12-01-26 Monday

Temp 07°C to 12°C - Overcast start, sunshine later in the morning, then light showers set in, moderate SE wind, not as cold.

Ring-necked Duck
Crossbill
Redpoll
Purple Sandpiper
Penduline Tit
Yellow-browed Warbler

Mediterranean Gull

BRISTOL

Avonmouth:
38 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Redwing

Hartcliffe:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
3 Penduline Tit

12/01/26 Penduline Tit, Aust Wetlands (Chris Snook)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Battery Point: 4 Purple Sandpiper

Portbury Wharf:
7 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 9 Teal, 11 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 8 Tufted Duck

Clevedon:
Blind Yeo: 14 Goosander, 5+ Little Grebe, 230 Black Headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine

Walton-in-Gordano:
2 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton - Holm Mead:
5 White-fronted Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Greylag X Canada Hybrid Goose, 1 Snipe

Compton Dando:
1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 60 Starling, 60 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 10 Pied Wagtail, 30 Chaffinch, 45 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer

Lord's Wood, Pensford:
1 Marsh Tit, 7 Crossbill, 12 Redpoll, 20 Siskin

Bishop Sutton Village:
4 Redwing

Bath:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam/Picnic Site No.1:
2 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Stonechat, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron

12/01/26 Stonechat, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriots Bridge:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriots Pool:
13 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 30+ Teal, 1 Water Rail, 350 Lapwing, 60 Common Gull, 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
2 Goosander, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Jay, 10+ Long Tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 3+ Bullfinch

Nunnery:
200+ Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

12/01/26 Ring-necked Duck and Tufted Duck, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
10 Goldeneye, 14 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Stratford:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 80 Lapwing, 10 Snipe

Moreton:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 2 Stock Dove, 12+ Lapwing, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

12/01/26 Kingfisher, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Pete Brain, Diana Bunniss, Derek Clarke, Jane Cumming, Geoff Daniels, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Dave Hughes, Rob Laughton, Chris Snook, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines
blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

11-01-26 Sunday - Crossbill

Temp 02°C to 10°C - cloudy with a light E/SE wind to start, then the mirk and light showers set in, in the moderate to strong SW/SSW.

Ring-necked Duck

Crossbill

Redpoll

Black Redstart

Sanderling

Purple Sandpiper

Penduline Tit

Short-eared Owl

White-fronted Goose

BRISTOL

Avonmouth:

16 Avocet

Hengrove:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Redwing

Oldbury Court:
Firecrest, Goldcrest,Treecreeper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
2 Penduline Tit

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 White-fronted Goose

Severn Beach:
1 Short-eared Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

11-01-26 Black Redstart, Portishead (Gill Tiger Lotus)

Portishead:

Marina: 1 Black Redstart, Siskin (over)

Battery Point: 2 Purple Sandpiper

Wrington Warren:

10 Crossbill

Uphill:
31 Ringed Plover, 59 Sanderling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton:

5 White-fronted Goose

Marksbury to Compton Dando:
250+ Lapwing

Lord's Wood, Pensford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 25+ Crossbill, 30+ Redpoll, 4 Siskin

Nr Stanton Drew:

3 Cattle Egret

Bath:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

11-01-26 Red-crested Pochard, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam/Picnic Site No.1:
1 Red-crested Pochard (f), 50 Lapwing

Woodford:
1 Red Kite

Nunnery:

1 Snipe

11-01-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Karen Jayne)

Herons Green:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
1 Marsh Harrier

Reported by: Karle Burford, Chris Craig, Mike Dilger, Julian Eastoe, Jeff Hosier, Matt Hull, Karen Jayne, Rob Laughton, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Andrew Parsons, Dean Reeves, Steve Richardson, Tish Russell,  Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

10-01-26 Saturday - Bearded Tit

Temp 01°C to 05°C -  a ground frost gave way to sunshine. A still morning with what movement the air  could muster coming from north, vearing to west, to south south east and settling on south east into the evening 

Black Redstart

Ring-necked Duck

Red-breasted Merganser

Penduline Tit

Purple Sandpiper

White-fronted Goose

Bearded Tit

Avocet

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

1 Water Rail, 1 Meadow Pipit

10-01-26 Avocet Shirehampton - R Avon (David Minshall)

Shirehampton - Lamplighter March and R Avon:

1 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 22 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10+ Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 4 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

10-01-26 Curlew OPS (Craig Lewis)

Oldbury Power Station:
10 White-fronted Goose - low, downriver, Wigeon, 12 Teal, 8 Curlew, 1 Nuthatch, Redwing, 1 Black Redstart

Aust Wetlands:
2 Penduline Tit, 4 Stonechat. 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
Canada Goose, Greylag and White-fronted Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon (loads), Teal, Little Grebe, Lapwing (loads), Curlew, Redshank, BH Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 3 LT Tit, 35 Starling, 9 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET

10-01-26 Black Redstart Portishead (Bri Thompson)

Portishead - marina mouth, 'Full Fathom Five' :

1 Black Redstart

10-01-26 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Bri Thompson)

Battery Point:

Wigeon, Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander (m) - down river, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, Magpie

Clevedon Moor:

5 Canada Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collard Dove, 80 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Song Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

10-01-26 Egyptian Goose Cl-Y (Howerd Taffs)

Clevedon - Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 8 Shovelar, 10 Wigeon, 1 Pintail (m), 20 Curlew, 7000 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 12 Little Egret, 500 Black-headed Gull

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
27 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
150+ Shelduck, 27 Oystercatcher, 60+ Curlew, Redwing

10-01-2026 Red-breasted Merganser Uphill (Mark Savage)

Uphill - inc lake:
8 Teal, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Avocet, 32 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 60 Sanderling, Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting

Rickford - garden:
1 Goldcrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
20 Red-legged Partridge, 500 Lapwing - over, high up, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, 50 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat (f&m),1 Chaffinch, 12 Corn Bunting, 3 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer (f), 

Willsbridge - garden:
1 Greenfinch

Bitton - Holm Mead:
1 Greylag Goose, 5 White-fronted Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Skylark, 1 Stonechat (m)

Bath - shopping precinct:
many Pied Wagtail coming in to roost

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 3 Collared Dove, 8 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret flyover, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wren, 2 Redwing, 2 Dunnock - singing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Chew Magna - Res:
1 Great White Egret

Stowey, Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit,
1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Siskin

Nempnett Thrubwell and Regil:

c400 Lapwing - an in flight flock

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

10-01-26 Little Grebe Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 40 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander (1f&4m), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 G W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Magpie, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch

Woodford:
1 G S Woodpecker - drumming, 2 Jay, 2 Raven - calling, 10+ L TT, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare,  5+ Bullfinch - calling

Nunnery:
34 Canada Goose, 4 Wigeon, 200+ Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven - calling, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Stonechat (f) 

10-01-26 Cormorant CVL (Tim Snowdon)

Herons Green:
4 Wigeon, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 13 Goosander, 6 Snipe, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Buzzard - inc white bird, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 2 Raven, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
134 Canada Goose, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (F), 4 Stock Dove, 30+Wood Pigeon, 3 G BB Gull, 2 G W Egret, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Mixed flock Tits, L TT, 2 Chiffchaff. 2 Reed Bunting

10-01-26 Siskin CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 G S Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler. 6+ L TT, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 6+ Siskin

Herriotts inc Pool:
9 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, 120+ Teal, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail - calling, 2 G W Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Linnet, 3 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: George Ashwell, Paul Barham, Pete Brain, Karle Burford, Ben Crabb, Anne Crowe, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Chris Hall, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Karen Jayne, Craig Lewis, David Minshall, Nick Page, Chris Patch, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Julie Smallbone, Tim Snowdon. Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Clare Tate, Chris Teague, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Tony Watt

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-01-26 Friday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 02°C to 07°C - overcast with some early rain. Felt cold in the moderate to light NW wind. 

Black Redstart

Red-breasted Merganser

Whooper Swan

Siskin

Water Pipit

White-fronted Goose

Penduline Tit

09-01-26 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)

BRISTOL

Shirehampton:
Lamplighters: 27 Lawping, Curlew

Pill: 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:

3 Penduline Tit

Northwick Warth:

16 White-fronted Goose

Severn Beach:

1 Water Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

09-01-25 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Karen Wilkinson)

Portishead:

Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper

Marina: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Black Redstart

09-01-25 Black Redstart, Portishead (Steve Jones)

Watercress Farm:

1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush, 23 Redwing, 24 Fieldfare, 6 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 120 Siskin

Clevedon:
nr Manmore Bridge: 1 Green Sandpiper

Sea Wall: 5 Turnstone

09-01-26 Grey Wagtail & Kingfisher, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Yatton:

Little River & Wemberham Lane: 33 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 100 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 34 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Worle:
Garden: 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 18 Greenfinch, 8 Chaffinch

Uphill:

Boating Lake: 1 Red-breasted Merganser

Beach: 4 Avocet, 37 Sanderling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
100+ Lapwing

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
100+ Lapwing

09-01-26 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Goldeneye (m)

09-01-26 Stonechat, CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 1 to 2 & Bittern Trail:
20+ Redwing, 1 Wren, 2 Stonechat (m&f)

Herons Green:
2 Whooper Swan, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Reported by: George Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Adrian Hockey, Steve Jones, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Lee Patch, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-01-26 Thursday

Temp 05°C to 06°C. Milder but cloudy, with intermittent rain from late morning. A gentle breeze from the south west in early morning, swinging to a southerly at midday and easterly by late afternoon. 

White-fronted Goose

Whooper Swan
Ring-necked Duck

Firecrest

Black Redstart

Purple Sandpiper

Water Pipit

Redpoll

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood LNR & Henleaze Lake:

70 BH Gull (over), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Redwing

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

19 Feral Pigeon, 17 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 6 BH Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Jay, 13 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 32 Crow (1 flock of 21 flying over the common), 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 4 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 14 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:

1 Firecrest in roving tit flock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Great Crested Grebe - drifted upriver on tide, 7 Golden Plover + c300 Lapwing + c800 Dunlin in fields behind Pillhead Gout, f-type Black Redstart at waterworks, flock of 45 Skylark last field before the yacht club

Aust Warth:
1 Barn Owl, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Redpoll

Pilning Wetland:

65 Greylag Goose, 16 White-fronted Goose, 7 Canada Goose, 22 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 140 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 300 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 120 Dunlin, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff

New Passage:

Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, White-fronted Goose, 20 Shelduck, 240 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 130 Oystercatcher, 70 Curlew, 40 Redshank, Dunlin, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel

Severn Beach:

40 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 6 Oystercatcher, 29 Curlew, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 100 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

Chittening Warth:

18 Shelduck, Wigeon, 15 Curlew

Old Sodbury - Cross Hands area:

140 Lapwing, 180 Common Gull, 2 Red Kite - calling, 90 Rook, 1 Skylark

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

10 Lapwing, 2 Bullfinch (m&f)

08-01-26 Black Redstart, Portishead Marina (Tim Mason)

Portishead Marina:
1 Black Redstart

Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - inc Wains Hill, Ladye Bay, Blind Yeo:

20 Shelduck, 12 Goosander, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey heron, 20 Greenfinch

Clevedon - seafront marine lake to bandstand:

10 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Stoke:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper at the dam, 3 Chiffchaff, pair Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander (4m, 1f), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail,
6 Chaffinch

Walley Bank Path:
5 Redwing 

Woodford:
1 Goosander (m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 2 Jay, 2 Raven calling, 1 Cetti's Warbler,
10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 10+ Redwing & Fieldfare (in orchard drive in), 2 Dunnock, 3+ Bullfinch calling, 3 Siskin

08-01-26 Tufted Duck & Ring-necked Duck, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
14 Canada Goose, 2 Whooper Swan (fly past from Herons Green to Villice Bay), 200+ Teal, 1 drake Ring-necked Duck (with 8 Tufted Duck), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Raven calling

08-01-26 Whooper Swans, Herons Green Bay (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Whooper Swan, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 3 Pied Wagtail

08-01-26 Chiffchaff, Herriotts (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Chiffchaff, 25 Siskin

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Julian Eastoe, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Tim Mason, Frankie Macrow, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Lee Patch, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen  

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-01-26 Wednesday - Caspian Gull

Temp 04°C to 07°C - Overnight rain cleared but led to icy conditions underfoot.  W to WSW breeze 5-10mph gusting to 20mph made it feel colder.  

White-fronted Goose

Ring-necked Duck

Purple Sandpiper

Caspian Gull

Penduline Tit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

11 Mute Swan, 80+ BH Gull (inc ringed bird FS4V) c35 Coot, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Lamplighters Marsh:

8 Canada Goose, 24 Mallard, 12 Teal, 15 Wood-Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 7 Curlew, 21 Redshank, 28 BH Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 8 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

River Avon:

1 Caspian Gull (1st Winter, originally seen at Albert Rd, also seen from Totterdown Bridge, ringed PT4T)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 1 Teal, 2 Pheasant (f), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 7 Oystercatcher, c250 Lapwing, c150 BH Gull, c150 Common Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, c180 Rook, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap, 22 Redwing, 17 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare

Aust Services

18 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 2 Chiff Chaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat

Aust Warth:

1 Pintail, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper,  4 Stonechat, 1Rock Pipit

Aust Wetland:

3 Penduline Tit (1st winter), 1 Blackcap

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
16 White-fronted Goose, 421 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 21 Turnstone, 3 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (David Minshall)

Portishead - Battery Point:

2 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Pied Wagtail, c10 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Dowlais:

2 Avocet, 25 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 600 Dunlin, 20 Redshank

Clevedon Moor:

300 Lapwing

Kenn Moor:
150 Lapwing (moving SW)

Kingston Seymoor:

500 Lapwing

Uphill:
40 Sanderling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath-Whiteway:
7 Herring Gull, 13 Collared Dove, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 10 Magpie, 35 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 21 Starling, 5 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 24 House Sparrow, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Chew Magna Reservoir:

1 GBB Gull (3rd cy), 2 Great White Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch

Snipe, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

5 White-fronted Goose, 14 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret,1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, Lesser Scaup (m, possible), 4 Goldeneye,  1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,1 Buzzard,    2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing (lane to hide), 1 Pied Wagtail, 9+ Siskin

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck (lake), 2 G W Egret,  3 Grey Heron, 80+ Shoveler (pool), 3 Pintail (pool), 2 Goldeneye,  2 GBB Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard,1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, John Lewis, David Minshall, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Peter Rock, Steve Sanins, Andrew Stockhausen, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-01-26 Tuesday - Purple Sandpiper

Temp 02°C to 06°C -  Sunshine and cloud, which thickened later, with rain about tea time. A gentle breeze from the south west, backing to south south west with the rain and gusting to 27 mph in the evening.

Calling all photographers -- the 2025 Avon Bird Report

As we have now entered 2026 planning and preparation has already begun for the next Avon Bird Report to be published in the autumn.  We are now using a full colour printing system and we will need a good range of photographs, some of these could be quite small (say a quarter page) while others  might be full page.  They need to have been taken in Avon in 2025. So if you have anything that you think might be suitable could you please send them to me at blacktgodwit@gmail.com  the e-mail address I use for all matters relating to the Report. Most will be in 'landscape' style but a few in 'portrait' are also welcome, we will use one of the best shots for the cover. Any of the usual print formats are acceptable.  Although the Report will not appear until the autumn we need to get started and so the earlier we receive your photos the better..  Finally I would like to extend this invitation to include both drawings and paintings.

Avocet

Purple Sandpiper

Whooper Swan

Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Grey Wagtail

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret

Hengrove Mounds - part of BOC walk:

inc- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Rook, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing

Manor Woods - part of BOC walk:

inc- 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Redwing, 1 Chaffinch

Crox Bottom - part of BOC walk:

inc- 7 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Redwing, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 18 Goldfinch

New Cut & Cumberland Basin:

1 Canada Goose, 1 Moorhen, 30 Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven. 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Redwing, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

06-01-26 Snipe Sea MIlls (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills:

1 Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 2 Cormorant. 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Canada Goose, 1 Shoveler, 370 Lapwing, 1 Little Owl, 4 Stonechat - 2pr, 1 Grey Wagtail

New Passage/Northwick:
16 White-fronted Goose, 1 Pochard - drifting, 4 Goosander - over SW, 15 Ringed Plover, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher

Frampton Cotterell:

c70 Lapwing - over north

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Jack Snipe

06-01-26 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Darren Burton)

Portishead - Battery Point:
3 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Yeo:
80 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 70 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 20 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 00 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 2 Buzzard, 1 Linnet

Uphill:

 Beach: 26 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 10 Lapwing, 44 Ringed Plover, 21 Curlew, 1 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 485 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 2 Stonechat

Lake:   1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden feeders:

2 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcap (m), 5 Greenfinch

Oldland Common - garden:

1 Chiffchaff

Warmley Forest Park:

45 Redwing, 12+ Siskin

Wellow:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming

Combe Hey:

Lapwing - going over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Burnett:
1 Buzzard

Chelwood to Marksbury:

3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 G W Egret, 3 G BB Gull, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch

Bittern Trail:
10+ Redwing

06-01-26 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
2 Goosander (f&m), 

Nunnery:
2 Whooper Swan

06-01-2026 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
24 Gadwell, 18 Shoveler, 24 Wigeon, 32 Tufted Duck, 16 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 3 Little Grebe,  3 Snipe, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8 Chaffinch

Moreton:

142 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 5 Lapwing, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 G W Egret,
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling,
12+ L TT, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (f), 1 Water Rail - calling, 11 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 G W Egret,1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Wood, 6+ Siskin, 1 Coal Tit, 10+ L TT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

06-01-26 Water Rail CVL (Lucy Masters)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 2 Water Rail, BH Gull - inc ringed bird, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 G W Egret,  2 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 10+ L TT, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Dru Brook-Tylor, Di Bunniss, Darren Burton, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Barry Dursley, Julian Eastoe, Tim Ford, Markas Gilmartin, Alison Griffiths, David Hanks, Matt Hall, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Stewart Poiner, Jackie Powell, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland,  Howard Taffs

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05-01-26 Monday

Temp -5°C to 01°C -  Sunny and frosty all day with a gentle breeze from the North.

Calling all photographers -- the 2025 Avon Bird Report

As we have now entered 2026 planning and preparation has already begun for the next Avon Bird Report to be published in the autumn.  We are now using a full colour printing system and we will need a good range of photographs, some of these could be quite small (say a quarter page) while others  might be full page.  They need to have been taken in Avon in 2025. So if you have anything that you think might be suitable could you please send them to me at blacktgodwit@gmail.com  the e-mail address I use for all matters relating to the Report. Most will be in 'landscape' style but a few in 'portrait' are also welcome, we will use one of the best shots for the cover. Any of the usual print formats are acceptable.  Although the Report will not appear until the autumn we need to get started and so the earlier we receive your photos the better..  Finally I would like to extend this invitation to include both drawings and paintings.

Red-breasted Merganser

White-fronted Goose

Siskin

Redpoll

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mistle Thrush, c250 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, c500 Linnet

New Passage/Northwick:
52 Greylag Goose, 16 White-fronted Goose (1 juv), 2 Pintail, 23 Ringed Plover, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 3 Knot, c500 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff

Cake Pill:
5 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit

Barn Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Barn Owl

Buzzard, Yate (Christopher Teague)

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
1 Buzzard


NORTH SOMERSET

Common Gull, Backwell Lake (Robin Martin)

Backwell Lake:
14 Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan (and one additional one dead), 20 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 40+ Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 10 Feral Pigeon, 5 Wood Pigeon, 4 Water Rail (2 seen and 2 heard from different areas), 18 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, c50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull,  2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Cormorant (to roost on island), 39 Little Egret (to island roost - Reduced numbers compared to last year), 1 Great Spotted  Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw (to roost), 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

Grey Wagtail, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Little River Yatton:
32 Mute Swan, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 9 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 15 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 6 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit

Yatton/Wemberham:

28 Mute Swans, 258 Lapwings ( most flying south - some feeding on pasture), 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 7 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff

Mistle Thrush, Kenn Moor (Wayne Pannell)

Kenn Moor:
2 Mistle Thrush

Uphill:
Boating Lake: 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Song Thrush, 5+ Redwing, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

Axe Estuary: 4 Wigeon, 10+ Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Skylark, 2 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 3+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting (males)

Walborough Nature Reserve: 1 Song Thrush, 5+ Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Linnet

Banwell (garden):
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane: 2 Red-legged Partridge, 110 Lapwing, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Red Kite, 2 Peregrine, 30+ Corn Bunting
Down Road: 70 Lapwing

Lansdown:
1 Buzzard (tried and failed to predate a weasel)

Swineford:
c30 Redwing, 3+Fieldfare

Frenchay:
1 Lapwing (flying SW. over Begbrook)

Oldland Common (garden):
1 Chiffchaff

Pensford (near):
100+ Lapwing, 1 Cattle Egret, 200+ Starling

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

Publow:
18 Siskin

Lords Wood:
9 Mallard, 67 Lapwing, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Jay, 5 Coal Tit, 2+ Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll, 2 Goldfinch

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite,  1 Buzzard,  100+ Starling

Stanton Drew
143+ Lapwing

Denny Lane:
64 Lapwing

Lapwing, Dunkerton (Thomas Weston)

Dunkerton:

100+ Lapwing, 50+ Common Gulls, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goosander, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Chaffinch

Bittern Trail:
1 Chiffchaff,  1 Goldcrest

Song Thrush (top) / Redwing, Hollowbrook (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:
1 Song Thrush, 10+ Redwing

Woodford:
60+ Lapwing (flew west), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Buzzard, Nunnery (Keith Williams)

Nunnery:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard (immature), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper

Ring-necked Duck, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

26 Gadwall, 10 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 22 Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (f), 1 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch

Moreton:
2 Whooper Swan, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 6 Cattle Egret (field behind), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 12+ Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail

Snipe, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Water Rail (calling), 1 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Siskin

Reed Bunting, Herriott's (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Barnett, Pete Brain, Matt Coward, Nigel Kempson, Emily Lomas, Robin Martin, Lucy Masters, Brian Mulgrew, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, Lee Patch, Carol Rushton, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Alex Venner, Thomas Weston, Martin Wightman, Keith Williams

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