Thursday, 23 January 2025

23-01-25 Thursday

Temp 02°C to 08°C. A squally & wet day but some sunny spells. Moderate breeze with gusts to 40mph, from the south early and swinging west-south-westerly in the afternoon.

Red-breasted Merganser
Slavonian Grebe
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-browed Warbler

BRISTOL

Blaise:
1 Buzzard

23-01-25 Yellow-browed Warbler, Henleaze garden (Tony Scott)
Henleaze garden:
1 Yellow-browed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
12 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 130 Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 2 Curlew

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Shelduck, Shoveler, Gadwall, 70 Wigeon, Mallard, 80 Teal, 400 Lapwing, 27 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 7 Snipe 

Severn Beach:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 70 Wigeon, Mallard, 10 Curlew, 1 Cormorant

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
1 Woodpigeon, 2 gull sp, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail
 
Weston-Super-Mare garden:
2 Raven (over), 2 male Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite

Chew Magna:
1 Song Thrush singing
  Denny Lane - 2 Glossy Ibis
  Denny Lane to Knole Hill - 10+ Cattle Egret

Stanton Prior: 
1 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 5 Fieldfare

Gassons (between Writhlington and Peasedown):
2 Red Kite, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Raven

Radstock STW & cycle path:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Coal Tit,  1 Marsh Tit, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 singing Siskin

RESERVOIRS

23-01-25 Marsh Harrier, Herriotts CVL (Craig Lewis)
Chew Valley Lake

23-01-25 Goosander, Woodford CVL (Craig Lewis)
Woodford:
17 Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser

Moreton:
1 Slavonian Grebe (mid-lake), 1 Red Kite

23-01-25 Greylag Goose, Herriotts CVL (Lee Patch)
Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Craig Lewis, Howard Oakden, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Denise Rudeforth, Tony Scott:
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