01-09-25 Monday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Temp 14°C to 18°C - patchy blue with lots of high cumulus, and a strong WSW wind.  A few brief showers in the morning, brighter and fine in the afternoon but if anything more blustery.

Osprey

Knot, Curlew Sandpipers

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1st in 45 years at CVL)
Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

88 Mallard, 50 Black-headed Gull, 25 House Martin

Sims Hill:  1 Tree Pipit (on the deck)

Snuff Mills: 45 House Martin

Sea Mills:

42 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 15 House Martin (flying) + 2 chicks in nest 

House Martin juvs looking very cute in the nest at Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3+ Spotted Flycatcher, 2+ Stonechat.

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

(yesterday, 31st August) 110 Canada Geese, 12+ Teal, 8 Oystercatcher, 43 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 60+ Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 1  Kestrel, 2 Raven, Sand Martin, 1 Coal Tit, Cetti’s Warbler.

Severn Beach:
(yesterday, 31st August)  15 Canada Geese, 10 Shelduck, 250+ Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 34 Turnstone, 11 Dunlin, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher,  Peregrine, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Shelduck, 14 Woodpigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 37 Black-headed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1  Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite (on the road with a dead squirrel)

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Bishop Sutton:

6 Collared Dove

Glossy Ibis at Herons Green (Lee Patch)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Osprey

Greenshank at Villice Bay (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake

(these totals from around the reservoir will include birds listed under individual sites)

1 Greylag Goose, 70 Canada Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 14 Shoveler, 90 Gadwall, 265 Mallard, 490 Teal, 2 Pochard, 650 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 24 Moorhen, 2868 Coot, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 12 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 375 BH Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 15 GBB Gull, 65 LBB Gull, 78 Great Crested Grebe, 251 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 33 Great White Egret, 21 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 155 Swallow, 180 House Martin, 34 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Wren, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 84 Pied/White Wagtail.

Woodford:
Common Sandpiper

Villice:
2 Greenshank

Nunnery:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Swift, 30+ Ringed Plover, c.10 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Knot. 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 100+ Sand & House Martin, 50+ Swallow, Wheatear.

Common Sandpiper at Woodford (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

 24 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret (in field behind pool), 4 Grey Heron, 5 Glossy Ibis, 80+ House & Sand Martin, 40+ Swallow, 50+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail.     

Stratford:

1 Osprey (flew to the south, late morning), 2 f.-type Marsh Harrier, 2+ Red Kite, 3 Hobby.

Herriott's Bridge:

2 G BB Gull, 10 Lapwing, 1 Ruff (lakeside), 6 Snipe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank (lakeside), 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret,  8 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 1 Kingfisher, 200+ Sand & House Martin, 80+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Pied Wagtail.

Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts Bridge (George Stacey)

Out of Area

Barnstaple, N Devon: 10 Glossy Ibis

Reported by:  Jonathan Angell, Di Bunniss, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, John Lewis, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, contributors to local WhatsApp groups

31-08-20 Sunday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Temp 12°C to 20°C - Sunny early but lots of rain through middle of day,  sunny later. SW wind peaking at 29mph

Garganey
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1st in 45 years at CVL)
Glossy Ibis

31-08-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Hotwells, Cumberland Basin:
4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 24 BH Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Yaffle (Green Woodpecker), 1 Prergrine, 5 Long-tailed tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Starling,  1 Redstart,  2 Whinchat, c20 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Osprey

31-08-25 Osprey, CVL (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Chew Valley Lake
6 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite

31-08-25 Glossy Ibis, Villice (Dave Hughes)

Villice: 

2 Glossy Ibis

31-08-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Dave Hughes)

Nunnery:

23 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Buff-breasted  Sandpiper (CC & BT), 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis

Moreton:

720 Great Crested Grebe

31-08-25 Glossy Ibis, Herons Green (Lucy Masters)

Herons Green:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 6 Glossy Ibis, 2 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Stratford:
4 Egyptian Geese, 6 Garganey, 5 Swift, 4 Lapwing, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 ad Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 17 Snipe, 1 juv Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 5 juv Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 2cy Marsh Harrier,  2 Red Kite, 3 2ad 1juv Hobby, 3 Peregrine, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Herriotts:
12 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Jon Green, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, MJ, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Lauren, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Steve Preddy, Carol Rushton, Cliff Smith, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Lauren Tucker, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-08-25 Saturday - Garganey, Knot, Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Pleasant morning turning to afternoon rain. SW wind peaking at 25mph

Garganey
Knot, Curlew Sandpiper
Common Tern
Glossy Ibis

Hobby

Cuckoo

30-8-25 Glossy Ibis, Villice (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

Crew's Hole Woodland:
1 Mallard, 2 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch

Temple Meads:

1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Olveston:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 50 House Martin over fields

Yate garden:

10 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Carrs Woodland:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 3 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 1 House Martin, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Starling, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

30-8-25 Osprey, Blagdon (Dave Chislett)

Blagdon Lake:
3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 1 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
1 White-tailed Eagle (second hand sighting) 1 Wood Sandpiper

Bernard King:

1 Garganey, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine

Villice:

2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 6 Glossy Ibis

Nunnery:

1 Cuckoo

Herons Green:
1 Glossy Ibis

30-8-25 Common Tern, Stratford (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 17 Common Tern, 1 Hobby

Herriotts:
3 ad and 2 juv Egyptian Geese, 8 Garganey, 7 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Dave Chislett, Alan Daniells, Stuart Evans, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Hughes,  Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-08-25 Friday - White-tailed Eagle and Shag

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Overnight rain cleared for a bright morning followed by showers in the afternoon.  Westerly winds from 8mph gusting to 25mph

Today is our 3560th post and we also hit 5 million views. A big thank you to all the people that read it or send in photos and sightings.  Thanks also to the small team of volunteer bloggers that give up their time to put it together. 

Ruff

Wood Sandpiper

Shag

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

White-tailed Eagle

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Shag(upriver), 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart

New Passage/Northwick:

130 Canada Goose,  300 Ringed Plover,  80 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

Pilning Wetlands:
160 Canada Goose, 11 Teal, 360 Ringed Plover, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 86 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 27 Dunlin

Severn Beach:
17+ Shag

Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Wheatear, Clevedon Pill(Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon - Pill:

30+ Starling, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, 

1 Red kite (getting "loads of grief" from 2 Ravens)

RESERVOIRS

Osprey, Blagdon Lake (Chris Teague)

Blagdon Lake:
3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Picnic Site 1:

4 Egyptian Goose

Woodford Lodge:

1 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 White-tailed Eagle, 2 juv Peregrine(f+m)

White-tailed Eagle, Bernard King Hide (Steve Rea)

Bernard King Hide:
1 White-tailed Eagle

Villice:
5 Glossy Ibis

Nunnery Hide:

15 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Herons Green:
22 Little Grebe (4 on pool), 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 1 BH Gull (leucistic), 4 GBB Gull, 6 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard (white) 60+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, 8 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 500+ Cormorant (with large flock of BH Gull and Great Crested Grebe), 6 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 50+ Swallow, 20+ mixed Sand and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Goldfinch, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:

10 Lapwing(pool), 14 Black-tailed Godwit(lake), 2 Ruff(lake), 4 Snipe(pool), 2 Common Sandpiper(pool), 8 Green Sandpiper(pool), 1 Wood Sandpiper (pool), 8 Greenshank(lake), 6 GBB Gull, 8 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret(pool and lake), 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher(pool), 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 60+ Swallow, 50+ mixed flock of Sand and House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail(pool), 4 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, MJ, Wayne Pannell, Matt Plenty, Steve Rea, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, Karen Wilkinson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-08-25 Thursday - Shag, Fulmar

Temp 12°C to 20°C - largely overcast with some isolated heavy downpours. A light to moderate SW/WSW wind, gusts to 24mph.

Shag - a record count

Fulmar

Cuckoo

White-tailed Eagle

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Wigeon

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Little Egret, 40 Black-headed Gull, 5 Grey Wagtail

Knowle:

1 Cuckoo (private garden)

28-08-25 Redstart, Stoke Park (Andy Davies)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 3+ Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5+ Spotted Flycatcher

28-08-25 Fulmar, Severn Beach (Thomas Weston)

New Passage/Severn Beach:
1 Shag, 1 Fulmar, 2 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit

28-08-25 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Hilly Fields, Frampton Cotterell:
c50 Greenfinch

Bradley Brook LNR, Winterbourne:
1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Pied Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Newton St Loe:
2 Stock Dove, 11 Little Grebe (inc 3 young), 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 Goldcrest, 2 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

28-08-25 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Rob Martin)

Blagdon Lake:
32 Shag, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

28-08-25 Egyptian Geese, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam/CP2:
29 species inc: 12 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 GBB Gull, 9 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 28 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 18 Pied Wagtail

Bernard King hide:
1 Garganey, 1 Swift, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 White-tailed Eagle

28-08-25 Sparrowhawk, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Nunnery Point:

14 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 585 Cormorant

28-08-25 Black-headed Gull, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
24 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Leucistic Black-headed Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Glossy Ibis, 2 Buzzard, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 70+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Osprey

28-08-25 Eagle with groupies, CVL (Mike Owen)

Stratford:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff (1 singing)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 4 Swift, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail

28-08-25 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Chris, Claire S, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Raoul Chandrasakera, Jonathan Dadds, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Rob Hargeaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Rob Martin, Lucy Masters, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, James Richard, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Mike Tranter, Chris Vines, Thomas Weston

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-08-25 Wednesday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 12°C to 21°C - overcast then rain until mid afternoon with sun after. A moderate southerly breeze gusting to 32mph as the wind veered westerly.

White-tailed Eagle

Pied Flycatcher

Redstart

Osprey

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Ashton - Greville Smyth Park:

3 Herring Gull, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Henleaze - Badocks Wood:

7 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart (f or imm)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Pied Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-08-25 Whinchat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Greenshank, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat

Aust Wetland:

9 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel - inc 2 juv, 1 Hobby, 15 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-08-25 Curlew NP (Martin Tayler)

New Passage/Northwick:
28 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 1 Merlin - panicking the avian population, 2 Swallow

Pilning Wetlands - BOC family walk:
8 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 80 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 120 Ringed Plover, 80 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 8 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 120 Starling, 5 Redstart, 10 Linnet, 25 Goldcrest

27-08-25 Redstart Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar, West End:

1 Hobby, 1 Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 

27-08-25 Grey Heron Duck Pond (Les Williams)

Winterbourne Duck Pond:

1 Grey Heron

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Valley:

1 Dipper - returns with the water

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Osprey

27-08-2025 White-tailed Eagle CVL (Dave Chislett)

Denny/Little Denny Island:

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 White-tailed Eagle

27-08-25 Cattle Egret CVL (Denise Rudeforth)

Woodford - path:
1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Cattle Egret

Nunnery:
37 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin - juv, 1 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
1 Wood Sandpiper - ringed, 2 Greenshank, 1 Hobby, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 White-tailed Eagle

Stratford:
3 Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, c400 Sand Martin, c200 Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-08-25 Tuesday

 Temp 12°C to 22°C - sunny intervals and a moderate breeze from the west.

White-tailed Eagle

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):

1 Tawny Owl (calling)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ringed Plover, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
2+ Ringed Plover

Wheatear, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Whinchat, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
2 Peregrine, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

Winterborne (BOC walk):
1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Magpie, 28 Jackdaw, 60 Rook, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 8 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock

NORTH SOMERSET

Raven, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead:
25-30 Ravens (displaying)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Red Kite 2 Buzzard 1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

7 Glossy Ibis seen in flight early in the day- heading past Moreton then the Dam.

Sparrowhawk (juv), CVL (Marc Hunt)

Peregrine (hunting), Bernard King Hide (Merv Carlyon)

White-tailed Eagle, Denny (Nigel Warren)

White Tailed Eagle, Picnic area (Allan Chard)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Ruff, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Peregrine

Black-headed Gull (leucistic), Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
14 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1 Black-headed Gull(leucistic), 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard (the white bird), 8 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 50+ Pied/White Wagtail

Stratford:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 14 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 20+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 20+ Goldfinch

Peregrine, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Wigeon, 2 Swift, 8 Lapwing, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 10+ Swallow, 40+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Merv Carlyon, Allan Chard, Marc Hunt, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Nigel Warren, Jason Williams, Les Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-08-25 Monday- Glossy Ibis, Wryneck, White-tailed Eagle

Temp 14°C to 29°C - warm and sunny. A light SE wind to start with it moving to moderate SSW/SW at midday, gusts to 27mph.

White-tailed Eagle - G717, a male, released on the IOW in 2024.- 

Spotted Redshank

Osprey

Wryneck

7 Glossy Ibis

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills Lane:
Garden: 1 Wryneck

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Avocet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 105 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 6 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Big Wood:

25+ Raven

Congresbury Moor Yatton:
100+ Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

Wemberham Lane: 1 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 8 House Martin, 4 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 19+ Great White Egret,  7 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake
3 Wood Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 38 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 White-tailed Eagle

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
15 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 8 Great White Egret, 20 Little Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 60+ Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Moreton:
1 Black Tern

Stratford:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Black Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

25-08-25 Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
12+ Swift, 8 Lapwing, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 100+ Martins, 50+ Swallow

Reported by: Ollie, George Ashman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Greg Dawes, Paul Dunham, Tim Ford, Ryan Frost, Lee Gardiner, Jon Green, Dave Hughes, Tim Ford, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Steve Mac, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Rod Taylor, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Caron TT, Chris Vines, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-08-25 Sunday - White-tailed Eagle, Wryneck

Temp 15°C to 27°C - largely sunny and warm with a moderate S/SW wind.

The ringed Wood Sandpiper seen at Herons Green Bay, Chew, was ringed fairly recently in Norway, so made a 605 mile journey in at the most 8 days. It was still there today. The code of the flag begins MA.. if anyone manages to read the the third letter, please let us know or report the sighting yourself.

White-tailed Eagle

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Osprey

Wryneck

Pied Flycatcher

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Henbury:
Garden: 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 9+ Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

Seamills:

12 Common Sandpiper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Tufted Duck, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth to Northwick Warth:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

24-08-25 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
220 Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 4+ Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear

24-08-25 Kingfisher, Damery (Paul Sadley)

Damery:

1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
28 Species incl: 1 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 4 Whitethroat

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
St Thomas' Head: 1 Wryneck

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Kelston View: 2 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Litton Res.

1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven

Blagdon Lake:
36 Little Grebe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Snipe, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 pale Buzzard

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Commic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier

Dam:
4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Mike Owen)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Shoveler, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 1 White-tailed Eagle

Wood Sand with Flag, Herons Green, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
12 Little Grebe, 2 Wood Sandpiper (inc ringed bird), 2 Greenshank, 5 Cattle Egret

Nunnery:
27+ Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin

Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Herriotts inc. Pool:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 10 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 1 White-tailed Eagle (same as BK hide later), 1 Peregrine

Reported by: Bron, Rich Andrews, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, David Chalkley, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Mike Hutchinson, Eobert Kelso, Karen Jayne, Lucy Masters, Frankie Macrow, Les Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Tom OShea, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Oliver Smart, Martyn Smith, Stuart Strange, Gary Thoburn, Lauren Tucker, Reuben Veal, David Wallace, Les Williams, Rich Williams

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