Friday 29 July 2016

Sightings 29/7/16

29/7/16 Black-headed Gull attacking Moorhen chick (Martin Tayler)
Eastville Park, the Moorhen escaped
Oldbury Power Station:
10 Greylag Goose again, 24 Canada Goose.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch.

Siston:
Common: 1 Sparrowhawk, cycle track.

Barrow Tanks:
4 Common Scoter (No.3), 1 Hobby, 4 Peregrine, 50 Swift, 3 Raven, 3 juvenile Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Blagdon lake:
44 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Common Sandpiper (dam end), 60 BH Gull, 5 Grey Wagtail.
Bickfield Farm: 30 House Martin + 2 active nests, 30 Starling, 25+ House Sparrow.

West Harptree:
Blue Bowl pub: 12 House Sparrow.

Planet Chew:
3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye, 5 Little Egret, 26 Little Grebe, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Yellow-legged Gull.
29/7/16 juv Little Ringed Plover (Mrs Trellis)
at the dam, found by Keith Vinicombe
Reports: Terry Bond, Tim Ford, Karin Rhodes, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, opsbirding.