Saturday, 7 February 2026

07-02-26 Saturday

Temp 07°C to 12°C - rain most of the morning, slightly better in the pm, and the sun even popped out for a bit. Light SW wind to start, strengthening to a moderate to strong S/SW later, gusts to 26mph.

Ring-necked Duck
Yellow-legged Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Siberian Chiffchaff

07-02-26 Siberian Chiffchaff, Blagdon (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

Ridgeway Rd playing fields (Fishponds):
2 Common Gull, 300 Black-headed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Starling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
12 Canada Goose, 10 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, c.200 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 70 Oystercatcher, c.300 Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 100 Dunlin, 1 Buzzard, 120 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Goldfinch.

NORTH SOMERSET
07-02-26 Purple Sandpiper, Portishead (Andrew Parsons)
Portishead:
1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon:
Garden: 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bishop Sutton:
2 Blackcap (m, one in song)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:
12 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (near adult)

Blagdon Lake:
Bell's Bush: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff

Chew Valley Lake
Gull Roost: 5 Mediterranean Gull
07-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Ring-necked Duck
07-02-26 Greylag Goose, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Reported by: Rich Andrews, Geoff Dring, Ken Hall, John Lewis, Andrew Parsons, Lois Pryce, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson