Sightings

Main sighting: Fieldfares

109 fieldfares counted (probably more) feeding on hawthorn berries with a good number of song thrushes too. Large flocks of chaffinches in the area mixed in with the thrushes to forma roving feeding flock. Green woodpecker heard and a brief glimpse of a little owl flying off a dry stone wall.

Main sighting: Peregrine

1-fem. Peregrine on first island,1-Green Sandpiper flushed from rean close to first hide,1-fem.Marsh Harrier,26-Gadwall,5-Turnstones and a Grey Plover on the tideline.10h00-11h45

Main sighting: Goldeneye

Female Goldeneye on Priors also: Little Grebe 1 Mallard 40 Gadwall 25 Pochard 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Peregrine 1 Kestrel 1 Oystercatcher 8 Turnstone 1 Avocet 3 Snipe 4 Lapwing 400 Grey Plover 48 Curlew 50 Blue Tit 6 Long-tailed Tit 10 Wren 1 Fieldfare 30 Pied Wagtail 20 Bullfinch 2
Red Admiral 2 Common Darter 4

Main sighting: Raptors

Great views of peregrine sitting on the island; marsh harrier, kestrel and buzzard over

Main sighting: Goshawks

2 goshawks, a buzzard, 4 ravens, 80 common gulls and a song thrush at Upper Hale Wood. 4 little grebes, 2 ravens and 4 jays at Fedw wood

Main sighting: Common gulls

150 common gulls

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Around the buildings and carpark

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Seen around the various buildings this afternoon.

Main sighting: Great white egret

Late afternoon Great white egret flying north east over sudbrook saltmarsh. Mid afternoon Nedern valley pair of golden eye, 1 pintail, 10+ tufted duck. 5+ gadwall. Lots of Mallard, wigeon and teal.

Main sighting: various

I recently reported two distant swans on the Severn which I was unable to identify to species but thought they were probably not Mute this report was completely separate to the Whooper swan sighted at St Pierre by other

Main sighting: Smew

A Smew, first reported yesterday, was present this afternoon. Very flighty.

Main sighting: Gadwall

At least 33-Gadwall,probably more amongst the reeds,from the extended platform.Also a male Marsh Harrier constantly being mobbed by a crow.10h00-12h00