Sunday 20 March 2011

Sightings 20/3/11

Another fine sunny day but with a dearth of new migrants so far reported.

BRISTOL:
Horfield: Blackcap pair still present in a Maple Rd garden. At Golden Hill, 12 Fieldfare (J Bimson).

Eastville Park: highlights around the lake area today, 3 Mute Swan, 12 Canada Goose, 2 Sparrowhawk, at least 3 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, a singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Coal Tit and 20 Jackdaw (R Scantlebury).

SLIMBRIDGE WWT:


Another couple of pics of some of the long-stayers, the Lesser Scaup and a Greater Scaup pair, present around the Tack Piece this morning.



20.3.11 all photos © Andy Jordan, many thanks
 The Cattle Egret turned up on the site yesterday and a Mediterranean Gull (A Jordan).

SEVERNSIDE:
Combined totals from the main sites: 5 Canada Goose, the Barnacle Goose, 80 Shelduck, 25 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 2 Pintail, single Little Egret, 7 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, single Merlin and Peregrine, 30 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 20 Dunlin, a Jack Snipe, 60 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 25 Turnstone, 1 Short-eared Owl (Aust), 3 Sand Martin, 8 Chiffchaff and 3 Raven.

Hoar Gout: the Cetti's Warbler still calling at the Vosa pool (combined reports, B Lancastle, per severnsidebirds).

20.3.11 Robin at the Chittening Warth seabank pools this morning
© Brian Lancastle, many thanks

PORTBURY WHARF:
Underwhelming on the high tide this morning, just a Snipe and c.100 Redshank of note (S Hale, J Williams).

BARROW TANKS:
A White Wagtail here today (CJ Stone). 2 White Wagtails at Chew on 15th is our only other record so far.

CHEW STOKE:
A singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff this morning (E Drewitt).

BATH:
A flock of 157 Golden Plover in fields near Lansdown Racecourse today (J Cummimg).

BREAN DOWN:
Just 2 Wheatear, 3 Chiffchaff, a Blackcap and a Yellowhammer of note (per westonbirds).

SOMERSET LEVELS:
A Sedge Warbler reported at Ham Wall today (per SOS).

Gordano Valley 18/3/11:
Late report just received: a male Redstart near How Ham farm at Clapton-in-Gordano (per J Williams). A new earliest date for Avon (previous 20/3/94).


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