Wednesday, 14 October 2026

14-10-26 Wednesday - Brambling

Temp 14°C to 18°C - sunny to lunch time with cloud encroaching thereafter on the moderat south south west breeze.with gusts strengthening to 26 mph by mid afternoon.

Brambling
Glossy Ibis
Redwing

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale:
1 Brambling, 1 Siskin

Eastville Park - vismig:
7 Rook, 23 Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit, 19 Chaffinch, 37 Linnet, 4 Greenfinch

Fishponds - vismig:
3 Skylark, 1 Chaffinch

Hotwells / Cumberland Basin:
6 Mute Swan - loose family party, 49 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 55 Jackdaw - flock, 1 Grey Wagtail

Lawrence Weston:
Redwing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
170 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 15 Shelduck, 50+ Wigeon, 120 Oystercatcher, 4 Grey Plover, c130 Lapwing, 70 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 170 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear, 2 Redpoll - over

Pilning Wetlands:
3 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 90 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 30 Lapwing, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel,  3 Stonechat

Severn Beach:
143 Shelduck, 20 Curlew, 9 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 90 Chaffinch - over, 1 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:
2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Rook, 2 Raven

Clevedon - Kingston Pill & Sea Wall:
500 Shelduck, 50 Oystercatcher, 50 Curlew, 200 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 250 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 15 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 25 Goldfinch

Long Ashton:
4 Redwing - over

Yatton - Wemberham:
20 Stockdove, 2 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 24 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 2 Linnet

Uphill:
4 Grey Plover, 29 Ringed Plover, 28 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 2 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
5 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 100+ Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch

Chelwood - Lady Farm:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 3 Redwing 

Radstock - Writhlington:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS:
21 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 89 Teal, 1 Pochard, 228 Tufted Duck, 47 Little Grebe, 16 Great Crested Grebe,  51 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron

Blagdon Lake:
22 Egyptian Goose, 1 Garganey, 22 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier

Chew Valley Lake

14-10-26 Grey Wagtail CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit
14-10-26 Meadow Pipit CVL (George Stacey)
Herons Green:
2 Lapwing, 6 Little Egret, 33 Great White Egret - inc ringed birds, 4 Grey Heron

Stratford:
100c Woodpigeon  - over, 2 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 3 Marsh Harrier (m - dangling leg) - 2 juv, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine - juv, 95 Skylark - over, 225 Starling, 25 Chaffinch - over

Herriotts Bridge:
13 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 20 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 57 Snipe, 25+ Common Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 3 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine - causing havoc, 201 Jackdaw - roosting. 

OUT OF AREA

Churchill - Star:
8 Swallow - over

Reported by: Jon Angell, Ken Blake, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Beth & Darren Burton, Rosie Carter, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Jerry Ling, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton Trippit, 

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