30-10-25 Thursday - Snow Bunting

Temp 08°C to 13°C - overcast with mostly light showers.

Golden Plover

Firecrest

Redpoll, Siskins

Snow Bunting

Black-necked Grebe

Little Egrets squabbling in Herons Bay 2025-10-30 (Lee Patch)

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs:

1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

 

Oldbury Power Station:

3 Black Redstart (f&2m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Snow Bunting at Sand Bay 30.10.25 (Mark Savage)

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Chiffchaff:

Wains Hill & Pill: Oystercatcher, Curlew, Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
5 Woodpigeon, 3 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, I Jay, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 5 LT Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 8 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll, 15 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin.

Bristol Airport:
36 Golden Plover

Sand Bay:
1,150+ Shelduck, 15 Oystercatcher, 44 Curlew, 6 BH Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 128 Carrion Crow, 36 Starling, 32 House Sparrow, 14 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 26 Goldfinch, 1 Snow Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-10-25 Golden Plover MF (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield - A420:

180 Golden Plover

North Stoke:

1 Tawny Owl (m)

 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Grey Partridge, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:

7 Whooper Swan, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, lots of Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

Moreton:

4 Whooper Swan (in flight over middle of lake landing on East Shore), m. Marsh Harrier (with dangling leg), 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 8 Lapwing, 2 Skylark (over).

Herriotts Bridge:

6 ad. Whooper Swan, 1 Ruff, 1 Sparrowhawk, Bearded Tit (heard).

Reported by: Pete Brain, Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Adrian Dutt, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Marc Hunt, Tim Jukes, Stephen Le Flohic, Tim Mcgrath, contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds