Tuesday 9 February 2016

Sightings 9/2/16

9/2/16 Little Owl (Brian Thompson)
private site, south Bristol
One of the worst Little Owl pics we've ever seen. Posted out of our own sense of misguided generosity rather than any artistic or technical merit shown by the photographer. We hope the posting inspires him to send more....

Skylark singing at some sites today...spring is in the air?

Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Crox Bottom: 18 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Redwing, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

Eastville Lake (Bristol):
The regular highlight species continue to show very well here. 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch.
9/2/16 Kingfisher (Martin Tayler)

9/2/16 Firecrest (Allan Chard)
Oldbury Power Station:
9 Oystercatcher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Black Redstart (jetty & lagoon 2).
9/2/16 Black Redstart (Matt Plenty)
Thornbury:
Butt Lane: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 50 Linnet, 20 Chaffinch, 12 Yellowhammer, 15 Reed Bunting.
9/2/16 Yellowhammer (Matt Plenty)
New Passage-Northwick:
5 Water Pipit still, 2nd sentry box area.
Other stuff, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose still, 28 Canada Goose, 1 db Brent Goose, 27 Gadwall, 170 Teal, 29 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 18 Coot.
9/2/16 Peregrine (Lisa Presland)
Severn Beach:
9 Ringed Plover, 1 Rock Pipit.

Portbury Dock:
1 albino BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull.

Portbury Wharf:
44 Shoveler, 1 Kestrel, 37 Lapwing, 20 Snipe, 1 Blackcap, 22 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 20 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin, 10 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 8 Reed Bunting.

Portishead:
Boating Lake: 1 Greylag Goose.
Springfield Road: 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap.

Keynsham river Avon:
2 Egyptian Goose, Keynsham-Bitton stretch.
9/2/16 Egyptian Goose (Martyn Hayes)
Willsbridge Mill:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit.

Newton St Loe:
2 Goosander, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer (in the village).

Paulton:
2 Buzzard, 50 Skylark, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 40 Linnet.

Backwell Lake:
3+ Siskin, 3+ Redpoll.
9/2/16 Redpoll (Gwen Thomas)
Blagdon Lake:
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull.

Planet Chew:
Siberian Chiffchaff: 1 along the Bittern Trail, in dogwood by the fork in the boardwalk (Rich Mielcarek). It's the ringed bird.

16 Shelduck, 24 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 25 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush.

The lake is full to overflowing and wellies needed to get to some of the hides.

Reports: Allan Chard, Teresa Chard, Nick Cryer, Jane Gilliard, Patrick Hancock, Martyn Hayes, Rich Miekcarek, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland, John Rickard, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Gwen Thomas, Brian Thompson, Lauren & Wayne Tucker, BL birds, severnsidebirds.