Tuesday, 4 November 2025

04-11-25 Tuesday - Slavonian Grebe

Temp 11°C to 14°C - A dull morning, light rain and a moderate breeze from the South in the afternoon.

Slavonian Grebe
Merlin

BRISTOL

Greenbank Cemetery:
30 Goldfinch

Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, (inc 1 Domestic Mallard), 140+ Feral Pigeon, 30+ Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, c20 Coot, c40 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Magpie, 30+ Jackdaw, 50+ Carrion Crow, 20+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 40+ Starling, 3 Blackbird, c20 Robin, 5 House Sparrow

Snuff Mills:
2 Woodpigeon, 40+ Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Dipper

Stoke Park:
1 Kestrel, 8 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

Dunnock, Purdown (~Denise)

Kestrel, Purdown (~Denise)

Chiffchaff, Purdown (~Vernon)

Purdown (BOC walk):
4 Mallard, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, c25 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 18 Starling, 1 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Black Redstart (1 x jetty, 3 together on low buildings from L2), 1st-w male (from L2), 2 ad male (Both from L2; one still singing ! and 2nd seen very briefly)

Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Willsbridge:
1 Red Kite

Keynsham (garden):
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Bath (Uni):
1 Black Redstart

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Pied/White Wagtail

Woodford:
80+ Cattle Egret (cow field)

Moreton:
7 Whooper Swan

Sparrowhawk, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Merlin, Stratford (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:

7 Whooper Swan, 20+ Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 38 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe (also reported at Moreton & Sutton Wick), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 11 Grey Heron, 36 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier (adult M & imm m & fem), 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin (imm./fem sat in front of hide), 1 Peregrine (adult), 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Pied/White Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 30+ Linnet

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 28 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 4 Little Grebe,   Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Grey Heron, 40 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 30+ Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, ~Denise, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Moxon, Brian Mulgrew, ~Nick, Bob Proctor, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, ~Vernon

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