Saturday 20 August 2016

Sightings 20/8/16

Storm Petrel at Severn Beach on wet and windy day
Great Skua at Severn Beach and Portbury Dock
1 juv Mediterranean Gull at Battery Point and Portbury Dock
Bar-tailed Godwit at Portbury Dock

20/8/16 juv Mediterranean Gull (Mrs Trellis)
Only rare bird that liked to pose

Bristol, Eastville "pond watch":
2 Grey Heron, 10 BH Gull. 2+ LBB Gull

20/8/16 juv LBB Gull enjoying the rain (G Sapsed)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Tern, 2 Curlew Sandpiper

New Passage:
2 juv Curlew Sandpiper NEW in from SEVERNSIDE 4 Common Tern, 13 Curlew Sandpiper, all here
20/8/16 Curlew Sandpiper (Craig Reed)
‏Severn Beach:
1 Wigeon, 1 Storm Petrel, 6 Gannet, 7 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank,
1 Great Skua (Bonxie)

Royal Portbury Dock:
3 Gannet, 1 Little egret, 8 Oystercatcher, 160 Ring plover, 80 Dunlin, 1 Ruff 1 Bar-tailed Godwit,
1 Whimbrel, 78 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 150 Redshank 28 Turnstone, 1 Great Skua (Bonxie),
1 juv Mediterranean Gull

Portbury Wharf:
1 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, 12 Teal, Tufted duck brood of 3, 1 Greenshank, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, c100 Starlings

20/8/16 Dunlin (Mrs Trellis)
Not hiding behind a rock
Portishead, Battery Pt am: 
1 Dunlin, 18 Turnstone, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull. Sea-watch poor in morning.

Marshfield:
2 Stock Dove, 6 Mistle Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper

CVL;
Birdless
20/8/16 Gannet  (Paul Bowerman)
Severn beach/Portbury Dock/Sand Pt tomorrow?
Reports: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Craig Reed, G Sapsed, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Blagdon Lake birds, opsbirding Severnsidebirds