Sightings 11/2/16

11/2/16 Gulls & Crow at Aust Warth (Ed Drewitt)
Another big tide today, flooding out all the voles & providing rich pickings for the Gulls, Crows and Short-eared Owl

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Manor Woods: 11 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Crox Bottom: 1 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch.

Snuff Mills (Bristol):
1 Kingfisher.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
5 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 1 Muscovy Duck still, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 1 Treecreeper.

Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
Campbell's Farm: 12 Teal.

Winterbourne Down:
Badminton Rd/Park Lane: 1 Barn Owl out 5.30pm

Aust Warth:
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 3 Jack Snipe, 14 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 flyover Siskin.

11/2/16 Short-eared Owl (David Hughes)

New Passage-Northwick:

Little Egret: 13 birds today (including a flock of 12), a new patch record. First recorded on Severnside in 1993 so great stuff and a good sign of how well this species is thriving in Avon nowadays.

Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 35 Canada Goose, 1 db Brent Goose, 56 Shelduck, 500 Wigeon, 13 Gadwall, 32 Shoveler, 146 Oystercatcher, 24 Lapwing, 800 Dunlin, 250 Curlew, 60 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Water Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting.

11/2/16 Water Pipit (John Martin)

Severn Beach:
4 Snipe, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Rock Pipit.

Easter Compton:

Dyer's Common: 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Portbury Wharf:

putative Mealy Redpoll (Chris Stone)
seen here on 4th & 9th Feb

Portishead:
Boating Lake: 6 Tufted Duck.
Royal Hotel: 2 Long-tailed Tit.

Tickenham:

Cadbury Camp: 6 soaring Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, early afternoon.

Kenn Moor:
5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 7 Siskin.

Clevedon:
Tweed Rd: 4 Coal Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch.

Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 4 Mute Swan, 36 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 20 Mallard, 24 Shoveler, 11 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 24 Oystercatcher, 18 Grey Plover, 14 Lapwing, 2,800 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 5 Snipe, 80 Curlew, 280 Redshank, 26 Turnstone, 6 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 11 Magpie (single group), 3 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit.

Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler again.

Uphill:
3 Short-eared Owl today.

11/2/16 Short-eared Owl (Lauren & Wayne Tucker)

(10/2/16) Short-eared Owl (Chris Johnson)

Keynsham:

Avon Valley Park: 2 Egyptian Goose still.

Bristol Airport:
1 fly-through Peregrine.

Blagdon Lake:
At least 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Otter (Top End). No further report of the Bittern seen yesterday.

Planet Chew:
Little Egret: 16 birds in the cow field at Heron's Green.

Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose (Herriott's), 1 Barnacle Goose, 16 Shelduck, 1 Scaup (Moreton), 43 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bumblebee.

11/2/16 Greylag Goose (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Ed Drewitt, Andrew Ford, Mike George, Steve George, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Chris Johnson, John Martin, Lois Pryce, John Rickard, Trevor Riddle, Harvey Rose, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, BL birds, severnsidebirds.