Sightings 17/1/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: Quieter today, 1 Jay, 20 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Goldfinch of note.

Easton (Bristol):
Greenbank Rd: 1 Chiffchaff.

St Andrews (Bristol):
Park: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 40+ Starling, 25 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch.

Eastville Park (Bristol):

17/1/16 Kingfisher (Gill Sapsed)

Clifton Downs (Bristol):
BOC Watchpoint: 30 Long-tailed Tit.

Westbury-on-Trym (Bristol) 16/1/16:

Badock's Wood: 2 Dipper, by the footbridge over the river Trym.

Marshfield:
West Littleton: 1 Little Owl.

Aust Warth:
15 Teal, 30 Dunlin, 12 Redshank.

New Passage-Northwick:
7 Mute Swan, 33 Canada Goose, 19 Shelduck, 450 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 80 teal, 40 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 40 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 130 Curlew, 9 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach:
1 Purple Sandpiper of particular note.
Other stuff, 4 Grey Heron, 100 Oystercatcher, 16 Ringed Plover, 900 Dunlin, 45 Curlew, 56 Redshank, 130 Turnstone, 1 GBB Gull.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl calling this morning, 6.30am.

Pill:
Crockerne Drive: 50+ Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
500 Dunlin including a bird in odd plumage. It had a white mantle and white left tertial feathers (Chris Stone). Other stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher.

Portbury Wharf:
Estuary: 250 Dunlin.
Pools WeBS: 4 Mute Swan, 33 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 24 Teal, 19 Mallard, 18 Shoveler, 1 drake Pochard,  2 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 28 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 22 Lapwing, 16 BH Gull, 18 Herring Gull.
Other stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, Wharf Lane.

Portishead:
Springfield Rd: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap.

Kenn Moor:
37 Mute Swan, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail.

17/1/16 Fieldfare (Higgy)

Clevedon Town:

Fairleigh Rd: 3 Blackcap, garden feeders.
Lower Knowles Rd: 2 Black Redstart, new into garden (Shane Pannell).

17/1/16 Black Redstart (Shane Pannell)
nice garden tick

Clevedon coast:
Wains Hill-Channel View: 2 Mute Swan, 70 Canada Goose, 15 Shelduck, 30 Teal, 38 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 9 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 9 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 65 Lapwing, 500 Dunlin, 10 Curlew, 32 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 400 BH Gull, 9 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit.

Sand Pt:

1 Kestrel, 100 Starling, car-park.

W-s-M junction 21:
1 Kestrel.

Axe Est-Weston STW:
WeBS: 31 Mute Swan, 73 Shelduck, 18 Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 62 Teal, 18 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 61 Oystercatcher, 29 Ringed Plover, 10 Sanderling, 800 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 9 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 27 Redshank, 3 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher.
Other stuff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat.

Backwell Lake:
20 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 1 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret (overnight roost), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Song Thrush.

Blagdon Lake:
3 Black-necked Grebe (Rugmoor Pt).

Reports: Paul Bowyer, Teresa Chard, Michael Davis, Pete Dommett, Higgy, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Shane Pannell, Lois Pryce, Karin Rhodes, John Rickard, Gill Sapsed, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, Jason Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds, TBOSG.