Sightings 24/4/16

24/4/16 New Passage this evening (Lisa Presland)
bummer of a view....

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Eastville Park (Bristol):

1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch.

24/4/16 Greenfinch (Gill Sapsed)

Snuff Mills (Bristol):

1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Dipper, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch.

Cumberland Basin (Bristol):
Poole's Wharf: 2 House Martin.

Marshfield:
Orchid Lane: 1 Golden Plover.

24/4/16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Lee Gardiner)
Shire Valley

Cold Ashton:

1 male Ring Ouzel this evening ST758729 (Derek Angell), 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Brown Hare.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Redstart, lagoon 1 fences.

Almondsbury:
Lower Knole Farm: 6 Redpoll this morning.

New Passage-Northwick:
6 Canada Goose, 14 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail (wetland), 14 Yellow Wagtail, 15 White Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
5 Whimbrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 flyover Tree Pipit.

Portbury Dock:
8 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
13 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 10 LBB Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 6 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 2 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 3 Little Egret, 18 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Lapwing, 60 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 32 Bar-tailed Godwit, 35 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank (numbers dropping now), 2 Turnstone, 30 LBB Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 4 Raven, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Yeo Est), 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear.
Also (dead) 1 Ray species of fish at the Kenn Est, Sword-backed or Spiny-backed Ray considered most likely.

Sand Pt:
5 Labrador (3pp, 2 dp), 4 Terrier sp (inc 1 Westie), 4 English Springer, 1 large Whippet (could have been a Greyhound).
No sign of yesterday's Irish Setter.

Other stuff, 10 Whimbrel, 4 Magpie, 2 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 17 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 19 Whitethroat, 7 Robin, 9 Dunnock, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Linnet.

24/4/16 Stonechat (Mrs Trellis)

24/4/16 Wheatear (Mrs Trellis)

W-s-M:

Anchor Head: 5 Gannet up, 9 Dunlin, 1 pp Arctic Skua  up, 2 Tern sp up (Dave Gibbs).
Old Town Quarry: 2 Stock Dove.
South Rd: 2 Chiffchaff.
Old Airfield: 3 Little Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.

Weston STW:
1 Cuckoo calling, little else.

Newton St Loe:
1 Common Sandpiper on the lake (Lauren & Wayne Tucker). Local rarity for the observers and also a thoroughly undeserved sighting.
Other stuff, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Yellowhammer.

24/4/16 Yellowhammer (Lauren Tucker)
worst Yellowhammer pic we've ever seen

Barrow Tanks:

24 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 BH Gull.

Planet Chew:
2 Wigeon, 1 Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 17 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 100 Sand Martin (dawn).

Reports: Derek Angell, Chris Bungay, Mark Dadds, Lee Gardiner, Dave Gibbs, Margaret Gorely, Alistair Gratton, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Mike Jenkins, Harvey Rose, Gill Sapsed,  Chris Stone,  Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.