Sightings 15/3/16

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Another 3 Red Kite through Avon today, that's about 9 birds so far this month. Only 2 Sand Martin at Planet Chew reported today.


Snuff Mills (Bristol):

15/3/16 Kingfisher (Allan Chard)

Easton (Bristol):
Greenbank: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 flyover Raven, 2 Siskin.

Hawkesbury Upton:

1 Barn Owl out 10am.

Marshfield:
Rushmead end: 6 Buzzard, 300 mixed Gull, 20 Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 20 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 15 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer, 15 Corn Bunting.

Wick:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 20 Starling, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush.

Thornbury:
3 flyover Crane this morning, presumably GCP birds (John Mills).

Littleton Warth:
33 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 80 Dunlin, 150 Starling.

Aust STW:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 44 fly-through Meadow Pipit.

New Passage-Northwick:
Another flyover Red Kite, 4 flyover Little Gull, wetland this morning (Paul Bowerman, Brian Lancastle).
Other stuff, 2 Greylag Goose, 12 Canada Goose, 70 Shelduck, 9 Gadwall, 160 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 83 Turnstone, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Siskin.

15/3/16 Chiffchaff (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:

Orchard Pools: 2 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 5 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing.
Tesco Pool: 1 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat.
Shore: 20 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler.

Walton Common:
1 flyover Red Kite (Brian Boyland).

Clevedon coast:
Dowlais: 4 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit plus a steady passage of Pipit and Linnet.

W-s-M:
Old airfield: 45 Teal, 5 Little Egret, 1 Merlin.

Weston STW:
1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jack Snipe (crippling views from the screen hide apparently), 1 Chiffchaff.

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 19 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 35 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Siskin.

Backwell Lake:
Little Egret: 17 birds into roost by dusk.
Other stuff, 10 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck (unusual here), 2 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 LBB Gull, 60 Jackdaw.

Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover at the East Shore 11-11.30am to north-east (Rich Mielcarek).
Sand Martin: 2 today, Herriott's again.
Other stuff, 10 Barnacle Goose, 20 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tawny Owl (Moreton), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 10 migrant Meadow Pipit, 3 Siskin.

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Brian Boyland, Allan Chard, Michael Davis, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, John Mills, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Mike Thomas, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.