Thursday, 25 September 2025

25-09-25 Thursday

Temp 7°C to 19°C. Cool start in northeasterly breeze but warm later especially in the sun - which shone most of the day.

Turtle Dove
Bar-tailed Godwit
Wood & Pectoral Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Firecrest
Redstart & Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
13 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, c130 Feral Pigeon, 10 Wood Pigeon, 6 Moorhen, c30 Coot, 40+ BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 20+ Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 40+ Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, c10 Blue Tit, c20 Great Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, c10 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch
25-09-25 Long-tailed Tit, Stoke Park (Martin Tayler)
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
40 Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
24 Chiffchaff, 28 Robin, 2 Black Redstart (1m, 1female-type)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 53 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 31 Linnet, 6 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Seafront:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, BH gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant

Portishead:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, BH Gull, Herring Gull

Clevedon garden:
 garden 1 - 1 Redstart (f/juv)
 garden 2 - 7 Raven in a line over

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
1 Turtle Dove, 2 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Stonechat

Uphill:
60 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES
25-09-25 Wheatear, Marshfield (Pete Coslett)
Marshfield:
8 Wheatear

Keynsham garden:
1 Treecreeper, 12 Goldfinch
25-09-25 Swallow, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando:
80+ Wood Pigeon,1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer

Compton to Burnett Lane:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 50+ Starling

Camerton:
19+ Red-legged Partridge, 1 Cattle Egret possibly

Farrington Gurney:
3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks
1 Garganey (on tank no2 ), 2 Wigeon, 5 Pochard, 3 Snipe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret,  1 Wheatear

Blagdon Lake:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 22 Glossy Ibis, 1 Skylark (over), 1 Cetti’s Warbler in song, 15 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
Pectoral Sandpiper

Denny Island:
400-500 Cormorant 
25-09-25 Pectoral Sandpipers, Nunnery Point (Bri Thompson)
Nunnery:
Ringed Plover, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, Dunlin, Peregrine

Herons Green:

Mute Swan family inc juv Polish morph, 4 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 22 Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
7 Great White Egret, 6 GBB Gull, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
1 Water Rail calling, 4 Ruff, 21 Glossy Ibis, Marsh Harrier (female type), 4 Red Kite, 2 Peregrine (1 ad, 1 juv together)

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 8 Little Grebe, 22 Lapwing, 5+ Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 4 GBB Gull, 11 Glossy Ibis (fly over), 2 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail,  6+ Pied Wagtail

Out of Area

Cheddar Res:
1 Temminck’s Stint

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Martin Tayler, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Chris Vines:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds