Wednesday 27 July 2016

Sightings 27/7/16

(25/7/16) Cormorant SLP at Litton Res (Mrs Trellis)
This bird ringed on the Severn at Denny island 8/6/14, then local sightings around Planet Chew 4 July 2014, 24 July 2014 and 6 June 2015.

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Greylag Goose up, 1 juv Shelduck, 36 Mallard, 1 flyover Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, 14 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat feeding youngster, 2 juv Stonechat new (lagoon 2), 6 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Village:
1 Little Egret, 7 House Martin + 3 active nests, 7 House Sparrow.

Aust Warth:
1 Green Woodpecker, 9 House Sparrow.

New Passage-Northwick:
Mostly wetland, 2 Mute Swan, 130 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck + young, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 10 Coot + young, 20 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 45 Dunlin, 4 Godwit sp, 15 Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 50 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 35 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet.

Pill:
1 flyover Hobby this evening.

Portbury Dock:
2 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 115 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull.
27/7/16 adult Mediterranean Gull (Chris Stone)
Portbury Wharf:
2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaff.

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret, 40 BH Gull, including 1 yellow-ringed bird which is though to have come from the Czech Republic.

Sand Bay:
1 Marsh Harrier 2pm (Nick Workman). Unusual location for this species.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
1 Lapwing (Stratford), 2 Redshank (HG).
27/7/16 young Great Spotted Woodpecker (Bob Brewer)
Moreton today

Reports: Bob Brewer, Jessica Killey, Thomas McCleung-Weston, Paul Milsom, Lois Pryce, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Tim Warren, Nick Workman, BL birds, opsbirding.