30-06-26 Tuesday

 Temp 13°C to 19°C - Light rain showers and a gentle breeze from the west.

Little Gull

BRISTOL

Kestrel, Avon Gorge (Tony Scott)

Avon Gorge:

2 Kestrel (juv)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury (Ridge Woods/Barnhill Quarry - BOC walk):
5 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Latteridge:

4 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
5 Quail (heard - 4 in fields by Shirehill Farm, 1 from Down Road)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Grey Wagtail, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12+ Tufted Duck, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6+ Cattle Egret (fly over), 1 Grey Heron, 30+ Swift, 2 Magpie, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 8+ Cattle Egret (flying), 2 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 50+ House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff

Tufted Duck, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
25+ Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 6+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 20+ Swift, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 7+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
16+ Tufted Duck, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Coot, 1 Common Tern, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret (flying), 2 Reed Warbler, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Green Sandpiper, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 25+ Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 68+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank (heard), 1 Little Gull (adult in with the Black-Heads), 20+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 80+ Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 10 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Alan Daniells, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Christopher Teague

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29-06-26 Monday - Quail

Temp 14°C to 21°C - cloudy with the odd shower to start, then sunny, but mercifully cooler in the moderate W/SW wind.

Quail

Redstart

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:

2 Common Sandpiper

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Shelduck broods - 4 and 8

Severn Beach:

12 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 35 Redshank, 25 BH Gull, 6 House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
BBS (site has no public access): 9 Quail, 4 Swift, 1 Collard Dove, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 42 Skylark, 22 Swallow, 16 Starling, 54 House Sparrow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch, 20 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

Dyrham Park:

Barn Owl family - 6 little ones

Bath:

1 Redstart

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 juv BH Gull, 28 Little Egret, 22 Cattle Egret (2 juv), 2 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam/Picnic area 1:
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada hybrid, 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Red Kite, 20+ Swift, 6+ Sand Martin, 50+ House Martin

Redshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 3 Redshank, 8+ Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 pale Buzzard, 2 Raven, Sedge Warbler family, 1 Whitethroat

Moreton: 

4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 60+ Swift

Stratford:
Mute Swan family, 2 Little Egret, 7 GBB Gull, Reed Warbler families, 100+ House Martin

Greenshank & Green Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 69 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 12+ Teal, Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 17 BH Gull, 2 Great White Egret

Reported by: Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Chris Perry, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Vines

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-06-26 Sunday

Temp 17°C to 23°C - sunny, breeze from the south east veering to west from breakfast time and gusting to 24 mph. 

Manx Shearwater

Redstart (1st return)

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point

1 Great Black Backed Gull, 6 Peregrine - inc 4 juv 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Dyrham Park:

5 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel

Hanham:

4 Raven 

Mangotsfield:

4 Raven

Oldbury Power Station:
42 Canada Geese, 21 Shelduck, 60 Mallard, 4 Adult: brood of 2 & 3 Little Grebe, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 8 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap

Pilning Wetlands:
Gadwell,, 1 Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 9 Redshank, 3 Little Grebe (1 young)

Severn Beach:
21 Shelduck, 8 Curlew, 250 Manx Shearwater, 1 Cetti Watbler, 

Wickwar:

1 Kestrel

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite,  6 Buzzard, 6 Raven, Chiffchaff ,4 Lesser Whitethroat, 15+ Whitethroat,  Blackcap, 1 Redstart 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
5 Kestrel (family), Sand Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Half Penny Bridge:
2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 House Martin, Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

No Reports.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Beth & Darren Burton, Mark Coller, Finlay Latcham, Andy Middleton, Brian Mulgrew,  Paul Sadley, Caron Thornton-Tippit, Nick Tippett

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27-06-26 Saturday

Temp 16°C to 29°C - sunny intervals, a gentle breeze from the south veering to south south west from breakfast time and gusting to 24 mph as the day wore on. 

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point

6 Peregrine - inc 4 juv

Hotwells:

1 Peregrine - over at 12:50

Stapleton -Wickham Bridge:

2 Rose-ringed Parakeet

Filton Park

3 Raven - juv, 27 Starling - in to roost

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stock Dove, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 160 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull - inc juv, 1 Littel Egret, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

Wickwar:

1 Kestrel

Winterbourne - West Country Water Park Lake:

3 Swift

Almondsbury
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush

Three Brooks Nature Reserve:

6 Mallard, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Little Egret, 2 Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 20 Rook, 1 Swallow, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 50 Jackdaw, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 4 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-06-26 Peregrine SP (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Swift, 3 Peregrine, 19 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 9 Whitethroat, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Folly Farm:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark,
4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush,

1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pochard, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Jay, 2 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shoveler, 6 Green Sandpiper, 8 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 

Reported by: Fletcher Bowman, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Phil Carter, Paul Chapman, Peter Cheetham, Herbie Davis, Ian Duncan, Daphne Havercroft, Pete Hazelwood, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Caron Thornton Trippit, Mike Wood

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26-06-26 Friday

Temp 25°C to 30°C - started very warm, didn't quite reach yesterday's extremes but still very hot inside and only made slightly more bearable outside by the moderate E then SW/WSW wind.

Mediterranean Gull- Avon record count

Cattle Egrets, CVL (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Arno's Vale:

1 Tawny Owl

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Teal, 13 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, 70 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Grebe, Sedge Warbler, Linnet

Severn Beach:
80 Curlew, 80 BH Gull, 22 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Mute Swan family, Canada Goose family, 2 Stock Dove, Coot family, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet

Watercress Farm:
3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Linnet

Burrington Ham:

2 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff 6 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando and lanes:

Dipper Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 12+ Swallow, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Pied Wagtail

Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 25 Cattle Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
22 Tufted Duck, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 3 Shoveler, 12+ Teal, 64+ Gadwall, 3 Lapwing, 12+ BH Gull, 1 Cuckoo

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Ian Stapp, Mike Wood

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25-06-26 Thursday

Temp 22°C to 37°C (37.6°C reported in Totterdown in Bristol) - sunny all day - even hotter than yesterday with a RED extreme heat warning again. A gentle breeze from the east north east veering to easterly in the afternoon, gusting to 23mph.

BRISTOL

Bedminster Down:

4 Green Woodpecker 

Kingswood:

15 Swift & 3 Red Kite over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

25 Shelduck, 5 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat

New Passage/Northwick:

11 Shelduck (8 ducklings), 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck (m), 9 Lapwing, 12 Redshank, 2 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
41 Shelduck (creche of 19 ducklings), 2 Oystercatcher, 53 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat

25-06-26 Moorhens in a stand-off in the heat, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)

Kingsgate Park, Yate:
2 scrapping Moorhens, Coot with juvs, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest inc juvs

NORTH SOMERSET

Cadbury Camp, Tickenham:
1 Stock Dove singing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel (inc juvs), Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail

Banwell:
1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

25-06-26 Oystercatcher at Dam (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
Oystercatcher and Redshank

25-06-26 Redshank at Dam (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
1 Buzzard

25-06-26 Buzzard, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Reported by: Pete Allen, Phil Barlow, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Pete Hazelwood, Rob Laughton, Mike Moxon, Lee Patch, Katie Robson

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24-06-26 Wednesday

Temp 21°C to 35°C - sunny - with a RED extreme heat warning. A gentle breeze from the north north east veering to north east and backing to north north west by 2pm, gusting to 15mph.

BRISTOL

Ashton Gate - Greville Smyth Park:

1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest

Brislington - Nightingale Valley:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate:

- Sunningdale: 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron
- Kingsgate Park: 5 Mute, c80 Mallard, 2 Collared Dove, 12 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackbird

Almondsbury:

Skylark

NORTH SOMERSET

Pill: 

3 Swift

24-06-26 Swift Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton:

14 Swift

Wraxall Watercress Farm:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat

Bristol Airport:

1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby - both went over this am

Yatton:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-06-26 Robin Wick (Nigel Jones)

Wick:

1 Robin - juv - calls like a Spotted Flycatcher!!

Oldland Common - garden:

9 Swift

Aldwick:

4 Reed Warbler, 5 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren

Hallatrow:

1 Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriotts:

1 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Martin Bulpitt, Paul Chapman, Duncan Evered, Claire Faulkner, Paul Francis, Daphne Havercroft, Adrian Hockey, Jude Howes,  John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Frank Loughran, Jade Norris,  Ella Slinn, Karen Wilkinson

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23-06-26 Tuesday

Temp 19°C to 32°C - Sunny and humid with very light winds veering clockwise through all points of the compass.

Common Tern

Cuckoo

Wigeon

BRISTOL

Peregrine (juv), Avon Gorge (Stephanie Chadwick)

Avon Gorge:

4 Peregrine (juv)

Bedminster:

2 Collared Dove, 5 Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv), 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin (flew over Chessel St. calling 7am)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Wigeon, 11 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, Redshank - inc 3 chicks

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:
c60 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk (being mobbed by the swifts)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Kingfisher

Hewish:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard (hay cutting)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common (garden):
1 Sparrowhawk (m)

Keynsham (garden):
1 Whitethroat

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

Whitethroat, Hunstrete (Ian Stapp)

Hunstrete:
1 Whitethroat

Chelwood

1 Red Kite (grass cutting)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Mandarin Duck, Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck (f), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Swift, 2 Magpie, 6 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail

Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Common Tern, Herons Green (Merv Carlyon)

Comparison: Common Tern aft of a Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Herons Green (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Tern, 1 Great White Egret, 25+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 10+ House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
12+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo, 12+ Coot, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reed Warbler, CVL (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shoveler, 66+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 4+ Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 6 Jackdaw, 5+ Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Stephanie Chadwick, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

22-06-26 Monday

Temp 19°C to 33°C - sunny - with an extreme heat warning and thunder to finish. A gentle breeze from the east, gusting to 19mph made for some light relief

BRISTOL

22-06-26 Peregrin Avon Gorge (Lee Patch)

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge

6 Peregrine - inc 4 juv

Redland:

1 Swift - first into our new box (only took 5 yrs)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury-on Severn - garden:

4 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court - golf course:

4 Swallow with soon to fledge juv on show.

Weston-Super-Mare:
40+ Swift - seeing off a Peregrine that caught one of their number.

Langford:
1 Hobby - over

BELOW M4 & BANES

22-06-26 Little Egret Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham - garden:

1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, family of Blue Tit

Hanham:

1 Peregrine - carrying pray

Burnett:

2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel 

Pensford:

10+ Swift, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chelwood

6+ Red Kite, 2 Buzzard - on cut hay fields

Chew Magna

1 Red Kite - over to the east

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

22-06-26 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Pochard (m), 1 Common Tern, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 2 Reed Warble, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martins, 7+ Pied Wagtail

22-06-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 G W Egret, 25+ Cattle Egret - feeding in back field, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 10+ Swallow, 12+ H Martins, 1 Whitethroat - singing, 10+ House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
Mute Swan family - inc polish cygnet, 8+ G C Grebe, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 12+ Coot, 4 G BB Gull - eating a pike, 2 G W Egret, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 3 Grey Heron, - - 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 4 H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 1 Shoveler (m), 68+ Gadwell, 14+ Teal, 4+ G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 6 Jackdaw, 5+ Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 10+House Martin,1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Peter Allen. Jamie Buchan, Andy Davis, Fermandez Francis, Alan Gilbert, Rob Laughton, Ross Nairn, Lee Patch, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton-Trippit

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21-06-26 Sunday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 18°C to 28°C - sunny most of the day. A zypher of wind boxing the compass north west to north east, with the strongest gusts to 10 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher

Mandarin

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

6 Swift, Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 10 Blackap, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Greenfinch inc 5/6 singing (m)

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,

Snuff Mills:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-06-26 Kestrel PIL (Alan Gilbert)

Pilning Wetlands - BOC walk:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 1 Avoset, 18 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Stonechat - juv, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Wickwar:

1 Barn Owl and 2 Tawny Owl - calling early, 1 Hobby & 1 Kestrel both calling

Almondsbury:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:

5 Swift - screaming party this morning and 30+ seen tonight

21-06-26 Lapwing PW (Darren Burton)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Oystercatcher, 8 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, Curlew, Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting

Backwell Lake:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Buzzard, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 6 Reed Warbler, 6 Swallow, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pucklechurch - bbs:

2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 12 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Hanham -  garden

30 Swift - over and that's a record

Swineford - R Avon:

1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Pensford - Lords Wood:

1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Coal TIt, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

19 Gadwall, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Redshank 

Nunnery:

1 Common Sandpiper 

Herons Green:

2 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret

21-06-26 Common Tern CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
4 Common Tern

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Pochard, 1 Mandarin (f), 10 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 1 Lapwing

Reported by: Jon Angell, Andrew Archer, Beth & Darren Burton, Ed Drewitt, Julie Evans, Tim Ford, Alan Gilbert, Markas Gilmartin, Daphne Havercroft, Dave Hughes, Rob Laughton, Robin Martin, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Rich Scantlebury, Mark Steer, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Keren Wilkinson

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20-06-26 Saturday

Temp 18°C to 23°C - cloudy and muggy, with the odd drop of rain, more sun later. A moderate SW/SSW wind to start, moving to a light W/WSW later.

Black Tern

Norfolk Hawker- not a bird but a significant Avon record

Local birder, and long time contributor to this blog, Raoul C, has produced a lovely book of photos he has taken at Chew over the years. Well worth the £10 asking price. Available from Woodford Lodge if you visit Chew, or from him, if you bump into him out birding.

BRISTOL

Fishponds:

1 Curlew over 

Stoke Park:
50+ Swift, 1 juv Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Olveston:
2 Raven

20-06-26 Linnet SB (Mark Smith)

Severn Beach:

12 Little Egret, 1 Linnet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 14+ Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

Black Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Mandarin Duck, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Hobby

Redshank, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
1 Redshank

Cattle Egret, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, Cattle Egret, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Norfolk Hawker

Cattle Egret, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Cuckoo, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Jon Angell, Marv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Mark Smith, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, 

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19-06-26 - Friday

Temp 16°C to 25°C - sun with some cloud which thickened toward evening. A gentle breeze from the south west / south south west with gusts to 25 mph.

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:

3 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

Brislington - garden:

4 Swift, 2 Buzzard

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:

5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv

Southville - garden:

2 Swift, 4 Magpie, 28 Long-tailed Tit

19-06-26 Siskin Withywood (Lee Patch)

Withywood - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue & Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin - juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Avocet, 6 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Wickwar - garden:

2 Bullfinch - pr

Yate Common:
2 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

19-06-26 Little Grebe PW (Beth Burton)

Portbury Wharf:

2 Swan + cygnets, Little Grebe +chicks, Moorhen and Coot with chicks, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler - busy

19-06-26 Goldfinch Portishead (B&D Burton)

Portishead - garden:
Goldfinch - feeding on sorrel

Wraxall Watercress Farm:
1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 6 Skylark, 1 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

19-06-26 Kestrel Wick (Nigel Jones)

Wick:

1 Little Owl - calling early hours, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

Bath - Charmy Down (bbs):

2 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 32 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Redstart (m), 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 17 Goldfinch

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Pensford - Lord Wood:

1 Mallard + 3 juv, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch

Chelwood

2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 10+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 2 Reed Warbler - chicks, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martins, 5+ Pied Wagtail

Denny Island:

2 Egyptian Goose

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 4 Little Grebe, 1 G W Egret, 25+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 B H Gull - ad, 

2 Swift, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 4 Swallow, 8+ H Martins, 1 Whitethroat - singing, 6+ House Sparrow,  4 Pied Wagtail

19-06-26 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
10+ G C Grebe - nest in front of hide, 1 Cuckoo - calling,  2 Common Tern, 1 B H Gull, 2 G W Egret, 6+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard,  12+ Coot, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 20+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 1 Shoveler (m), 78+ Gadwell inc juv, 2 Teal, 6 B H Gull - 5 juv, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby - 2nd yr, 6 Jackdaw, 5+ Reed Warbler - feeding chicks. 3 Swallow, 10+House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Eric Booth, Beth & Darren Burton, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Ian Duncan, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Nigel Jones, Sam Levy, Robin Martin, Nick Page, Lee Patch,  Paul Sadley

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