When Simon met Katie
Yesterday, as part of her prize, she spent time with Simon around the park. We expect to see a marked improvement in Simon's photography after this experience. |
| Katie Horrocks and Simon King |
Special agent Horrocks has just won the Longleat junior section photo competition with some superb shots of Longleat's Lemurs.
Really well done Katie.
Some spring activity in Avon today. 3+ Red Kite through, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Ruff new, Sand Martin at Chew plus some Meadow Pipit passage at the coast. Things picking up at last.
Emerson's Green:
Science Park: 1 Water Rail, reed-bed.
Warmley:
Siston Brook: 1 Dipper.
Shepperdine:
1 fly-by Red Kite to north (Dan White).
Oldbury Power Station:
9 Shoveler, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Redpoll, 2 Siskin.
Aust Warth:
1 Red Kite 11.45am, at the sheepfields (Dick Reader).
New Passage-Northwick:
Red Kite: 2 flyovers at the Pilning wetland to north-east this morning (Paul Bowerman).
Marsh Harrier: 1 over the Pilning wetland 1.45pm, then flew off to east (Brian Lancastle).
Other stuff, 9 Mute Swan, 17 Canada Goose, 87 Shelduck, 180 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 190 Teal, 37 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 20 Coot, 2 Water Rail, 150 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Curlew, 60 Redshank, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 25 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Water Pipit, 3 Siskin.
Severn Beach:
Vis Mig watch early morn: 231 Woodpigeon, 13 Starling, 8 Redwing, 697 Meadow Pipit, 64 Chaffinch, 43 Greenfinch, 45 Goldfinch, 30 alba Wagtail, 14 Siskin.
Other stuff, 35 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 37 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 40 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 20 Redshank, 14 flyover Siskin (Matt Hobbs, severnsidebirds).
Portbury Dock:
85 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 11 Oystercatcher, 70 Dunlin, 36 Curlew, 2 GBB Gull, 10 Redshank, 2 Stonechat, 1 White Wagtail, 8 Rock Pipit, 3 flyover Siskin.
Portbury Wharf:
Pools WeBS: 8 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 18 Shelduck, 75 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 10 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 3 Oystercatcher, 36 Snipe, 41 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Reed Bunting.
Estuary side: 2 Canada Goose, 26 Shelduck, 120 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 60 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 Curlew, 34 Redshank.
Clevedon coast:
Dowlais: 3 Ruff (new in, Howard Taffs), 5 Black-tailed Godwit this evening.
Sand Pt:
3 Stonechat.
Dundry:
Greenleigh Farm: 1 Barn Owl out this evening.
Blagdon Lake:
WeBS: 23 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 43 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 61 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 14 Pochard, 293 Tufted Duck, 9 Goldeneye, 5 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 149 Coot, 22 Moorhen, 25 BH Gull, 50 Common Gull, 30 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull.
Other stuff, 3 Buzzard, 5 Snipe, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch of note.
The lake was like the North Atlantic in today's brisk northerly wind.
Planet Chew:
Sand Martin: 5 birds today, Herriott's end (Rich Mielcarek, Ian Stapp).
First arrivals here yesterday apparently.
Other stuff, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Barnacle Goose, 16 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 7 Pied Wagtail.
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| 14/3/16 Cetti's Warbler (George Stacey) BK hide screen, no sign of the Firecrest here today |
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Sean Davies, Tim Ford, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Jon Mortin, Dick Reader, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, BL birds.
