05-12-25 Friday

Temp 09°C to 12°C - A  dry but gloomy start to the day with rain setting in around midday. The southerly wind backing to south south east with the rain and the fresh breeze gusting to 48 mph.

Whooper Swan

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

43 Feral Pigeon - teach me to spill seed, 2 Jay, 13 House Sparrow

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

18 Feral Pigeon, 19 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 19 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 11 Robin, 22 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch

Clifton Down:

1 Peregrine -over

Redland:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Robin, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
60 Canada Goose, 45 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 30 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 3 Coot, 85 Oystercatcher, 90 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe, 17 Curlew, 7 Redshank, 1 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
12 Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 50 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 30 Starling, 1 Redwing, 6 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 25 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch

05-12-25 Goosander Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate - Brimsham Ponds:
5 Goosander (4f&M), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap

Bradley Stoke:
3 Blackcap (2f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Marsh Harrier

Backwell Lake:
Shoveler, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 2 Common Gull, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

05-12-25 Buzzard Willsbridge (Chris Hall)

Willsbridge:

 - garden: 2 Buzzard - after a chicken carcass, 2 Pied Wagtail

- Cherry Garden: 2 Red Kite - heading for Bitton

Chew Magna - Winford Brook
1 Great White Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

05-12-25 Goldcrest CVL (Andrew Parsons)

Woodford:
c30 Cattle Egret, Goldcrest

05-12-25 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Andrew Parsons)

Herons Green:
2 Whooper Swan - ad, Gadwall, Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, Great White Egret, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet

Reported by: Josh Brown, John Budd, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Tim Ford, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Steve Newland, Andrew Parsons, Lois Pryce, Emily Siganos, Paul Sweet, Chris Teague, Guy Watson,

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