Tuesday, 13 January 2026

13-01-26 Tuesday

 Temp 03°C to 10°C -  Persistent rain in the morning gave way to drizzle in the afternoon. The wind was a gentle breeze from the Northwest.

Purple Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tortworth (BOC walk):
2 Mallard, 7 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 60 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 14 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 300 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 200 Fieldfare, Robin, 5 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 40 Siskin

Barn Owl, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Denise Rudeforth)

Portishead:
1 Purple Sandpiper, 5 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - Yeo:
Dowlais: 17 Canada Goose, 2 Shoveler, 33 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 11 Teal, 500 Dunlin (on the low tide mud)
Moor: 1 Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Mandarin Duck (m), 10 Mallard, 10 Teal, 1 Red-crested Pochard (f), 1 Water Rail

Chew Stoke:
1 Blackcap (calling)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake


Pochard (immature), Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:

1 Pochard (imm.)

Reported by: Kenneth Blake, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Ken Hall, Lee Patch, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Howard Taffs

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