Monday, 20 October 2025

20-10-25 Monday - Goldeneye

Temp 11°C to 15°C - rain all day, often heavy, but slackening towards evening. A gentle breeze from south south east veering to west by tea time with 24 mph gusts.

Goldeneye, Garganey 
Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Duck
Whooper Swan

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale:
50+ Carrion Crow - gathering at dusk to roost

Redcliffe:
1 Grey Wagtail

Royal Fort Gardens:
1 Jay, 1 Redwing

Sims Hill:
2 Stonechat

Southmead - Badock's Wood:
5 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch - over, 1 Siskin - over

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Water Rail, 1 Peregrine, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
60 Canada Goose, 5 Wigeon, 65 Laping, 2 Grey Plover, 130 Curlew, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 3+ Black Redstart - (m) still singing, 2 Bullfinch

Severn Beach:
1 Wigeon, 4 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 3 Meadow Pipit

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Teal, 2 Collard Dove, 20 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20 Jackdaw, 2 Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Redwing

Clevedon - Blind Yeo:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 102 Lapwing,  3 Curlew Sandpiper, 24 Dunlin, 54 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Denny Lane:
2 Cattle Egret - min

Nunnery:
20 Mute Swan, 400 Cormorant

Middle of the Lake - rocks:
7 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwit

Moreton:
1 Garganey (m) juv, a group of Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Marsh Harrier - inc dangly leg, 5 Skylark - SW, 15 Linnet

Stratford:
1 Whooper Swan, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 20 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Rook, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Shelduck, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Pete Brain, Craig Brookes, Josh Brown, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Stephen Le Flohic, Matt Hobbs, Steve Newland, Marta Paddeo, Larry Sweetland, Tom Wright
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