Monday, 20 June 2011

Sightings 20/6/11

PORTBURY WHARF:
20.6.11 Little Owl

20.6.11 Starling © Sightings Page team, many thanks
today's endorphin rush at Portbury

The patch found new ways to be dull this morning (S Hale).

HAM GREEN:
4 Mistle Thrush here this afternoon (J Williams).

LULSGATE:
A fly-past Hobby at the airport 7.30am this morning (A Hockey).

Forest of Dean 19/6/11:

Mandarin Duck © Phil Baber, many thanks

Wild Boar © Pam Buckle, many thanks
3 churring Nightjar, at least 4 roding Woodcock plus the other usual woodland species also reported by Pam and Phil.

City docks 16/5/11:


Common Scoter © Dan de Castro, muchas gracias
We've just received this report of a Common Scoter in the city docks near the Cumberland Basin on 16/17 May.


The bird was seen mainly around the Hotwells-Cottage Pub section, looking lost and disorientated and very wary of the boat traffic.

There were several sightings of Common Scoter at the coast during May and they do occur inland at Chew Valley Lake from time to time but a city docks record is truly exceptional.

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