Thursday, 8 October 2026

08-10-26 Thursday - Redwing arriving

Temp 07°C to 15°C -  getting colder. Sunny start, clouding over from late morning through afternoon. . A gentle westerly breeze picking up in the afternoon with gusts to 21 mph.

Avocet
Curlew Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Woodlark
Redpoll

BRISTOL

Eastville gardens:
1 - 6 Redwing (over)
2 - 5 Greylag Goose (over)
3 - 1 Siskin (over)

BS3:
Malago Greenway, Windmill Hill - 1 Kingfisher
Victoria Park - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff
Windmill Hill City Farm - 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff
A Bond Warehouse - 2 Peregrine

Brislington:
4 Jay (over)
08-10-26 Common Sandpiper & Redshank Lamplighters Marsh
(David Minshall)
Shirehampton - Lamplighters Marsh
2 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank

Troopers Hill:
    vismig: 5 Greylag Goose, 31 Woodpigeon, 4 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 34 Meadow Pipit, 8 Pied Wagtail, 14 Chaffinch, 11 Linnet, 11 Redpoll, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
    vismig - 120 Woodpigeon, 24 Jackdaw, 1 Woodlark (first record for site), 36 Skylark, 3 Mistle Thrush,  44 Redwing,1 Jay, 12 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin
    present - juv Curlew Sandpiper with Redshank flock in the Pill, female Pintail at Shepperdine, Merlin on log then hunting

New Passage/Northwick:
13 Bar-tailed Godwit

Pilning Wetlands:
16 Snipe, 1 Greenshank
08-10-26 Grey Wagtails, River Frome Winterbourne (Craig Lewis)
River From, Winterbourne:
2 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET
08-10-26 Curlew, Portishead Coast Path (Di Bunniss)
Portishead Coast Path:
25 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank, 1 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 7 Robin, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Starling

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
12 Canada Goose, 5 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
   vismig: 1 Shelduck, 75 Curlew, 19 Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 134 Starling, 17 Redwing, 3 alba Wagtail, 33 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 66 Chaffinch 
   present: 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 5 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 10 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 11 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
2 Grey Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 12 Skylark (over), 4 Stonechat, 4 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m, 1 f, 2 juv), 1 Red Kite, 1 Greenfinch
08-10-26 Avocet, Herriotts Pool (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts Bridge & Pool:
1 Avocet, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, Little Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler
08-10-26 Avocet, Herriotts Pool (George Stacey)
Reported by: Pete Allen, Rich Andrews, Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Ollie Fournier, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, David Minshall, Matt Plenty, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland