24-07-26 Friday - Whinchat

Temp 13°C to 27°C - sunny with a gentle breeze, swinging from north east to west and gusting to 21mph.

Willow Warbler

Redstart

Whinchat

Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven - over calling.

City Centre:

2 Peregrine 

Clifton:

2 Peregrine - calling

Kingsdown:

3 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust to Aust Wetlands:
2 Swifts, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Wickwar:

1 Kestrel

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Swift, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Whitethroat, 33 Swallow. 1 House Martin,  3 Redstart, 2 Whinchat,

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:

1 Red Kite - circling over A38

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-07-26 Whitethroat Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Dyrham:

4 Whitethroat - family party

Keynsham, Manor Road - garden:
6 Swift - screaming party

24-07 26 Green Woodpecker  Stanton Prior  (Ian Stapp)

Stanton Prior:
40+ Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, 17+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 14 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 30 Cattle Egret - inc 10 juv

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 20+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail

24-07-26 Reed Warbler picnic one (Chris Teague)

Picnic Site One:

Reed Warbler

Woodford:
5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 G S Woodpecker, 40+ Swallow - low over the water, 3 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
1 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 8+ Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 12+ Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow - dip drinking, 4+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail

24-07-26 Hobby CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - juv, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 2 Hobby - 1st sum, 

24-07-26 Snipe & Green Sandpiper  CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
38+ Gadwell, 9 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Jackdaw,  2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow. 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Annie, Nick & Robert Hawkridge, Zeb Highmore, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton Trippit, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

23-07-26 Thursday - Little Stint

Temp 16°C to 28°C - sunny with some light cloud, a light breeze from the NE to start then highly variable later.

Little Stint

Wood Sandpiper

Garganey

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cetti's Warbler (juv)

Little Stint, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 21 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint

Severn Beach:
1 Marsh Harrier

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
10 Stock Dove, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellowhammer

Burrington Ham:
1 Coal Tit, 10 Willow Warbler, 20 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet

Kewstoke:

1 Cuckoo

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Quail, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Newton St Loe:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 60 Rook, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 12 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey (f), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Little Egret, 40+ Cattle Egret (3 juvs), 5 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 10+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Mandarin (f)

Woodford:
10+ Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14+ Cattle Egret, 39+ Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

23-07-26 Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin (f), 40+ Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper

23-07-26 Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp) 

Reported by: Martin, Paul Bowerman, Joe Carter, Andy Davis, Bob Goodman, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Rob Martin, Andy Mears, Ian Stapp, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

22-07-26 Wednesday - Puffin

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with a light breeze, swinging from north east to west and gusting to 17mph.

Yellowhammer

Wood Sandpiper

Dipper

Puffin

BRISTOL

22-07-26 Peregrine BMH stack (Keith Williams)

Clifton - Maternity Hospital Chimney:

4 Peregrine - inc 2 juv, one ringed showing it's one of the Avon Gorge brood.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
30+ Canada Goose, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 10 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Turnstone - river buoy, 3 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 2 Skylark, 40+ Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

22-07-26 Puffin SB (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach - garden:
1 Puffin - juv, 11 pm visitor, 2 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

22-07-26 Green Woodpecker Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - garden:
2 Green Woodpecker, mixed Blue and Long-tailed Tit in the bird bath + a Chiffchaff

Uphill:
2 Common Sandpiper, 300 BH Gull - inc 30 juv

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hambrook - Frome Valley:
1 Dipper

Mangotsfield:

20+ Swift, 2 Raven

22-07-26 Chiffchaff Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Dyrham:

1 Chiffchaff

Keynsham, Manor Road:
6 Swift - screaming party, 1 Red Kite - chased off by 2 Raven

Stanton Drew - Cricket Pitch:
2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

22-07-26 Cattle Egret BL (Ian Stapp)

Blagdon Lake:
8 Egyptian Goose, 4 Lapwing, 1 Yellow legged Gull, 14 Great Black-backed Gull, 28 Little Egret - inc 3 juv, 3 G W Egret, 31 Cattle Egret -  inc 1 juv, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 4 G S Woodpecker, 12+ Reed Warbler - chicks calling, contact calls in the reeds all along the lake side, c40 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
22 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow

Woodford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 G S Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird

22-07-26 Buzzard CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

1 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall - plus 2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper 2 G BB Gull 15+ Cattle Egret - inc 1 juv), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 24+ Jackdaw, 6+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow - dip drinking, 12+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 G BB Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret (fly over), 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff,  2 Reed Bunting.

22-07-26 Sparrowhawk CVL (Rich Keel)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnet - inc polish, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 38+ Gadwell, 5 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Sedge Warbler,  2 Reed Warbler - some singing, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 

22-07-26 Mute Swan CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Rich Keel, Rodd Nairn, Terri Nicholls, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton Trippit, Nick Tippett, Keith Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

21-07-26 Tuesday - Dartford Warbler

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with a light breeze swinging from north east to west and gusting to 17mph.

Dartford Warbler

Common Tern

BRISTOL

Horfield - Manor Farm:

20 Swift ‐ screaming party, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet - calling

River Avon: Temple Meads to Sparke Evans footbridge
8 Canada Goose, 1 Black-headed Gull, 249 Herring Gull - lots of juv, 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 parties of juv, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard, 12 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull - inc juv, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Emerson's Green, Lyde Green, Bristol Science Park, Lake
6 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

21-07-26 Oystercatcher Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - Fishermans Steps:
2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, Black-headed Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

21-07-26 Kingfisher Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Dyrham:

2 Kingfisher

Oldland Common:
1 Swallow - over calling

Keynsham, Manor Road:
7 Swift - screaming party early

Chew Stoke:

1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS:

16 Canada Goose, 1 Black Swan, 117 Mallard, 475 Tufted Duck - inc 8,7,5 broods - a top count, 35 Little Grebe, 30 Great Crested Grebe,  426 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
44 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose - ringed, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling - moved up this evening, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 10+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

Picnic Site 2:

1 Dartford Warbler

Nunnery:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2+ Cattle Egret - over, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

21-07-26 Cattle Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Gadwall - +2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 25+ Cattle Egret - inc 3 Juv, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 45 Jackdaw,  2+ Reed Warbler - singing, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail

21-07-21 Reed Bunting CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
100+ Great Crested Grebe - fishing together, 2 G BB Gull, 130+ Cormorant - fishing together, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting

21-07-26 Yellow-legged Gull CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 48+ Gadwell, 4 Tufted Duck, 13 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 G W Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler - some singing, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Sean Davies, Paul Francis, Rob Laughton, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton Trippit

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

20-07-26 Monday - Avocet

Temp 14°C to 26°C - sunny with a only light air to mitigate the heat, swinging from east north east to west and gusting to 19mph from tea time.

Avocet 

Knot

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Redland:

2 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-07-26 Black-tailed Godwit OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Gadwall - inc 8 well grown juv, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Knot. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 23 Dunlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell - Eastermead Lane:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Linnett

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin,
11 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
100+ Jackdaw, 40 Rook

Keynsham, Manor Road
8 Swift - screaming party, 

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 23 Cattle Egret - inc 5 juv, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby - 1st sum

Chew Valley Lake

20-07-26  Avocet CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
40+ Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 10+ Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 G BB Gull, 7 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Song Thrush - singing

Herons Green:
1 Gadwall +2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Reed Warbler - singing, 10+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow - dip drinking, 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
5+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff - singing

20-07-26  Avocet CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 8 Tufted Duck, 38+ Gadwell (pool), 7 Avocet -  flew about then settled to feed, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 12+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Marc Hunt, Adrian Polglase, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

19-07-26 Sunday - Yellow Wagtail

Temp 16°C to 25°C - Sunny intervals keeping it a bit cooler than recently, NW wind peaking at 15kph

Wood Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull
Cattle Egret
Yellow Wagtail

19-07-26 Wood Sandpiper, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

BRISTOL

Eastville - Wickham Court: 
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Castle Park: 
2 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, 7 Gadwall, 57 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 9 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 12 BH Gull, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Aust Services/Sewage Works:
2 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 200 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Aust Warth:
4 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch, 14 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Wood Sandpiper - ad

Thornbury:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Swallow

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warth NR:
1 Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Chiffchaff

Portbury Lake grounds:

1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Coot, 1 Herring Gull

Uphill WeBS:
38 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 3 Oystercatcher, 42 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 164 Redshank, 454 BH Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 70 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 

Wraxall, Watercress Farm:
1 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Rook, 8 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey & Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 20 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, Drifton Hill:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, a few Skylark, 12 Swallow, 3 Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
10 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 45 Cattle Egret, 8 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
9 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing

Herons Green:
57 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts:
12 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover

19-07-26 Long-tailed Shrike, Eastleach (Merv Carlyon)

Out of Area

Long-tailed Shrike at Eastleach Martin, Cirencester

Reports: Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Peter Coslett, Andy Middleton, Ross Nairn, Lee Patch, Rich Scantlebury, Andy Stockhausen, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18-07-26 Saturday - Redstart

Temp 15°C to 25°C - sunny but some cloud towards the evening. A light breeze from the north north west gusting to 19mph over lunch time.

Spotted Flycatcher

Yellowhammer

Redstart

Mediterranean Gull

Yellow Wagtail

Cuckoo

Osprey

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:

4 Swift, 2 Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

18-07-26 Kestrel Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:

1 Kestrel

Knowle - garden:

1 Cuckoo - fly past

St George - Crews Hole Woodland:
2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Swift, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest,

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Sandpiper, c200 Black-headed Gull, 87 Common Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Green Woodpecker - inc juv, 2 Kestrel - inc juv, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Stonechat - inc 2 juv, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail - inc 2 juv

New Passage to Aust Warth
1 Teal, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 38 Dunlin, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - juv, 3 Swift, 5 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 12 Sand Martin, 5 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat - juv, 3 Yellow Wagtail

18-07-26 Marsh Harrier SB (Mark Smith)

Severn Beach:
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel (f&m)

Wickwar:

35 House Martin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart

Olveston:

2 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Almondsbury - cemetery:

6 House Martin

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

2 Spotted Flycatcher

18-07-26 Common Sandpiper BLR (Gwen Thomas)

Backwell Lake:
2 Common Sandpiper

Kenn - Duck Lane:
17 Swallow - on the wires !

18-07-26 Buzzard Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Yatton - Kenn Moor Rd:
3 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 26 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:

1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

Kingswood:

1 Raven - heading north east

Odd Down - Kilkenny Lane:
8 Swallow - inc juv, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

18-07-26 Red Kite CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
1 Red Kite

Reported by: Mark Coller, John Croxton, Haydn Davies, Stuart Evans, Duncan Evered, Daphne Havercroft, Martyn Hayes, Emily Lomas, Steve Newland, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley Mark Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Gwen Thomas, Caron Thornton Tippit, Jack Wylson,

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

17-07-2026 Friday - Wood Sandpiper, Common Scoter

Temp 20°C to 27°C - Warm sunny day, with a subtle 16mph breeze from the northwest. Splattering of rain in the evening around North Somerset. 

Little Ringed Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Corn Bunting

Common Scoter

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Nothing to report. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 5 Redshank, 17 Swift

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 11 Black-Headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 12 Swift, 45 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 White Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin

Present: 1 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap,  2 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Weston-super-Mare:

1 Common Scoter

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-07-26 Linnet, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer and Whitethroat,
Marshfield (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Marshfield:
17 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 11 Corn Bunting, 1 Wren, 5 Linnet, 12 Yellowhammer

Keynsham, Memorial Park:

6+ Swift

Weston:

18 Swift

Chelwood

3 Little Grebe - inc 1 juv, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker - juv, 4 Jay - together, 2 Raven, 1 Bullfinch

Red Kite, CVL (Bri Thompson)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Dam:

40+ Canada Goose, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  5 Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:

6 Great Black-Backed Gull, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush,  10+ Chaffinch

17-07-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

6 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall,  4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper,  2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret,  3 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl,  2 Buzzard, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Swallows, 10+ Sand Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

18 Great Crested Grebe, 6+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 12+ Chaffinch

17-07-26 Sedge Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

17-07-26 Cattle Egret, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:

8+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Sedge Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

17-07-26 Black-Tailed Godwit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose,  4 Tufted Duck, 25+ Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Ken Blake, Alan Gilbert, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Ian Stapp, Chris Rawlings, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton Trippit, Reuben Veal, Paul Williams, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

16-07-26 Thursday

 Temp 14°C to 31°C. As yesterday: sunny with a gentle breeze from the northeast.

Little Ringed Plover

Curlew Sandpiper

16-07-26 Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlin, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

BRISTOL

Henbury garden:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch

16-07-26 juv Peregrine, BRI chimney (Keith Williams)

BRI chimney, Kingsdown:

3 Peregrine (2 ad, 1 juv)

16-07-26 Kestrel, Clifton (Mike Owen)

Clifton:

1 Kestrel

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 9 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat

Northwick Warth:

40 Oystercatcher, 100 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Willow Warbler (juv), 1 Yellow Wagtail

16-07-26 Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlin, Pilning Wetland (Andy Stockhausen)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 12 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, Gadwall, 50 Oystercatcher, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, 40 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 37 Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (adults in summer plumage), 11 Dunlin, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 30 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Reed Bunting 

Cake Pill:

7 Common Sandpiper

Wick Golden Valley LNR:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 3 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat (inc juv), Goldfinch (inc juv), 2 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Englishcombe Lane, Bath:
c20 Swift over

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

70+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrid, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (over Woodford Lodge), 2 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:

1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Nuthatch

16-07-26 Little Ringed Plover, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
160+ Canada Goose, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall (+ 2 ducklings), 4 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret (fly over), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler (singing)

16-07-26 Redshank, Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:

1 Redshank

Stratford:

Mallard +7 ducklings, 1 Great Crested Grebe +1 grebelet, 2 Lapwing, 2 GBB Gull, 6+ Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff,    

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 goslings, 4+ Tufted Duck, 14+ Gadwall,  2+ Teal, 1 Oystercatcher (heard calling only), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 13 Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler   

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Jean Curtis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Steve Newland, Mike Owen, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams

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15-07-26 Wednesday - Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 13°C to 28°C - early morning cloud cleared by lunchtime for another sunny day with the continuing ENE breeze gusting to 20mph

Little Ringed Plover

Curlew Sandpiper 

Yellow-legged Gull

Cattle Egret

Yellow Wagtail

Little Egret and Green Sandpiper, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Clifton Suspension Bridge:

2 Kestrel, 2 Raven

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth/Cake Pill:

10 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 70+Linnet, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Aust Cliff:

15 Swift, 2 Peregrine, 1 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail 

Curlew Sandpiper, Piling Wetlands (Andy Stockhausen)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 117 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 32 Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (ad sum plum), 12 Dunlin, 10 Swift, 30+ Sand Martin

Olveston:

4 Wood Pigeon, 20 Swift, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Greenfinch 

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:

22 Swift, 8 House Martin

Sand Point/Bay:
3 Yellow Wagtail

Kenn:

3 Green Woodpecker (1 adult, 2 juv)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stonechat, Marshfield (Caron Thorn Tippit)

Marshfield:
2 Stonechat (f,m)

Stanton Drew:
3 Red Kite

Chelwood

2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

2 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Little Egret (including a recently fledged juvenile), 4 Cattle Egret (including two juveniles), 2 Green Woodpecker (juv), 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
80+ Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Swift, 20+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail

Gadwell with ducklings and Little Grebe, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

120+ Canada Goose, 1 Gadwell (+2 ducklings, pool), 4 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (wall), 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Magpie, 6+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail     

Stratford:
4 GBB Gull, 10+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 1 Great White Egret, 12+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  2 Reed Warbler    

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Herriotts inc Pool:

1 hybrid Canada/Greylag Goose (pool), 2 Egyptian Goose (+ 4 goslings pool), 24+ Gadwell (pool), 5 Teal (pool), 3 Lapwing (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (pool), 9+ Green Sandpiper (pool), 2 GBB Gull,  1 Cattle Egret (pool), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great  White Egret, 2 Little Egret (pool), 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Croxton, Andy Davis, Stuart Evans, Rich Keel, Mike Owen,  Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Caron Thornton Tippit, Karen Wilkinson

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