Saturday 16 April 2016

Sightings 16/4/16

Len Ingram: Very many thanks for all the kind comments you have tweeted or sent in following Len's death.
Don is going to pass all this on to Len's wife Jean. Well done Tribe and thank you.


Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
AWT Moor: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler.

Marshfield:
7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Raven, 6 Swallow, 6 Wheatear.
Skylark and Linnet abundant plus a scattering of Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting.

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart.
16/4/16 Short-eared Owl (Chris Teague)
this evening
16/4/16 Redstart (Brian Thompson)
Frampton Cotterell:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer,

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Peregrine, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Wheatear, 5 Redpoll.

Almondsbury:
Over: 1 Ring Ouzel (in the solar panel field), 1 Redstart (SE end of the golf course).

Littleton Warth:
Whale Wharf: 9 Wheatear this evening.

Aust-Littleton Warth:
20 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Siskin, 1 Redpoll.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 7 Canada Goose, 11 fly-through Barnacle Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin, 60 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 5 BH Gull, 1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 40 White Wagtail, 1 Grey Seal, 1 Stoat.
16/4/16 Barnacle Goose (Lee Gardiner)

16/4/16 Yellow Wagtail (Brian Lancastle)
Severn Beach:
1 Cetti's Warbler.

Chittening Warth:
2 fly-by Barnacle Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler.

Portbury Wharf:
This White-fronted Goose found by Chris  today on the pools. No rings and only faint belly barring so it may be an immature bird.
Exact origin unknown but one as at Westhay Moor recently (per Julian Thomas).
16/4/16 White-fronted Goose (Chris Stone)
16/4/16 Blackcap (Paul Milsom)
Other stuff, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Willow Warbler, 2+ Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail of note.
Pools quiet but still a few Wigeon lingering.

Portishead:
9 soaring Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Swallow.

Walton Common:
1 Cuckoo, seen and heard.

Clapton-in-Gordano:
16/4/16 Pied Flycatcher (Nathan Guttridge)
presumably the bird seen here yesterday
Clevedon coast:
Yeo Est end: 3 Pintail, 16 Whimbrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 15 White Wagtail.

Lulsgate:
Airport: 1 fly-by Hobby.

Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 2 Tawny Owl, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush.

Paulton:
River Cam/Sewage Works: 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Compton Martin:
5 Marsh Tit, garden (Chris Craig). We've asked Mya to check out the veracity of these claims...

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 250 LBB Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 40 Linnet.

Planet Chew:
1 Scaup, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 35 Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warbler, 60 Blackcap, 23 Pied Wagtail (single flock), 1 White Wagtail.

Reports: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Simon Carder, Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Steve Emery, Lee Gardiner, Nathan Guttridge, David Hanks, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, John Martin, Paul Milsom, Vic Polley, Vic Savery, Chris Stone, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Nigel Tucker, Andrew Waygood, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.