Saturday, 1 November 2025

01/11/25 Saturday

Temp 5°C to 12°C - Sunny periods in the early morning gave way to rain showers, with a moderate breeze from the Southwest

Firecrest
Garganey
Redpoll
Brambling
Whooper Swan
Black Redstart
Black-necked Grebe
Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Fishponds:
1 Red Kite (over, low)

Kingfisher, Eastville Park (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Eastville Park:
Mute Swan, Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, Robin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Grebe, 2 Common Gull, 1 Blackcap, 20 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 20 Goldfinch

Redshank/Common Sandpiper, Lamplighters Marsh
(David Minshall)
Lamplighters Marsh:
1 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, Black-headed Gull

Lawrence Weston (garden):
1 Firecrest


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Black Redstart, OPS (Christopher Teague)

Oldbury Power Station:
4+ Black Redstart

Bradley Stoke:
2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Marsh Tit

Sand Point/Bay:
105 Shelduck, 1 Grey Plover, 45 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Merlin, 20 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 25 Goldcrest, 2700 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit, 429 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 1 Bullfinch, 17 Greenfinch, 2 Redpoll, 12 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
1 Firecrest (Twerton)

Dunkerton:
40+ Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 10+ Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 12 Yellowhammer

Red Kite, Wellow (Thomas Weston)

Wellow:
4 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 8 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 6 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 5+ Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Skylark, 40 Starling, 6 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit

Compton Martin (garden):
1 Marsh Tit

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
8 Tufted Duck, 300+ Woodpigeon (roost in woods), 6 Little Grebe, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 25 Starling

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
100+ Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ House Sparrow, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit

Whooper Swan, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

1 Greylag Goose (with a Canada Goose and 4 Hybrid Goslings), 7 Whooper Swan, 1 Scaup (f), 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 7+ Pied/White Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Linnet

Peregrine/Marsh Harrier, Stratford (Wayne Tucker)

Stratford:

7 Whooper Swan, 1 Garganey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 34 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 22 Great White Egret (inc. ring "AHH"), 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Rich Keel, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, David Minshall, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, Gary Thorburn, Wayne Tucker, Thomas Weston, Karen Wilkinson

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