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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18-08-26 Tuesday - Ortolan Bunting

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Light cloud with a moderate breeze from the west, (unpleasantly humid out of the wind).

Ortolan Bunting

Arctic Tern

Grasshopper Warbler

Tree Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Spotted Flycatcher, Tytherington (Mike Prior)

Tytherington:
1 Little Owl (last night - 17th/18th), 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 6 Swallow, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust Warth & Services:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Ortolan Bunting (briefly)

Severn Beach:
5 Oystercatcher, 179 Ringed Plover, 40 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 68 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c35 Swallow, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 30 Goldfinch

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (2ndhand report), 100+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 11+ Lesser Whitethroat, 14+ Whitethroat, 4 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland:

1 Raven (on garage roof)

Hanham:
1 Swift

Langridge:

10 Swallow, 20 House Martin

Lansdown:

1 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat, 123 Starling

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks (WeBS):

2 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 1 Pochard, 535 Tufted Duck, 127 Mallard, 2 Teal, 42 Little Grebe, 28 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 415 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 32 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Glossy Ibis, Northshore CVL (Lee Patch)

Hobby, Northshore CVL (Lee Patch)

North Shore:
1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Hobby

Greenshank, BK hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Greenshank

Woodford:
4 Little Egret (Denny), 8 Great White Egret (Denny), 30+ Sand Martin (over lake), 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

Black-tailed Godwit, Villice (Dave Chislett)

Villice:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

Arctic Tern, Nunnery (Bri Thompson)

Nunnery:
1 Arctic Tern

Buzzard, Heron's Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:

2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 10+ Swallow

Black-tailed Godwit (behind Green Sandpipers), Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Snipe with 2 Green Sandpiper, Herriott's (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan (family+Polish Ringed Cygnet), 13 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 11+ Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Velvet Bottom (BOC walk):

1 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 8 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 15 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

Priddy Mineries:

1 Wryneck

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Pete Brain, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Martyn Hayes, Rob Laughton, Lee Patch, Mike Prior, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson

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17-08-26 Monday - Sabine's Gull

Temp 18°C to 24°C - overcast with rain until 11am, then sunny through to the evening. A gentle breeze from the west, increasingly gusty as the day warmed up - 28 mph.

Sabine's Gull

Short-eared Owl

Wood Sandpiper

Redstart

Whinchat

Wheatear

BRISTOL

17-08-26 Grey Heron Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle to Sea Mills - R Trym:

2 Common Sandpiper. 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 21 House Martin, 3 long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff/Services
1 Redstart (m) trapped and ringed

17-08-26 Redstart NP (Andy Stockhausen)

New Passage/Northwick:
105 Oystercatcher, 220 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 221 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 1 Common Tern, 1 Med Gull, c50 Swallow, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Little Ringed Plover

Severn Beach:
170 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 8 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear

17-08-26 Shot-eared Owl Chipping Sodbury (Les Williams)

Chipping Sodbury:
1 Short-eared Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - 'the hole':
2 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 60+ Redshank, Black-headed Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - Westcourt:

26 House Sparrow - enjoying the rain

Bath - Victoria Park:
1 Jay

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 13 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 3 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Common Tern, 9+ Little Egret - on Denny Island, 6 G W Egret - on Denny Island, 2 Chiffchaff

17-08-26 Lapwing CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
1 Lapwing, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron - inc 2 juv

17-08-26 Ringed Plover & Dunlin CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Tern, 1 Sabine's Gull, 4 G BB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Peregrine

17-08-26 Green & Wood Sandpiper, Snipe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan family + polish cygnet, 1 Canada Goose & 1 Greylag Goose+ 4 hybrid goslings, 1 Gargany, 19 Lapwing 1 Black tailed Godwit, 18 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 12 to 15 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 19 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Sand Martin - low in the rain, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Beth & Darren Burton, Andy Davis, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Les Williams

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16-08-26 Sunday - Cuckoo

Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast until noon then sun into the evening. A gentle breeze backing from the north east to west by teatime and gusts to 20 mph.

Cuckoo

Grasshopper Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

Curlew Sandpiper

Whinchat

Garganey

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Sparrowhawk (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Tufted Duck - 4 juv, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 54 Oystercatcher, 220 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 38 Lapwing, 500 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 72 Redshank, 2 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 200 Dunlin, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk,  1 Marsh Harrier - ad (f), 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven. 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Sand Martin, 250+ Swallow, 40 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 200+Starling, 3 Redstart (f&2m), 6 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 26 Linnet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 180+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Warth:

1 Kingfisher

Walton Common:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Spotted Flycatcher - family party

Uphill - WeBS:
34 Mallard, 10 Shelduck, 13 Stock Dove, 53 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 126 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 10 Curlew, 462 BH Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 47 L BB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 2 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler  2 Lsr Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat - juv, 6 Stonechat - juv, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting, 30+ Linnet  

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel

Chelwood

1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

16-08-2026 Black Swan BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Black Swan, 2 Common Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
1 Cuckoo - juv, 4 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 11 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail,  8 Pied Wagtail 

Woodford:
21+ Common Tern - in flight over lake, 12+ Little Egret - on Denny Island, 5 G W Egret - on Denny Island, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff

16-08-26 Stock Dove & Buzzard CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Gargany, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwell, 28+ Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 20+ Common Tern - out over the lake, 3 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, lots of Sand Martin - high up, 10+ Swallow, 4 House Martin. 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 10+ House Sparrow

16-08-26 Garganey CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan family - inc polish cygnet, 1 Garganey, 20+ Gadwell, 6+ Teal, 9 Lapwing, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 11 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, Annie Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Ben Ofield, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson

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15-08-26 Saturday

 Temp 16°C to 26°C. Sunny with some light cloud. A gentle northerly breeze with gusts to 17 mph.

Red-crested Pochard

Garganey

Knot

Curlew Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Mediterranean Gull

Glossy Ibis

Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn View / Aust Services:

2 Ringed Plover, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 3 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 55 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Tree Pipit, 75 Linnet

Northwick/New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

12 Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Gadwall, 14 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 60 Oystercatcher, 223 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 201 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 96 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 47 Dunlin, 500 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Glossy Ibis briefly on Northwick flash, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 60 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 23 Yellow Wagtail, 12 alba Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

15-08-25 Willow Warbler, Chipping Sodbury Common (Mark Coller)

Severn Beach:

1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 9 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Red Kite, 200+ Swallows & Martins, 3 Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 3 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Yeo to Channel View Bay:

2 Shelduck, 200+ Ringed Plover/Dunlin (too distant to itemise), 2 Whimbrel, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 25 Linnet

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

1 Red-crested Pochard (juv)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

Vismig:

2 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 15 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 28 LBB Gull, 2 alba Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit

Present:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Whinchat, 8 Stonechat, 100 House Sparrow, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, Gadwall, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 GBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron

Stratford:
Tufted Duck, 3 Lapwing, 1 Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, Great Crested Grebe, 6 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 or 3 or ?4 Greenshank, 1 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Heron, Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Swallow

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Tufted Duck, 1 Garganey, Gadwall, Teal, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, GBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow

Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Steve Newland, Trevor Riddle, Bri Thompson

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14-08-26 Friday

Temp 17°C to 28°C - mostly sunny, just cloud and mist to start and again in the evening. A gentle breeze from the west with gusts to 23 mph.

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

c50 Starling - flock through the garden

Horfield:

1 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Teal - juv, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail

14-08-26 Starling NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

1 Kingfisher, c110 Starling - on the house, 3+ Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail,

Pilning Wetland / Northwick Warth:

200 Ringed Plover, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, £0 Dunlin, a few Turnston

14-08-25 Sparrowhawk Ingst (Steve George)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - calling

Ingst:

1 Sparrowhawk - absolutely no road sense!

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
11 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 73 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 6 Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 10 Dunnock, 2 Yellow wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:

3 Red Kite

Bath - Englishcombe Lane:
5 Swift over at 2pm    

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

14-08-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Dam:
 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck (f), 2 G BB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail 

Hollowbrook:
1 Hobby

Woodford:
3+ Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret - both on Denny Island, 1 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff

14-08-26 Lapwing CVL (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 10+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
74 Mute Swan - around the lake, 50 Great Crested Grebe - together, 3 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank,  80 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler

14-08-26 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan - +cygnet inc the polish, 50+ Gadwall, 30+ Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Swallow, 6+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Bryan Cook, Steve George, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Laura Hussey, Lee Patch, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Martyn Smith, Nick Tippett, 

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13-08-26 Thursday - Black Terns

Temp 14°C to 32°C - sunny all day with a scattering of high cloud and a light southerly breeze doing little to keep the temperature down.  Drought conditions continue.

Garganey

Black Terns 

Wood Sandpipers

Whinchat

Greenshank, Green & Wood Sandpiper on Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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Spotted Flycatcher at CSC (Mark Coller)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
120+ Swallow, 14 House Martin, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Whinchat, 1 Redstart, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer (locally rare).

NORTH SOMERSET

Hewish:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Great White Egret.

Banwell:
Spotted Flycatcher, Nuthatch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

Buzzard at CVL (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

30 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 G BB Gull, 120+ Cormorant (fishing flock), 2 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 8 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch.

Woodford:

4 Cattle Egret (on Denny Island), 8+ Little Egret (on Denny I.), 5 G W Egret (on Denny I.), 2 Buzzard, 5+ Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff.  

Villice:
3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier 2 Hobby.

Black Tern (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:

(there is a little area of mud in the bay now)
1 Garganey, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Black Tern (1 adult, 3 juv.), 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby.

Moreton:

Mute Swan family with the 'Polish cygnet', 5 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 G W Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler. 

Barnacle Geese at Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

6 Barnacle Goose (flushed from in front of hide and flew towards dam), 68 Mute Swan, 58 G C Grebe (together on the lake), 7 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Greenshank (flushed by Marsh Harrier), 7 G W Egret, 9+ Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler.

Cattle Egret (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts Bridge:

69+ Gadwall, 30+ Teal, 2 G BB Gull, 11 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 5 G W Egret, 9 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cattle Egret,  1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 20+ House Martin, 30+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Reported by: Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, contributors to local WhatsApp groups, opsbirding severnsidebirds

12-08-26 Wednesday - Bar-tailed Godwit

Temp 13°C to 34°C - very hot all day with a slight breeze from the South-South East gusting to 14 mph.

Mandarin Duck

Bar-tailed Godwit

Wood Sandpiper

Bonaparte's Gull

Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

20 Coot, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
7 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Little Owl, Horton (Caron ThorntonTrippit)

Horton:

1 Little Owl

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend:

1 or 2 Tawny Owl - calling 22:00

Marshfield:

2 Redstart

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

30 Canada Goose (wall),1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull,  4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Magpie, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Cattle Egret, Bernard King Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret

Woodford:

2 Collard Dove, 100+ Cormorant (big fishing flock lake), 2 Cattle Egret (on Denny Island), 6 Great White Egret (on Denny Island), 10+ Little Egret (on Denny Island), 3+ Jackdaw, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler,    

Herons Green:

4 Little Grebe (pool) and 11 Little Grebe (together lake), 1 Common Sandpiper (wall), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 9 House Sparrow (wall), 2 Grey Wagtail (wall), 12+ Pied Wagtail (wall)   

  

Moreton:

5 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling),

2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler    

Marsh Harrier, Stratford Hide (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
74 Mute Swans (dispersed over lake from hide), 38 Great Crested Grebe (together on lake including a pair with two medium sized young,too small to have come from elsewhere), 5 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 7 Cattle Egret (flying in to Denny Island), 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 12+ Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (calling), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff (car park), 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
72+ Gadwell (pool), 30+ Teal, 11 Lapwing (pool), 1 Common Sandpiper (pool), 9 Green Sandpiper (pool), 1 Wood Sandpiper (pool), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret (lake), 12+ Little Egret (pool), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 25+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Coslett, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Caron Thornton Trippit, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Les Williams

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11-08-26 Tuesday

Temp 13°C to 28°C - unrelenting sunshine with a gentle breeze from the Southeast.

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Clifton (The Gully):

c7 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 1 Wren, 6+ Starling, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 3 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

11 Goosander, 3 Ringed Plover, flock Long-tailed Tit, 11 Whitethroat - one singing, 2 Treecreeper - in with LT, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 

Wood Sandpiper, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Wood Sandpiper

Frampton Cotterell (BOC walk):
10 Mallard, Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wheatear, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
1 Wheatear

Willsbridge:
1 Jay, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow 9 Mistle Thrush

Kingswood:
4 Buzzard (circling)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Cattle Egret, BK Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
2 Cattle Egret

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Peter Coslett, Tim Ford, Alastair Fraser, Ian Saywell, George Stacey, ~Chris

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10-08-26 Monday

Temp 14°C to 26°C - sunny all day with a light breeze from the north and gusting to 18 mph.

Grasshopper Warbler

Redstart

Whinchat

Wood Sandpiper

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Jay

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Cliff/Services

5 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart - trapped and ringed, 1 Whinchat, 15+ Tree Pipit - over

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stock Dove, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 45 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

10-08-26 Yellow Wagtail Cl-Y (Rowan Peters)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
40+ Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling  - ad moulting, 20+ Dunlin, 5 Yellow Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Little Grebe + juv, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Bullfinch

Mangotsfield:

4 Raven

10-08-26 Mistle Thrush Willsbridge (Chris Hall)

Willsbridge:
4 or 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

Oldland Common - Westcourt:

7 Swallow - over low 

Hanham:

1 Swift

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
30 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin, 10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 G BB Gull, 12 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collard Dove, 2 Stock Dove, 100+ Cormorant - big fishing flock, 10+ Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret - on Denny, 8+ Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
1 Gadwall + 2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 G BB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

10-08-26 Hobby CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 lapwing, 3 Snipe, 12+ Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard 1 Hobby, 1 G S Woodpecker - calling, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warble , 2 Cetti's Warbler , 5+ Chiffchaff

10-08-26 Black tailed Godwit CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

72+ Gadwell, 20+ Teal, 1 Collared Dove, 6 Lapwing, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 12+ Little Egret, 3 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 10+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell, John Barnett, Jamie Dunning, Tim Ford, Paul Francis, Chris Hall. Annie Hawkridge, Rob Laughton, Ross Nairn, Rowan Peters, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Nick Tippett

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