Friday 26 August 2016

Sightings 26/8/16

Sunny warm day.

Ruff on the Northwick Warth flash

26/8/16 Willow Warbler in a willow at Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)

Bristol, Ashton Hill Woods:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

Bristol, Finzel's Reach:
Both adult Peregrine at Finzels Reach

Bristol, Hanham Obs:
1 Swift North at 19:09, 2 Swallow West at 19:03

Bristol, Stoke Park, Purdown:

1 Redstart

Bristol, Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 House Martin, 1 Swallow,
8 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Willow Warbler

Littleton Warth:
Mid-day: 61 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 250 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Whinchat, 9 Wheatear, 10 Linnet

Whinchat at Littleton Warth, Aust end near the railway carriage (Mrs Trellis)

Aust:
1 Barn Owl at dusk

New Passage/Northwick:
190 Canada Geese, 2 Wigeon, 4 Little Egrets, 15 Little Grebes, 7 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 2 Ringed Plovers, 35 Lapwing, 3 Knot, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers,  90 Dunlin, 1 Ruff (Severnside Birds), 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 110 Redshank, 3 Common Terns, 350 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Terns, 2 Coal Tits, 1 Redstart, 4 Wheatears, 2 Yellow Wagtails.

26/8/16 Common Terns at New Passage (Severnside Birds)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Redstart

Royal Portbury Dock:
2 Little egret, 3 Wheatear

Portbury Wharf:
1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 90 Redshank, c50 Swallow, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cettis, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 18 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat , 8 Bullfinch

Sand Point:
40+ Yellow Wagtails with cattle in the field at the top of the steps from the carpark

Clevedon:
1 Spotted Flycatcher on Wains Hill, also 1 Wheatear and 3 Common Sandpiper on coast.

Blagdon Lake:
Juvenile Knot (Sean Davies) on Wookey Point

26/8/16 Kingfisher hovering over Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)

Reports: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Teresa Chard, Sean Davies, Adrian Hockey, Rob Laughton, Lisegirl, Richard Scantlebury, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Severnside Birds