Tuesday, 6 October 2026

06-10-26 Tuesday

Temp 12°C to 19°C -  Dry but light cloud all day. Very light winds, initially from the south but veering west, all the way to north late on.

Firecrest
Lesser Yellowlegs
Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Skylark, 1 Firecrest, 2 Stonechat

New Cut & Cumberland Basin;
2 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 19 Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Wren, 17 Starling, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Bishopsworth:
1 Green Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 1 Redstart, 3 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middlehope (inc vismig):
166 Shelduck, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 4 Great White Egret, 11 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 17 Skylark, 2 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 9 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail (all alba), 60 Meadow Pipit, 76 Chaffinch, 30 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 11 Siskin, 18 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham NT (BOC walk):
7 Pheasant, 5 Woodpigeon, 6 Rock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 5 Herring Gull, 3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 3 Raven, 60 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 70 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 12 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch

Marshfield:
Down Rd: 1 Red Kite, 162 Corn Bunting
Rushmead Lane: 2 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Stonechat, 7 Reed Bunting, 47 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Grey Heron, CVL (Marc Hunt)

Stratford:

1 Ruff, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 5 Skylark, 200 Swallow, 8 Stonechat (as one group), 1 Pied Wagtail (alba), 30 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet

Herriotts Bridge:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 89 Snipe, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Ruff, 1 Glossy Ibis (lakeside)

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Charlie Murphy, Lee Patch, Larry Sweetland, Martin Wightman

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