Friday, 17 October 2025

17-10-25 Friday - Hen Harrier, Tree Sparrow, Woodlark

Temp 12°C to 17°C - overcast with with some sun. Mostly still til lunch, with a light E/ENE after. 

Hen Harrier
Tree Sparrow
Woodlark
Black Redstart
Common Scoter
Winter finches
Possible Siberian Thrush
Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
WeBS: 1 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 32 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 140+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 20+ Wood Pigeon, 6 Moorhen, 22 Coot, 31 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Jay, 10+ Magpie, 50+ Jackdaw, 50+ Carrion Crow,1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 8 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 20+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Fishponds:
vis mig: 2 Skylark, 2 Fieldfare

Lamplighters:
1 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron

River Avon:
Horseshoe Bend: 5 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 4 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Water/Rock Pipit

Duchess Pond (Stoke Park):
WeBS: 10+ Wood Pigeon, 8 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Raven,2 Great Tit, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 4 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Scoter, 20 Oystercatcher, 14 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 5 Black Redstart

Frampton Cotterrell:
6 Swallow

Thornbury:
1 Woodlark

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Aiport:
18 Golden Plover

Long Ashton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Goldfinch

Nailsea Moor:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Mistle Thrush, Redwing, 45 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit
17-10-25 Buzzard, Clevedon (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon:
Wain's Hill vis mig: 2 Buzzard, 17 Raven (flock of 12), 4 Skylark, 3 Redwing, 1 Tree Sparrow, 18 Meadow Pipit, 680 Chaffinch, 3 Brambling, 10 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 8 Siskin

Congresbury Woods:
2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Crossbill, 2 Siskin

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Over car park to SE, 8am: Small, blackish thrush, pale belly patch and white flashes in wings- observer thought likely to be a Siberian Thrush

Weston-super-Mare STW:
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet

BELOW M4 & BANES
17-10-25 Dipper, Woolard (Ian Stapp)
Publow:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Dipper, 20+ Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bath:
Charmy Down WinBS: 5 Pheasant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 13 Rook, 24 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 6 Golden Plover, 14 Skylark, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Swallow, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 40 Starling, 4 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipipt, 11 Chaffinch, 56 Linnet, 26 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
6 Egyptian Goose, 12 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye, 108 Lapwing, 6 Golden Plover, 15 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 11 Little Egret, 35 Great White Egret, 22 Grey Heron, 154+ Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 Whooper Swan (presumed same as from Stratford), 1 Skylark (over)

Stratford:
1 Whooper Swan, 16 Pintail, 22 Lapwing, 15 Common Gull, 16 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1+ Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 3 Stonechat, 1 Brambling (over), 5+ Siskin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Whooper Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Little Grebe, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Pete Brain, Joseph Carter, Judy Copeland,  Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves, Robert Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, David Minshall, John Lewis, Stephen Le Flohic, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Steve Newland, Matt Plenty, Mark Savage, Richard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs,