Saturday, 29 November 2025

29-11-25 Saturday

Temp 03°C to 09°C - Heavy rain early morning gradually gave way to an afternoon of sunny intervals with a gentle breeze from the west.

Crossbill
Woodcock

BRISTOL

Eastville Park (BOC walk):
11 Mute Swan, 30+ Mallard, 200+ Feral Pigeon, 20+ Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 30+ Coot, c40 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 4 Jay, 20+ Magpie, 60+ Jackdaw, 60+ Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blue Tit, 20+ Great Tit, 40+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, c40 Starling, 7 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 10+ Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Sea Mills (harbour):
8 Dunlin, 12 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hermitage Wood (near Stoke Park):
2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Sims Hill (near Stoke Park):
3 Woodcock

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
12 Mute Swan (HPAI has reduced numbers here), 25 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 40 Mallard, 2 Water Rail, 21 Cormorant, 25 Little Egret, 90 Jackdaw

Nailsea Wall:
1 Great White Egret

Fieldfare, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Mistle Thrush, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Yatton:

5 Mute Swan, 12 Woodpigeon, 12 Black-headed Gull, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 6 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

Weston-Super-Mare (garden):
2 Blackcap (m)

Wrington Warren:
4 Crossbill

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake


Black-tailed Godwit, Heron's Green (Andrew Parsons)

Herons Green:

7 Whooper Swan, 9 Black-tailed Godwit

Reported by: George Ashwell, Richard Belson, Peter Bryant, Ben Crabb, Emily Lomas, Andrew Parsons, Stewart Poiner, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Larry Sweetland, Gary Thorburn

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