Sightings 28/2/16

28/2/16 Short-eared Owl at Uphill this evening (Brian Thompson)
up to 3 birds have been showing well here on many dates during the month

A few more Fieldfare and Redwing reports than of recent weeks, presumably birds flocking up prior to migration. Another Red Kite report today too.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
1 Kingfisher (river Frome), 2 Firecrest again (in ivy/holly at bottom of Colston Hill).
Dipper video by Nigel Tucker: https://youtu.be/Zezntq__SDs.

Clifton Downs (Bristol):
1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch.

28/2/16 Raven (Gill Sapsed)

Brentry (Bristol):

Fishpool Hill: 3 Stock Dove.

Ingst (south Glos):
2 Grey Heron, 250 Starling, 170 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing.

Over (south Glos):
Pegwell Wood: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Bullfinch.

Easter Compton:
1 flyover Red Kite to north-east 1.13pm, over the main road (Vic Savery).

New Passage-Northwick:
9 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 20 Gadwall, 90 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 60 Fieldfare, 65 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 flyover Siskin.

Severn Beach:
23 Shelduck, 18 Wigeon, 60 Oystercatcher, 250 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 16 Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit, 5 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer.

Abbots Leigh:
Pool: 1 Tawny Owl out calling this evening.

Portbury Wharf:
4 Snipe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat of note.

Clevedon coast:
6 Canada Goose, 50 Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 1 Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 3 Goosander (Blind Yeo), 1 Little Egret, 3 Little grebe, 1 Water Rail, 3 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 23 Grey Plover, 25 Lapwing, 40 Dunlin, 1 Jack Snipe, 100 Curlew, 10 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Bullfinch.

28/2/16 Grey Plover (Jason Williams)

Worle:

Lower Kewstoke Rd: 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap daily, 1 Brambling.

Uphill:
2 Short-eared Owl this evening.

Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch.

Burnett:
Elm Farm: 1 Buzzard, 1 Woodcock, 50 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 50 Linnet, 20 Yellowhammer.

Queen Charlton:
1 Merlin.

Keynsham:
Manor Rd: 2 flyover Mute Swan, 1 flyover Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 100 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 17 Magpie, 48 Jackdaw, 150 Rook, 9 Crow, 2 Raven, 27 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 55 Starling, 27 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 57 Redwing, 29 House Sparrow, 44 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 17 Siskin, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
All in a 90 minute walk around the woodland and environs.

28/2/16 Blue Tit (Ian Stapp)

Newton St Loe:
23 Redwing.

Bath:

Holts Down: 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Mistle Thrush, 150 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 10 Yellowhammer.

Barrow Tanks:
2 Goldeneye, 145 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Blagdon Lake:
20 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Greenfinch.

Planet Chew:
Herriott's end: 1 Barn Owl.
Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 23 Shelduck, 30 Teal, 15 Shoveler, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Reports: Teresa Chard, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, Michael Davis, Brian Edge, Steve Emery, Robert Hargreaves, John Martin, Chris Perry, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Alex Rhodes, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Brian Thompson, Jason Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds.