Thursday, 18 December 2025

18-12-25 Thursday

Temp 09°C to 12°C. Rain all day made it not a great day for birding. Light south-easterly breeze.

Jack Snipe
Cattle Egret
Ring-necked Parakeet

BRISTOL

Oldbury Court Estate:
8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
60 Greylag Goose, 6 Shelduck, 17 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 45 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, 150 Lapwing, Curlew, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 140 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Redwing, 1 Stonechat

New Passage:
55 Greylag Goose, 200 Wigeon, 40 Oystercatcher, 120 Lapwing, 90 Curlew, 170 Redshank, 35 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, Redwing

Severn Beach:
5 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 30 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, 2 Stonechat, Reed Bunting

Chittening Warth:
4 Shelduck, 20 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew

Chipping Sodbury Common:
30 Carrion Crow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Robin

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Radstock - Writhlington:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, BH Gull, Common Gull, LBB Gull, Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Starling, Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Marsh Harrier

Reported by Paul Bowerman, Julie Evans, Rich Mielcarek, Nige Milbourne, Shana Muir, Nick Page, Aravind Ramesh