Monday 25 July 2016

Sightings 25/7/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Whitethroat, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet.

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 2 Grey Heron, 2 Spotted Flycatcher families.

Old Sodbury:
1 flyover Red Kite 4.30pm (David Teague).

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: 1 Redstart, mid-day.

Littleton Warth:
Estuary: 1 fly-by Greenshank upriver this morning.
AWT Reserve: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, juveniles all ringed here this morning.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland: 135 Canada Goose, 8 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck broods, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail chicks, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 110 Dunlin, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Green Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 2 Turnstone new, 600+ BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Yellow Wagtail.

Portbury Wharf:
1 female Wigeon, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sand Martin.

Blagdon Lake:
46 Mute Swan, 232 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe + 3 nests, 1 Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, 70 BH Gull, 41 LBB Gull, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Lodge trees), 12 Grey Wagtail (dam end).
Bickfield Farm: 1 Buzzard, 3 active House Martin nests, 15 House Sparrow.

Litton Res:
3 Tufted Duck broods (16 ducklings), 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe + 3 chicks, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Grey Wagtail.
25/7/16 Little Grebe, 3 chicks in all (Mrs Trellis)

25/7/16 Kingfisher (Mrs Trellis)
Planet Chew:
4 Shelduck, 22 Little Grebe, 325 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 8 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover (HG again), 2 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper (1st of the autumn here), 1 Turnstone, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 40 mixed Swallow/House Martin, 5 House Sparrow, 15 Pied Wagtail.
25/7/16 Turnstone (Keith Vinicombe)
HG Bay

25/7/16 Yellow-legged Gull (Keith Vinicombe)
HG Bay again, present here since 21st at least

Reports: John Barnett, Teresa Chard, Thomas McCleung-Weston, Vic Polley, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone,  David Teague, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, BL birds, severnsidebirds.