Thursday, 5 November 2026

05-11-26 Thursday - Slavonian Grebe

Temp 08°C to 09°C - cloudy with sunny spells. A light to moderate NE/E wind.

Slavonian Grebe

BRISTOL 

Frenchay: 
1 Song Thrush - singing

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

Oldbury Power Station: 
60 Grey Plover, 100 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 500 Dunlin, 1 Merlin
Buzzard, Filton (Andy Pym)
Filton:
Garden: 1 Buzzard, making the most of the local rodents

NORTH SOMERSET 

Backwell Lake: 
Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch

Goblin Combe: 
118 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 52 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Siskin

Wemberham: 
200 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 15 Redwing, 45 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES 

Keynsham: 
Somerdale: 7+ Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 9 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Wren, 2 Robin, 4 Stonechat

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake 
Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)
Dam: 
3 Goldeneye
Slavonian Grebe, CVL (Jon Angell)
Woodford: 
1 Slavonian Grebe

Reported by: Jon Angell, Chris Craig, Julie Evans, Andrew Harrison, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Gwen Thomas