Monday 13 June 2016

Sightings 13/6/16

13/6/16 Black-tailed Godwit (Bob Brewer)
RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset
Marshfield:
1 flyover Red Kite 10.50am (Dave Hughes). Considered to be the Batheaston bird seen earlier.

New Passage-Northwick:
3 more Mediterranean Gull in today (Paul Bowerman).
Other stuff, 4 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 1 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe + 3 juvs, 1 Buzzard, 20 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 65 BH Gull, 1 Song Thrush, 13 House Sparrow. Mostly wetland.
13/6/16 Mediterranean Gull (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach:
Shore: 12 Oystercatcher.
Orchard Pools: 1 Grey Heron, 4 Coot + 4 chicks, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush.
Tesco Pool: 2 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 2 House Martin.
Shops: 7 House Martin attending nests, 8 House Sparrow.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, garden.

Portbury Dock:
65 Shelduck + broods 8 & 6, , 1 Wigeon, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 3 Stock Dove.

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Redshank, 2 LBB Gull with 2 chicks, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat.

Batheaston:
1 flyover Red Kite 9.18am, heading towards Cold Ashton/Marshfield (Brian Thompson).

Stanton Drew:
2 Little Owl.

Planet Chew:
52 Canada Goose, 8 Shelduck + 17 ducklings, 8 Teal, 25 Pochard (influx + 19 drakes), 1 Tufted Duck hybrid (Herriott's), 1 Goldeneye, 12 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 150 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Raven, 200 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 2 juv  Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 16 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.
13/6/16 Cormorant (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Dave Hughes, Richard Keel. John Martin, Alex Rhodes, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, severnsidebirds.