Monday 23 May 2016

Sightings 23/5/16

We were sent only very rubbish pics today. We couldn't decide which one was the worst so we've posted all of them.

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Collared Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Goldfinch.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush.

Fishponds (Bristol):
23/5/16 Dipper (Allan Chard)
Vassal's Park, bred successfully
Longwell Green:
1 flyover Hobby this morning, unusual here.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 1 Cuckoo.

Aust Warth:
23/5/16 Kestrel (Rod Holbrook)
New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 80 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe (+4 chicks), 1 Buzzard, 36 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 BH Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 40 Starling.

Severn Beach:
15 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Oystercatcher, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 70 Starling, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet.

Portbury Wharf:
7 Greylag Goose new, 2 Wigeon, 2 Little Ringed Plover of note.
23/5/16 Greylag Goose (Chris Stone)
a sudden influx today
Backwell Lake:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail.
23/5/16 Mute Swan cygnets (Tim Warren)
Chew Magna:
1 flyover Red Kite 3.15pm, drifting to north-west (Andy Davis).

Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 19 Shelduck, 1 drake Wigeon, 7 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 400 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 150 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler.
23/5/16 Alabonia Geofrella (Ian Stapp)
an unusual Moth for Chew we are told
Ashcott (Somerset):
1 flyover Red Kite 3pm (Colin Hill).

Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, John Clark, Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Robert Hargreaves, Colin Hill, Rod Holbrook, Karin Rhodes, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Tim Warren, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.