Thursday, 1 October 2026

01-10-26 Thursday

Temp 12°C to 20°C. A day of sun and variable cloud. Wind from the south-west - a light breeze in the morning, picking up slightly in the afternoon with gusts to 19 mph. 

Spotted Redshank
Ruff
Pectoral Sandpiper
Little Stint
Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood & Henleaze Lake:
1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Pill:
5 Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff
01-10-26 Wheatear, New Passage (Matt Plenty)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Greylag Goose, 260 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck, 24 Wigeon, Teal, 110 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Redshank, 40 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:
8 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 70 Oystercatcher, 35 Ringed Plover, 49 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Little egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 63 Meadow Pipit, 65 Linnet, Siskin

Severn Beach:
45 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 25 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 16 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Stonechat, Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET
01-10-26 Firecrest, Eastwood Portishead (Tim Mason)
Eastwood, Portishead:
3 Firecrest

Channel View, Clevedon - Yeo:
300 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 50 Mallard, 20 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew,
1 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow,
2 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Tyntesfield, Wraxall:
1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Upton Cheyney:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Nuthatch

Stanton Prior:
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
01-10-26 Common Sandpiper, Picnic site 1-2 (George Stacey)
Between Picnic Site 1&2:  
1 Common Sandpiper

Sutton Wick:
25+ Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint

Herons Green:
15 Dunlin, 5 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
3 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Peregrine (juv), 8 Skylark (to SW), 1 Swallow, 1 Stonechat
01-10-26 Water Rail, Herriotts (Pete Blanchard)
Herriotts Bridge:
Water Rail, 81 Snipe, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reported by: Pete Allen, Pete Blanchard, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Rob Laughton, Tim Mason, Matt Plenty, Mark Savage, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Trevor Riddle