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| 1/4/16 Common Crane (Bob Brewer) flyovers at Planet Chew this morning |
Crane used to be a rarity in Avon, not recorded here until 1971.
However, recent re-introduction schemes in neighbouring counties are producing more and more records and now it is hard to differentiate between genuinely wild migrant birds from those released from the re-introduction schemes.
Summary:
A very birdy day at Planet Chew with Black-necked Grebe, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Osprey and 4 flyover Crane all recorded today.
Another Red Kite at Oldbury and 5 Little Ringed Plover at Severnside also noteworthy.
Large numbers of Swallow at Blagdon Lake in the evening.
Summary:
A very birdy day at Planet Chew with Black-necked Grebe, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Osprey and 4 flyover Crane all recorded today.
Another Red Kite at Oldbury and 5 Little Ringed Plover at Severnside also noteworthy.
Large numbers of Swallow at Blagdon Lake in the evening.
Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 42 Woodpigeon, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 30 Goldfinch.
Snuff Mills (Bristol):
1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Chipping Sodbury:
Video of yesterday's Smew (Nigel Tucker) youtu.be/TydSuHq1KU0 .
No sign of the bird today though.
Oldbury Power Station:
1 flyover Red Kite this morning (Andy Middleton, Matt Plenty).
Other stuff, 37 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 10 Oystercatcher, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Wheatear.
Littleton Warth:
Ringing site: 51 birds processed, 25 new, 26 re-traps.
First trickle of migrant warblers here, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap.
New Passage-Northwick:
23 Wigeon, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 60 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 100 Redshank, 1 Coal Tit, 30 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Siskin.
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| 1/4/16 Little Ringed Plover (Paul Bowerman) a small influx of birds here |
Portbury Wharf:
Main Pool: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit.
Portishead:
Marina: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, near the lock gates.Down Rd: 4 Blackcap, 6 Siskin, garden.
Nore Rd: 1 Brambling, 3 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, garden.
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| 1/4/16 Siskin (Pedro Evans) Down Rd garden |
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| 1/4/16 Brambling (Mike Brighton) Nore Rd garden we can recommend a good window-cleaner to Mike |
Nailsea:
Wookey Close: 2 Nuthatch, 2 Siskin, garden feeders.Yatton:
Strawberry Line: 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 7 Dunnock, 10 Robin, 1 Song Thrush.
Clevedon coast:
Yeo Est end: 60 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.
Uphill:
1 Water Rail, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch.
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| 1/4/16 Water Rail (David Gibbs) |
Weston STW:
15 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 15+ Reed Bunting.Newton St Loe:
13 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Coal tit, 2 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Greenfinch, 15 Yellowhammer.
Barrow Tanks:
1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Wheatear.
Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Buzzard, 1 Goldeneye, 8 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,150 Sand Martin, 200 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff of note.
Planet Chew:
Red Kite: 1 flyover this morning.
Marsh Harrier: 1 female type this morning.
Osprey: 1 flyover at Herriott's 3.30pm (Lee Gardiner).
Crane: 4 in flight over the lake 11.10-11.45am, then drifted off west (Keith Vinicombe et al).
Otter: 2 in front of the Stratford hide late morning.
Other stuff, 4 Greylag Goose, 4 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Shelduck, 5 Scaup, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Stratford), 1 Peregrine, 6 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Jay, 200 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail.
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| 1/4/16 drake Scaup (Ian Stapp) regular along the Moreton -Stratford side recently |
