Saturday, 21 February 2026

21-02-26 Saturday

Temp 09°C to 13°C - a dull overcast morning turning to rain in the afternoon.  A gentle 9-15mph breeze gusting to 27mph from the south west.

Mandarin Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Scaup
Mediterranean Gull
Woodlark
Siberian Chiffchaff 
Scandinavian Rock Pipit

BRISTOL

Sims Hill Wood:
1 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, c45 Siskin

South Street:
2 Chiffchaff, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff 

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
3 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 15 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Northwick/Aust Warth:
1 Pochard (m), 7 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose, 11 Canada Goose, 3 Tufted Duck, 21 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c250 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, Water Rail, 77 Oystercatcher, 122 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 106 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, c600 Dunlin, 5 LBB Gull,1 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Redwing, 12 Pied Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit,1 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
Scandinavian Rock Pipit
(ssp littoralis)

Lawrence Weston Moor:
1 Woodlark
Woodcock, Lower Woods (Mike Prior)
Lower Woods and Inglestone Common:
3 Woodcock, 4 Snipe, 10+ Skylark, 20+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat,  

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf  BOC walk (54 species!):
Canada Goose, 20 Shelduck, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck,11 Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal,  2 Pheasant, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 5 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher,  3 Lapwing, 36 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 80 Redshank, BH Gull, 36 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 7 LBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, 2 Rook, Carrion Crow, 12 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, Starling, 4 Blackbird, Robin, 2 Stonechat, 5 Dunnock, House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Nailsea and Backwell :
2 Mandarin Duck (Nailsea Ponds), 4 Skylark, 1 Blackcap (singing), 13 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer

Sand Point/Bay:
60 Grey Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Saltford STW:
1 Black Redstart(f)

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Canada Goose, 44 Mallard, 4 Pochard, 49 Tufted Duck, 36  Coot, 8  Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (no. 2 tank), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Ad, no. 3 tank), 425 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 13 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
2 Scaup(f)

Moreton:
1 Ring-necked Duck
Mediterranean Gull, Herriotts Pool (Bri Thompson)
Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Mediterranean Gull

Reported by: Ben Crabb, Alan Daniells and the BOC Saturday bird walk group, Sean Davies, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Mike Prior, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

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