Friday, 6 February 2026

06-02-26 Friday

Temp 07°C to 11°C - early morning rain ceased post breakfast, leaving it soggy underfoot, until it started again at lunchtime and then on and off. The light breeze from the east veered through to south west and back to south east by evening.

Mediterranean Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Firecrest
Siberian Chiffchaff
Black Redstart
White-fronted Goose

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Acta Centre Gardens and South Street Park
1 Collared Dove, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Starling - singing, 2 Pied Wagtail

Bishopston:
1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock - - both singing fit to bust

Clifton Down:
1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest

Redland - garden:
3 Blackcap (2f 1m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
06-02-26 Golden Plover OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Golden Plover, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden:
2 Green Woodpecker - chasing around the grass

Oldland Common - common:
1 Blackcap (f)
06-02-26 Shoveler Bitton (Rob Laughton)
Bitton - Holm Mead:
6 White-fronted Goose, 4 Shoveler, 

Saltford Mead:
1 Black Redstart

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS
06-02-26 Gulls - BG (Karen Wilkinson)
Barrow Tanks:

8 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200 Black-headed Gull, 300+ Common Gull,  40+ Herring Hull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 40+ Lesser Black=backed Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 1 c sandpiper. 

Blagdon Lake:
19 Mute Swan, 4 Shoveler, 1 Great White Egret, 2- 3 Blackcap - singing

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
17 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch
06-02-26 Ring-necked Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

1 Ring-necked Duck, 6+ Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, 32 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Raven, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
06-02-26 Marsh Harrier (Andrew Parsons)
Moreton:

60+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 80+ Woodpigeon, 4 G BB Gull, 16 L BB Gull, 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 2 Raven - calling,  30+ mix of  L TT, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, Song Thrush - singing 30+ Redwing, 2 Dunnock, 
06-02-26 Mediterranean Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 100+ Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail - calling, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 34 Common Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, c80 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Sparrowhawk,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Andy Davis, Will Duckworth, Barry Dursley, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Andy Parsons, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson

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