Sunday, 26 January 2025

26-01-25 Sunday - Storm Herminia

Temp 04°C to 08°C - Heavy rain set in from mid-morning, before clearing to give limited late sunshine. A gusty force 5 SE wind. Day for staying indoors really!

Ring-necked Duck, Red-breasted Merganser
Great Northern Diver
Glossy Ibis
Black Redstart
26-01-25 Glossy Ibis, Denny Lane - Chew Magna (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin/Hotwells:
2 Mallard, 10 Feral Pigeon, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Redshank, 4 Black-headed Gull, 12+ Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 58+ Jackdaw, 1 Rook (unusual here), 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
20 Canada Goose, 34 Shelduck, c.200 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 36 Redshank, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

NORTH SOMERSET
26-01-25 Black Redstart, Clevedon - Pier (James Dickinson)
Clevedon - Pier:
1 Black Redstart

Clevedon - Highdale Road:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
3 m Blackcap

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham :
1 Water Rail - very showy!

Marksbury Plain:
62+ Golden Plover

Chew Magna:
2 Glossy Ibis, 3 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
1 Great Northern Diver (via Birdguides)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (via Birdguides)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Red-breasted Merganser (via Birdguides)

Herons Green:
5 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier

Moreton:
c.90 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon

Out of area: 
Least Sandpiper still showing this afternoon on Otterhampton Marshes (WWT Steart)

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, James Dickinson, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Dean Reeves, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson.