Wednesday, 7 January 2026

07-01-26 Wednesday - Caspian Gull

Temp 04°C to 07°C - Overnight rain cleared but led to icy conditions underfoot.  W to WSW breeze 5-10mph gusting to 20mph made it feel colder.  

White-fronted Goose
Ring-necked Duck
Purple Sandpiper
Caspian Gull
Penduline Tit

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
11 Mute Swan, 80+ BH Gull (inc ringed bird FS4V) c35 Coot, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Lamplighters Marsh:
8 Canada Goose, 24 Mallard, 12 Teal, 15 Wood-Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 7 Curlew, 21 Redshank, 28 BH Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 14 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 8 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

River Avon:
1 Caspian Gull (1st Winter, originally seen at Albert Rd, also seen from Totterdown Bridge, ringed PT4T)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 1 Teal, 2 Pheasant (f), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 7 Oystercatcher, c250 Lapwing, c150 BH Gull, c150 Common Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, c180 Rook, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Blackcap, 22 Redwing, 17 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare

Aust Services
18 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 2 Chiff Chaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat

Aust Warth:
1 Pintail, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper,  4 Stonechat, 1Rock Pipit

Aust Wetland:
3 Penduline Tit (1st winter), 1 Blackcap

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
16 White-fronted Goose, 421 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 21 Turnstone, 3 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET
Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (David Minshall)
Portishead - Battery Point:
2 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 2 Pied Wagtail, c10 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Avocet, 25 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 600 Dunlin, 20 Redshank

Clevedon Moor:
300 Lapwing

Kenn Moor:
150 Lapwing (moving SW)

Kingston Seymoor:
500 Lapwing

Uphill:
40 Sanderling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath-Whiteway:
7 Herring Gull, 13 Collared Dove, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 10 Magpie, 35 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 21 Starling, 5 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 24 House Sparrow, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Chew Magna Reservoir:
1 GBB Gull (3rd cy), 2 Great White Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch
Snipe, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
5 White-fronted Goose, 14 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret,1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, Lesser Scaup (m, possible), 4 Goldeneye,  1 Water Rail (calling), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier,1 Buzzard,    2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing (lane to hide), 1 Pied Wagtail, 9+ Siskin

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck (lake), 2 G W Egret,  3 Grey Heron, 80+ Shoveler (pool), 3 Pintail (pool), 2 Goldeneye,  2 GBB Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard,1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, John Lewis, David Minshall, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Peter Rock, Steve Sanins, Andrew Stockhausen, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs,

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