Sightings 13/11/16

Ched Res: 1 Swallow seen here today (Nick Cryer).

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Blackbird, 18 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Redwing.
Manor Wood: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldcrest.

Glenside (Bristol):
UWE: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Fishponds (Bristol):
1 Peregrine.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
Wickham Lane: 1 Firecrest (Rich Scantlebury).

Lower Woods:

13/1/16 Redpoll (Martyn Hayes)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch.

New Passage-Northwick:

7 Mute Swan, 35 Shelduck, 400 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 110 Teal, 35 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, 160 Oystercatcher, 140 Lapwing, 2,000 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 190 Curlew, 70 Redshank, 30 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach:
1 Jack Snipe (on the foreshore), 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Abbots Leigh:
Manor Rd: 1 Grey Heron in garden eating frogs spawn.
Sandy Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, garden.
Clifton College Ground A369: 1 Buzzard on road-side, feeding.

Portbury Dock:
Marsh Lane: 30 Siskin, in Alders.

Portbury:
Village: 1 flyover Great Northern Diver to south-west 1pm. heading towards channel and Clevedon (Mrs Trellis). Seen well and with binns.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools: 1 drake Goosander new today, 1 Great Crested Grebe still of note. 30+ Redwing in the Wharf Lane horse-field.

Portishead:
Boating Lake: 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Tufted Duck.
Springfield Rd: 1 Blackcap.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 2 Mute Swan, 42 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 170 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 10 Mallard, 5 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 42 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 32 Grey Plover, 240 Lapwing, 3,400 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 60 Curlew, 150 Redshank, 21 Turnstone, 200 BH Gull, 4 Skylark, 400 Starling, 100 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinch.

Yellow-dyed Dunlin: 1 present and reported to BTO/WWT (Trevor Riddle).

Middle Hope:
30 Meadow Pipit.

Sand Point: 
1 Whimbrel still (Adrian Hockey, from 8 Jan).

Sand Bay:

13/1/16 Dartford Warbler (Dave Hughes)
still present along Beach Rd, near No.32
2 flyover Little Egret also

13/1/16 Stonechat (David Gale)
2 here today

Paulton:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 13 Pied Wagtail, 110 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch.

Backwell Lake:

13 Mute Swan, 12 Canada Goose, 2 Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Egret (evening roost), 1 Grey Heron.
Otter: 2 seen late afternoon around the island (Robin Lambert).

Blagdon Lake:
10 Barnacle Goose, 2 Gadwall, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Brambling (Lodge feeders).

Reports: Mike Brighton, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Rob Emery, David Gale, Patrick Hancock, David Hanks, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Robin Lambert, Lisa Presland, Karin Rhodes, John Rickard, Trevor Riddle, Lyndon Roberts, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Mike Thomas, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.