Sunday, 5 October 2025

05-10-25 Sunday - Redwing

Temp 11°C to 16°C - sunny, with some cloud later, A moderate breeze veering from west to west north west by late morning. Gusts of up to 32 mph but weaker towards evening.

Redwing
Glossy Ibis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black Redstart
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Jay, 2 Raven

Snuff Mills:
mixed Tit and Goldcrest flock, 1 Firecrest - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth Lake - WeBS:
5+ Mute Swan - inc 3+juvs, 1m Mandarin, 4 Gadwall, 51 Mallard, 2 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 36 Coot, 17 Moorhen, 11 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfisher - chasing in flight, 3 Siskin
05-10-25 Black Redstart OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 Crane - flying downriver, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Black Redstart (f&2m), 

Littleton Warth:


Aust Warth:


New Passage/Northwick:


Pilning Wetlands:


Severn Beach:


Chittening Warth:


Yate:
-  Kingsgate Park: 3 Gadwall, 81 Mallards, 1 Teal - female/imm, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark - over, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch
- Common: 1 Redwing - over

Chipping Sodbury Common:


NORTH SOMERSET
05-10-25 Greenshank Portbury Warth (Beth Burton)
Portbury Wharf:
Canada Goose, Gadwall, Teal, Little Grebe, 1 Greenshank

Portbury - Priors Wood:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Marsh Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch

Portishead - Marina Mouth:
1 Greenshank

Backwell Golf Club:
1 Red Kite

Bristol Airport:
c20 Golden Plover - over

Sand Point/Bay:
groups of 5 & 11 Shelduck - heading south, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine - hunting, plenty of Jackdaw, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Robin

Weston-Super-Mare - Clarence Park:
4 Ring-necked Parakeet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hunstrete - AWBS:
4 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 4 Skylark
05-10-25 Bullfinch Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando - lanes & river:
4 Mallard, 40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 G S Woodpecker,  8 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 150+ Starling, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail, 30+ Chaffinch 2 Bullfinch, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 20+Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

56 Great White Egret - full lake count

Denny Island:
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine
05-10-25 Redwing CVL (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 500/600 Cormorant - Denny Island,  5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 12+ L TT, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 

Nunnery:
20+ Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 10+ Dunlin, 3 Little Stint, 1 Wheatear
05-10-25 Sparrowhawk CVL (Lee Gardiner)
Herons Green:
Swan family - inc Polish cygnet, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Little Stint, 1 G BB Gull, 19 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 27 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard - inc the pale bird, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler. 4 Stonechat (f&3m), 12+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 30+ Meadow Pipit
05-10-25 Whinchat CVL (Karen WIlkinson)
Stratford:
3 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Black Tern, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Whinchat
05-10-2025 Glossy Ibis CVL (Craig Lewis)
Herriott's Bridge:
4 Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 3 Little Grebe, 14 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 3 Common Gull, 20 Glossy Ibis - over, 5 Grey Heron, 13 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Peter Allan, Beth & Daz Burton, Mark Coller, Mark Coward, Chris Craig, Heather England, Julie Evans, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Craig Lewis, Ross Nairn,Gill Sapsed, Ian Squire, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Gary Thoburn, Nick Tippitt, Penny Wills, Karen Wilkinson, 

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