Sightings 22/4/11

Very large numbers of Terns in Bridgwater bay this morning but only smaller numbers were recorded into Avon waters.

+ BRISTOL:
Hotwells:  a Common Sandpiper at Cumberland basin 3pm (K Bainbridge).

OLDBURY POWER STATION:
3 Peregrine, the Little Ringed Plover still, just 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Sedge Warbler and 2 Wheatear (per opsbirding).

+ SEVERNSIDE: per severnsidebirds, B Lancastle, J Martin:

22.4.11 Linnet pair on Northwick Warth this morning

© Allan Chard, many thanks

NP-NW: 70 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 8 Teal, a Grasshopper Warbler (Grebe pond), 1 Redstart, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Sedge Warbler, 1 Wheatear, the usual 2 Raven and a Redpoll through.

Severn Beach: 1 male Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover NE, just 2 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Whimbrel, 3 intermediate morph Arctic Skua, 4 BH Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern NE, 1 Common Tern NE, 35 Commic Tern, 5 House Martin, 3 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail and a Tree Pipit.

Chittening Warth: 1 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler and 8 Sedge Warbler.

PORTBURY DOCK ESTATE:


22.4.11 Sedge Warbler © the Sightings Page team

note disdainful look as picture was taken

 At least 6 Sedge Warbler singing along the Drove Rhine this morning ( S Hale).

+ PORTBURY WHARF:
2 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper and 4 Lesser Whitethroat (S Matthews).

On the island, the Canada Goose which began sitting on 6 April has abandoned its original nest and appears to be re-sitting anew about 5 yds away.

+ PORTISHEAD:

22.4.11 4 Purple Sandpipers seen this morning on the rocks

+ PILL:

22.4.11 Ravens at nest © Roger Hawley, many thanks

1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat and 4 Sedge Warbler (R Hawley).

+ CLEVEDON COAST:
Ladye bay: a single flock of 120 Arctic Tern on this evening's seawatch (P Chapman).

+ BARROW TANKS:
A couple of locally uncommon birds here this morning, a Kingfisher and a Yellowhammer.

Others, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear and a Sedge Warbler (S Davies).

+ BLAGDON LAKE:
6 Common Sandpiper (S Davies).

+ BURRINGTON COMBE:
A Red Kite high over 1.45pm today (S Matthews).

+ BERROW:
Excellent seawatching: a Pomarine Skua, 4 Black Tern and a staggering 1,600 Commic Tern (per berrowbirds).

+ SHAPWICK HEATH:
The Lesser Yellowlegs still present to 4pm at least. Other goodies: 5 Hobby, 2 Ruff, a Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap and 20 Swift. (E Drewitt).

+ CATCOTT LOWS:
A fine looking male Garganey of special note (E Drewitt).