Thursday, 15 October 2026

15-10-26 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 22°C. Warm day of sun with some cloud. Gentle south-westerly breeze peaking around midday when gusts reached max 22mph.

Grey Plover
Bar-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Redwing arriving in hundreds

BRISTOL

Troopers Hill LNR: 
Vismig: 3 Skylark, 5 Starling, 4 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 6 alba Wagtail, 41 Meadow Pipit, 9 Chaffinch, 30 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
 41 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 3 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 15 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 71 Redshank, 10 Turnstone, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 200 Redwing in flocks up to 50, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Siskin, 9 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Greylag Goose, 200 Canada Goose, 28 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 60 Curlew, 90 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 5 Grey Heron

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Shoveler, Wigeon, 40 Teal, 48 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, Skylark, Chiffchaff, flock 90 Linnet

Severn Beach:
120 Shelduck, Curlew, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff,  6 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo, Channel View:
400 Shelduck, 5 Grey Plover, 100 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 4 Little Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 2 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 35 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet

Nailsea Moor:
1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 7 Stonechat, 12 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig: 2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 9 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 162 Starling, 2 Redwing, 47 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 463 Chaffinch, 56 Greenfinch, 44 Linnet, 42 Goldfinch, 8 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting
Present: 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna garden:
1 Red Kite over

Dunkerton:
Moving: 52 Woodpigeon, 6 Stock Dove & Siskin all heading SW
Present: 15 Pheasant, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Tawny Owl (1m, 1f), 3 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Blue Tit, 15 Great Tit,  18 Skylark,  25 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 20 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, Yellowhammer

Cameley:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Hollow Marsh:
2 Yellowhammer

Farrington Gurney:
1 Red Kite over

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Tufted Duck, Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, Teal, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 7 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipits

Herons Green:
Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, 2 Pintail, Teal, 5 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron

Stratford:
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Pintail, Teal, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat
15-10-26 Teal, Herriotts (George Stacey)
Herriotts Bridge:
Gadwall, Pintail, Teal, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Ben Crabb, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Matt Hull, Steve Newland, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Thomas Weston