Tuesday, 7 October 2025

07-10-25 Tuesday - Crane, Ring-necked Duck, Whooper Swan

Temp 12°C to 17°C - mostly sunny with a light to moderate W/SW wind.

Spotted Redshank
Whooper Swan
Pectoral and Wood Sandpipers
Crane
Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Easton:
8 Crane

Purdown:
Vis-mig: 1 Whinchat, 9 Alba Wagtail, 79 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 18 Linnet, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
07-10-25 Crossbill, Aust (Matt Hall)
Aust Services:
Vismig: 2 Snipe, 189 Chaffinch, 29 Siskin, 9 Crossbill
07-10-25 Curlew Sandpiper & Grey Plover, New Passage (Matt Hall)
New Passage:
9 Grey Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper

Severn Beach:
2 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 8+ Meadow Pipit

Little Sodbury:
BOC walk: 30 Mallard, 26 Pheasant inc. 1 albino , 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, 2 Rook, Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:
Yanley Quarry: 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 10 Goldfinch

Watercress Farm:
2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
2 Peregrine

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
1 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 3 Dunlin, 2 Rock Pipit

Moreton:
7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier, c30 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Linnet
07-10-25 Whooper Swan, CVL (Wayne Tucker)
Stratford:
1 Greylag Goose w. 3 hybrid (Canada Goose) young, 1 Whooper Swan (also seen Herons Green), 4 Avocet, 25 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 40+ Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark to SW, c50 Meadow Pipit
07-10-25 Great White Egret, CVL (Wayne Tucker)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Helly, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Matt Hall,Graham Horrocks, Dave Hughes, Stephen Le Flohic, Lucy Masters, Rich Mielcarek, Nige Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Tom OShea, Mark Smith, Wayne Tucker