Sightings 12/2/11

BRISTOL:
Sea Mills: 53 Lapwing, 20 Dunlin and 23 Redshank (R Hawley).

Brentry: a flyover Peregrine at Fishpool Hill today (M Dadds).

Clifton: 15 Waxwings seen in Mornington Rd 1pm (AD Scott). near St John's school and houses in Wellington Park.

If only it were Mornington Crescent..........

OLDBURY POWER STATION:
28 Shelduck, 6 Oystercatcher, single Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Curlew, 15 Turnstone, 1,000 Black-headed Gull and an adult Yellow-legged Gull (yacht club) (per opsbirding).

SEVERNSIDE:
New Passage shore: 180 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 150 Dunlin, single Black-tailed Godwit, 2 bar-tailed Godwit, 70 Curlew, 20 Redshank and 60 Turnstone.

12.2.11 Water Pipit, Severn Beach, photo Paul Bowerman, many thanks

We have had mostly only coastal records of Water Pipit so far this year

Severn Beach shore: 50 Shelduck, 70 Oystercatcher, 20 Curlew, 50 Turnstone, a Water Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit and a flyover Redpoll.

SB garden: a Treecreeper in the webmaster's garden (where else!).

SB Orchard pools: the Bittern again a Kingfisher and a Coal Tit (all per severnsidebirds).

PORTBURY WHARF:
At the chapel pill section and salt-marsh late afternoon: 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Avocets, a Stonechat and 4 Bullfinch (I Duncan).

Now if only those Avocets could find their way over onto the newly flattened island at the pool.......

ABBOTS LEIGH:
3 Tawny Owls calling this evening, Sandy lane area, also on 10th and 11th (A Rhodes).

BARROW TANKS:
3 Gadwall, 30 Teal, 17 Shoveler, 9 Goldeneye, just 6 Lapwing and 2 Great Black-backed Gull (CJ Stone).

BLAGDON LAKE:
Today's WeBS highlights: 56 Canada Goose, 44 Wigeon, 62 Teal, 112 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 316 Pochard, 261 Tufted Duck, 4 Scaup, 24 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, a 'redhead' Smew, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 208 Coot, 2,034 Black-headed Gull and 23 Common Gull* (per BL birds).

* 443 here yesterday.

CHEDDAR RES:

12.2.11 Black-necked Grebes, photo: Sarah Loaring, many thanks

The 2 Black-necked Grebes still present today, along with the odd Coot (S Loaring)

SHAPWICK HEATH:
A Cattle Egret at Noah's lake this morning, present into the afternoon (per SOS).