Wednesday 10 August 2016

Sightings 10/8/16 - Caspian Gull

1 juv Yellow-legged Gull at Heron's Green, CVL
Caspian Gull at Herriot's Pool, 9/8/16
1 Common Tern flying up & down the lake, seen from Moreton and Herriot's, CVL

10/8/16 Common Tern (Bob Brewer)
Bristol, Blaise Castle:
Buzzard, Jay,Nuthatch, Treecreeper

Bristol, Stockwood open space:
1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 8 House Martin,
5 Chiffchaff, 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Oystercatcher, 28 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 33 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 8 Common Sandpiper, 28 Redshank, 30 Starling, 1 Whinchat.

10/8/16 Dunlin (Mrs Trellis)
Portbury Wharf:
1 juv Wigeon, Tufted Duck brood of 2, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sand Martin, 8+ Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Portishead Marina:
Two cormorants at H & W pontoon today

Bishop Sutton:
1 Hobby

Barrow Tanks:
1 Common Tern, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

Blagdon Lake:
Dam 9/8/16: 2 adult Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper
Top End 9/8/16: 7 Black-tailed Godwit

Planet Chew,
Herriot's Pool 9/8/16: 1 Caspian Gull

9/8/16 Caspian Gull (Keith Vinicombe)
2nd summer moulting in to 3rd winter
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 L Egret
Heron's Green:
3 L Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull,  1 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 50+ Mixed Hirundine most House Martins, 4/5 Swallows, 12-15 Sand Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush
1 Reed Bunting
Moreton:
1 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jays  
Stratford:
Cormorants scrapping, 1 Hobby
Herriot's End:
4 Shelduck, 3 GBB Gull, 1 commic Tern, 2 Swift

Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, John Clark, Sean Davies, Lisa Presland, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, K E Vinicombe, Blagdon Birds