Friday, 5 February 2016

Sightings 5/2/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch.

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck (both on the lake), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (yacht club).

Littleton Warth:
LT count: 50 Shelduck, 260 Wigeon, 260 Teal, 6 Little Egret, 15 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Grey Plover, 305 Curlew.

New Passage-Northwick:
8 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 25 Canada Goose, 69 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 180 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail, 200 Lapwing, 140 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl calling this morning, pool environs,

Ham Green:
Ravens nest-building.

Clevedon coast 3/2/16:
Blind Yeo: 8 Goosander (5m, 3f).

Backwell:
Uncombe Close: 18 species in the garden today. Of note were,1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap, 3 Siskin, 1 Bullfinch.
January: 1 female Blackcap daily.

Sand Bay:
1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Stonechat.

Saltford:
River Avon: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 14 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 25+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail of note.
5/2/16 Fieldfare (Robert Hargreaves)
Willsbridge Mill:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Dipper (c.400m upstream).
5/2/16 Sparrowhawk (Jeff Hosier)
Pensford:
Viaduct environs: 1 Peregrine, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin of note.
5/2/16 Peregrine (Raoul Chanderasakera)
Blagdon Lake:
3 Black-necked Grebe still (Wood Bay).

Litton Res:
1 Canada Goose, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler (unusual here), 30 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 13 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
15 Barnacle Goose , 18 Pochard (Villice, 14m, 4f), 160+ Tufted Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 17 Little Egret (Heron's Green cow-field), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 60 Redwing.
A lot of pike fishing boats out so birds a bit scattered. Best pike this week, 35lb.
5/2/16 Barnacle Goose (Mrs Trellis)
at Woodford with the Canadas

Reports: Raoul Chandersakera, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Jane Cumming, Roger Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, Roger Hawley, Jeff Hosier, Robin Lambert, Karin Rhodes, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.