Monday, 2 November 2026

02-11-26 Monday - Cirl Bunting

Temp 07°C to 12°C - sunny spells, a moderate NNE/NE wind with gusts to 20mph.

Merlin
Jack Snipe
Cirl Bunting
Scaup
Little Gull
Whooper Swan
Fulmar

BRISTOL 

Badock's Wood: 
2 Goldcrest, 1 Siskin

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
24 Feral Pigeon, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 10 Starling, 6 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

Oldbury Power Station: 
6 Stock Dove, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 50 Redwing, 341 Fieldfare, 1 Siskin, 206 Chaffinch

Chipping Sodbury Common: 
16 Stock Dove, 1 Golden Plover, 11 Lapwing, 6 Common Gull,  3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 26 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 107 Redwing, 22 Fieldfare, 5 Redpoll, 5 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET 

Backwell Lake: 
1 Water Rail, 6 Little Grebe, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, 1 Common Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Clevedon:
Wain’s Hill:
Vis-mig: 145 Woodpigeon, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, 425 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 225 Redwing, 275 Fieldfare, 10 Meadow Pipit, 575 Chaffinch, 3 Redpoll, 15 Goldfinch, 18 Siskin
Present: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Jay

Sand Point: 
Vis-mig: 2 Grey Plover, 1 Fulmar, 2 Merlin, 18 Skylark, 75 Fieldfare, 99 Meadow Pipit, 824 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 1 Hawfinch, 73 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 36 Siskin, 1 Cirl Bunting
Present: 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 7 Song Thrush

Uphill: 
4 Grey Plover, 36 Ringed Plover, 100 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 1 Rook

Yatton:
3 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES 

Hanham: 
Vis-mig: 500 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 5 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 13 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet

Longwell Green:
3 Red Kite

Warmley:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake 

Spring Bay: 
2 Scaup

Bernard King: 
1 Ruff

Moreton: 
1 Little Gull

Stratford: 
1 Whooper Swan, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Skylark, 6 Redwing

Reported by: John Budd, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Tim Ford, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Steve Sanins