Sunday, 8 November 2026

08-11-26 Sunday - Snow Bunting

Temp 07°C to 10°C - thick cloud and fog to start, clearing a bit later. Still most of the day, some light varaible breezes in the pm.

Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Snow Bunting
Green-winged Teal
Whooper Swan
Slavonian Grebe, CVL (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL 

Ashton Marsh:
1 Water Rail, 11 Snipe, 65 Jackdaw, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Meadow Pipit

Stoke Park: 
9 brand new Mallard ducklings, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 12 Skylark, 24 Fieldfare, 69 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 11 Meadow Pipit, 23 Chaffinch, 3 Redpoll

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

No reports.


NORTH SOMERSET 
Redwing, Portbury Wharf  (Beth Burton)
Portbury Wharf: 
3 Shoveler, 2 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Skylark, 6 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

Clevedon: 
Wain's Hill: 1 Nuthatch, 11 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Brambling

Sand Point: 
St Thomas' Head: 12 Stock Dove, 1 Merlin, 600 Dunlin, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch, 60 Chaffinch, 9 Redpoll, 40 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting

Uphill:
3 Grey Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 30+ Knot, 5 Turnstone, 8 Snaderling, 2 Rock Pipit, 12 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES 

Hanham: 
1000+ Starling at dusk

Keynsham: 
3 Chiffchaff, 4 Siskin, 1 Southern Hawker

Folly Farm:
1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit,
1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 8 Redwing, 10 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch
Slav Grebe, CVL (Bri Thompson)
RESERVOIRS 

Barrow: 
1 Black-necked Grebe (tank 2)

Chew Valley Lake 

Hollowbrook: 
2 Green Sandpiper
Slav Grebe, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Woodford/Walley Bank: 
1 Goosander, 1 Slavonian Grebe
Perry House Farm: 20 Cattle Egret
Slav Grebe, CVL  (Milo & Rowan Peters)
Herons Green: 
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin
Slav Grebe, CVL  (Milo & Rowan Peters)
Stratford: 
1 Whooper Swan, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Green-winged Teal, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 175 Linnet

Herriotts inc. Pool: 
1 Shelduck, 5 Pintail

Out of area:
Slimbridge: 2 Penduline Tit (from Kingfisher hide)

Reported by: Tombsy, Pete Brain, Beth & Darren Burton, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Ken Hall, Gareth Jones, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Jack Wylson