Monday 22 February 2016

Sightings 22/2/16

(20/2/16) white plastic bags (Paul House)
Littleton Warth
This is the 1st ever Avon record we've had of white plastic bags roosting in trees before. We hope the photo is conclusive enough and the Recorder doesn't ask for a description.


Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Bishopsworth:
Crox Bottom: 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Robin, 16 Blackbird, 7 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch.
Manor Woods:  1 Teal, 1 Jay, 14 Magpie, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Robin, 18 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch,

Hengrove (Bristol):
Allotments: 1 Firecrest.

Eastville Park (Bristol):
4 flyover Raven.

Redland (Bristol):
1 flyover Raven 1.25pm.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart again, at the waterworks.

New Passage-Northwick:
9 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Canada Goose, 66 Shelduck,, 270 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 120 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 60 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 600 Dunlin, 140 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 60 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane: 1 Tawny Owl (calling early morning), 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools WeBS: 7 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 11 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 8 Little Grebe, 17 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher, 11 Lapwing, 42 Snipe, 8 BH Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 54 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull.
Other stuff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Robin, 3 Bullfinch.

Nailsea:
1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, garden.

Congresbury Moor:
6 Goosander (river Yeo, 3 pairs and unusual here), 1 Kingfisher, 35 Redwing.

Uphill:
2 Short-eared Owl, showing well today.

Axe Est/Weston STW:
WeBS: 26 Mute Swan, 14 Shelduck, 68 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 45 Teal, 41 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 60 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 200 Lapwing, 600 Dunlin, 24 Curlew, 265 Redshank.

Bath:
Primrose Hill: 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 10 Magpie, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Robin, 20 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin.

Backwell Lake:
5 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 18 Little Egret (roost), 1 Kingfisher, 18 Magpie, 4 Grey Wagtail.

Barrow Tanks:
18 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 35 Cormorant, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper.

Planet Chew:
22/2/16 Great Crested Grebe (Bob Brewer)
displaying at Stratford this morning

Reports: Paul Bowyer, Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Paul Collins, Nick Cryer, Robert Hargreaves, Lisa Presland, Steve Sanins, Graham Sims, Roger Staples, Chris Stone, Larry Sweetland, Mrs Trellis, Tim Warren, Carolyn Westlake, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.