Friday, 26 December 2025

26-12-25 - White-fronted Goose, Penduline Tit

Temp 03°C to 06°C - cloudy with some sun, felt blooming cold in the moderate to light NE wind.

White-fronted Goose
Penduline Tit
Small movement of Lapwing
Jack Snipe

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 3 Redwing

Chittening Warth:
110 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 300 Dunlin, 1 Rock Pipit
26-12-25 Blackcap, Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle:
Garden: 3 Blackcap

Eastville Park:
7 Siskin

Sea Mills:
1 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 5 Redshank

Sims Hill:
1 Woodcock, 210+ Lapwing (over south), 15 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Snipe, 20 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
2 Penduline Tit

Aust Wetlands:
250 Lapwing over, 1 Penduline Tit 
26-12-25 White-fronted Goose, New Passage (Ian Duncan)
New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Canada Goose, 60 Greylag Goose, 8 White-fronted Goose, 3 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, c.90 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 2 Pintail, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 400 Lapwing, 85 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Red Kite

Banwell:
Garden: Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch
26-12-25 Jay & Great Spotted Woodpecker squabble, Kenn Moor (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon:
Blind Yeo: 14 Goosander, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 1 Redshank
26-12-25 Lapwing & Mute Swan, Little River (Emily Lomas)
Little River/River Yeo:
41 Mute Swan, 200 Lapwing, 4 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 130 Starling, 105 Redwing, 130 Fieldfare, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Meadow Pipit

North Worle:
48 Lapwing, 1 Barn Owl, 12 Fieldfare

BELOW M4 & BANES
26-12-25 Dipper, MSN (Merv Carlyon)
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

Sandy Lane, Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 50 Starling, 15 Redwing

Keynsham:
Broadmead: 1 Stock Dove, groups of 56, 85 and 110 Lapwing over
Duck Pond: 1 Water Rail
Marina/River Avon path: 2 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
26-12-25 Whooper Swan & Redwing, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Stratford:
2 Whooper Swan

Reported by: John Aldridge, Paul Bowerman, Pete & Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Ian Duncan, Julian Eastoe, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Dave Hughes, Rich Keel, Emily Lomas, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Wayne Pannell, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins, Tony Watt