05-06-26 Friday Osprey

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Sunny start but clouding over and mixed rain and sun after lunch. A gentle breeze from the west south west, backing westerly for a short time before veering to south west and then south south west by teatime. Gusts to 21 mph.

Cuckoo

Osprey

Little Owl

Spotted Flycatcher

Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Brislington:

4 Swift

Eastville Park:

2 Mallard, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, c 10 Jackdaq, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 4 Mallard +7 juv, 2 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot + 2 young, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great S Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

05-06-26 Oystercatcher SB (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
2 Oystercatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Skylark - singing, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer - singing

05-06-26 Great Tit Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - garden:
3 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit

Clevedon Pill - Wain's Hill:
20 Shelduck, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch

Nailsea Moor:
2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, Swallow & House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

05-06-26 Jay BLR (Darren Burton)

Backwell Lake:
Mute Swan & Canada Goose with juv, 4 Jay, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap

05-06-26 GS Woodpecker Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - first juv on the feeder

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley - Cock Ridge:

1 Little Owl

Bitton:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Keynsham - garden:
1 Tawny Owl - 05:25 

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

Chew Magna:

1 Little Egret & 1 Peregrine flew over the garden

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

05-06-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Lucy Masters)

Dam:
50+ Canada Goose, 2 Goldeneye (f&m), 30+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 20+Swallows, 20+ House Martins, 4 Pied Wagtail

Sutton Wick:
1 Osprey, flying around then perched

Woodford:
80+ Swift, 2 G S Woodpecker, 5 Jay - inc juv, 60+ Swallow and H Martin. 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Robin

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 G BB Gull - eating fish, 1 G W Egret, 60+ Swift , 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 60+ Swallow and H Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

05-06-26 Cuckoo CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan - 6 cygnet, one a polish, 1 Shoveler (m), 4+ G C Grebe, Coot + juv, 2 G W Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret - crossing over lake, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cuckoo - flying calling and sitting in a tree, 100+ Swift, 2 Hobby, 6+ Reed Warbler - feeding chicks, 1 Sand Martin, 100+ H Martin, & Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting - inc 2 juv

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose - 4 gosling, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 74 Gadwell, 1 Cuckoo, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 80+ Swift, 1 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 30+Swallow, 20+House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Beth & Darren Burton, Andy Davis, Annali Grimes, Robin Martin, Lucy Masters, Steve Newland, Lois Pryce, Mike Prior, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Jon Thobroe, John Thorogood, Les Williams

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04-06-26 Thursday - Skuas, Storm Petrels & Manx Shearwaters

Temp 12°C to 17°C. Overcast start, heavy rain in the morning, clearing to a bright and breezy day. A  moderate to fresh breeze from the south west gusting to 32mph. An excellent day for watchers of the Severn estuary.

Common Scoter

Arctic & Great Skua

Guillemot

Common Tern

Kittiwake

Mediterranean Gull

Great Northern Diver

Storm Petrel

250+ Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Tern, 1 Kittiwake

04-06-26 Manx Shearwaters, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
2 Common Scoter, 2 Curlew, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Guillemot, 8 Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Storm Petrel, 1 Fulmar, 250+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 4 Reed Warbler

Clevedon garden:
1 Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Bay:
184 Manx Shearwater

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

Buzzard nest with 3 chicks, 2 Kestrel

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

30+ Canada Goose, 50+ Swift over lake, 50+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin 

Woodford & Path:
100+ Swift over lake, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

04-06-26 Barn Owl, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 100+ Swift, 1 Barn Owl (hunting pool side), 60+ Swallow and House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

04-06-26 Mute Swan family inc Polish cygnet showing pink legs, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan +6 cygnets inc 1 Polish cygnet showing pink legs, 300+ Swift over lake, 1 Great White Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 1 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 

300+ Swift, Swallow & House Martin all over the lake

Herriotts Bridge & Pool

2 Egyptian Goose +4 goslings, 66 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 2 GBB Gull,  2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 

200/300+ Swift, Swallow & House Martins all over lake and pool

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Darren Burton, Geoff Dring, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Reuben Veal

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03-06-26 Wednesday

Temp 12°C to 20°C - Raining on and off all day but with some sun. A fresh south west breeze, backing southerly until lunch, before veering to west south west for the remainder of the day and including some hefty gusts of up to 38 mph

Cuckoo

Yellowhammer

Guillemot

Arctic Skua 

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Woodpigeon - soaking but stoically clearing the spilt sead, 15 House Sparrow - inc juv

Horfield Common:

5 Swift, 1 Peregrine - low down

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwickz:
44 Canada Goose, 7 Shelduck

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Ringed Plover - inc first juv, 8 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 BH Gull

Severn Beach:
60 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Guillemot, 5 Arctic Tern, 5 Common Tern, 1 Kittiwake, 1 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Mute Swan & cygnets, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Swift, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

03-06-26 Blue Tit Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - garden:
Blue Tit - parenthood !

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

6 Canada Goose, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer

Backwell Lake:
1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:

1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Bath:

- Lansdown Cres: 1 Red Kite
- Lyncombe Hill: 4+ Swift

RESERVOIRS

03-06-26 Mute Swan CVL (Lucy Masters)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

56 Canada Goose, 30 Cormorant - over, 1000+ Swift - at height, 5 Magpie, 100+Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 6 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Greenfinch

Nunnery:
1 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, Coot +5 juv, 1 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 100+ Swift, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Swallow and H Martin. 2 + Whitethroat - singing, 5 House Sparrow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

03-06-26 Mute Swan CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan with 6 cygnets - inc the polish one, 2 Shoveler, 6 GC Grebe - inc nesting pair with eggs, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Great White Egret, 6+ Cattle Egret - crossing the lake, 50+ Swift, 1 Hobby, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, c170 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 68 Gadwell, 4 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 2 Cattle Egret - over, 3 Grey Heron, 50+ Swift, 6 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Andrew Archer, Paul Bowerman, Beth & Darren Burton, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Malcolm Gibbs, Nick Hawkridge, Brian Lancastle, Mark Lillico, Lucy Masters, Steve Newland, Reuben O'Donnell, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Caron Thornton-Trippit

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02-06-26 Tuesday

Temp 14°C to 18°C - sunny spells with some showers. A strong W/WSW wind with gusts to 32mph.

Manx Shearwater

Fulmar

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Red Kite

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Tufted Duck, 54 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Swift, 1 Hobby, 12 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 6 fledged Chiffchaff

Severn Beach:
24 LBB Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar

NORTH SOMERSET

Congresbury Moor:
6 Swift, 4 Moorhen, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 17 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting,

BELOW M4 & BANES

Barn Owl (Ian Stapp)

Newton St Loe BOC walk:
3 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 6 Swift, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpcker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 80 Rook, 2 Raven, 5 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chelwood: 

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

02-06-26 Goldeneye, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
44 Canada Goose, pr Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 20+ Swift, 20+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail

02-06-26 Grey Wagtail, CVL (George Stacey)

Woodford:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Reed Warbler, 2+ Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 

Stratford:
Mute Swan family, 2 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cuckoo, c200 Swift

Herriotts inc. Pool:
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 72 Gadwall, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

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01-06-26 Monday

Temp 13°C to 19°C - Overcast with some sun to tea time, then rain. A moderate west south west breeze, backing to south south west with the rain and gusts of 26mph.

Common Tern

Cuckoo

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Jay

01-06-26 Mistle Thrush Henbury (Brian Lancastle)

Henbury - garden:

4 Mistle Thrush - inc 2 juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Shelduck, 5 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
14 Canada Goose - inc 9 gosling, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

01-06-26 Jackdaw Wick (Nigel Jones)

Wick:

Jackdaw - juv

Downend - Lincombe Barn
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush

01-06-26 Grey Wagtail Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Lock:
1 Grey Wagtail

Bathwick Fields & Smallcombe Vale:
LocationBathwick Fields and Smallcombe Vale1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood

3 Buzzard

Radstock - Writhlington:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-06-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
60 Canada Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 50+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:

1 Buzzard, 2 G S Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 7+ L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Robin

Herons Green:

1 Shoveler (m), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 1 Coot +6 juv, 1 Common Tern - out over lake, 1 G W Egret, 2 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Barn Owl - hunting early, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 50+ Swallow and H Martin, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 2 + Whitethroat - singing, 6+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

01-06-26 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

2 Mute Swan +6 cygnet - inc a polish, 8+ G C Grebe, 1 Cuckoo (calling), 6 Common Tern, 2 G BB Gull, 2 G W Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret - over, 60+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 4+ Reed Warbler, 50+ H Martin and Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Mute Swan - nest with 5 eggs, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 1 Shoveler, 68 Gadwell, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret - over, 3 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 6 Jackdaw, 4+ Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Swallow, 30+ house Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Andrew Archer, Fran Delany, Julie Evans, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Nigel Jones, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Andrew Middleton, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Paul Tompkins

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31-05-26 Sunday

Temp 15°C to 20°C - largely sunny with some cloudy spells. A moderate to strong W/WSW wind with gusts to 26mph.

Gannet

BRISTOL

UWE Hillside Gardens/Sims Hill:
2 Swift, 8 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

nr Hawkesbury Upton:
1 Quail, 7 Buzzrd, 4 Raven, 8 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
1 Gannet, + Stonechat, +Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

31-05-26 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Chris Teague)

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge, Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 5+ Skylark, 20 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Corn Bunting

Chew Magna:

8 Red Kite, 8+ Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:

6 juv Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite

Blagdon:
12 Cattle Egret, 5 Little Egret

31-05-26 Mute Swan family, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake

Moreton:
1 Green Woodpecker

Herons Green:
1 Ringed Plover

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 2 Cuckoo, 220+ Swift 

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Ringed Plover

Reported by: Irene & Tim, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis,  Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

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30-05-26 Saturday

Temp 13°C to 24°C - sunny then light cloud. Still in the morning, a light to moderate WNW to SW wind later.

Yesterday we hit 6,000,000 views for the blog, many thanks to all our readers and those that send records in.

Quail

BRISTOL

Mute Swan cygnet, EP (Les Williams)

Eastville Park:

Mute Swan

House Martins, Sea Mills (Pete Bunniss)

Sea Mills:

House Martins: success story with the colony - many nests in use and new being built

Grey Wagtail, Snuff Mills (Les Williams)

Snuff Mills:

1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning:
1 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel

NORTH SOMERSET

30-05-26 Mandarin Abbots Pool (Jamie Buchan)

Abbots Leigh - Abbots Pool:
2 Mandarin (f&m) - returned after a month away

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Quail, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite

Swallow & House Martins, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett to Compton Dando:

2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 11 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Chaffinch

Buzzard, Dundry (Lee Patch)

Dundry:

10+ Red Kite, 6 Buzzard

Stanton Drew:
6 Red Kite

Folly Farm:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit,
1 Skylark, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest,
2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
2 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail catching damselflies

Stratford:
1 Mandarin, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc. Pool:
6 Egyptian Goose, 2 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret,

Reported by:Pete Brain, Jamie Buchan, Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Steve G, Rich Keel, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Les Williams

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29-05-26 Friday

Temp 15°C to 23°C - Cloudy with with the odd scattered shower and more sun later. A light to moderate wind from the W/WSW, gusts to 20 mph.

Quail

BRISTOL

Bristol Uni Botanical Gardens:

Coal Tit family

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar:
2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Quail singing, Stock Dove, 5+ Skylark, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting

Cotswold Way: 1Red Kite, 18 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite 

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Swallow - albino, in the garden

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

4 Canada Goose,  2 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 100 Swift, 5 Magpie, 30+ Swallow, 40+ House Martis, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford and Walley Bank Path:

2 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 2 G S Wood, 2 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 L-t Tit, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock

Cattle Egret, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m),  2 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 GW Egret, 50+ Swallow and House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4+ House Sparrow

Moreton:
1 f Cuckoo, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chaffinch

Mute Swan family, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

2 Mute Swan (+5 typical and 1 Polish Cygnet), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 2 GW Egret,  c80 Swift, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woopecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 120 House Martin and Swallow, 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler 

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose +4 Goslings), 74 Gadwell (pool),  3 Shoveler (2 M 1 F pool),1 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret (pool), 3 Grey Heron, 6 Jackdaw, 3 G BB Gull (pool), 60+ Swift, 20+ Swallows, 30+ House Martin, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler     

  

OUT OF AREA

Ham Wall- VP1- Blue-winged Teal (m)- often not the best views but worth the wait when it does show

Reported by: Ken Blake, Rosemary Buckland, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Clare Tait

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28-05-26 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 30°C - Sunny day, clouding over briefly around midday. A gentle breeze, veering from easterly in the morning to southerly in the afternoon. Gusts max 26mph in the afternoon.

Quail

Corn Bunting

28-05-26 Cattle Egret with Painted Lady, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Redland:

5 Swift screaming over, 9 Starling in garden inc juvs

Montpelier:

5 Swift & 1 Red Kite over

28-05-26 juv Magpie, Withywood (Neil Delaney)

Knowle:

1 Red Kite over

Withywood:

1 juv Magpie

Whitchurch:

1 Hobby over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

20 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 4 Reed Warbler, 8 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 150 Starling, 4 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:

5 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Swift, 2 Avocet, 45 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 6 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 40 Starling inc juvs, 16 Pied Wagtail inc juvs, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:

7 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:

2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker + v noisy young in nest-hole, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch

Clevedon including Wain's Hill area, Ladye Bay & Blind Yeo:
2 Skylark, Reed & Cetti's Warbler heard, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-05-26 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Marshfield:
2 Quail singing, 1 Hobby, a few Chiffchaff, 4 Corn Bunting, 9 Yellowhammer

28-05-26 Little Egret, Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham garden:

Moorhen with 3 juvs under attack from LBB Gulls & Little Egret

Rush Hill, Bath:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted & 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 7 Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 15 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 8 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye

28-05-26 Long-tailed Tits, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
6 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff & Blackcaps heard

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Pintail (f), 1 Pochard (m), 1 Great White Egret

Reported by: Pete Allen, David Allward, Paul Bowerman, Simon Bowles, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Hazelwood, Tim Marks, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Caron Thornton-Trippit

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27-05-26 Wednesday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 15°C to 32°C - Sunny all day with thunder after tea. A gentle breeze, veering from north east to south east by teatime, with gusts of 22mph at the same time.

Spotted Redshank

Cuckoo

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Horfield - garden:

4 Swift - circling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Stock Dove, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green - Damery:

2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Goose, 30 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Coot, 35 Oystercatcher, 7 LR Plover, 8 Lapwing, 2 Godwit sp, 2 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 GS Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Linnet

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Spotted Redshank - sum plum

Severn Beach:
10 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 40 Jackdaw, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 50 Starling, 

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 3 Barn Owl, 2 Kestrel, 8 Swallow, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh - Pool:

1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, $ Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin

Yatton - Cadbury:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Sand Point - Middle Hope inc vismig:
3 Collared Dove, 55 Herring Gull, 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull, i Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, I Cetti's Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 35 Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

Worlebury Woods:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - attending nest hole, 6 Blackcap, 3 Firecrest, 2 Nuthatch

Churchill - Windmill Hill:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Rook 1 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Langford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 6 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - garden:

5 Swift

Warmley:
1 Herring Gull escorting 1 Peregrine

Kingswood - garden

Blue Tit family have fledged today

Chelwood - garden:

4 Tufted Duck (2f&m), 1 Little Greve, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

27-05-26 Swift East Harptree (Lucy Masters)

East Harptree:

c20 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose + 4 gosling, 3 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great White Egret

Reported by: Ken Blake, Paul Bowerman, James Cannon, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Fermandez Francis, Paul Francis, Nick Hudson, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Ross Nairn, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Mark Savage, Ian Saywell

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26-05-26 Tuesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 17°C to 33°C - Sunny all day and thankfully the thunder held off until 6pm. A light breeze, veering from south east to west and backing to south during the day. Gust increasing to 16 during the afternoon.

Greenshank

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:

2 Sparrowhawk

Eastville Park:

3 Stockdove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Song Thrush

Horfield - garden:

4 Swift - low 

Knowle - early:

1 Whimbrel - recorded going over

26-05-26 Reed Warbler Sea Mills R Avon (Di Bunniss)

Sea Mills - station and R Avon:
3 Reed Warbler, c40 House Martin - bonanza, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 45 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 + Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper - inc juv being fed, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

26-05-26 Pied Wagtail Severnside (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Swift, 1 Greenshank, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail - juv, 2 Greenfinch

Wickwar inc Lower Woods:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Yate - Common:
3 Swift, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 7 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat - inc juv, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury, Priors Wood - BOC Walk:
5 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw,
1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, Present Great Tit, 3 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap,
1 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin,
4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake:
7 Mute Swan, 14 Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:

1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - calling, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dyrham:

2 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Rook, 10+ Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

26-05-26 Spotted Flycatcher NSL (Chris Rawlings)

Newton St Loe:
2 Spotted Flycatcher

Chelwood - garden:

4 Tufted duck - (2f&m), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Raven 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye (f&m), 1 Red Kite

Picnic Site 1:

1 Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Gull - 2nd yr

Reported by: David Allward. Graham Blacker, Ken Blake, Pete Bryant, Di Bunniss, Dereck Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Chris Rawlings, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Rich Scantlebury, Rosemary Setter, Caron Thornton Trippit, Mike Tranter

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