Tuesday 23 February 2016

Sightings 23/2/16

23/2/16 Peregrine (Pete Blanchard)
Avon Gorge, seawalls
For some inexplicable reason, Pete is really pleased with this pic though we can't for the life of us think why..

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Ashton Court:(Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
AWT Reserve: 1 Buzzard, 2 Jack Snipe, 20 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Marshfield:
1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Barn Owl (conifer plantation near West Kington) again, 1 Little Owl (West Littleton), 2 Raven, 10 Yellowhammer plus good numbers of Corn bunting too.

Oldbury Power Station:
3 flyover Crane 12.50pm (cf. Severn Beach).

New Passage-Northwick:
20 Canada Goose, 56 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 100 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 300 Dunlin, 1 Water Pipit.

Severn Beach:
3 flyover Crane to north 4.30pm (Chris Perry). Presumably GCP birds en route to Slimbridge.

Pilning:
3 Little Owl around the lanes.
23/2/16 Little Owl (Vic Savery)
Clevedon:
Tescos: 1 flyover Crossbill this morning (Howard Taffs).

Uphill:

23/2/16 Short-eared Owl (Simon Williams)
2 birds today
Willsbridge Mill:
1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush.

Newton St Loe:
1 Teal, 1 Goosander, 8 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 200+ Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6+ Goldcrest, 8 Skylark, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 6 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch, 14 Yellowhammer.

Backwell Lake:
Little Egret: 18 into roost. Fly-ins 5.30pm onwards. Later due to lighter evenings.
Other stuff, 16 Mute Swan, 14 Canada Goose, 7 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 'continental' Cormorant (Nick Hawkridge, morning), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Siskin.

Blagdon Lake:
11 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose still, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Reed Bunting.

Planet Chew:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 25 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 13 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 13 Goldeneye, 14 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2,000 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail.
23/2/16 Starling (Robert Hargreaves)

Reports: Pete Blanchard, Teresa Chard, Mike George, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Chris Perry. Lois Pryce, Vic Savery, Howard Taffs, Mrs Trellis, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, Simon Williams, BL birds, severnsidebirds.