Friday, 26 September 2025

26-09-25 Friday - Little Gull

Temp 07°C to 15°C. A bright start to the day although there was mist in some areas.  Overcast conditions from 12 noon onwards.  A light easterly breeze of 5mph with gusts up to 7mph

Mandarin Duck
Turtle Dove
Bar-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Little Gull
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Ring Ouzel (out of area)
Redpoll
Crossbill

BRISTOL

Eastville Park WeBS:
1 Canada Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 41 Mallard, c150 Feral Pigeon, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 10 Moorhen, 25 Coot, Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, c20 Magpie, c30 Jackdaw, 60+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, c10 Blue Tit,  c10 Great Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Blackbird,  8 Robin,  2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 1 Stoke Dove, 9 Woodpigeon, 10 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 5 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Goldfinch

Withywood garden:
2 Greenfinch (on feeder)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
9 Crossbill

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 20+ mixed flock of Swallow and House Martin

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
1 Marsh Tit (on feeders)

Grey Wagtail, Kenn (John Croxton)
Kenn:
2 Grey Wagtail (on garden pond)

Wraxhall - Watercress Farm:
1 Turtle Dove

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Wheatear, 35 Linnet

Sand Point/Middle Hope vis mig:
3 Golden Plover, 7 Great White Egret, 30 Jackdaw, 11 Swallow, 14 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail, 18 alba Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 18 Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting

Uphill:
64 Oystercatcher, 11 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot  

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:
80+ Wood Pigeon, 20+ Lapwing, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 40+ Jackdaw, 10+ Swallow, 6 House Martin, 5 Mistle Thrush, 30+ House Sparrow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 40+ flock of Linnet, Chaffinch  & a few Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer    

In the river:  
6 Mallard Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail,

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
29 Glossy Ibis

Stratford:
10 Wigeon, 20 Pintail, 1 Little Gull (second-year/ adult,first seen from Herriott’s Bridge), 7 Glossy Ibis, Osprey (juv), Marsh Harrier (2f), 2 Peregrine (adult and juvenile), 6 Meadow Pipit

Stonechat, Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 13 Wigeon (lake), 10+ Pintail (lake), 1 Water Rail (calling in channel), 4 Little Grebe, 9 Lapwing (pool), 2 Ruff (lake), 18 Snipe (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (channel), 7 Green Sandpiper (pool & lake), 1 Wood Sandpiper (pool), 2 Greenshank (pool), 1 Little Gull (lake)  4 GBB Gull,  9 Glossy Ibis (8 lake,1 pool), 9 Grey Heron, 35 Great White Egret (pool & lake), 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey,1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher (channel), 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Jackdaw,  80+ Swallows, 40+mixed House and Sand Martins 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail (lake)2 Reed Bunting,     .  

Out of Area
6 Ring Ouzel (Black Down)

Reported by: Judy Copeland, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Chris Perry, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp
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