09-08-26 Sunday - Blue-headed Wagtail

Temp 15°C to 28°C - sunny, with light air that started from the east and veered at 10am to westerly and gusting, as the temperature climbed from mid day, to 25 mph

Yellow Wagtail - inc Blue-headed 

Redstart

BRISTOL

Clifton, Clifton Wood, Cliftonwood Terrace:

1 Peregrine - over

Bishopston:

2 Jay

City Centre :

- Temple Quay:  1 Peregrine (f)

- Castlemead Tower:  1 Peregrine (m)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Upper Hill:

1 Hobby

Oldbury Power Station - Sailing Club:
8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler

09-08-26 Buzzard Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar - garden:

1 Buzzard - juv

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
2 Collared Dove, 23 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
100 Canada Goose, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 25 Goldfinch

Clevedon - Yeo:
7 Yellow Wagtail - inc 1 Blue-headed - ad

Kingston Seymour - Rhynes

8 Moorhen - with 17 mixed aged chicks and juv

Tutshill Sluice - R Yeo:

12 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Canada Goose, 15 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Redshank, 7 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk.

Sand Point/Bay:
200 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Greenshank, 1 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 5 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 82 Swallow, 3+ House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 36 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redstart, 10 Stonechat, 30 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

09-08-26 Little Owl MF (Les Williams)

Marshfield:
2 Little Owl, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Willsbridge:
1 Kestrel - revealed by the noise of 3 Swallow

Mangotsfield:

1 Red Kite

Oldbury Court, Lincombe Bar:
1 Kingfisher

RESERVOIRS

09-08-26 Whitethroat BL (Marc Hunt)

Blagdon Lake:

1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Whitethroat

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck (f)

Herons Green:
100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 7 Swallow

Stratford:
1 Hobby

09-08-26 Sparrowhawk CVL (Rowan Peters)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine

Reported by: John Barnett, Fletcher Bowman, Beth & Darren Burton, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Richard Giles, Markas Gilmartin, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Pete Hazelwood, Fin Hemming, Nigel Jackson, Fiona Neate, Freddie Nash, Rowan Peters, Richard Scantlebury, Bri Thompson, Nick Tippett, Al Wilde, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

08-08-26 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with high cloud after lunch with a light breeze that started from the east and veered slowly during the day to finish westerly by supper time. Gusting to 19mph as the day wore on.

Spotted Flycatcher

Whinchat

Little Owl

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Sparrowhawk - chased by 4 Magpie, 2 at close quarters giving sly pecks, the others above riding shotgun

Eastville Park:

5 Stock Dove, c20 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven

St George - Crew's Hole Woodland:

1 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk. 2 Coal Tit, 9 Blackcap - inc juv, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

3 Swift, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Stock Dove, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 100 Black-headed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 13 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1+ Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch

08-08-26 Kestrel Severnside (Andy Stockhausen)

New Passage/Northwick:
Kestrel - one of 10 around Severnside at present

08-08-26 Kingfisher SB (Mark Smith)

Severn Beach:
1 Kingfisher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 3 Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Skylark, 24 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Mistle & Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher,  1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - West End:

1 Little Owl

Yatton, North End, Little River:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, 75 House Martin, 9 Starling

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Swift, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 29 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 35 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 8 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch & 4 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - garden:

1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk

08-08-29 Little Owl MF (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:

1 Little Owl, Skylark, a few Swallow, Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear - inc juv, Linnett, Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

no reports

OUT OF AREA

Cotswold Water Park - BOC Walk:

2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Duncan Evered, Chris Hall, Freddie Nash, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Emily Lomas, Dean Reeves, Richard Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

07-08-26 Friday

Temp 10°C to 24°C - sunny moderate westerly breeze up to 6mph.

Bonaparte's Gull

Whinchat

Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Mark Smith)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

46 Swift, 44 Ring-necked Parakeet(!), 10 House Martin, 25 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

07-08-26 Linnet, Chipping Sodbury Common (Les Williams)

Oldbury Power Station:

23 Shelduck, 9 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 35 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat

Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Mark Smith)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
9 Ringed Plover (2 juv), 1 Lesser Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 71 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear (juv), 4 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Little Owl (heard), Linnet

Wickwar:

1 Hobby

NORTH SOMERSET

07-08-26 Sparrowhawk Portishead (Beth Burton)

Portishead- garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 25 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 5 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Warbler.  VISMIG: 1 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

Uphill:
1 Whinchat (juv)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton/Oldland Common:

3+ Red Kite

Stanton Drew:

15+ Cattle Egret

Chelwood:

2 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
7 Egyptian Geese, 3 Greenshank

Chew Valley Lake

08-08-26 Yellow Wagtail, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

08-08-26 Mallard and deer, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:

12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, Common Sandpiper,  2 Grey Heron, 4 GBB Gull (out on lake), 4 Swift, 29+ Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank

Woodford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe (lake), 100+ Cormorant (big fishing flock lake), 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch

Buzzard, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwell + (2 Ducklings pool), 4 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 4 Buzzard,  6+ Swift, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin  

Little Egret. CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
5 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 7+ Cattle Egret, 12+ Swift (high over lake early), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven, 3 Sedge Warbler (some chicks), 5+ Reed Warbler (chicks being fed), 4 Cetti's Warbler (some chicks), 

Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
72+ Gadwell (pool), 9 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret (lake),  5 Little Egret (pool),   4 Cattle Egret, 1 Reed Warbler,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting   

Green and Wood Sandpipers, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Leon Hickman, Gary Hughes, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Jones, Andy Middleton, Ross Nairn, Paul Sadley, Mark Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Les Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds 

06-08-26 Thursday

 Temp 13°C to 21°C. Sunshine & cloud. Gentle westerly breeze gusting to 20mph in the morning.

Mediterranean & Yellow-legged Gull

Wood Sandpiper

Common & Black Redstart

Spotted & Pied Flycatcher

Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Henbury garden near Blaise car park:

Green Woodpecker, 2 young Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit inc 2 young, Nuthatch & a finch fall: 4 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch & 10 Goldfinch inc juvs

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetland:

8 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 60 Redshank, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Buzzard, Kestrel, Yellow Wagtail

06-08-26 Black Redstart, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

New Passage

28 Oystercatcher, 33 Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, 20 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad & juv), Kestrel, 1 Hobby, Peregrine, Sand Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Black Redstart (first August record at this site), 1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Curlew, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (juv), 2 Little Egret, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine, 1 Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Red Kite, 26 Swallow, 16 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher (f), 3 Redstart, Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

06-08-26 Whitethroat, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell garden:
1 Whitethroat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Red Kite,  2 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Folly Farm:

1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit,

3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Greenshank, 85 Cormorant, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Swift, 1 Yellow Wagtail (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 8 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6+ GBB Gull (out on lake), 2 Grey Heron, 10+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail    

06-08-26 Common Sandpiper, Bernard King Hide (George Stacey)

Picnic site 1:
1 Common Sandpiper

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank

Woodford:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 120+ Cormorant (big fishing flock on lake),  8 Cattle Egret (on Denny), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Bullfinch  

06-08-26 Oystercatcher, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
Gadwall (+2 ducklings), 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 GBB Gull (with 6 Crow + big fish), 100+ Cormorant (big fishing flock out on lake), 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stratford:

4 Little Egret, 3 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sedge Warbler

06-08-26 Greenshank, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

72+ Gadwall, 8+ Teal, 11 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher,  2 Reed Warbler, 4 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting  

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Sam Caswell, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Lee Patch, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, John Thorogood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

05-08-26 Wednesday - Bonaparte's Gull

Temp 17°C to 22°C - sunny with clouds after some early rain. A moderate W/SW to start, a strong W/WSW after lunch, gusts to 27 mph.

Bonaparte's Gull

Wood Sandpiper

Blue-headed Wagtail

Bonaparte's Gull, Pilning Wetlands (Brian Lancastle)

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth Park:
1 Buzzard, 8 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust-Littleton:
2 Buzzard (adult & juv), 2 Hobby

Aust Services:

2 Buzzard, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, mixed flock of approx 100 Linnet and Goldfinch

Aust Warth/Cake Pill:

1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat

Bonaparte's Gull, Pilning Wetlands (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 33 Canada Goose, 1 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot (2 juv), 50+ Oystercatcher, 30+ Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 75 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, c1000 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, c400 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail - inc 1 Blue-headed juv, 1 White Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail

Severn Beach:
25 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Gull, 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull

Yate:
Kingsgate Park: 1 Mediterranean Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna, Chew Hill:
1 Hobby

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Redshank

Cattle Egret & Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Mandarin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 3 Swift, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow

Hollowbrook:

1 Kingfisher

Woodford:
2 Stock Dove, 11 Cattle Egret, 100+ Cormorant 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ House Martin

Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 6 Swift,  2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 3+ Sedge Warbler

Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
66+ Gadwall, 14 Teal, 14 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Black-tailed Godwit  & Green Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Oscar Dewhurst, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Lee Patch, Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-08-26 Tuesday

Temp 17°C to 25°C - sunny with some cloud carrying showers after lunch. A gentle westerly breeze, gusting to 28mph.

Yellow Wagtail - Blue-headed

Garganey

Redstart

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Jay, 2 Raven

City Centre - Castle Park:

2 Peregrine

Clifton - Wills Building:

3 Peregrine - inc juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff/Services:

2 Green Woodpecker, 25 Rook, 10 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Linnet

Aust Warth - Cake Pill:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel

04-08-26 Yellow Wagtail - Blue-headed NP (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
40 Canada Goose, 50 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck - inc 4 juv, 1 Little Grebe, 28 Oystercatcher, 33 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 50 Lapwing, 100 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, 2 Knot, 21 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull - ad, 1 G-BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Yellow Wagtail  - inc a Blue-headed - juv

Wickwar:

1 Barn Owl - 02:50

04-08-26 Green Woodpecker Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
1 Green Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Clapton-in-Gordano:
1 Crossbill - over calling

04-08-26 Stonechat Felton Common (Robin Martin)

Felton Common - BOC walk:

5 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 14 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 5 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Wood Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 23 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Magpie, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 6 Pied Wagtail 

Denny Island:

2 Cattle Egret

Woodford:
1 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 22 Jackdaw, 5 L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat

04-08-26 Mediterranean Gull CVL (Merv Carylon)

Herons Green:
Gadwall + 2 ducklings, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 2 G BB Gull, c10 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

04-08-26 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

100+ Great crested Grebe - a fishing flock, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Lapwing, 10 Common Tern - plus 4 Commic Tern, 1 Common Gull - ad, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret - inc juv, 4+ Cattle Egret - over, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f) - in moult, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff - car park 2 Reed Bunting

04-08-26 Black tailed Godwit & Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
72+ Gadwell, 7 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit,  2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank inc 1 - juv, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 12+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

04-08-2026 Montagu's Harrier Slimbridge (Ella Slinn)

Slimbridge

1 Montagu's Harrier

Reported by: Vĕra Carpenter, Merv Carylon, Andy Davis, Alastair Frasier, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Zebedee Highmore, Brian Lancastle, Nige Milbourine, Ross Nairn, Freddie Nash, Rich Mielcarek, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, Ella Slinn, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

03-08-26 Monday - Bonaparte's Gull

Temp 15°C to 31°C - another hot one, with a light wind from pretty much everywhere and anywhere.

Bonaparte's Gull

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
63 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Snipe, 78 Redshank, 5 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

Severn Beach:
5 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:

1 Water Rail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Long-tailed Tit, Downend (Craig Lewis)

Downend:

Garden, all juvs: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit 

Long-tailed Tit, Downend (Craig Lewis)

Bath:
2 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin

Compton Dando:

1 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50+ Rook, 2 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 30+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
2 Wood Sandpiper, 32 Little Egret, 20 Cattle Egret (inc 3+ juv), 8 Great White Egret, 1 Common Gull, 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 12 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 

Woodford:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Cattle Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, family of 8 Long-tailed Tit

Nunnery:

3 Common Sandpiper

Long-tailed Tit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwell family, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Gray Wagtail

Stratford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Wood Sand Green Sand & Snipe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
67+ Gadwall, Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Jamie Buchan, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-08-26 Sunday

Temp 13°C to 29°C - warmer again, sunny with a light E/NE earlier, moving to S/SE/E later.

Garganey

Wood Sandpiper

Dunlin, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

nr Arnos Vale:
1 Nuthatch

Willow Warbler, Chittening (Brian Lancastle)

Chittening Warth:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Willow Warbler

Med Gull, Chittening (Brian Lancastle)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
1 Whimbrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Aust Warth to Pilning Wetlands:
2 Curlew, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Kestrel, 20 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow, 2 House Martin,1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
14 Swift, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 9 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 18 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dipper Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando:

3 Cormorant, 2 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Dipper, 3 Skylark, 10+Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 20+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer

Great Spotted Woodpecker Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Bishop Sutton:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Pheasant, 20+ Jackdaw

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Garganey, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 10+ Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dunlin CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Lapwing, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Karle Burford, Merv Carlyon, Sam Caswell, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Jack Wylson

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01-08-26 Saturday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 13°C to 23°C - largely sunny with some cloud. Still in the morning, then a light NW moving to moderate W/WSW later, gusts to 20mph.

Glossy Ibis

Wood Sandpiper

Garganey

Goosander

Common Scoter

Glossy Ibis, CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:

9 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Sand Martin, 51 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 17 Chiffchaff, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn Moor:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Blackcap (still singing), 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (juv), 20 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Little Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Yellowhammer, 13 Corn Bunting 

Dyrham:

4 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1Treecreeper, 1 Chaffinch

Norton Malreward:

1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 150 Rook, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail. 35 Linnet ( also, 16 Clouded Yellow)

RESERVOIRS

Wood Sandpiper, BL (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon:
9 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goosander, 1 Garganey, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper,  1 Glossy Ibis

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 18 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin 

Herons Green:

2 Lapwing , 3 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1Great White Egret

Stratford:

1 Common Scoter,  2 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby, 20 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cettis Warbler + 2 Clouded Yellow

Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret

Reported by: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Stephen Curtis, John Lewis,  Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Carol Ruston, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson 

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31-07-26 Friday

Temp 14°C to 24°C - slightly less warm, with some cloud. A light N/NE to start, moving to a moderate and variable breeze later, from SE round to NW, settling westerly.

Glossy Ibis

Yellow-legged Gull

Garganey

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Conham River Park to Hanham:
6 LBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Nuthatch. 10 Dunnock, 4 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
16 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit

Chiffchaff, Conham (Les Williams)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Dunlin

Severn Beach:
2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wheatear

Nuthatch, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
Garden: 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap (f and juv), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
Garden: 2 Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker, Dyrham (Caron TT)

Bath - Fairfield Park:

3 Nuthatch - inc juv

Marksbury:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Garganey, 9 Lapwing, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sedge Warbler

Chew Valley Lake

Barnacle Goose, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron

Woodford:
12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Swallow

Blue Tit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 8+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6+ Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 GBB Gull, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 130+ Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffhaff, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Mute Swan family, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Mute Swan family (inc Polish cygnet), 60+ Gadwall, 8 Lapwing, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler,2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Malcolm Gibbs, Matt Hall, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Caron ThorntonTrippit,  Les Williams

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