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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23-08-26 Sunday - Hen Harrier

Temp 12°C to 26°C - sunny with light cloud, with a light ENE/NNE wind to start, largely still later.

Hen Harrier

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:

1 Wheatear

Stoke Park:
1 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

Two Mile Hill:

Garden: 1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:

1 Greylag Goose, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 330 Starling, 5 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 73 Linnet 

Severn Beach:
1 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Turnstone, Dunlin, 8 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 15 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

UWE Hillside Gardens:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Greenfinch

Whinchat, CSC (Craig Lewis)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4+ Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6+ Redstart, 8+ Whinchat

Inglestone Common:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

Cadbury Camp:
2 Spotted Flycatcher

Sand Point:
Vismig: 2 Cormorant, 1 Hen Harrier, 48 Swallow, 26 House Martin, 7 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Grey Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit
Present: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 24 Whitethroat, 2 Firecrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 7 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 60 House Sparrow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:

1 Whimbrel over last night

Yellowhammer, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett:
1 Kestrel, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mandarin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

Green Sandpiper and Dunlin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 13 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Pergrine

Stratford:
1 Hobby, 6 Ruff, 2 Greenshank

Herriotts inc. Pool:
17 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jamie Buchan, Jane Cumming, Julian Head, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Julie Evans, Fin & Rob Hemming, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Mike Owen, Bob Proctor, Chris Teague, Ian Stapp

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22-08-26 Saturday

Temp 12°C to 23°C - sunny with cloud, a light wind largely from the NE/N but changeable as the day went on.

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 8 Stonechat, 3+ Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Littlle Ringed Plover, 33 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 3 Wheatear, 3+ Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
1 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Whinchat, CSC (Caron Thornton-Tripit)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 6 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 48 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Bullfinch

Wheatear, CSC (Caron TT)

Redstart and Blackcap, CSC (Caron TT)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:

3 Wheatear

Wemberham-Yatton:

1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 Starling, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sand Point:
Vismig: 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 32 Swallow, 38 House Martin, 1 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit
Present: 1 juv Cuckoo, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 50 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 60 House Sparrow, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
BOC Walk: 10 Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, 30 Little Grebe, 5 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin

Bernard King:
10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Ruff

Herons Green:
2 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper

Reported by: John Aldridge, Josh Brown, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Mark Smith, Simon Stuart, Caron Thornton-Tippet, David Wallace

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21-08-26 Friday

Temp 09°C to 19°C - sunny most of the day but some rain from about 3pm. Light air from the north north west and gusts to 14mph    

Whinchat

Wood Sandpiper

Wheatear

BRISTOL

Horfield - garden:

1 Chiffchaff - singing all week

St Andrews Park area:

1 Hobby - over, calling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - Pill
2 Wheatear

21-08-26 Kestrel NP (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Kestrel

Chittening Warth:
80 Mallard, 400 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 70 Carrion Crow

NORTH SOMERSET

21-08-26 Chiffchaff Ashton Court (Lee Patch)

Ashton Court:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Tree Pipit

Portishead - the Hole:

150 Redshank, 50 Black-headed Gull

21-08-26 Gadwall BLR (Jamie Buchan)

Backwell Lake:

1 Gadwall (m)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
8 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Blackcap

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Res:

530 Tufted Duck, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank -juv, putative Caspian x Herring Gull - 1st yr, 1 Sand Martin

Blagdon Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Greenshank, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier (f) & 2juv, 1 Buzzard - juv, c60 Swallow, 1 Whinchat

Chew Valley Lake

21-08-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 25 B H Gull, 5 G BB Gull, 2 L BB Gull, 3 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Magpie, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch  

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - very vocal, Wren, Robin

21-08-26 Greenshank CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank

Villice:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

21-08-26 Gull and Carrion Crow + Fish CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 5 G BB Gull with 2 L BB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 6+ Carrion Crow - eating yesterdays fish, 1 Cetti's Warbler

21-08-26 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan family inc polish cygnet, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 10+ Little Egret, 9 G W Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Jamie Buchan, Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Katherine, Ellsworth, John Lewis, Lee Patch, John Rossetti, Joe Sargent, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey. Ian Stapp

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20-08-26 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 22°C. Rain at first, then a mix of sun, cloud and occasional light rain. A gentle breeze from the WSW, gusting to 23 mph in the middle of the day.

Mandarin Duck

Garganey

Bar-tailed Godwit

Wood Sandpiper

Knot

Ruff

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Blaise estate:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher , 5 Green Woodpecker,  1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch,  1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

20-08-26 Black-tailed Godwit, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

Northwick Warth:
3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Knot

20-08-26 (cross-billed) Kestrel, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage:
6 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 6 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 250 BH Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, Pair Kestrel, 2 Raven, Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail

   Chestle Pill - 2 Common Sandpiper

Pilning Wetland:

3 Tufted Duck, Gadwall, 7 Teal, Little Grebe, 1 Swift, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 39 Lapwing, Curlew, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 95 Redshank, 1 Knot, 1 Common Gull (flew north), 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, 300 Starling, 9 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:

c250 Ringed Plover, c70 Dunlin, 5 Turnstone (all were flushed by a female Sparrowhawk!)

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:
60+ Swallows & House Martins - gathering to head south?

Long Ashton:

1 Hobby over heading west

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

   Vismig:

4 Mute Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 BH Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant. 8 Swallow

   Present:

1 Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 32 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 9 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

20-08-26 Little Owl, Marshfield (Pete Coslett)

Marshfield:
41 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 2 Little Owl, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 100+ Corvids, 150+ Swallows & House Martins, 30 Starling, 4 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 12 Wheatear, 40 Linnet

Pucklechurch:

1 Barn Owl

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

 

East Harptree village:

5 Collared Dove on the road 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Oystercatcher (fly around calling), 1 Common Sandpiper,   

30 BH Gull with 3 LBB Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret,  4 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail      

Herons Green:

4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull with 2 LBB Gull + 5 Crow and a large fish, 12 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier,  3 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler

20-08-26 Ruff, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

2 Garganey (m&f), 300+ Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 80+ Teal, 2 Ringed Plover (adult & juv),  4 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 15 Common Tern (flew west), 3 GBB Gull, 9 Little Egret,  4 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc Pool:

Mute Swan family + Polish cygnet,  11+ Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler

South side of Denny Island:

1 Glossy Ibis

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rich Mielcarek, Lee Patch, Chris Perry, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Karen Wilkinson

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19-08-26 Wednesday - Tree Pipit

Temp 15°C to 22°C - overnight and early morning rain cleared by 10am for sunny spells for the rest of the day. Similer to yesterday, a gentle breeze from the west first thing became increasingly gusty during the day reaching a max of 29mph.

Mandarin Duck

Wood Sandpiper 

Ruff

Kittiwake

Mediterranean Gull

Glossy Ibis

Firecrest

Yellow Wagtail

Tree Pipit

Tree Pipit, Watercress Farm (Howard Taffs)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,1 Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Whinchat, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:

6 Tufted Dick, 1 Teal, 4 Stock Dove, 25 Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 8 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 110 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper,  85 Redshank, 3 Knot, 2 Ruff, 1 Sanderling, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat,  1 Redstart, 7 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat (inc 2 juv), 5 Wheatear (4 juv, 1m), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:

1 Tree Pipit

Welton Common:

2 Firecrest, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Dam:

1 Barnacle Goose,1 Mandarin Duck, 7 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Magpie, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Glossy Ibis (on Denny Island)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Hobby, Stratford Hide (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing,  2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper (juv), 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern (1 juv), 1 Kittiwake (settled on water), 4 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1f, 1 juv), 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Cuckoo (juv, early morning), 14 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Snipe (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 11+ Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 11+ Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher,  1 Hobby, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Fin Hemming, Brian Lancastle, Ian  Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs

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