Wednesday 6 July 2016

Sightings 6/7/16

Bristol Avon:
Cumberland Basin-Netham Lock: 6 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 31 Mallard, 4 Grey Wagtail of note (Tony Scott + kayak).

Clifton (Bristol):
Royal York Crescent: 1 Peregrine.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Quail calling late afternoon (Vic Polley). Other stuff, 3 Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting.
Town: 1 flyover Red Kite 2.30pm to north-west (Nick Beamson).

New Passage-Northwick:
2 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 8 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall brood, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Grebe, 15 Coot + young, 15 Oystercatcher, 20 Little Ringed Plover (wetland, Paul Bowerman), 20 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 25 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 16 Redshank, 60 BH Gull, 1 juv 1 Skylark, 50 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Portbury Dock:
105 BH Gull, 100 Starling.
6/7/16 Ringed Plover & chick (Mrs Trellis)
2 pairs Ringed Plover have bred here so far this season.
Nest 1: 4 eggs laid but outcome unknown.
Nest 2: 2 chicks hatched  and up and running.

Churchill:
18 House Sparrow, garden.

W-s-M:
Milton: 8 Swift.

Barrow Tanks:
100+ Tufted Duck (numbers still rising), 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Swift.

Blagdon Lake:
6 Common Sandpiper. 

Planet Chew:
2 Shelduck + 3 young, 1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 3 Peregrine, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 20 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay + 2 young, 107 Sand Martin (passage), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap + 3 young, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Reed Bunting.

Reports: Nick Beamson, Paul Bowerman, Mike Jenkins, John Martin, Vic Polley, George Rabin, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.