01-09-26 Tuesday

Temp 13°C to 20°C - Some rain showers before 9am, sunny intervals later with a gentle breeze from the west.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Little Stint

Spotted Redshank

Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Hotwells:

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blue Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Dipper, Little Avon (Les Williams)

Tortworth, Avening Green & Little Avon:
1 Barn Owl, 1 Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Dipper, 1 Wheatear (f), 1 Grey Wagtail

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Wigeon, 1 Golden Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Red Kite, 6 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 4+ Yellow Wagtail

Mixed Wader roost, Severn Beach (Rosemary Setter)

Severn Beach:
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Sanderling

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 15 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 20+ Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hobby, Marshfield (Timothy Snowdon)

Raven, Marshfield (Timothy Snowdon)

Marshfield (BOC walk):
14 Pheasant, 5 Red-legged Partridge, + Woodpigeon, 23 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, + Jackdaw, + Rook, 7 Raven, + Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Skylark, 22 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 2 Starling, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 84 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 17 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Mangotsfield:
5 Raven

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

West Harptree:
2 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
3 Little Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Egret, 17 Great White Egret, 6 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Marsh Harrier + Crows, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
3 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 10+ Ringed Plover (distant flock, flying towards Denny), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 6 Dunlin (over), 8+ Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby (1 pursuing a Ringed Plover), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear

Water Rail, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Mandarin Duck, 1 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 7+ Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 6 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Starling, 7 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Dru Brooke-Taylor, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Matthew Hall, Fen Marshall, Charlie Murphy, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Les Williams, ~Nick

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31-08-26 Bank holiday Monday

Temp 13°C to 21°C - cloudy with some sunny intervals. A moderate westerly breeze backing and veering to west north west and gusting to 27 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Whinchat

Spotted Redshank

Curlew Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Black Tern

Whimbrel

BRISTOL

Fishponds:

1 Swift

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 3 Tree Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Egret, 3 Raven, 3 Redstart

New Passage/Northwick:
57 Teal, 140 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 115 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 238 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 110 Redshank, 3 Knot, 4 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 2 Kestrel, 20 Swallow, 3 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Pied Wagtail, 30 Linnet. 

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 23 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank - juv, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
c100 Ringed Plover, 3 Turnstone, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, c200 Dunlin

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling early

31-08-26 Kestrel CSC (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sand Martin, 17 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 7 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano - Walton Common:
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Bullfinch

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
3 Teal, 5+ Whinchat 

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Shag - juv, going upriver, 1 Firecrest, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:

1 Stock Dove - week old chick in owl box, 1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow

Stanton Drew - house and garden:
400 mix of Swallow & House Martin (they will be heading away southly soon enough)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

31-08-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 45 B H Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 100+ Sand Martin 20+ Swallow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

31-08-26 Greenshank CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank, 2 Ruff

31-08-26 Snipe CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 4 G BB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 22 G W Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 60+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

31-08-26 Black Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Garganey, 7 Pintail, 20+ Shoveler, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 2 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 1 Black Tern (flying up and down the lake), 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egret, 6 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 100+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

31-08-26 Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Water Rail - channel with 14 Moorhen, 6 Lapwing, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 32 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis - commuting, 7+ Little Egret, 11 G W Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail - out on the dry mud

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Chris Hall, Dave Horlick, Matt Hull, Mike Hutchinson, Rich Keel, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton Trippit, Nick Tippett, Alex Venner

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30-08-26 Sunday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 15°C to 21°C - Some sun and some heavy rain all carried on a south south west moderate breeze, gusting to 32 mph.

Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

Spotted Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Ruff

Garganey

Black Tern

Whimbrel

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

2 Canada Goose - over honking at 6:30 am

30-08-26 Little Egret EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl - back in the box, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch

Sea Mill - station and R Avon:

2 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 42 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Martin - juv still on the nests

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 20 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-08-26 Firecrest Littleton (Mark Dadds)

Littleton Brick Pits - ringing arena:

1 Firecrest

30-08-26 Whinchat NW-NP (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick:
7 Teal, 105 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 45 Ringed Plover, 190 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 3 Whinchat -1st wint, 1 Stonechat - juv, 2 Wheatear - juv, 1 Grey Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Spotted Redshank - juv

30-08-26 Guillemot SB (Paul Moon)

Severn Beach:

61 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 26 Dunlin, 1 Guillemot - drifting down river, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

30-08-26 Redstart (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Sodbury Common  BOC walk:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 4 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 18 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch

CSC - patch walk - early

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 5+ Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 3 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 4 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat

Clevedon - Dowlais:

3 Peregrine - over

R Yeo - Tutshill sluice:
1 Common Sandpiper, some Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret

Yatton

 - Little River: 3 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Starling

 -Wemberham Lane: 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear

West Wick:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Chiffchaff

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Wick:
1 Barn Owl

East Harptree:

2 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 9 Greenshank

30-08-2026 Glossy Ibis CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 40 B H Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 L BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 40+  Swallow, 4 Pied Wagtail

Salt & Malt:

1 BH Gull - ringed (Lithuanian) 

30-08-26 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Bernard King Hide:
Black Tern, Common Tern _both seen from Stratford

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 10 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Nunnery Point:

3 Common Sandpiper 

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 3 Wigeon, 9 Pintail, 40+ G C Grebe, 9 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 7 Ruff, 1 Black Tern, 12 Common Tern - over, 3 G BB Gull, c200 Cormorant, 1 Glossy Ibis  - commuting, 9 Little Egret, 12 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Raven, 1 Reed Warbler, 50+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

30-08-26 Water Rail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Garganey, 1 Water Rail, 10 Ring Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 10 Ruff, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis - in the pool on & off, 7+ Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Pete Cheetham,  Mark Coller, Steve Curtis, Mark Dadds, Julie Evans, Irene Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Tim Knowles, Brian Lancastle, Emily Lomas, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Paul Moon, Giles Morris, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, Wichard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, Caron Thornton Trippit

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29-08-26 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Heavy showers on a moderate breeze from the west

Wood Warbler

Osprey

Glossy Ibis

Black Tern

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

Bedminster Down:

12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

3 Knot, 11 Yellow Wagtail - over calling, 1 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:
350 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew Sandpiper (juvs), 220 Dunlin, 4+ Wheatear

Yate:
1 Willow Warbler (road to nowhere, roundabout end)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Collared Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 6 Rock Dove, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 30 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 7 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Robin, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Dunnock, 9 House Sparrow, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Wood Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

No Reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Little Egret, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Snipe, Herons Green (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 2 Little Egret

1 Dunlin with Ringed Plover, Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

35 Ringed Plover, 30+ Snipe, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 9 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Black Tern, 1 Glossy Ibis

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Osprey

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Merv Carlyon, Joseph Carter, Julian Eastoe, Anthony Goodwin, Fin & Rob Hemming, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Mark Smith, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn

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28-08-26 Friday

Temp 16°C to 23°C - some sun and cloud, with scattered heavy showers. A light WSW/SW wind to start, later astrong W/WSW wind with gusts to 28mph.

Curlew Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Glossy Ibis, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Glossy Ibis, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL
Blaise: 2 Kingfisher

Stoke Park:
1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Sanderling, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
High tide wader roost at Shaft beach: 500+ waders inc 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Knot, 1 Sanderling

Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grasshopper Warbler,  67 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Manor Rd:
3 Tawny Owl

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:

Sandy Lane: 5 Greenfinch, 40+ Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Ruff, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
1 Ruff

Knot, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
3 Pochard, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 9 Ruff, 2 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 12 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

Glossy Ibis, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Pintail, 34 Lapwing, 17 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Ruff, 4 Knot, 13 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 10 Cattle Egret (1juv), 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by: James Adams, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss,  Merv Carlyon, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Rich Keel, Andy Mears, Lee Patch, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson,

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27-08-26 Thursday - Curlew Sandpipers

Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast and very murky after overnight rain, clearing and brightening in the afternoon with sun, high cumulus clouds and a freshening SW wind.

Common Terns, Black Terns

Knot, Curlew Sandpipers

Ruffs, Wood Sandpipers

Glossy Ibis

Spotted Flycatchers, Whinchats, Wheatears

Ringed Plover & Dunlin at Stratford (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:

1 Kestrel, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat 

St Andrews:

flock of 20 Cormorant over, heading NE.

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Reed Warbler, 13 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 juv Stonechat, 2 Whinchat (first for the patch this year), 1 Redstart, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting.

Withywood:

Sparrowhawk.

Curlew Sandpipers at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grey Plover (flew upriver, calling), 1 (2S) Mediterranean Gull, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Lagoon 2 outfall).

Severn Beach:

c.200 Ringed Plover, c.150 Dunlin, 1 juv. Knot, 2 juv. Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper.

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports.

Knot at Shaft Rocks, Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hunstrete:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

Chew Magna:

Red Kite (over)

Greenshanks at Herriotts Bridge  (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
8 Egyptian Goose (along Burmah Road), 11 Pintail (Top End), 1 Snipe (Tiny’s Shallow), 7 Greenshank, 14 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret.

Glossy Ibis, Grey Heron & ducks at Stratford  (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:

Mute Swan family inc. 'Polish' cygnet, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 11 Little Egret, 5 GW Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 5 Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow,  1 Cetti's Warbler.

Stratford:

4 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 7 Ringed Plover, 10 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, c.30 small wader species ~(flew past), 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6 Common Tern, 3+ Black Tern, 1 Glossy Ibis (in front of the main reedbed), 5 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 1 juv. Cattle Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 GS Woodpecker,  20+ Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler.

Black tailed Godwit on Herriott's pool  (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool (probably much duplication with Stratford reports, above):

2 G BB Gull, 23 Lapwing, 22 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff, 11 Snipe, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 8 G W Egret, 13 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail.

OUT OF AREA

Cheddar Reservoir:

1 Little Stint, 5 Common Tern, 4 Black Tern.

Goldcliff, Gwent:

Wryneck

Reported by:  Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds.

26-08-26 Wednesday

Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast with some rain but the sun breaking through after 11am. A gentle breeze from the east veering slowly to reach south by teatime, gusting to only 13mph

Golden Plover

Swift

Black Tern

Ruff

BRISTOL

Henbury - Golf Club

2 Swift 

26-08-26 Spotted Flycatcher NP (Brian Lancastle)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

26-08-26 Golden Plover NP (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Curlew, Redshank, Turnstone, 3 Knot, Dunlin, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

26-08-26 Green Woodpecker NP (Lisa Presland)

26-08-26 Blackcap CSC (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat - juv, plenty of Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
100 Herring Gull, 7 Cattle Egret - 3 ad + 4 juvs, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:

1 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel

Hunstrete:
1 Red Kite

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

26-08-26 Ruff CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:

1 Common Sandpiper, 30 B H Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 4 G W Egret - inc colour ringed , 6 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 30 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail 

26-08-26 Great Black-backed Gull CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull - 2nd yr

26-08-26 Peregrine CVL (Bri Thompson)

Nunnery:
1 Peregrine

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 6 Lapwing, 4 G BB Gull, 15 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 4 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

26-08-26 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
Mute Swan family with polish cygnet, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 4 Black Tern, 3 Arctic Tern 8 Common Tern, 4 G BB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 11 GW Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Reed Warbler, 50 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

26-08-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan family inc polish cygnet, 13 Ringed Plover, 28 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 2 G BB Gull, 10+ Little Egret, 9 G W Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, David Campbell, Nigel Jones, Brian Lancastle, Lee Patch, Lisa Presland, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton Trippit, Paul Vokes

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25-08-26 Tuesday - Hen Harrier

Temp 15°C to 27°C - sunny all day, with a gentle easterly breeze.

Hen Harrier

Yellow Wagtail

Glossy Ibis

Pintail

Wigeon

Spotted Flycatcher

25-8-26 Hobby CVL (Bri Thompson)

 BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Swift, 1 Tree Pipit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher

Pilning Wetlands:
90 Redshank, 1 Hen Harrier

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 35 Swallow, 11 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 7+ Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 3 Linnet, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
20 Cattle Egret

Puxton Park

1 Yellow Wagtail

Uphill:
1 Whinchat - juv

Winscombe (BOC Walk)
2 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 10 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Robin, 6 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

Englishlane Garden:

1 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Wigeon, 35+ Shoveler, 34 Little Grebe, 2 Greenshank, 28 GBB Gull

Chew Valley Lake

                                        25-8-26 Glossy Ibis and Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 45 B H Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret,  5 Grey Heron, 20+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Pintail, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
1 Yellow Legged Gull, 200 House Martin

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 4 G BB Gull, 16 Little Egret,  5 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron,  2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford

Mute Swan family + Polish Cygnet, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret,  6 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier,  1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc Pool:

Mute Swan family + Polish Cygnet,  21 Lapwing, 15 Snipe,  2 Common Sandpiper, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 2 G BB Gull, 7+ Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret,  6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher,  2 Reed Warbler, 12+ Swallow, 20+ Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler

OUT OF AREA

Cheddar:

1 Little Stint

Reported by: Jon Angell, Mark Coller, Derek Clark,  Andy Davis, Ross Nairn, Tom O'Shea, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Trevor Riddle, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams

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24-08-26 Monday - Avocet

Temp 13°C to 25°C - sunny all day, with white fluffy clouds borne on a gentle breeze from the east and gusting to 28mph from lunchtime to help cool things down

Avocet

BRISTOL

24-08-26 Greenfinch Withywood (Lee Patch)

Withywood:
1 Greenfinch - juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Redstart - inc 1 juv, 2 Tree Pipit

Aust

- Village: - 3 Hobby

- Warth: -  4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Reed Warbler. 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting.

24-08-26 Wheatear NP (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick:
11 Teal, 36 Oystercatcher, 4 Little-ringed Plover - inc 1 ad 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 58 Redshank, 5 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 2 Stonechat - juv, 6 Wheatear - inc 1 ad, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cattle Egret, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 6 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - garden:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 10 Raven, many House Martin

Clevedon - Dowlais:
2 Wheater, 3 Yellow Wagtail

24-08-26 Whinchat St Thomas's Head (Penny Wills)

Weston-Super-Mare - St Thomas's Head:
1 Garden Warbler, several Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, (f), 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

24-08-26 Avocet Uphill (Ross Nairn)

Uphill:
16 Avocet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend- garden:
1 Red Kite

24-08-26 Wheatear Troopers Hill (Duncan Evered)

Troopers Hill/Crews Hole:

3 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk. 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 7 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff,17 Long-tail Tit, 7 Blackcap, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Wheatear 

Wick - back garden:

1 Red Kite

24-08-26 Whinchat MF (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 2 Peregrine, 4 Spotted Flycatcher - inc juv, 2 Whinchat, 150 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Mandarin (f) - sleeping under the willows

24-08-26 Buzzard CVL (Lee Patch)

North Shore:

1 Buzzard

Nunnery:
3 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
1 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:
2 Ringed Plover - inc 1 juv, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard - inc 1 juv

Herriotts inc Pool:
20 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Ruff

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Nigel Jones, Olwen Jones, Andy Leggatt, Brian Lancastle, Brian Mulgrew, Ross Nairn, Lee Patch, Tony Scott, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Penny Wills, Jack Wylson

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