Monday 15 February 2016

Sightings 15/2/16

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch of note.

Bishopsworth:
Crox Bottom: 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldfinch.
Manor Woods: 5 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Fishponds (Bristol):
Thingwall Park: 1 Reed Bunting, garden.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
4 Stock Dove, 1 Firecrest still, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Siskin.

Avonmouth Docks (Bristol):
HT Shore Count: 8 Shelduck, 26 Gadwall, 58 Teal, 33 Mallard, 11 Oystercatcher, 93 Dunlin, 16 Curlew, 54 Redshank, 87 BH Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.
15/2/16 Treecreeper (Mrs Trellis)
Bradley Stoke:
Three Brooks NR: 2 Little Grebe (paired up).

New Passage-Northwick:
26 Canada Goose, 62 Shelduck, 16 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 40 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 200 Dunlin, 60 Curlew, 26 Redshank.

Severn Beach:
40 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl (calling, evening), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 flyover Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Chaffinch.

Portbury Dock:
HT Shore Count: 63 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 1 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 63 Dunlin, 41 Curlew, 25 Redshank, 141 BH Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull.
Other stuff, 1 albino BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools WeBS: 5 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 65 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 6 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher, 34 Lapwing, 60+ Snipe, 2 Curlew, 18 BH Gull, 10 Herring Gull.
Shoreline: 4 Shelduck, 90 Wigeon, 275 Teal, 320 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 11 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull.
Wharf Lane: 10 Robin, 7 House Sparrow.
15/2/16 Curlew (Mrs Trellis)
on the pools this morning
Portishead:
Boating Lake: 4 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Goose, 10 Tufted Duck.
Battery Pt: 6 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit.
Springfield Rd: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap.
15/2/16 Purple Sandpiper (Chris Teague)
Weston Moor:
15/2/16 Wren (Melvin Hedges)
sun-bathing
Sand Bay:
Beach Rd: 2 Dartford Warbler still, morning.
Other stuff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Oystercatcher, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit. No sign of the car-park Firecrest.

Uphill:
1 Short-eared Owl again, afternoon, 1 Stonechat of note.

Saltford:
Avon Farm: 2 flyover Goosander, 13 Cormorant, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 17 Blackbird, 14 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Siskin (lodge feeders),

Planet Chew:
Not many ducks on show today, either a clear out or tucked away out of the wind: 2 Greylag Goose (HG Pool), 16 Barnacle Goose, 16 Shelduck, 18 Goldeneye, 13 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 14 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 23 Pied Wagtail.
15/2/16 Chiffchaff (Ian Stapp)
Haydon (Radstock):
15/2/16 Goldcrest (Rob Beale)

Reports: Rob Beale, Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Robert Hargreaves, Melvin Hedges, Jessica Killey, Karin Rhodes, John Rickard, Vic Savery, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, BL birds, severnsidebirds.