14-02-26 Saturday

Temp 00°C to 07°C - a chilly start to a rather fine day, a light N/NE to start, moving round to W later on. Only the third day without precipitation since the 12th Jan 2026.

The editors of the ABR have received a good range of photographs for possible inclusion in the next ABR - thanks to all. But if you have some that have not been posted to me so far, it is not too late to send them now. E-mail address for photos is blacktgodwit@gmail.com Many thanks, Harvey Rose 

White-fronted Geese
Ring-necked Duck
Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park/Snuff Mills:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Firecrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart

Easter Compton:
21 Common Gull, c.40 Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 11 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 11 Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
49 Canada Goose, 6 Stock Dove, 3 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, c300 Starling, 8 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 9 Greenfinch, 45 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Clevedon:

Blind Yeo to Tidal Outfall: 1 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blackstone Rocks area: 100 Shelduck, 2 Goosander, 13 Ringed Plover, 100 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 500 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Stonechat

14-02-26 Cattle Egret, Kingston Seymour (Howard Taffs)

Kingston Seymour:
nr Tutshill Sluice: 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Commom Sandpiper, 28 Cattle Egret

Black Down:

2 Woodcock

BELOW M4 & BANES

14-02-26 White-fronted Goose, Bitton (Bri Thompson)

Bitton:
Holm Mead: 6 White-fronted Goose

14-02-26 White-fronted Goose, Bitton (Bri Thompson)

Norton Malreward:

30 Skylark

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-02-26 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam/Salt and Malt:
6 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

14-02-26 Chiffchaff, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King/Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting

14-02-26 Ring-necked Duck, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
3 Goosander, Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Mediterranean Gull

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Evening roost counts: 85 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, c120 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Rob Laughton, Nick Page, Andrew Parsons, Lois Pryce, Joe Sargent, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson

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