Tuesday, 17 February 2026

17-02-26 Tuesday

Temp 02°C to 06°C - a fine frosty morning slowly clouding over. Light winds from the east.

Merlin
Water Pipit
Ring-necked Duck
Scaup
Black Redstart
Firecrest

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, c30 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Pipit

New Passage/Northwick:
10 Canada Goose, c300 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, c100 Teal, 102 Oystercatcher, 124 Curlew, 32 Redshank, c1000 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 20+ Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 24 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Mute Swan, 7 Greylag Goose, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 1 Water Rail, c300 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Fieldfare


Greenfinch/Green Woodpecker (Paul Tompkins)

Iron Acton (BOC walk):
4 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 13 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 5 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 9 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 4 Dunnock, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill:
1 Firecrest (Ham Green Lake)


Rock Pipit, Portishead (Les Williams)

Portishead (Marina):
1 Black Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit (singing)


Skylark, Ashton Court (Lee Patch)

Ashton Court:

15+ Skylark

Goblin Combe:
Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, 6 Marsh Tit, 1 Firecrest, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Bullfinch, 6+ Crossbill, 11 Siskin

Tawny Owl, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon:
1 Tawny Owl:

Uphill:
4 Avocet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend (garden):
2 Siskin (in small flock of Goldfinch)

Compton Dando:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1 Blackcap(m)

Lords' Wood:
1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Crossbill, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck (top end)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch

Bittern Trail:
2 Stonechat (m+f)

Chiffchaffs, BK Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:

3 Goldeneye (f)1 Chiffchaff (1 form Tristis)


Jay, Woodford (Merv Carlyon)

Woodford:

1 Jay

Herons Green:
6 Goldeneye, 46+ Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail



Scaup (Tufted Duck behind), Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

1 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Pochard, 40+ Tufted Duck, 2 Scaup (female/immatures), 1 Water Rail, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Tawny Owl (calling to each other), 2 Marsh Harrier (m+f), 3 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Mediterranean Gull, Herriots (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 20+ Woodpigeon, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 40+ Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4+ Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Ben Crabb, Paul Chapman, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Barry Dursley, Rob Laughton, Rich Mielcarek, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Lee Patch, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Les Williams

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