06-11-25 Thursday - Yellow-browed Warbler

Temp 12°C to 17°C. Light cloud with some sun breaking through. Light easterly turning southeasterly.

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Yellow-browed Warbler in central Bristol

Bittern at CVL

Whooper Swans still at CVL

Ring-necked duck & Black-necked Grebe still at Blagdon Lake

Big movement of Woodpigeons

Brambling, Redpoll & Crossbill passing over

BRISTOL

Nr Trenchard St Car Park:

1 Yellow-browed Warbler

Eastville Park:

1 Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 140+ Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 30+ Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 20+ Coot, 20+ BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30+ Magpie, c60 Jackdaw, 50+ Carrion Crow, c20 Blue Tit, c20 Great Tit, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, c20 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
vismig -  12 Skylark, c100 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 50 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail,  30+ Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 8 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 3 Siskin

on site -  1 Shoveler (f/juv), 8 Grey Plover, 43 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 33 Redshank, 66 Turnstone, c100 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine

Aust:
vismig -  1 Goosander, 2 Stock Dove, 38,242 Woodpigeon, 17 Lapwing, 14 Dunlin, 3 Cormorant, 6 Jckdaw, 2 Skylark, 1792 Starling, 6 Redwing, 11 Fieldfare, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 255 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 12 Greenfinch, 32 Linnet, 6 Redpoll, 3 Crossbill, 56 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
6 Shelduck, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Redshank, 8 Dunlin, Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest. Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Siskin

Pilning Wetlands:

26 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 26 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 150 Lapwing, Curlew, 10 Snipe, 1 Little Stint, Common Gull, 2 Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet

06-11-25 Common Redstart, Severn Beach (Merv Carlyon)

Severn Beach:

7 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 8 Common Gull, 5 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 1 Goldcrest, 45 Starling, 2 Redwing, 1 Common Redstart, 1 Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Chittening Warth:

1 Peregrine

Chipping Sodbury Common:

27 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 8 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin,  2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Mistle Thrush, 8 Song Thrush, 250+ Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 40 Meadow Pipit, 58 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 4 Bullfinch, 35 Greenfinch, 17 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 35 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
flock 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff 

Clevedon - Lower Linden Rd:
1 Ring-Necked Parakeet (over)

Clevedon - Wains Hill:
1520 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 275 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Redpoll, 22 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:
8 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw,  4 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 2 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2
Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin 

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig -  6 Shelduck, 188 Woodpigeon, 1 Ringed Plover, 77 Curlew, 36 Dunlin, 6 BH Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 5 Great White Egret, 1410 Starling, 8 Redwing, 3 alba Wagtail, 19 Meadow Pipit, 426 Chaffinch, 13 Brambling, 4 Redpoll, 2 Goldfinch, 31 Siskin

present -  1 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest. 8 Goldcrest, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 10 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl(m), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,
1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 6 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch,
1 Brambling. 5 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

06-11-25 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stanton Drew (Rich Keel)

Stanton Drew garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200 Starling squadron flying in to roost

+ 6 Cattle Egrets out in the fields with the cows

Chelwood to Marksbury Rd:
500+ Wood Pigeon (fly over to SW) 100+ Starling (on wires by Garage)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
9 Egyptian Goose, 107 Shoveler, 55 Gadwall, 21 Wigeon, 218 Teal, 98 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 594 Tufted Duck, 10 Little Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 21 Moorhen, 920 Coot, 141 Lapwing, 29 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 46 Cormorant, 9 Little Egret, 26 Great White Egret, 20 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 5+ Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 1 Crossbill (over), Siskin

Chew Valley Lake

06-11-25 Goldeneye, CVL Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye

Picnic site 1

2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest

Grebe Trail:
4 Snipe, 2 Bearded Tit

 06-11-25 Little Grebes, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
7 Whooper Swan (also spent time at Herriotts & Stratford), 4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 18 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting 

Stratford:
1 Scaup,(f), c300 Woodpigeon, 28 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m, 1 imm m, 1f), 1 Red Kite, 1 Skylark (over), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 50+ Linnet

06-11-25 Ruff, Herriotts (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 34 Shoveler, 6 Pintail, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Bittern (in the channel), 7  Little Egret, 38 Great White Egret, 13 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 50+ Starling, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

06-11-25 Kingfisher, Herriotts (Paul Barham)

Reported by: Paul Barham, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Milosz Cousens, Andy Davis, David Gale, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Rich Keel, Stephen Le Frohic, John Lewis, Steve Newland, Lee Patch, Aravind Ramesh, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs

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