Friday 24 June 2016

Sightings 24/6/16

24/6/16 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Melvin Hedges)
North Weston garden today
New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland stuff, 2 Teal, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck + 4 ducklings, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 15 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 40 BH Gull, 4 Sand Martin.
Waders starting to pick up here.

Portbury Dock:
Shelduck broods 8-9-11-12-5, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 108 BH Gull.

Portbury Wharf:
15 Redshank.

Paulton:
Village environs: 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Jackdaw, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap.
Sewage Works: 4 Grey Wagtail.

Bath:
Brassmills: 2 Kingfisher, along the river Avon.

Barrow Tanks:
A38: 1 Hobby.

Blagdon Lake:
46 Mute Swan + 2 broods, 100 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 BH Gull, 1 Reed Bunting.
Bickfield Farm:10 House Martin attending nests, 8 House Sparrow.

Planet Chew:
2 Shelduck, 2 Grey Heron, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Hobby, 1 Curlew, 2 Herring Gull, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch.

Reports: Pete Coslett, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, Melvin Hedges, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.