1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Barrow Tanks:
32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 28 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 1 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Compton Martin:
4 Marsh Tit, village garden

Planet Chew:
6 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 1 female Scaup (Stratford), 4 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler.
Lower Gurney Farm: 1 Whinchat, near Herriott's Pool.
15/4/16 Teal (Bob Brewer)
Reports: Terry Bond, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Nick Cryer, Ed Drewitt, Andrew Ford, David Gibbs, Melvin Hedges, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Andy Stockhausen, Mrs Trellis. Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, severnsidebirds.