Sightings 8/8/2016 - Whinchat

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Stockwood Open Space/Bifield Road allotments:

2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Bullfinch

Frampton Cotterell:
Hobby chasing House Martins

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 17 Turnstone, juv Redstart, juv Wheatear

Littleton Warth:

1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kestrel, 30 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 40 Starling, 40 Linnet

Aust Warth:

3-4 Whinchat

8/8/16 Egyptian Goose (Lisa Presland)
rare at NP

New Passage-Northwick:
1 Egyptian Goose, 120 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Redshank

Portbury Pools:

Common Sandpiper, Kestrel, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Cetti's Warbler

Royal Portbury Docks:
Shelduck broods of 3, 4 and 5, 25 Ringed Plover, 160 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 60 Curlew (some colour ringed)

Portbury Warth:

juv Wigeon, Tufted Duck (new brood of at least 2), 9 Stock Dove, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff

Weston-super-Mare:

"couple of" Swift (not many left now)

Paulton:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (1 + juv)

7.8.16 GBB, LBB, juv LBB, juv YLG and BH Gulls at Chew Valley Lake
- so sort that lot out!  (Lee Gardiner)

Chew Valley Lake:

3 Little Grebe, 69 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 88 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Dunlin, 3 Green and 1 Wood Sandpiper, up to 4 GBB Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Swift, 70 House Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay.

Reports:  Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Howard Lloyd, Andy Middleton, Rob P, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Brian Thompson, Mrs Trellis,.