Tuesday 26 July 2016

Sightings 26/7/16

Bristol Cathedral:
1 Peregrine, this evening.

Ashton Court (Bristol):
Mansion House environs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay.

Oldbury Power Station:
3 juv Cetti's Warbler, lagoon 3.

Backwell:
4 Peregrine in acrobatics over the village, presumably adult(s) teaching young.

Clevedon Coast:
Yeo Est end: 8 Little Egret, 26 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 80 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 immature Wheatear.

Barrow Tanks:
Tanks 1-3: 3 Mute Swan, 324 Tufted Duck, 13 Cormorant, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 10 Common Sandpiper, 8 BH Gull, 160 large Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Sand Martin + 2 active nests, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail.
Tank 3 is full so no margins for the waders.

Blagdon Lake:
1 Egyptian Goose still, 4 Lapwing new.

Reports: Matt Collis, Roger & Jean Staples, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Vanessa Wilmott, BL birds, opsbirding.