02-10-26 Friday

Temp 11°C to 22°C - sunny with some cloud, a moderate breeze from  south south west veering to south, gusts to 22 mph.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Glossy Ibis

Pectoral Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven

Clifton:

4 Swallow, 1 Firecrest, 12 Meadow Pipit

Fishponds:

3 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
40 Mallard, 70 Turnstone, 1 Kestrel

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Barnacle Goose - over, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Swallow, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

garden: 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Wren, Greenfinch

Mud flats near Portbury Wharf: 1 Curlew Sandpiper

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

25 Canada Goose, 96 Shelduck, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 27 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 42 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 185 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 6 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham - garden:

1 Swallow - heading south

02-10-26 Red Kite + Raven Folly Farm (Pete Brain)

Folly Farm:
2 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest,
2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
BH Gull with rings

02-10-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 1 - 2:

1 Common Sandpiper

02-10-26 Hobby CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
30+ Cattle Egret, 2 Hobby

Stratford:
1 Grey Plover, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 7 Swallow, 5 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit

02-10-2026 Lesser Yellowlegs CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts Bridge:
Lapwing, 60 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Ruff, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, BH Gull with rings, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby - over

OUT OF AREA

East Harptree Woods:

2 Crossbill - juv

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Kevin Bainbridge, Jan Cumming, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Steve Newland, Frankie Macrow, Mike Moxon, George Stacey, Simon Stuart, Reuben Veal

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01-10-26 Thursday

Temp 12°C to 20°C. A day of sun and variable cloud. Wind from the south-west - a light breeze in the morning, picking up slightly in the afternoon with gusts to 19 mph. 

Spotted Redshank

Ruff

Pectoral Sandpiper

Little Stint

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood & Henleaze Lake:

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Pill:
5 Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff

01-10-26 Wheatear, New Passage (Matt Plenty)

New Passage/Northwick:

1 Greylag Goose, 260 Canada Goose, 16 Shelduck, 24 Wigeon, Teal, 110 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, 120 Curlew, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Redshank, 40 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

Pilning Wetlands:
8 Shelduck, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 70 Oystercatcher, 35 Ringed Plover, 49 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 30 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 1 Little egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 63 Meadow Pipit, 65 Linnet, Siskin

Severn Beach:

45 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 25 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 2 GBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, Skylark, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Red Kite, 16 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Stonechat, Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

01-10-26 Firecrest, Eastwood Portishead (Tim Mason)

Eastwood, Portishead:
3 Firecrest

Channel View, Clevedon - Yeo:

300 Shelduck, 11 Shoveler, 50 Mallard, 20 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew,

1 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow,

2 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Tyntesfield, Wraxall:

1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Upton Cheyney:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Nuthatch

Stanton Prior:

1 Tawny Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-10-26 Common Sandpiper, Picnic site 1-2 (George Stacey)

Between Picnic Site 1&2:  

1 Common Sandpiper

Sutton Wick:
25+ Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint

Herons Green:

15 Dunlin, 5 Cattle Egret

Stratford:

3 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Peregrine (juv), 8 Skylark (to SW), 1 Swallow, 1 Stonechat

01-10-26 Water Rail, Herriotts (Pete Blanchard)

Herriotts Bridge:
Water Rail, 81 Snipe, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper

Reported by: Pete Allen, Pete Blanchard, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Rob Laughton, Tim Mason, Matt Plenty, Mark Savage, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Trevor Riddle

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