Friday, 25 September 2026

25-09-26 Friday

Temp 13°C to 22°C - largely sunny with a light to moderate NW/W wind.

Firecrest
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
1 Firecrest

Leigh Woods:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
60 Greylag Goose, 8 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 43 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
Vismig: 50 Curlew, 11 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 73 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 32 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting
Present: 32 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 70 Dunlin, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES
Meadow Pipit, Marshfield (Les Williams)
Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Raven, + Skylark, 6 Stonechat, + Meadow Pipit, + Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer

Chew Magna Reservoir:
26 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Ruff, 5 Spoonbill, 1 Glossy Ibis - seen from Stratford and Herriots

Herons Green:
1 Spotted Redshank (assumed same as above)

Stratford:
1 Golden Plover, 6 Dunlin, 5 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 20 Swallow

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Water Rail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Snipe, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reported by: Pete Allen, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hull, Paul Moon, George Stacey, Nigel Sluman, Les Williams