Saturday 14 May 2016

Sightings 14/5/16

Race Equality in Nature
Conference at Bristol Zoo, 3 June 2016
organised by Mya-Rose Craig, BirdgirlUK, details: HERE




Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat.

Fishponds (Bristol):
Everest Rd: 1 Garden Warbler, singing its head off apparently.

Marshfield:
Rushmead-Shire Valley: 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer, 3 Corn Bunting.
West Littleton Down: 110 Stock Dove, 4 Raven (3 juvs), 4 Whitethroat of note.

Wick:
Golden Valley: 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail.

Oldland Common:
High Street: 2 flyover Red Kite 12.30pm to south (Jane Hersey).

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Wigeon still, 1 Kestrel, 27 BH Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (track to shore), 1 Cuckoo (car-park), 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 1 Egyptian Goose, 14 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Ringed Plover, 7 Grey Plover, 7 Sanderling, 9 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Tony Scott), 650 Dunlin, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 3 BH Gull, 10 Siskin.
14/5/16 Knot (Brian Lancastle)

14/5/16 Little Stint (Brian Lancastle)
Portbury Dock:
60 Shelduck, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools & foreshore: 2 Wigeon still, 5 Buzzard, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank (displaying), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20+ Reed Warbler, 1 juvenile Starling.

Walton Common:
1 flyover Red Kite 8.45am, different to yesterday's bird (Andrew Waygood).

Worlebury Woods:
3 flyover Swift.

Sand Pt:
1 Fulmar, 40 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Black Tern, 1 Common Tern, 40 Arctic Tern, 60 Commic Tern.

Compton Dando:
10 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap of note.

Planet Chew:
2 Wigeon, 6 Little Egret (Denny Island roost, early), 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Tern, 4 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Cuckoo.
14/5/16 Swallow (Lee Gardiner)
Reports: Teresa Chard, Pete Coslett, Sean Davies, Lee Gardiner,  Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Jane Hersey, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, George Rabin, Tony Scott, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Andrew Waygood, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.