Monday 29 February 2016

Sightings 29/2/16

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Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 20 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Robin, 2 Redwing, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Goldfinch.
Manor Woods: 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch.

Hotwells (Bristol):
29/2/16 Grey Wagtail (Margaret Gorely)
2 birds, Capricorn Place
Lawrence Weston (Bristol):
AWT Reserve: 4 Jack Snipe, 50 Snipe this morning.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Pintail, 5 Little Egret, 3 Stonechat.

Aust Warth:
5 Shelduck, 1 Kestrel, 26 Snipe, 23 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 38 BH Gull.
29/2/16 Kestrel (Mrs Trellis)
New Passage-Northwick:
9 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 23 Canada Goose, 23 Shelduck, 300 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 120 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 250 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat.

Pill:
Crockerne Drive: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Redwing, 15 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
29/2/16 Blackbird (Paul Milsom)
hopefully, some more 'Blackbirds' with white on them soon....
Sand Bay:
1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail, 67 Oystercatcher, 9 Grey Plover, 13 Knot, 1,800 Dunlin, 3 Jack Snipe, 18 Snipe, 94 Curlew, 80+ Redshank, 5 Raven, 4 Stonechat, 16 Linnet.
Dartford Warbler absent again.

Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 12 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfare, 3 Goldfinch.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goosander, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Planet Chew:
Starling: 10,000 over the lake this evening.
1 Greylag Goose, 21 Canada Goose, 22 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 1 Scaup, 8 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (Moreton), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Robin, 1 Treecreeper, 100 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Stonechat, 18 Pied Wagtail, 35 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin.
29/2/16 Stonechat (Chris Stone)
Moreton

29/2/16 Black-headed Gull ring 21S3 (Ian Stapp)
Ringed as a chick in 2015 at Hosehill LNR near Reading. Fist appeared at Chew July 2015 and appears to be hanging around here ever since.

Reports: Bill Blake, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Margaret Gorely, Patrick Hancock, Brian Lancastle, Paul Milsom, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.