Monday, 5 October 2026

05-10-26 Monday

Temp 14°C to 18°C - largely cloudy with some drizzle to start. A light to moderate W/SW wind.

Lesser Yellowlegs
Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
18 Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 12 Magpie, 9 Jackdaw, 11 Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 11 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

Troopers Hill:
vis-mig: 2 Skylark, 19 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 38 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET
Chiffchaff, Portishead (Darren Burton)
Portishead Hole:
100 Redshank, 500 Dunlin
Grey Plover, Uphill (Ross Nairn)
Uphill:
500+ Shelduck, 10 Grey Plover, 31 Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES
Knock, Knock, Little Owl, Stanton Drew (Rich Keel) 
Stanton Drew:
Little Owl

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
70+ Cattle Egret 

Dam:
1 Grey Wagtail
Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)
Picnic site 1-2:
1 Common Sandpiper

Denny:
17 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
6 Black-tailed Godwit, 70+ Snipe, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Glossy Ibis

Reported by: John Budd, Darren Burton, Mike Dilger, Duncan Evered, Rich Keel, Rob Laughton, Ross Nairn, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Martin Wrightman