Sunday, 22 May 2016

Sightings 22/5/16

Hoopoe (Andrew Dring)
Late news of a Hoopoe in Copley Court, Hanham 9/10 May, in the garden. Many thanks to Vic Polley for sourcing the info.

Stoke Park (Bristol):
4 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 10 Swift, 4 Whitethroat.

Cold Ashton:
1 flyover Red Kite 12.55pm to south-west (Derek Angell).
40+ Red Kite through Avon so far this month.

Marshfield:
Downthorns Farm: 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 drake Wigeon still, 1 Peregrine, 1 Little Grebe, plus lots of the common Warbler species.

Also reported, 1 Avocet upriver, 1 Short-eared Owl. It's not known whether these are birds from Severnside or additional ones.

Aust Warth:
22/5/16 Short-eared Owl (Rod Holbrook)
present into evening
New Passage-Northwick:
3 Avocet, new on the wetland this morning.
Other stuff shore & wetland: 3 Canada Goose, 20 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 36 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 2 BH Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo.
22/5/16 Avocet (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach:
Western Distribution Park: 1 Egyptian Goose.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Raven.

Portbury Dock:
5 Ringed Plover, 50 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 6 Rock Pipit.

Nailsea:
Wookey Close: 2 garden Bullfinch.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 13 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, 40 Shelduck, 5 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Coot, 8 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 14 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 35 LBB Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 5 Swift, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit.

Worlebury Woods:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay plus plenty of the common Warbler species.

Sand Pt:
2 Harbour Porpoise.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Hobby, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Bickfield Farm: 3 active House Martin nests, 10 House Sparrow.

Planet Chew:
Marsh Harrier: 1 female type 10am Moreton side (Mike jJenkins).
2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 19 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4+ Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Cuckoo (pair), 3 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler.
22/5/16 Reed Warbler (Bob Brewer)
shed-loads around the lake now
Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Mark Dadds, Robert Hargreaves, Richard Hearn, Rod Holbrook, Mike Jenkins, Andy Middleton, George Rabin, Karin Rhodes, Gill Sapsed, Vic Savery, Chris Stone, Carolyn Westlake, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds, TBOSG.