Monday 25 April 2016

Sightings 25/4/16

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No sign of the Ring Ouzel at Cold Ashton this morning (Chris Vines).


High Littleton:
Greyfield Wood: 2 Buzzard, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch.

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Short-eared Owl, lagoon 2 late afternoon.

Northwick:
Village Lanes: 1 Little Owl still.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland & environs: 1 Greylag goose, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 50 Oystercatcher, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 7 White Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 5 Linnet.

Portbury Dock:
1 Peregrine, 9 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 9 Whimbrel, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Redstart, 7 Wheatear.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wigeon still, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart.

Portishead:
Battery Pt: 3 Whimbrel up 11am.
Royal Hotel: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap.

Walton Common 24/4/16:
1 Cuckoo.

Sand Pt:
4 Little Egret (heading out to sea), 12 Whimbrel, 2 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit.
25/4/16 Stonechat (Dave Gibbs)
Blagdon Lake:
8 Mute Swan, 26 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 7 Pochard, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 11 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 26 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 9 Reed Bunting.
25/4/16 Common Sandpiper (Mrs Trellis)
at the dam this afternoon

25/4/16 Common Tern (Mrs Trellis)
off Green Lawn this afternoon
Litton Res:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 14 Mallard (+ a brood 11 ducklings), 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 flyover Whimbrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Planet Chew:
Herriott's end: 2 Wood Warbler seen (Mark Dadds).
Other stuff, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 8 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 12 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Sand Martin, 35 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Whinchat (HG pond & Moreton), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail.
25/4/16 Buzzard & Raven (Ian Stapp)
tussling over Moreton this morning, not much in size difference

25/4/16 Yellow Wagtail (Ian Stapp)
Moreton track
Reports: Teresa Chard, Mark Dadds, Dave Gibbs, Adrian Hockey, Mike Newstead, Harvey Rose, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Chris Vines, BL birds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds.