Wednesday 1 June 2016

Sightings 1/6/16

Whitethroat (Mike Donne)
RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset

Redland (Bristol):
Greenway Rd: 1 singing Whitethroat.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Siskin.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 12 Mute Swan (inc cygnets), 50 Shelduck, 25 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 30 BH Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Jackdaw (+ 1 Nordic type bird).

Sand Pt:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Stonechat + 2 young, 2 Rock Pipit.

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Winford:
1 flyover Red Kite 12 noon (Melanie Patch).

Blagdon Lake:
11 Mute Swan, 131 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Pochard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Hobby, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 600+ Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat.
Also. 1 Coot chick predated from the nest by a passing LBB Gull.

Planet Chew:
2,000+ Swift over the lake this afternoon.
Other stuff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
May 2016 Raven (George Stacey)

15/5/16  Blackbird eggs & 1/6/16 chicks (Mrs Trellis)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Paul Collins, Mike Donne, Melanie Patch, George Stacey, Mrs Trellis, Dan White, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.