Saturday, 24 October 2026

24-10-26 Saturday - Whooper Swan

Temp 9°C to 14.5°C - SW wind peaking at 42mph, 25mm of rain, 75mm in last 6 days.

Whooper Swan
Fieldfare
Water Pipit
Brambling

BRISTOL

Wickham Court:
1 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Coal Tit, 10 Starling, 1 Redwing

Westbury Park off Coldharbour Road: 
2 Pied Wagtail in neighbour's front driveway/pavement

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
24-10-26 Grey Plover left and Golden Plover, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:

142 Grey Plover (is an OPS record count), 1 Golden Plover

Littleton Warth:
110 Grey Plover,  2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher at Oldbury Village

Severn Beach:
50 Shelduck, 27 Wigeon, 15 Mallard, 32 Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 3 GBB Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 4 House sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Brambling

Cherry Wood, Ashwicke:
1 Marsh Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Wemberham, Yatton: 
32 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 70 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 300 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dunkerton:
10+ Pheasant, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 45 Woodpigeon, 12 BH Gull, 5 Common Gull (1cy south), 1 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Jays, 20+ Blue Tit, 15+ Great Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 9 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 7 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, 23 Redwing, 19 Blackbird - overnight arrival, 5 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
24-10-26 Water Pipit, Stratford (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:

1 Whooper Swan, 1 Water Pipit
24-10-26 Water Rail, Chew Valley Lake ( Lee Gardiner)
Herriotts:

1 Water Rail

Reports: John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Herbie Davis, Lee Gardiner, Eleanor Harris, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, James Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Thomas Weston,