Monday, 12 October 2026

12-10-26 Monday

Temp 15°C to 20°C - light drizzle most of the day with a gentle south east breeze, veering to reach south by lunch and on to west south west by dinner time. Again only light gusts to 19 mph.

Redwing

BRISTOL

Bedminster - North Street Green:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Jay

Cumberland Basin - A Bond area:
1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
142 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose - white, 1 Water Rail, 64+ Grey Plover, 150 Curlew, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, c70 Redshank, 20+ Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear

New Passage/Northwick:
200 Canada Goose, 110 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
100 Teal, 36 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron

Severn Beach - Distribution Park:
14 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 1 Snipe, 13 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail. 1 Rock Pipit

Easter Compton:
2 Pheasant, 2 Chiffchaff - meagre bird pickings! But nice fresh air...

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano Valley - Weston Moor:
2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat

Yatton:
12-10-26 Wheatear Yatton (Emily Lomas)
- Chestnut Park: 1 Wheatear
- Wemberham Lane: 20 Mute Swan, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Snipe, 220 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, 60 Starlings, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
2 Redwing - over

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 1 Tufted Duck (f), 6 Stock Dove, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 30 Rook, 1 Raven, 15 Skylark, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stanton Drew - Sandy Lane:
35 Cattle Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 18 mix of Linnet/Redpoll

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
12-10-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
North Shore:
1 Goldeneye, 2 Common Sandpiper
12-10-26 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:
1 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier (m) with dangling leg, 18 Skylark - over, 5 Meadow Pipit - over

Reported by: Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Rich Keel, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Brian Mulgrew, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Lauren and Wayne Tucker

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