Thursday 24 March 2016

Sightings 24/3/16

Summary:
Many more Hirundines today, the rainy weather will have helped.
Our first Osprey at Planet Chew this morning.

Things picking up: BTO outlook.


Bishopsworth (Bristol):
Vicarage Rd: 1 Blackcap, garden.
Crox Bottom: 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch.

Littleton Warth:
AWT Reserve: 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow.

New Passage-Northwick:
Shore & wetland: 8 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 65 Shelduck, 80 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 90 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 60 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Curlew, 75 Redshank, 90 Turnstone, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 25 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 2 Wheatear, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Siskin.

Severn Beach:
Tesco pool: 1 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
Pools: 52 Shelduck on the island. The first Sand Martin here today also.

Clevedon coast:
Wain's Hill-Yeo Est: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 60 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 42 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Lapwing, 2 Knot, 15 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Curlew, 270 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, 25 BH Gull, 10 LBB Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 3 singing Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit.

Worle:
Lower Kewstoke Rd: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 1 Brambling, 2 Siskin.

W-s-M:
Old Airfield: 5 Canada Goose, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Stonechat.
Hutton Woods: 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush.

Uphill:
2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Swallow.

Bath:
The Peregrine pair now has 3 eggs:  Hawk & Owl Trust video.

Backwell Lake:
22 Common Gull, 20 Jackdaw, 1 Swallow this evening.

Barrow Tanks:
50 Cormorant, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 30 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Grey Wagtail.

Blagdon Lake:
18 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (fields, Top End gate), 5 Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 12 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 30+ Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Planet Chew:
1 Osprey at Herriott's Pool early morning, with a fish (Sean Davies).
Other stuff, 28 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 5 Scaup (Moreton/Stratford), 1 Common Scoter (East Shore), 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 100+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow. 


Reports: Nick Cryer, Mark Dadds, Sean Davies, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, John Martin, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Nigel Sluman, Chris Stone, Mike Thomas, Mrs Trellis, severnsidebirds.