Thursday, 12 November 2026

12-11-26 Thursday - Richards Pipit

Temp 01°C to 08°C. A touch of frost first thing and a cold day to follow, fed by a gentle breeze from the North/NNE; gusts to 21 mph.

Whooper Swan
Red-crested Pochard
Scaup
Green-winged Teal
Richards Pipit
Hawfinch
Snow Bunting
12-11-26 Red-crested Pochard, Backwell Lake (Rob Martin)
BRISTOL

Badocks Wood LNR & Henleaze Lake:
Flyovers - 450 Woodpigeon, 4 Starling, 16 Redwing, 263 Fieldfare, 1 alba Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 22 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll, 3 Siskin

Stoke Park:
5 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Vismig to NE - 350+ Chaffinch, 45 Siskin (inc. flock of 40), 20+ Skylark, 50+ Fieldfare.
Pillhead Gout at high tide - 4 Pintail (m+3f downriver), 124 Grey Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 40 Turnstone, 600 Dunlin

Aust Services:
Vismig - 11 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 18 Stock Dove, 596 Woodpigeon, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 5 Skylark, 37 Redwing, 105 Fieldfare, 19 Meadow Pipit, 1744 Chaffinch, 6 Brambling, 2 Hawfinch, 18 Redpoll, 118 Goldfinch, 80 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting
Present - 3 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Mistle Thrush

Pilning Wetlands:
Vismig - Golden Plover, Mistle Thrush, Brambling, 2 Redpoll
Present - Shoveler, Wigeon, 2 Pintail, Grey Plover, 200 Lapwing, 750 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 4 Knot, 500 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron

New Passage:
Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, 7 Pintail, Teal, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Black-tailed godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 70 Redshank, Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
Vismig - 1 Stock Dove, 255 Woodpigeon, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 7 Skylark, 174 Starling, 7 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1450 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 6 Redpoll, 65 Goldfinch, 42 Siskin
Present - 14 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, Curlew, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat

Easter Compton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, c.70 Rook, 25 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 35 Starling, 7 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 7 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET
12-11-26 Red-crested Pochards, Backwell Lake (Gwen Thomas)
Backwell Lake:
2 Red-crested Pochard, 24 Shoveler, 42 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 2 Water Rail heard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cettis Warbler 

Portbury Wharf NR:
10 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 13 Redwing

Kenn:
1 Barn Owl

Little River, Yatton
1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 130 Starling, 62 Redwing, 120 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
2 Stock Dove, 100 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 200 Starling, 12 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig - 15 Shelduck, 3 Stock Dove, 369 Woodpigeon, 43 Grey Plover, 12 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 2 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 75 Skylark, 566 Starling, 18 Redwing, 59 Fieldfare, 106 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1202 Chaffinch, 24 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 32 Goldfinch, 21 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting, 3 Reed Bunting
Present - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 15 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 1 Richard's Pipit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
31 Mallard, 38 Feral Pigeon, 3 BH Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2+ Jackdaw, 5+ Great Tit, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail

Folly Farm, Pensford:
1 Woodcock, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Bullfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, 1 Goosander, Coot, Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, BH Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, LBB Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
1 Whooper Swan, 2 Scaup, 1 Green-winged Teal 

Picnic Site 1:
4 Redwing

Bernard King Hide:
1 Common Sandpiper
12-11-26 Black-tailed Godwits, Herons Green (George Stacey) 
Herons Green:
6 Black-tailed Godwit

Moreton:
"Probable female Lesser Scaup between Morton and Stratford"

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Darren Burton, Ben Crabb, Oscar Dewhurst, Andrew Harrison, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Rich Mielcarek, Emily Lomas, Rob Martin, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Gwen Thomas, Jack Wylson