Thursday, 24 September 2026

24-09-26 Thursday

Temp 09°C to 24°C. Cool & overcast early, warm & sunny later on. A light breeze from the east first thing, soon veering to southerly and picking up a little with gusts up to 14mph in the afternoon.

Golden Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Spoonbill
Black Redstart
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 juv Mute Swan, 50 Canada Goose, 17 Wigeon, 1 Lapwing, 1 Jay, 1 Black Redstart (m), 7 Stonechat

Aust Services:
   vismig - 5 Golden Plover, 1 Ruff, 84 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 2 Jay, 19 Rook, 24 Skylark, 49 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 29 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin
   present - 3 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 45 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 50 Linnet

Northwick Warth:
Curlew, 1 GBB Gull, Skylark, flock 300 Starling, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

New Passage:
8 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, Teal, 5 Oystercatcher, 12 Curlew, 120 Redshank, Turnstone, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, Mallard, 4 Pintail, 120 Teal, Little Grebe, 44 Lapwing, Curlew, 2 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Skylark, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 3 wheatear,  Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, Peregrine, Raven, 49 Swallow, 19 House Martin, 14 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Stonechat, Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET
24-09-26 Wheatear, Clevedon Pill (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon Pill:
1 Wheatear

Strawberry Line & Congresbury Moor:
3 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 1 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler,  5 Blackcap, 5 Stonechat (4m,1f), 1 Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
   vismig - 7 Mallard, 16 Teal, 27 Curlew, 23 Dunlin, 1 BH Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jackdaw, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 alba Wagtail, 45 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 29 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin
   present - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 3  Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest,  4 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10  Meadow Pipit, 20 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Corston to Corston Farm:
10 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 36 Meadow Pipit, 4 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
10 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Stint
24-09-26 Spoonbills, Stratford (George Stacey)
Stratford:
12 Wigeon, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Spoonbill (3 juv), 3 Marsh Harrier (1m adult, 2f), 1 Red Kite

24-09-26 Water Rail, Herriotts Bridge (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Water Rail, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Frankie Macrow, Wayne Pannell, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen