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| (14/5/16) colour-ringed Knot at New Passage (Brian Lancastle) ringing news from Brian... |
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| A Dutch ringing event, first ringed Mauretania 27/11/13, then wintered hereabouts until 5/12/15 before turning up on Severnside this Spring. |
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| 5/7/16 Greylag Goose (Mrs Trellis) Planet Chew |
The annual Greylag Goose round-up took place at Chew this evening. It turned out to be a rather disappointing affair with just 1 Greylag Goose caught plus 189 Canada Goose.
Canada Goose: 153 new birds ringed, 36 re-traps, heaviest bird 5.45kgs.
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| 5/7/16 Canada Goose (Mrs Trellis) ....don't ask...don't even go there.... |
Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 17 House Martin, 2 Song Thrush.
Frenchay (Bristol):
UWE: 1 recently fledged Raven.
Emerson's Green:
Science Park: 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 male Reed Bunting.
Frenchay (Bristol):
UWE: 1 recently fledged Raven.
Emerson's Green:
Science Park: 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 male Reed Bunting.
New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland stuff, 3 Little Egret, 14 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover (NW flash), 14 Lapwing, 14 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 15 Redshank.
Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 flyover Raven, 6 Swallow, garden.
Portbury Dock:
5 new Shelduck broods 5-10-13-5-18, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover (+2 chicks), 8 Dunlin, 61 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 250 BH Gull (inc 1 albino), 7 Stock Dove, 10 Reed Warbler, 8 Rock Pipit.
Portbury:
Village: 105 flyover Jackdaw late morning.
Sheepway Lane: 1 Barn Owl out again 9.15pm, railway bridge area.
Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 18 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap.
Bath:
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| 5/7/16 Red Kite (Helen Haddon) |
Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper of note.
Planet Chew:
Things picking up here a bit but still no muddy fringes for the waders.1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper of note.
Planet Chew:
20 Gadwall, 19 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 120 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 11 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 3 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap + 5 young, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 9 House Sparrow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.
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| 5/7/16 Common Sandpiper (Ian Stapp) numbers starting to pick up here in recent days |
Reports: Paul Bowdler, Teresa Chard, Tim Ford, Helen Haddon, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Jenkins, Brian Lancastle, Karin Rhodes, Roger & Jean Staples, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Gwen Thomas, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.
