Thursday, 14 January 2016

Sightings 14/1/16

More Blackcap turning up in gardens with the onset of the colder weather.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie (increase), 1 Blackcap, 20+ Blackbird, 12 Goldfinch, 14 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 20 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Manor Woods: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Redwing, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Redland:
Fernbank Rd: 3 Blackcap now regular in the garden with the onset of colder weather.

Henleaze (Bristol):
14/1/16 Blackcap (Geoff Daniels)
Ridgehill garden
St George's Park (Bristol):
14/1/16 Kingfisher (Lee Gardiner)
Eastville Park (Bristol):
1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail.
14/1/16 Firecrest (Allan Chard)
showing well today, Wickham Lane area
Charfield:
1 male Blackcap, garden.

New Passage-Northwick:
7 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, 400 Wigeon, 22 Gadwall, 120 Teal, 2 Pintail, 35 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 140 Lapwing, 800 Dunlin.

Portbury Dock:
7 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 22 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch.

Portishead:
Beechwood Rd: 2 female Blackcap, garden regulars.
Battery Pt: 6 Purple Sandpiper this morning.

Tickenham:
Cadbury Camp Lane: 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven.

Backwell:
Uncombe Close: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Siskin of note.

Backwell Lake:
1 Pochard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Otter (3pm, Tim Warren).

Clevedon:
Blind Yeo: 2 Teal, 7 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe this evening. Viewable from Strode Rd bridge.

Worle:
Lower Kewstoke Rd: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 1 Brambling.
Quarry/Golf course: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtail, 11 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin.

Sand Bay:
1 Whimbrel still...and calling.
Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler still, 100yds south of the Pontin's entrance (Rob Laughton).

Willsbridge Mill:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper.

Newton St Loe:
9 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfisher, 20+ Redwing.

Radstock:
3 Dipper, on the river Somer and Waterside Stream (Rob Beale).

Barrow Gurney:
1 Barn Owl 4.45pm in adjacent fields, traffic jam tick.

Litton Res:
1 Canada Goose, 22 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher.

Chew Magna:
School: 100 Redwing.

Planet Chew:
42 Mute Swan, 23 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 2 Scaup, 22 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 230 Starling, 13 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit.
Pochard: 134 counted off Moreton (37 female) and 92 counted off Stratford (23 female).
14/1/16 Common Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Rob Beale, Paul Bowyer, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniels, Lee Gardiner, Mike George, Ian Hayes, Chris Johnson, Robin Lambert, Robb Laughton, Dick Reader, Dean Reeves, John Rickard, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, Tim Warren, severnsidebirds.