Sightings 13/8/11

 All our Mediterranean Gull reports so far this month have been from the coastal sites.


MARSHFIELD AREA: M Jackson
West Kington: a Quail at ST798768, 9 Stock Dove and 4 Raven.

Shirehill: a Marsh Tit at ST781767.


CHIPPING SODBURY: W King, A Rhodes
The Woodchat Shrike still present on the common.

Other sightings of note, a Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler and 3 Redstart.

OLDBURY POWER STATION: per opsbirding
Lagoon 3: a Mediterranean Gull, 880 BH Gull, 10 Common Gull and 2 GBB Gull.

LITTLETON WARTH: J Martin

13.8.11 Brent Goose © John Martin, many thanks

presumably the bird seen at Oldbury on 8th

13.8.11 Mediterranean Gull © John Martin, many thanks

Highlights on the WeBS count this morning: 12 Canada Goose, an adult Brent Goose, 56 Mallard, 7 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 750 BH Gull, an adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Kingfisher, a Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 150 Linnet and 8 Reed Bunting.

SEVERNSIDE: per severnsidebirds
Totals from the 3 main sites as follows: 3 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrel, 15 Oystercatcher, 71 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 70 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 25 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpiper, 44 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull, a Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a Redstart.


PORTBURY DOCK: S Hale

13.8.11 Mediterranean Gull (rear) © sightings page team, many thanks

13.8.11 Mediterranean Gull © sightings page team, many thanks

Fewer waders on the shoreline this morning, just 55 Ringed Plover of note and also 2 Wheatear on the rocks.

CLEVEDON COAST: combined reports S Sanins, H Taffs

Wain's-Yeo Est 6am-10am, shore highlights: 7 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 110 Mallard, 11 Little Egret, 21 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 275 Ringed Plover, 5 Knot (1st of the autumn for Avon), 1 Sanderling, 350 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 315 Curlew, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (Kenn Est), a flyover Wood Sandpiper 9.45am, 85 Redshank, 14 Turnstone, 450 BH Gull, 100 Swallow, 7 Wheatear, 4 Pied Wagtail, 50 Goldfinch and 150 Linnet.

Most of the waders were at the seawall at the Yeo Est.

CHEW VALLEY LAKE: J Martin
Heron's Green: 3 Barnacle Goose, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper and an immature Yellow-legged Gull.

Stratford bay: 33 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, a juvenile Greenshank,1 Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Sandpiper.

Elsewhere, 4 Little Egret and 2 Common Tern.

ETHIOPIA:

White-cheeked Turaco, November 2008 © Barry Barnacal, many thanks
the 'real deal' this one

Many thanks to Brian Lancastle for sourcing this one for us, Brian saw this bird along with the photographer during their 2008 visit.