06-05-26 Wednesday - Black-winged Stilt

Temp 9°C to 16°C. Cloudy until 8.30 am, sunshine with cloud clearing through the day. Wind from the NE lessening, but cool in the wind.

Please note that there is very limited parking near Pilning Wetlands. Last time the Hooded Merganser was there, some inconsiderate birders blocked the road with their parking and residents could not access their houses, and the bin lorry could not empty the bins. Do not park there unless there is suitable space and you are not blocking the road; lorries need to be able to access the houses. There is plenty more parking down the road, a short walk away. Or park at Severn Beach and walk along the seawall path. Otherwise, local birders may suppress rarities.

Black-winged Stilt
Short-eared Owl

Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

6-5-26 Black-winged Stilt, Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
2 Avocet, 2 Black-winged Stilt, 1 Short-eared Owl up river, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
2 Green Woodpecker,  1 Kestrel, 1 House Martin, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer

Uphill:

1 Cuckoo, 5 Swift, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 20+ Greenfinch with fledglings

5 Painted Lady, Peacock, Green Veined White, Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Red Admiral

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pucklechurch:
12 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Chaffinch and 3 Greenfinch

Charmy Down:

2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet

Hinton Charterhouse:
Quail heard last night

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:
2 LBB Gull, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Canada Goose, 1 f Goldeneye, 50 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, some hirundines, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Pied Wagtail

6-5-26 Reed Warbler, Picnic 2 (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2: 

Reed Warbler, 1 pair Reed Bunting

 

6-5-26 Long-tailed Tit chicks, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford and Path:
2 Collared Dove, 20 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Herons Green:
6 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 4 small Egret, 20 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

6-5-26 Garden Warbler Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
7 Cattle Egret, 40 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 2 Raven, some hirundines, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetto's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap,

Herriotts:
2 Egyptian Geese + 4 goslings now, 4 Shoveler, 32 Gadwall, Mallard with 7 ducklings, Coot with 4 cootlets, 5 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

Reports: Jon Angell, Kevin Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Lisegirl, Ross Nairn, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

05-05-26 Tuesday - Cuckoo

Temp 08°C to 18°C - sunny with some high cloud, A moderate breeze from the north north east backing to north from lunch time, gusts to 22 mph

Black Redstart

Osprey

Spoonbill

Purple Sandpiper

Arctic Skua

Cuckoo

Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Jay - pinching the monkey nuts just buried by a Grey Squirrel

Eastville Park:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush

Sea Mills:

1 Reed Warbler, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Sedge Warbler,, 10 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Black Redstart (m), 8 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage:

1 Arctic Skua - evening passage eastward

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Teal, 2 Avocet, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Oystercatcher, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 8 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

Severn Beach:
12 Whimbrel, 6 Arctic Skua - north east, 14 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 50+ Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Chittening Warth:
1 Spoonbill - over eastward

Yate Common:
1 Rook, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 

NORTH SOMERSET

05-05-26 Swift and House Martin Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton - garden:

5 Swift, 12 House Martin    

Portishead - Battery Point:
2 Purple Sandpiper

Kenn Moor - reserve:
1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Swallow, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Whitethroat.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - Tog Hill farm:
1 Kestrel

Bath - Weston, garden:
1 Swift - back in my boxes

Claverton - American Museum:

1 Stock Dove

Chew Magna:

1 Red Kite - over mid afternoon

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

05-05-26 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Goldeneye (f) - no duckling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swift, 3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Raven - over, some Martin and Swallow,  1 Garden Warbler - singing

Picnic Site 2

Many Reed Warbler - singing

Woodford:
100+ Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - singing, small numbers of Martin & Swallow,2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 

Herons Green:
1 Great White Egret, 100+ Swift, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail

05-05-26 Garden Warbler CVL (Jon Green)

Stratford:
1 Little Egret & 6 Cattle Egret - in flight, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap

05-05-26 Cuckoo CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose + 5 gosling, 2 Shoveler, 28 Gadwall, Mallard + 7 duckling, 2 Teal, 1 Cuckoo, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 100+ Swift, 1 Osprey - over this evening, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 6 Hobby - in the air at one time, 4+ Reed Warbler, some Martin & Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 1 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Adam Cross, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, A Dilger, Alastair Fraser, Jon Green, Andrew Harrison, Nick Hawkridge, Katie Horrocks, Nigel Jones, Brian Lancastle, Chris Rawlings, Trevor Riddle, Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-05-26 Monday - Osprey

Temp 09°C to 18°C - Overcast with rain by lunchtime, a little sun later with more rain. A gentle breeze from the north east veering to east north east before backing to north north east. Gusts to 17 mph

Osprey

Hobby

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Jay

Eastville Park:

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Swift

Stoke Park Sims' Hill:

32 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Cuckoo, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 75 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Avocet, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 10 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail

04-05-26 Whimbrel  Severn Beach (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Severn Beach - inc vismig:
1 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 21 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey - over to north east, 1 Marsh Harrier, 360 Swallow - north east, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat

Clevedon - Walton Bay:

1 Red Kite - over the garden twice

Clevedon, Poets Walk:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake:
Swan and Canada Goose with juv, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

04-05-26 Grey Wagtail Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Tippit)

Dyrham:

Jay, Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail, 

Emerson's Green, Pomphrey Hill Pool

2 Little Egret, 1 House Martin

Willsbridge:
2 Tawny Owl + 2 well grown young

Newton St Loe:
3 Swallow, 6 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

04-05-26 Ringed Plover CVL (Marv Carlyon)

Dam:
Goldeneye - with ducklings, 3 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin

Stratford:
3 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Hobby, 5 Jay, 1 Reed Bunting

OUT OF AREA

Rowberrow to Beacon Batch - and back:

1 Cuckoo - heard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 30 Skylark, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit, 4 Siskin, 

Reported by: Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Ben Crabb, Markas Gilmartin, Anthony Goodwin, Rich Keel, Tom Kerridge, Rob Martin, Andy Middleton,  Nick Page, Lee Patch, Harvey Rose, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-05-26 Sunday

Temp 08°C to 17°C - the rain cleared overnight giving a misty start, then sunny with light cloud. Not much wind to start, then a light breeze from the SW/W if it blew.

White Stork

Sanderling

Crossbill

03-05-26 Cattle Egret, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Blaise:

2 White Stork over 

Horfield:

3 Swift 

Lamplighters Marsh:

3 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

03-05-26 Grey Plover SB (Brian Lancastle)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Sanderling, 1 Wheatear - Greenland race

03-05-26 Whimbrel & Curlew comparison, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
8 Grey Plover - 2 in sum plum, 4 Ringed Plover 1 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin

03-05-26 Whimbrel, Severn Beach (Mark Smith)

Rockhampton:

1 Cuckoo

Tytherington:

1 Mandarin (f), 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Kingston Seymour - Back Lane to STW: 

14 Whimbrel

Nr Winscombe:

3 Crossbill over

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
+ Swallow, ++ Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard - soaring together

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Great White Egret

03-05-26 Reed Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret

03-05-26 Blackcap with breakfast, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 

Herons Green:

2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
nr entrance gate: 10+ Cattle Egret, 1 Hybrid Greylag x Canada Goose, 5 Cattle Egret

Blue Bowl Inn:

4 Swallow, 6 House Martin

Stratford:
2 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
46+ Mute Swan, 1 hybrid Greylag x Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose family, 3 Shelduck, 1 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 43+ Gadwall, 8+ Teal, 1 Mandarin (m), 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull

Reported by: John Barnett, Ken Blake, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Jane Cumming, Chris Craig, Ian Duncan, Brian Lancastle, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Katie Robson, Joe Sargent, Matt Scott, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-05-26 Saturday

Temp 10°C to 17°C - sunny intervals in the morning giving way to rain in the afternoon. Light winds from the south veering east.

Spotted Flycatcher

Fulmar

Arctic Skua

BRISTOL

Reed Warbler, Duchess Pond (Les Williams)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

7 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat (Purdown)

Knowle:

1 Yellow Wagtail (calling in flight 0700hrs)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Gadwall, 2 Avocet, 14 Oystercatcher, 11 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar

Yate:
1 Hobby (west)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (BBS):
66 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 55 Ringed Plover, 25 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 7 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 5 Skylark, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Arctic Skua (Pale Morph - NE)

Uphill:
1 Cuckoo (STW)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
Swift (plural)

Tawny Owl, Willsbridge (~Chris)

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl

Reed Warbler, Newton St Loe (Robert Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe (R. Avon):
10 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Skylark, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Stanton Drew:
2 Pheasant, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Whimbrel, Picnic site 1 (Bri Thompson)

Bittern Trail:
Duck feeding area: 1 Whimbrel

Stratford:

2 Hobby

Dunlin, Herriotts (Andrew Harrison)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby

Reported by: David Allward, Karl Burford, John Croxton, Julian Eastoe, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves,  Andrew Harrison, Paul House, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Trevor Riddle, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Les Williams, ~Ben, ~Chris, ~Nick

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-05-26 Friday - Arctic Skua

Temp 14°C to 19°C - light cloud and some scattered showers to start, more sun later. A light to moderate SE wind early, moving to W/WSW later.

Red-throated Pipit
Arctic Skua 2+8+45

Little Stint

Black Tern

01-05-26 Black Tern, CVL (Tina snaps)

BRISTOL

Lamplighters Marsh:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pintail, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 5 Dunlin, 12 Cattle Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Red-throated Pipit (heard flying over by visiting birder)

01-05-26 Whimbrel, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
3 Oystercatcher, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, early: 2 Arctic Skua (dark phase), late: 8 + 45 Arctic Skua, Common Tern, Hobby, Cuckoo

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
BBS inc: 1 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 13 Blackbird, 4 Greenfinch

Abbot’s Pool:

2 Mandarin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Folly Farm:

2 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-05-26 Little Ringed Plover, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 20 Swift, 1 Garden Warbler

01-05-26 Dunlin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 5 young, 3 Shelduck, 24 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Hobby, 5+ Reed Warbler

Reported by: Tina, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Jamie Buchan, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Tim Fell, Matt Hall, Brian Lancastle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30-04-26 Thursday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 08°C to 25°C - feeling warm in the sun but cooler in the blustery breeze. Sunny with some very light afternoon cloud. Moderate easterly breeze with gusts to 23 mph.

Wood Sandpiper

Arctic Tern

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Bishopston garden:

2 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 5 Starling, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow

BS7 garden:

1 Red Kite & 1 Raven over

Withywood garden:

1 Kestrel (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
vismig - 8 Ringed Plover, 25 Whimbrel, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad) and 2 pairs Mistle Thrush

30-04-26 Wood Sandpiper, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
36 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 2 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 11 Dunlin

Severn Beach:

vismig: 6 Ringed Plover, 13 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 58 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 6 Arctic Tern, 12 BH Gull, 3 Red Kite, 27 Sand Martin, 228 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Whinchat, 53 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 150 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin
present: 1 Greenshank, 2 Whinchat

Chittening Warth:

7 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier

Henfield, Coalpit Heath:
1 Hobby

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

8 Shelduck, Tufted Duck, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite being mobbed by 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat

Portishead:

Battery Point - 1 Purple Sandpiper (the last?), 1 Raven, 1 Pock Pipit
Garden - 2 Siskin (m +f) caught and ringed

Weston Moor, Gordano Valley:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Abbots Pool, Abbots Leigh
2 Mandarin Duck (m+f), 3 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Moorhen (2 adult, 5 chicks), 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

Tyntesfield:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Greenfinch

Congressbury Moor:

5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Skylark, 3 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 14 Swallow, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Brockley Combe:
2 Marsh Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Sand Point/Bay:

Vismig:     9 Swift, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 59 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Dunlin, 2 BH Gull, 2 Sand Martin, 78 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 22 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Tree Pipit, 9 Linnet, 3 Redpoll, 16 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin

Present:     1 Cuckoo, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 37 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 9 Greenfinch

Uphill:

Cuckoo, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

30-04-26 Reed Bunting, Somerdale Hams (Paul Tompkins)

Somerdale Hams, Keynsham:
Grey Heron, Kestrel, Whitethroat, 2 pairs Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

River Avon,  Warleigh Weir to Bathampton Mill:

Warleigh Weir - 1 Common Sandpiper, c10 Sand Martin, 2+ Grey Wagtail

Warleigh Weir to Batheaston - 2 Mandarin Duck (2m), pair Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite (2 also over village  could well be different), 5+ Buzzard, 2 Swallow

Bathampton - 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

30-04-26 Chiffchaff, Picnic Site 2 (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:

2 Chiffchaff

Dam:
6 Canada Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher

Woodford & Path:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven,  40+ Sand Martins + Swallows + House Martins over the lake, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler (singing), 2 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch

30-04-26 Sedge & Reed Warblers, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret, 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff, 

Moreton:

10 Canada Goose + 1 Hybrid Greylag x Canada Goose, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 3+ Reed Warbler (singing), 40+ Sand Martins (over lake), 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Garden Warbler (singing on path to Stratford), 1 Blackcap (singing)

Stratford:
10 Swift, 1 Red Kite (different from the four above), 1 Garden Warbler (singing)

Herriotts inc Pool:
 4 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose (+5 goslings), 6 Shoveler, 16+ Gadwall, Mallard (+ 8 ducklings), 12 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Baltic-type LBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing),  4+ House Martin + 6 Swallow + 30+ Sand Martin (over lake), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Si Bowles, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Adrian Dutt, Julian Eastoe, Rupert Higgins, David Howes, Matt Hull, Mike Meechem, Mike Moxon, Steve Newland, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Paul Tompkins

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-04-26 Wednesday

Temp 09°C to 19°C - It's been a lovely sunny day with 30mph gusts from East Northeast, leaving the warm weather feeling more 14°C.

Rarities: Bar-Tailed Godwit, Avocet, Ruff, Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Withywood:

4 Swift, 1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-04-26 Avocets, Pilning Wetlands (Robin Martin)

29-04-26 Sedge Warbler, Pilning Wetlands (Robin Martin)

Pilning Wetlands:

10 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Swallow, 3 Linnet

29-04-26 Kestrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

29-04-26 Kestrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

Severn Beach:

2 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel

Chittening Warth:

2 Whimbrel, 22 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 17 Common Tern, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Red Kite, 120+ Ravens

Clevedon - Yeo:

10+ Shelduck, 7+ Swift, 2+ Skylark, Swallow, 1 Starling, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Uphill:

1 Cuckoo, 5 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat 

Sandford Hill

Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Bullfinch

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

29-04-26 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Compton Dando

2 Red-Legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite,  2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Raven, 2 Jay, 6 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat,  2 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer  

29-04-26 Red Kite, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)

29-04-26 Common Whitethroat, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)

29-04-26 Kestrel, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)

Maes Knoll, Dundry

1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 16+ Skylark, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Common Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

2 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear 

Chew Valley Lake

29-04-26 Avocets, Dam, Chew Valley (Lee Patch)

Dam:
3 Avocet, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 30+ Sand Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Woodford:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 60+ Sand Martins, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap,  2 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch

Villice:
2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch

29-04-26 Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallow, 20+ House Martins, 3 Chiffchaff

Moreton:

Hybrid Greylag Canada Goose, 2 Little Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 16 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 5+ Reed Warbler, 100+ Sand Martins, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6+ Chaffinch

Stratford:

1 Goldeneye, 50+ Swift, 2 Hobby

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 10 Teal, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper,
3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 6+ Reed Warbler, 100+ Sand Martins, 12 Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

OUT OF AREA

No reports. 

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Cheetham, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Robin Martin, Michael Moxon, Ross Nairn, Phil Quinn, Tom O'Shea, Lois Pryce, Denise Rudeforth, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

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28-04-26 Tuesday - Hoopoe

Temp 05°C to 25°C - Cloudy and cool in the morning, sunny intervals with a moderate breeze from the Northeast later.

Hoopoe

Arctic Skua

Bar-tailed Godwit

Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:

2 Swift, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Bedminster:

1 Greylag Goose (Malago Drive), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Victoria Park)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Rockhampton:

1 Cuckoo

Shepperdine:

8 Whimbrel, 1 Spotted Redshank

Hoopoe, Almondsbury (George Ashwell)

Almondsbury:
1 Hoopoe (Over Lane)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Wood Sandpiper

Severn Beach:
2 Arctic Skua, 64 Arctic Tern, 2 Gannet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
40 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 10 Mallard, 3 Collared Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Rock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 65 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 60 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Little Egret, 5 Swift, 4 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 15 House Sparrow, 8 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

28-04-26 Coal Tit Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham - garden:

1 Coal Tit

Folly Farm (BOC walk):

2 Pheasant, + Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Raven (on roadkill pheasant)

Hunstrete:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Swift, 150+ Sand Martin (some Swallow & House Martin), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff (some have foot disease - no toes), 1 Pied Wagtail

Woodford & Path:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 300+ Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Villice:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 100+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Glossy Ibis, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 12+ Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5+ Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 6+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
c50 Swift, 2 Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 4 Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: George Ashwell, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Alastair Fraser, Peter Hazelwood, John Lewis, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Paul Tompkins

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