Sightings 25/1/16

Hawk & Owl Trust: We've just attended a really excellent evening talk by Alex Rhodes entitled 'Fair Isle - the Fairest of Isles'. All you need to know about life and bird-watching on Fair Isle.
A very slick and fluent presentation by Alex - the Speakers Circuit should take note.


Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: Quieter today.2 Jay, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch, 50 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Manor Woods: 4 Teal, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Redwing.

Wick:
Golden Valley: 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 26 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 2 Nuthatch, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch of note.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: Stacks of stuff, 8 Mute Swan, 62 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose still, 34 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 22 Gadwall, 160 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 100+ Oystercatcher, 2 Golden Plover, 400+ Lapwing, 400 Dunlin, 185 Curlew, 30 Redshank, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 60 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools: 5 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 70 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 44 Shoveler, 1 drake Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 9 Little Grebe, 19 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 35 Herring Gull.

25/1/16 Roe Deer (Hilary Kington)
Chapel Pill this morning, the Wigeon totally unconcerned.....

25/1/16 Fox (Mrs Trellis)
in front of the D'Arcy hide this afternoon

Portishead:

Battery Pt: 6 Purple Sandpiper.

Clevedon:
Woodland Glade: 4 Coal Tit, garden.

25/1/16 Black Redstart (Melvin Hedges)
Lower Knowles Rd, 1st reported here on 17 Jan by Shane Pannell

Clevedon coast:
Starling: Large movement at Yeo Est this morning, 4,000 birds in total.

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est:  3 db Brent Goose (Yeo Est), 140 Shelduck, 310 Wigeon, 290 Teal, 25 Shoveler, 2 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 12 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 15 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 20 Grey Plover, 2,750 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 2,500 Dunlin, 10 Snipe, 230 Curlew, 335 Redshank, 11 Skylark, 100 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 5 Stonechat, 5 Rock Pipit, 4 Bullfinch.

Sand Bay:

Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 8 Linnet.

Uphill:

2 Short-eared Owl again.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Greylag Goose (new, Holt Bay), 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Planet Chew:

1 flyover Red Kite at nearby Breach Hill 10.30am (Andy Davis).

Lake: 16 Shelduck, 9 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 15 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 50 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Pochard count Moreton: 164 (132m, 32f).

25/1/16 Kingfisher (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Teresa Chard, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Melvin Hedges, Chris Johnson, Hilary Kington, Helen Pedder, Chris Perry, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.