Friday, 12 September 2025

12-09-25 Friday - Sabine's Gull - White-tailed Eagle - G717 again

Temp 11°C to 17°C. Rain showers all day, some heavy and thankfully some nice sunny spells. A gentle breeze veering from south west to west south west masked by gusting wind up to 31mph.

Sabine's Gull
Spoonbill
White-tailed Eagle
Glossy Ibis
Pintail

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Tufted Duck, 6 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whinchat

Hallen Marsh:
54 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel. 2 Raven 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Spoonbill

Severn Beach:
1 Sabine's Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Manx Shearwater, 1 Black Tern, 1 Spoonbill

Easter Compton:
1 Barn Owl - early hours

Olveston:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET
12-09-25 Ringed Plover Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon - Bandstand Beach:
6 Ringed Plover, 8 Turnstone, 1 Wheatear

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
100 Starling - feeding on date palm

BELOW M4 & BANES
12-09-25 Little Egret Dyrham (Caron TT)
Dyrham - garden:
1 Little Egret

Keynsham - garden:
1 Red Kite - north

Saltford:
1 Little Owl

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 5+ Buzzard, 2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 24 Glossy Ibis, 1 Spoonbill, 7 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine (juv), 1000+ mix of Sand & House Martin and Swallow, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
12-09-2025 Glossy Ibis CVL (Lee Gardiner) - one of 99 around the lake today
North Shore:
3 Common Sandpiper

Denny Island:
1 White-tailed Eagle 
12-09-25 Duck and Waders CVL (George Stacey)
Sutton Wick:
Teal, 4 Greenshank - and ??

Villice:
Glossy Ibis, 
12-09-25 Common Tern CVL (Dave Chislett)
Nunnery:

6 Common Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 

Herons Green:
8 Little Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull - leucistic, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 51 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 500+ mix of Sand & House Martin and Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail, 
12-09-25 Red Kite CVL (George Stacey)
Moreton:

1 Red Kite - feeding

Stratford:
7 Lapwing, 78 Ringed Plover, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Knot, 2 Ruff - juv, 11 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 28 Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank,  8 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Common Tern, 17 Black Tern, 54 Glossy Ibis, 28 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 2 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, 3 Peregrine, 1 Wheatear, 
12-09-25 Grey Wagtail CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:

2 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 12 Little Grebe, 9 Lapwing, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 7 Grey Heron, 24 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1000+ mix of Sand & House Martin and Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail, 

Reported by: Pete Allen, Raoul Chandrasakera, Dave Chislett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Jamie Dunning, Stuart Evans, Tim Fell, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, MJ, Wayne Pannell, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit
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