Sightings 30/7/11

Apart from the headline Woodchat Shrike, plenty of other birds on show today, especially in shoreline birds. The Clevedon coast recorded particularly good numbers of waders for July.


CHIPPING SODBURY:

30.7.11 Woodchat Shrike © (the finder) Darren Pearce, many thanks

A very lucky find, this was Darren's only 850th visit to the Common this year.
Account of the discovery on his website at: YateBirder.

From Darren: From Chipping Sodbury, cross the common, staying on the main common rd until you reach the farm buildings on your right. 

Park here and walk left past 2 circular cattle troughs. Follow the hedge line on the right hand side until it opens up into a field. The bird was in the bottom right hand side of the field.

30.7.11 Woodchat Shrike © Martyn Hayes, many thanks
http://www.thebirdsofsouthgloucestershire.co.uk/

A Woodchat Shrike on the common 4.15pm (D Pearce).

A putative 6th Avon record (last one in 2005) and the 3rd Woodchat Shrike record locally for south Glos.

Many thanks to Darren and Martyn for the fast responses....quicker than Sky News.

OLDBURY POWER STATION:
1 Dunlin, single Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler and a male Redstart (lagoon 2 area) (per opsbirding).


SEVERNSIDE: per severnsidebirds highlights
Aust Warth: 2 Peregrine and 2 Lesser Whitethroat.

New Passage: 1 female Common Scoter, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 5+ Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, a Redstart, 4 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail and a Tree Pipit.

Severn Beach: 2 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel and a Wheatear of note.

Chittening Warth: 5 Whitethroat and a Wheatear.

30.7.11 Kestrel
up to 3 birds regular hunting over the warth this month

PORTBURY DOCK:

30.7.11 Canada Goose © Sightings Page team, many thanks
unusual here

30.7.11 Rock Pipit on a rock © Sightings Page team, many thanks

30.7.11 Mediterranean Gull © Sightings Page team, many thanks

Also along the shoreline and scrub of note this morning, 1 Common Sandpiper, a Kingfisher and a Wheatear (S Hale).

This evening, 2 Ringed Plover, c.125 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 150+ Redshank, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and a Sandwich Tern (8.15pm) (CJ Stone).

PORTBURY WHARF:

30.7.11 M5 at junction 19 © Sightings Page team, many thanks
birders flocking to Portbury Wharf to see the Whimbrel.........

At Chapel Pill, 7 Oystercatcher, 125 Dunlin (influx), a Whimbrel, 65 Curlew (influx), c.80 Redshank and 2 Common Sandpiper (S Hale).

CLEVEDON COAST:

Wain's to Yeo Est 6.30-10.30am: 23 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck (+ 10 young), 90 Mallard, 14 Little Egret, 4 Hobby (family group), 45 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Channel View Farm), 2 Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, single Sanderling, 275 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, single Whimbrel, 225 Curlew, 18 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank (Mill-leaze pools), 135 Redshank, 7 Turnstone, 500 BH Gull, 225 Swallow, 3 Rock Pipit, 9 Pied Wagtail and 275 Linnet (S Sanins).

These are excellent wader numbers for July.

CHEW VALLEY LAKE:
Herriott's/Heron's Green a Wood Sandpiper at Herriott's pool this afternoon.

Other birds noted, 6 Little Ringed Plover, single Dunlin, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank and 2 Common Tern (S Davies).

BARROW TANKS:
late morning; 439 Tufted Duck, 69 Great-crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret and 3 Common Sandpiper (S Davies).

The Tufted and Grebe counts are both good counts for here.

Chew Valley Lake 29/7/11:
Late news: the drake Garganey still, 10 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Arctic Tern (adults) and 12 Common Tern (S Davies).