Sightings 16/1/16

16/1/16 Bewick's Swan at Slimbridge  (John Sparks)
Numbers up here recently

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 3 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Redwing, 1 Goldfinch.
Manor Wood: 4 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
1 Firecrest still, Colston Weir-Wickham bridge area.
Other stuff, 2 Goldcrest, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Castle Park (Bristol):
2 Mistle Thrush.

Marshfield:
Marsfhfield farm area: 200 Golden Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3,000 Common Gull, 150 LBB Gull, 250 Herring Gull, 750 Starling, 500 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing.

Yate:
Harescombe: 1 Coal Tit, 1 male Brambling, 2 Bullfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 fly-past Great White Egret to south this morning (Pete Hazelwood).
Other stuff, 2 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit (yacht club saltmarsh), 2 flyover Redpoll.

Littleton Warth:
WeBS: 44 Canada Goose, 18 Shelduck, 350 Wigeon, 190 Teal, 30 Mallard, 7 Oystercatcher, 850 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 49 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 7 Rock Pipit.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 7 Mute Swan again, 20 Canada Goose, 1 db Brent Goose, 40 Shelduck, 400 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 80 Teal, 49 Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 female Merlin, 3 Water Rail, 80 Oystercatcher, 250 Lapwing, 300 Dunlin, 120 Curlew, 35 Redshank, 100 Turnstone,  1 Green Woodpecker, 25 Fieldfare, 55 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 2 Water Pipit, 9 Linnet.

16/1/16 Stonechat (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage-Northwick 15/1/16:
Shore & wetland: 7 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 500 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 110 Teal, 1 Pintail, 51 Shoveler, 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 male Merlin, 2 Water Rail, 100 Oystercatcher, 160 Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 140+ Curlew, 30+ Redshank, 35 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach 15/1/16:
3 Shelduck, 30 Mallard, 4 Cormorant, 80 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 31 Snipe, 70 Curlew, 22 Redshank, 80 Turnstone, 2 Rock Pipit.

Chittening Warth:

4 Shelduck, 12 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 800 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 1 Woodcock (Tony Scott, Mitchells Salt Rhine), 3 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Greenfinch.

Leigh Woods:

16/1/16 Goldcrest (John Sparks)
3 very regular in John's garden in recent weeks

Portbury Dock:

1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 3 Jay, 35 Rook, 10 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 10 Pied Wagtail, 12 Rock Pipit, 20 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 14 Reed Bunting.

Portishead:
Sea-front: 8 Tufted Duck, 12 Dunlin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush.
Marina: 5 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose.

Yatton:
The Wood Kilns: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap (1st of the winter here), 2 Bullfinch.
Wemberham Lane: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 9 Meadow Pipit.

Clevedon coast:
Yeo Est: 3 yellow-dyed Dunlin of note (Howard Taffs).

Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler still present, basically opposite No.32 but mobile either way.
Other stuff, 7 Common Scoter up-channel (Paul Gregory), 50 Oystercatcher, 12 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 600 Dunlin, 15 Snipe, 100 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat.

16/1/16 Dartford Warbler (Paul Chapman)

Uphill:

1 Short-eared Owl behind the boat yard (Paul Gregory).
Other stuff, 9 Little Egret (to roost), 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Sandpiper.

W-s-M:
Chelswood Ave: 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Willsbridge Mill:

16/1/16 Dipper (Brian Thompson)

Reports: Paul Chapman, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Andy Gibb, Paul Gregory, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, John Rickard, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, John Sparks, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Brian Thompson, Louise Trego, Dan White, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG.