Sunday, 26 October 2025

26-10-25 Sunday - Richard's Pipit

Temp 05°C to 11°C - mostly overcast with some scattered rain showers. A light W/WNW wind to start became a moderate W/WSW later on. 

Richard's Pipit
Whooper Swan
Winter finches
Bearded Tit
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 140+ Feral Pigeon, 30+ Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 20 Coot, c40 Black-headed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 10+ Magpie, c50 Jackdaw, 60+ Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, c20 Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 40+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, c20 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 20+ Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail

Frenchay - White Lion:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

Hotwells:
1 Moorhen, 34 BH Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 23 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail

New Cut:
2 Peregrine

Purdown:
Vismig: c500 Woodpigeon
Nearby: Skylark, 1 Crossbill (patch first), Siskin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
26-10-25 Black Redstart, OPS (Heather England)
Oldbury Power Station:
5 Avocet, 4 Grey Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 70+ Dunlin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat

Aust:
Vismig: 1 Goosander, 1751 Chaffinch, 7 Brambling, 13 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 1 Hawfinch, 16 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer

Chipping Sodbury Common:
800+ Woodpigeon, 3 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 30+ Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 1 Richard's Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton-in-Gordano:
Garden: 5 Greenfinch (unusal here)

Pill:
Harbour: 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank
R.Avon: 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank

Portishead - garden:
2 Red Kite - over to the north

Clevedon:
Wain's Hill: 1 Firecrest, 1 Brambling 
Blind Yeo: 2 Grey Plover 
26-10-25 Mistle Thrush, Yatton (Emily Lomas)
Yatton:
2 Mistle Thrush

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Pintail, 162 Woodpigeon, 1 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 900 Starling, 18 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1863 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 35 Greenfinch, 7 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 21 Goldfinch, 39 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting
Grounded: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Weston-super-Mare:
Ashcombe School: 2 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, c50 Linnet, Corn Bunting

Pensford/Publow:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS
26-10-25 Bearded Tit, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
6 Whooper Swan, 9 Egyptian Goose, 27 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 48 Great White Egret

Stratford:
2 Bearded Tit

Reported by: Rich Andrews, John Barnett, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Judy Copeland, Judith & Alan Craddock, Oscar Dewhurst, Jamie Dunning, Heather England, Julie Evans, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Nick Page, Sandy Phoenix, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Jenny White, Jason Williams, Jack Wylson