Sightings 26/2/11

Highlights today were  12 Avocet and a Corn Bunting at Clevedon, a Ring-billed Gull at Chew and a Snow Bunting at Brean Down.

At least 9 Mediterranean Gulls also reported, there has been an influx of these birds into Avon this month.


OLDBURY POWER STATION:
Generally quiet, highlights being, a Greylag Goose upriver 10am, 2 Knot, 100 Common Gull (tidal pool), 300 Starling, 3 Raven and a Siskin (per opsbirding).


SEVERNSIDE: (combined reports, J Martin, per severnsidebirds)
New Passage: 67 Shelduck, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 160 Turnstone and 4 Common Gull.

Chittening Warth: a Kingfisher at the Stup Pill leg (Mitchells Salt Rhyne) 12.45pm.

Avm Sewage Works area: a calling Cetti's Warbler at the Hoar Gout Vosa pool.


PORTBURY DOCK:
c.800 Dunlin at the mouth of the Avon mid-day (S Hale).

At least 5 Mediterranean Gull (possibly 7) present this evening (CJ Stone)

PORTBURY WHARF:

26.2.11 Reed Bunting © Sightings Page team, many thanks
one of the finest Emberiza portraits we've ever seen

Around the pools this morning, 8 Canada Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Wigeon, 3 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 9 Curlew and a calling Cetti's Warbler (S Hale).

Defibrillators are to be installed at each of the 3 hides due to the excitement.

CLEVEDON COAST:
A Stonechat and a flyover Corn Bunting (heard) at the Dowlais Farm leg (H Taffs).

WOODSPRING BAY: (south of Yeo Est)
Now 12 Avocets present in the area (P Chapman, H Taffs), 8 here yesterday.

AXE EST:
800+ Teal, 15 Ringed Plover, 5 Grey Plover, single Knot and 2 Black-tailed Godwit (per westonbirds).

BREAN DOWN:
Best bird here was a Snow Bunting at the fort.

Offshore sightings: noteworthy gull passage of 1,100 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2,000 Herring Gull 8.30am-10am (per westonbirds).

BARROW TANKS:
Not throbbing, 1 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 31 Teal, 40 Cormorant, 9 Goldeneye and 2 Great Black-backed Gull (CJ Stone).

BLAGDON LAKE:
The 4 Scaup still present on the water but scattered (per BL birds).

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:
Nunnery: an adult Ring-billed Gull and 4 Mediterranean Gull off the point late afternoon. The Ring-billed is possibly the same bird seen at Herriott's on 19th.


Waxwing invasion 2010/2011 winter
Next month we'll post a ground-breaking article which will summarise the recent Waxwing invasion in and around Bristol. It's called 'The Waxwing Invasion 2010/2011' and includes photos of Waxwings.

We'll post it on 1 March. Younger club members who are still working or at school may wish to take the day off in order to grab an early viewing.

We have warned internet providers of potentially heavy traffic for that day.


Bristol 24/2/11:
Late report of 31 Waxwings at Kenmore Drive in Southmead on Thursday.