Friday, 9 January 2026

09-01-26 Friday - Red-breasted Merganser

Temp 02°C to 07°C - overcast with some early rain. Felt cold in the moderate to light NW wind. 

Black Redstart
Red-breasted Merganser
Whooper Swan
Siskin
Water Pipit
White-fronted Goose
Penduline Tit
09-01-26 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Jason Williams)
BRISTOL

Shirehampton:
Lamplighters: 27 Lawping, Curlew
Pill: 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
3 Penduline Tit

Northwick Warth:
16 White-fronted Goose

Severn Beach:
1 Water Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET
09-01-25 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Karen Wilkinson)
Portishead:
Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper
Marina: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Black Redstart
09-01-25 Black Redstart, Portishead (Steve Jones)
Watercress Farm:
1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush, 23 Redwing, 24 Fieldfare, 6 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 120 Siskin

Clevedon:
nr Manmore Bridge: 1 Green Sandpiper
Sea Wall: 5 Turnstone
09-01-26 Grey Wagtail & Kingfisher, Yatton (Emily Lomas)
Yatton:
Little River & Wemberham Lane: 33 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 100 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 34 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Worle:
Garden: 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 18 Greenfinch, 8 Chaffinch

Uphill:
Boating Lake: 1 Red-breasted Merganser
Beach: 4 Avocet, 37 Sanderling

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
100+ Lapwing

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
100+ Lapwing
09-01-26 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye (m)
09-01-26 Stonechat, CVL (George Stacey)
Picnic Site 1 to 2 & Bittern Trail:
20+ Redwing, 1 Wren, 2 Stonechat (m&f)

Herons Green:
2 Whooper Swan, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Reported by: George Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Alastair Fraser, Adrian Hockey, Steve Jones, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Lee Patch, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams