Saturday 30 July 2016

Sightings 30/7/16

Eastville Park (Bristol):
2 Kingfisher.

Marshfield:
Shire Valley: 4 Grey Heron, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart.
Marshfield Farm: 1 Hobby hunting Swallows 4.30pm.

Oldbury Power Station:
2 juv Willow Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler.

Aust Warth:
2 Buzzard, 5 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 200 BH Gull, 60 Starling, 25 Linnet.

New Passage-Northwick:
Wetland: 42 Lapwing.

Abbots Leigh:
Sandy Lane end: 1 Tawny Owl (early hours), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Goldfinch.

Portbury Dock:
A small increase in wader numbers here, 14 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 85 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 110 Redshank.

Portishead:
East Wood: 1 soaring Buzzard, most of the day.

Sand Pt-Bay:
2 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel,  3 Turnstone.

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swans +7 cygnets, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Swift, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 40+ Swallow, 70+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 10 Spotted Flycatcher (2 families, 4 + 6), 1 Stonechat, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer.

Reports: John Clark, Pete Coslett, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Karin Rhodes, Gill Sapsed, Chris Stone,  Mrs Trellis, Matthew Wood, opsbirding.