Thursday, 26 February 2026

26-02-26 Thursday - Sand Martin

Temp 11°C to 14°C. Cloudy with some sun until mid-afternoon, rain later. Moderate breeze from the south south west gusting to 27mph.

Ring-necked Duck
Mediterranean Gull
Sand Martin
Black Redstart
26-02-26 Ring-necked Duck showing the neck ring, CVL (Ian Stapp)
BRISTOL

Avonmouth Industrial Estate:
Chiffchaff (tristis)

Redland Green Allotments:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit singing, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest singing, 4 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch singing, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Pair of Peregrine (on towers), 4 Chiffchaff (3 singing), 2 Black Redstart (m at base of towers seen from Lagoon 2, f-type on jetty), 5 Stonechat (2 pairs + 1f)

Oldbury on Severn:
15 Stock Dove & 8 Redwing heading north

Pilning Wetland:
1 Mute Swan, 17 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, 1 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 28 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 160 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Lapwing, 33 Curlew, Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Meadow Pipit

New Passage:
14 Canada Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest

Severn Beach:
60 Shelduck, 21 Wigeon, 18 Oystercatcher, 14 Curlew, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Walton Common/Walton in Gordano:
5 Pheasant, 21 Woodpigeon, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 18 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 26 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 25 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Dowlais:
4 Shoveler, 15 Teal, 20 Wigeon, 13 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 9 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 300 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 30 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 7 Meadow Pipit

Backwell garden:
Woodpigeon, (lots of) Feral Pigeon, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 3 Jackdaw, Coal Tit, 5+ Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston:
1 Stock Dove, 80+ Woodpigeon, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 7 Magpie, 25 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Coal Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 11 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 20+ Goldfinch, 10+ Siskin
26-02-26 Kingfisher, Keynsham (Vernon Holmes)
Keynsham, Memorial Park:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail
26-02-26 Grey Wagtail, Keynsham (Vernon Holmes)
Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

Marksbury Plain:
60+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 12+ Skylark, 200+ Starling, 2 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:
4 Teal, 2 Little Grebe (1 summer plumage, 1 winter), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20 Redwing

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, Teal, BH Gull, Common Gull, LBB Gull, GBB Gull, Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Redwing

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 24 BH Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Bullfinch 

Herons Green
5 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (f), 40+ Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 70+ BH Gull, 100+ Common Gull,  (now in summer plumage), 1 Snipe, 8 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
7+ Goldeneye, 50+ Tufted Duck, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven, 3 Sand Martin (low out over lake), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper

Stratford:
6+ Goldeneye, 1 Ring-necked Duck (showing a red brown neck ring when it stretched it's neck), 40+ Tufted Duck, 24 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f), 2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven , 20+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Shelduck, 4+ Goldeneye, 40+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter), 26 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier (inc 1m), 5 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (juv), 2 Raven (fly over), 2 Sand Martin (over pool), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Allen, Jon Angell, Ken Blake, Paul Bowerman, Simon Bowles, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Vernon Holmes, Nigel Milbourne,  Robin Lambert, Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs: