Thursday, 23 October 2025

23-10-25 Thursday - Whooper Swans

Temp 8°C to 11°C - a lovely start with bright sunshine and a light East wind.  Around noon it clouded over with rain showers.  Patches of blue showing through again towards dusk.

Whooper Swans
Stonechat pair at Stratford (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, 26 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 19 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 70+ BH Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Wren, Robin.

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Cetti's Warbler.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
no reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton,  Yanley, Hanging Hill Wood, Colliters Brook:
3 Woodpigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch.

Yatton:
2 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Linnet.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cameley:
(yesterday) 20 Fieldfare but no Redwing yet.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Denny Island:
c.40 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
3 Whooper Swan, 24+ Lapwing, 18 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 50+ Linnet, 5+ Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting. 

Herriotts Bridge:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 12 Pintail, 56 Shoveler, 22 Lapwing, 1 Water Rail (calling), 22 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfisher, 2 GBB Gull, 28 Common Gull, 
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1  Chiffchaff, 14+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail.    
 
Reported by: Jon Angell, Stephen Le Flohic, Bob Medland, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirdsopsbirdingsevernsidebirds