Friday, 9 October 2026

09-10-26 Friday

Temp 11°C to 18°C -  light rain until mid afternoon when the sun did its best! A moderate breeze from the west north west veering west by mid afternoon with some fierce gusts to 36 mph.

Redwing

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin , R Avon:
47 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 25 Jackdaw

Kingswood:
1 Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Teal, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat

Wickwar:
1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel - evening ramble

NORTH SOMERSET
09-10-26 Long-tailed Tit Watercress Farm (Robin Martin)
Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
8 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake:
40 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 12 Little Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard
09-10-26 Ringed Plover Uphill (Ross Nairn)
Uphill:
4 Grey Plover, 12 Ringed Plover, 42 Knot

BELOW M4 & BANES
09-10-26 Buzzard Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)
Dyrham:
1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
29 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
7 Egyptian Goose, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 4 Marsh Harrier (f&m +2 juv), 15 Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet, 

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Dru Brook-Taylor, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Robin Martin, Ross Nairn, Paul Sadley, Caron Thornton Trippit, Mike Wood

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