Friday, 21 November 2025

21-11-25 Friday- Green-winged Teal, Siberian Chiffchaff

Temp -02°C to 08°C - cold and clear. Still in the am and a light SE/SW wind in the afternoon. 

Green-winged Teal
Siberian Chiffchaff
Whooper Swan

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
WeBS: 11 Mute Swan, 36 Mallard, c200 Feral Pigeon, 10+ Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 34 Coot, 57 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 20+ Magpie, c20 Jackdaw, 60+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, c20 Blue Tit, c20 Great Tit, 40+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, c20 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10+ Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
WeBS & other reports: 11 Mallard, 8 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, c30 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:
75 Greylag Goose, 1 Water Rail, 330 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 15 Turnstone, 410 Dunlin, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier

Severn Beach:
250 Redshank, 10 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
m. Blackcap (new arrival in the garden)

Long Ashton:
1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Skylark, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch
21-11-25 Grey Heron & Shoveler, Backwell (Rob Martin)
Backwell Lake:
Canada Goose, 10 Mute Swan (count down following death of 5 in previous weeks with possible Avian Influenza), 14 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, Mallard ++, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Water Rail calling from different areas, Moorhen ++, 1 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 75 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Cormorant (in to roost), 2 Grey Heron, 24 Little Egret (evening roost and numbers down on previous year at same time), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, c50 Jackdaw to roost, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch
21-11-25 Water Rail & Snipe, Backwell Lake (Karen Wilkinson)
Clevedon:
4 Goosander

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 70 Linnet, Yellowhammer, singing Corn Bunting 

Mangotsfield:
Garden: 6 Siskin (first in 12 years)

Paulton:
200 Gull (mixed flock BH & Common, Herring & LBB), 1 Buzzard, 100 Corvid (Jackdaw / Rook / Carrion Crow), 1 Raven, 42 Skylark, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 12 Yellowhammer

Keynsham:
Marina: 1 Great Crested Grebe

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye. 2 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit

Bernard King:
1 Green-winged Teal (male)

Herons Green:
6 Whooper Swan, 16 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 35+ Cattle Egret, 10 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit

Stratford:
3 Pintail, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 12+ Pied Wagtail
21-11-25 Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
7 Whooper Swan, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Avocet, 1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 11 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Nick, John Aldridge, John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Stehen Le Flohic, Rob Martin, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Aravind Ramesh, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland,  Karen Wilkinson