Sunday 29 May 2016

Sightings 29/5/16

Bath Peregrine Chicks: Latest pics: HERE. They are growing up fast.
Savi's Warbler: 1 at the Gwent wetlands this morning....

Stockwood (Bristol):
Open Space: 1 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap (good numbers here all month), 4 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch.

Snuff Mills (Bristol):
29/5/16 Grey Wagtail (Gill Sapsed)
at least 1 chick successfully fledged
Fishponds (Bristol):
1 flyover Sparrowhawk.

Marshfield:
Rushmead Farm: 1 Quail heard (Mark Coller, our first of the season), 1 Little Owl.

New Passage-Northwick:
14 Canada Goose, 30 Gadwall, 6 Teal new, 1 Garganey still, 2 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 30 BH Gull.

Severn Beach:
1 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Walton Common:
A Red Kite hunting over the common and nearby farmland 3-7pm, looked settled so may be still around tomorrow morning.
29/5/16 Red Kite (Higgy)
Other stuff, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap.

Pensford:
Lord's Wood: 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 15+ Banded Demoiselle.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Spotted Flycatcher.

Planet Chew:
CVRS end: 1 flyover Red Kite 11.10am (Patrick Hancock),
Other stuff, 1 Wigeon, 1 Hobby. 2 immature Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Cuckoo.
29/5/16 Reed Warbler (Bob Brewer)
widespread around the Chew reed-beds now
Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Mark Coller,  Patrick Hancock, Higgy, Mike Jenkins, Gill Sapsed, Mrs Trellis, BL birds, severnsidebirds.