Wednesday, 25 February 2026

25-02-26 Wednesday

Temp 10°C to 16°C - high cloud and sunny intervals with a moderate breeze from the south south west gusting to 23mph.

Scandinavian Rock Pipit
Merlin
Brambling

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Acta Garden Ctr & South St Park:
1 Raven - over, 1 Blackcap - singing, 4 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch - singing

Bishopston:
2 Jay - digging up Grey Squirrel's hidden 'monkey nuts'

Clifton Down - inc Goat Gully
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 1 Blackcap - singing, 1 Firecrest

Cumberland Basin:
2 Mallard, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Oystercatcher - pr, 46 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 49 Jackdaw - flock of 40, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit - inc pr, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird

Henleaze Lake:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming

Southmead - Badock's Wood
1 Stock Dove, 2 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 9 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 3 Blackcap, 400 Starling

Aust Cliff/Services:
4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Redwing, 1 Brambling (m), c80 Chaffinch

Aust Warth:
4 Pintail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

Aust Wetland:
1 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 14 Teal, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Collard Dove, 10 Coot, 5 Lapwing, 18 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Skylark - some singing, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 40 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 102 Redwing, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
6 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Scandinavian Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Siskin, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
10 Canada Goose, 8 Shoveler, 3 Pochard (2f &m), 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch

Congresbury Moor:
5 Mute Swan, 8 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Jay, 62 Magpie - inc flock of 25, 
25 Raven - flock, 9 Skylark - singing, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 6000 Starling, 25 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting.

North Worle:
1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:
3 Grey Heron - over

Bitton - Holm Mead:
6 White-fronted Goose, Chiffchaff and Redwing - singing, Redpoll - over
25-02-26 Treecreeper Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham - Memorial Park:
5 Mallard, 24+ Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1Magpie, 3+ Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Goldcrest, 18+ Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Blackbird, 3+ Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1  Grey Heron, 

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
25-02-26 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)
Bernard King Hide:

4 Goosander (2f &2m), 2 Chiffchaff

Stratford:
1 Pochard (m), 1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Shoveler (m), 1 Sparrowhawk - displaying, 4 Red Kite

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Sam Caswell, Andy Davis, Josie Evans, Alastair Fraser, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton,  John Lewis, Matt Plenty, Steve Sanins, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Tom Wright

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