Wednesday, 19 November 2025

19-11-25 Wednesday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 2°C to 6°C - Fine and sunny with high white clouds clearing later.  A fresh and bitterly cold NE wind kept the temperature down.

Whooper Swans
Ring-necked Duck
Glossy Ibis  (and some good stuff on Severnside yesterday...)
Kingfisher at Eastville Park (Les Williams)
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
Kingfisher

Knowle:
Glossy Ibis flew over heading south and pursued by gulls

Peregrine at Stratford (NSL-birding)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Treecreeper in wood by lake. (No Black Redstarts seen in last two days.)

Aust Warth:
(yesterday, Tuesday 18th)  
7 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 9 Oystercatcher, 17 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 15+ Snipe, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit.

Aust Cliff / Services2 Pheasant, 9 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Firecrest15 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail. 2 Redpoll. 

New Passage/Pilning Wetland:
(yesterday, Tuesday 18th) 
76 Greylag Goose, 180+ Canada Goose, 1 Garganey, 51 Shoveler, 39 Gadwall, 270 Wigeon, 120 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 153 Oystercatcher, 210 Lapwing, 38 Curlew, 310 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 5 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Red Kite, Kestrel, Peregrine, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat. 

Severn Beach:
(yesterday, Tuesday 18th)  
41 Shelduck, 34 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 3+ Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 50 Turnstone, 40 Dunlin, 2 Grey Heron,  2 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit.

NORTH SOMERSET

Easter Compton:
Red Kite

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Curlew, a few Redshank

Worle:
Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports
Whooper Swan and Coot at Chew (Rod Taylor)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
drake Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
7 adult Whooper Swan, 23 Great White Egret.

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harrier (including the adult male), 22 Lapwing,3 Dunlin, 1 juv. Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Meadow Pipit.
Peregrine at Stratford (RodTaylor)
Reported by:  Andy Davis, Rod Taylor, Les Williams, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, opsbirdingsevernsidebirds