Anser Birding morning to Sharpness/Berkeley area 11 March 2006

11 March 2006 A cool wind but dry and eventually sunny conditions made for a good outing. A quick stop at Whitminster to look through the gulls but no Mediterranean. On the Frome four Little Grebe, a Green Sandpiper, ten Teal and a pair of Shoveler were all present. At Sharpness/Berkeley Shore the following birds were seen...1 Peregrine, 30 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper (well done Bettie), 1 Snipe, Sky Lark and Meadow Pipit were singing and displaying, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 50 Common Gull, 35 BH Gull, a constant northerly gull passage with 2 GBB Gull, 50+ Lesser BB and 60 Herring Gull past in an hour, 30 Wigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, 20 Lapwing, 2 GC Grebe, female Black Redstart, 100 Linnet, 10 Reed Bunting, 10 Tree Sparrow and a Mute Swan north, plenty of migration signs.
At home in Whitminster 14 Redwing and two Fieldfare flew over at dusk. MJM.
JSL was out and about birding and logged a Green Sandpiper, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Siskin, 2 Nuthatch, 8 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare and Grey Wagtail at Frampton on Severn.