Monday, 23 February 2026

23-02-26 Monday - Hooded Meganser

Temp 10°C to 12°C - overcast with some light rain. A moderate W/WSW wind with gusts to 30mph.

Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Little Stint
White-fronted Goose

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
13 Feral Pigeon, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Magpie, 6 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 22 Starling, 1 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch
23-02-26 GSW and Jay, Redland (Mike Owen)
Redland:
Redland Green Park: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch
Garden: 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Blackbird, 1 Wren, 1 Goldcrest

Stoke Park:
Vismig: 3 Rook, 2 Skylark, 2 Linnet
Present: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
WeBS: 1 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 134 Wigeon, 9 Mallard, 85 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 11 Oystercatcher, 63 Curlew, 86 Snipe, 41 Redshank, 2 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Jack Snipe, Little Stint, 1 Water Pipit
Hooded Merganser largely seen on Pilning Wetlands near the house. There is very limited parking on nearby New Passage Road, please make sure you do not block roads or resident's access. Walk along the Severn Way path to the wetlands.

Severn Beach:
4 Brent Goose, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper

Wemberham:
44 Mute Swan, Stock Dove, 100 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 5 Skylark, 1200 Starling, 48 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipit, 20 Linnet

Uphill:
WeBS: 75 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 28 Teal, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 350 Dunlin, 265 Redshank, 55 BH Gull, 11 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton:
Holm Mead: 6 White-fronted Goose

Newton St Loe:
4 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Song Thrush, 3 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
2 Goosander, 2 Great White Egret

Stratford:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 20 Goldeneye, 3 Shoveler, 3+ Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff (singing)

Reported by: John Budd, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, David Howes, Rob Laughton, Andrew Middleton, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines