Sightings 14/8/2016 - Yellow Wagtail

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Warm, fine and sunny.   Posted at 10 p.m.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 17 Turnstone, juv Redstart, juv Wheatear

Oldbury Coast (Yacht Club end):

2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 19 Mallard,  1 Curlew, 9 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Raven

14/8/16 Yellow Wagtail (Southglosbirds)
Pilning Wetland

Northwick Warth and Pilning Wetlands:

1 ad Egyptian Goose with Canada Geese, Shoveler, 1 Ringed Plover, 50 Lapwing, 130 Dunlin, 
3 ad Sanderling, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 86 Redshank, 6 Turnstone, juv Yellow-legged Gull, 
ad and juv Med Gull, Whinchat (1W), c. 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet.

Pied Flycatcher in Lower Woods (Southglosbirds)

Lower Woods, Wickwar, Glos:

1 Pied Flycatcher, up to 12 Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler.

One of today's Redstarts at Chipping Sodbury (Chris Perry)

Green Woodpeckers: another of Chris Perry's photos from Chipping Sodbury today

Chipping Sodbury Common:

3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Swallow, 2 Common Redstart, 4 Chiffchaff, 200+ corvids












Portbury Warth:

Little Egret, 3 Teal, juv Wigeon, 2 Lapwing, 100 Redshank, c. 50 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, c. 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Bullfinch. 

Royal Portbury Docks:

2 Little Egret, 61 Ringed Plover,  16 Dunlin, 2 Med Gull (ad + 2S)

Yatton (Wemberham Lane):

1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Jay, 2 Raven.

Marshfield:
Red Kite (Shire Valley), Little Owl, Wheatear (Northfield La), m Common Redstart (Orchid La)

Little Owl at Marshfield this morning
(Peter Coslett)

Castle Combe, Wilts:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c. 30 House Martin, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch.

Newton St Loe:

2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (inc 2 juv), 2 Treecreeper

Paulton:

3 Buzzard, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 Raven, 12 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch.

Stock Hill, Chilcompton, Radstock:

2 Tree Pipit, 2 Raven.

Blagdon Lake:

2 Little Egret, Garganey, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 juv Redshank.

Chew Valley Lake:

The Ringing Station ringed 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 40 new Reed Warbler (mainly juv), 3 Sedge Warbler, and controlled a Willow Warbler with a Portuguese ring.

At the Dam: 

2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Yellow-legged Gull.

14/8/16 Northern Wheatear (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield

Reports: Teresa Chard, Anthony Cook, Peter Coslett, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Lee Gardiner, Patrick Hancock, John Martin, Chris Perry, Trevor Riddle, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, blagdonlakebirds, Southglosbirds