Thursday 14 July 2016

Sightings 14/7/16

July 2016 the Collared Pratincole at Ham Wall, Somerset (Jeff Hazell)
just the 1 bird, our heart really goes out to those poor Somerset boys...

Stoke Park (Bristol):
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler of note.

New Passage-Northwick:
2 Little Egret, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Water Wail + 2 young, 9 Little Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 43 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Portbury Wharf:
11 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 31 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen + chick, 7 Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 3 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull pair + 3 young.
14/7/16 Comma (Mrs Trellis)
Barrow Tanks:
24 Tufted duck, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck + 3 young, 30 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 226 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 20 Swift, 40 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Robert Hargreaves, Jeff Hazell, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.