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

02-11-26 Common Sandpiper & Redshank Lamplighters (David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh:
Common Sandpiper, Redshank

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

Chew Magna:
7 Cattle Egret

Chew Magna, Newtown:
12 Redwing, 2 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake 
02-11-26 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Goldeneye

Spring Bay: 
2 Scaup
02-11-26 Red Kite, Buzzard, Marsh Harrier CVL (Jessica Killey)
Bernard King:
 
1 Ruff

Moreton: 
1 Little Gull
02-11-2026 Whooper Swan CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:
 
1 Whooper Swan, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Skylark, 6 Redwing

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