17-05-26 Sunday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 08°C to 15°C - Sunny first thing, then cloud rolling in after midday carrying a little rain, A gentle breeze from the west backing to west south west at teatime and gusting to 26 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher

Cuckoo

Kittiwake

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Clifton:

6 Swift, 1 Peregrine

Eastville Park:

1 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

17-05-26 Hobby Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite - north, 1 Hobby

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Raven, lots of Chiffchaff, and Blackcap. 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

17-05-26 Grey Heron Pill (Denise Rudeforth)

Pill:
Grey Heron - family portrait (from Lamplighters)

Clevedon - Cl-Y, WeBS:
16 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 25 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 17 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 8 Whimbrel, 5 Sanderling, 150 Dunlin, 15 Herring Gull,  3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 10 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

17-05-26 Swift Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton - garden:
6 Swift

Wrington:

2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Firecrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 5 Swallow, 20 Starling, 4 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stoke Gifford - UWE entrance:

2 Coal Tit - feeding 5 fledglings

Emersons Green - Lyde Green Lake:

Mute Swan, Mallard with young, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Oldland Common - Jarretts & Westerleigh:

4 Red Kite

Marshfield:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, lots of Corn Bunting - singing, Yellowhammer

17-05-26 Tawny Owl Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham Park:

1 Tawny Owl + 2 owletts 

17-05-26 Sparrowhawk Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Marksbury:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Swift, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, c100 Sand Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Middle of the Lake:

3 Kittiwake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 G W Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 G S Woodpecker, 10+ Jackdaw, 10+ L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Wren - feeding chicks, 2 Robin - plus 3 chicks, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch

17-05-26 Wren CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Wren - feeding family

Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

17-05-26 G S Woodpecker CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo, 2 G BB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 60+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 5 Hobby, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 2 Wren

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 Goslings, 73 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Julie Evans, Chris Hall, Rupert Higgins, Mike Jackson, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Julian Thomas, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-05-26 Saturday

Temp 8°C to 14°C - cloudy with showers from mid morning. A light breeze from the west veering to south west.

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale

1 Whitethroat

Stoke Bishop

1 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Pit:

2 Cuckoo 

Pilning Wetlands:
16 Gadwell, 2 Avocet, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing 

Westerleigh Common

2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Spoonbill

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-5-2026 Grey Heron Newton St Lowe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:

6 Little Grebe, 1 Heron - 2 nests visible

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
10 Swift, 20 Swallow

Stratford:

5 Hobby 

Herriotts inc Pool:
25 Gadwall 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Collier, Mark Dadds, Julian Eastoe, Robert  Hargreaves, Steve Newland, Anna Tatarko,  Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-05-26 Friday

Temp 05°C to 14°C - Nice sunny start but cloudy with showers from mid morning. A light breeze varying from north west to west north west and gusting by midday to 20 mph 

Spoonbill

Cuckoo

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Sims' Hill

1 Buzzard, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, Greenfinch

St George - Crews Hole Woodland:

1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Crossbill

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
35 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin

Rockhampton:

1 Cuckoo - calling

15-05-26 Swift Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

2 Swift

Severn Beach:

4 Coot - juv, 6 Dunlin, c30 Kittiwake

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stockdove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, Barn Owl, Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

15-05-2026 Spoonbill PW (Tim Mason)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Spoonbill

15-05-26 Little Egret WCF (Karen Wilkinson)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm

1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-05-26 Grey Partridge MF (Merv Carlyon)

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Little Grebe + juv. 2 Swift - (Lower Cock Rd)  Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush

Marksbury:
3 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

15-05-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail 

15-05-26 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:

1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 2 G S Woodpecker, 7 L TT, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap, 2 Robin + 3 chick, 4 Dunnock

15-05-26 Pochard CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 7 Cattle Egret, 30+ Swift. 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler,  3 Reed Warbler - singing,  1 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye (f), 2 G BB Gull, 6+ Cattle Egret, 80+ Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 7 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 1 Blackcap

15-05-26 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Mandarin Duck (m),  2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (1f 2m),  38 Gadwell, 1 Greenshank, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift, 3 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

 

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Duncan Evered, John Lewis, Tim Mason, Paul Sadley, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-05-26 Thursday

Temp 05°C to 13°C - Cloudy with showers but the sun breaking through. A gentle breeze varying from north north west to north west and gusting by late afternoon to 26 mph

Black-Winged Stilt

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Eastville Park

1 Pint-footed Goose - hello again

Oldbury Court Estate:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush

Shirehampton - Lamplighter Marsh:

1 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch

Stoke Park:

2 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green - garden:

Swallow - back after 2yr absence

Oldbury Power Station:
25 Shelduck, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 20+ Rook, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Pilning - Road:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff

Severn Beach:
1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 19 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 100 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Yate Kingsgate Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail - fledged juv, 2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Coot, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Black-winged Stilt (Les Williams)

Portishead - Lake Grounds:
1 Black-Winged Stilt

Brockley Combe Rd - Tall Pines Golf:

1 Red Kite

Cleeve - Goblin Combe:

1 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch,, 2 Siskin

iew with Google Maps

14-05-26 Small waders Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon including Wain's Hill area, Ladye Bay & Blind Yeo

1 Egyption Goose - salt marsh, 40 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 3 Sanderling, 60 Dunlin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - Jarretts:

6 Red Kite

14-05-26 Little Egret Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham - garden
1 Little Egret

Bath - Royal Victoria Park:
1 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

River Avon - above Bath:

2 Mute Swan - with juv, 4 Mandarin Duck (m), Mallard - with juv, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Whitethroat - singing, 1 Grey Wagtail

Marksbury:
6+ Red Kite - at grass cutting field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

8 Canada Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail

Denny Island
2 Tern sp 

14-05-26 L TT - chick CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 2 G S Woodpecker, 6+ L TT, 4+ Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Robin - with 3 chicks, 4 Dunnock

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe - pool, 5 Cattle Egret, 14+ Swift. 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 G BB Gull, 80+ Swift, 3 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 6+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler - singing

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 Gosling, 1 Shoveler (m), 42 Gadwell, 3 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 6 Swallow, 12+ House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 

Reported by: Beth & Darren Burton, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Julian Eastoe, Julie Evans, Tim Ford, Clare Gordon, Robert Hawkridge, Emily Lomas, Fen Marshall,  Rich Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Lee Patch, Steve Rickard, Nige Sluman, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

13-05-26 Wednesday - Spoonbill

Temp 08°C to 15°C - some sun and cloud and felt pretty cold with some brief but heavy showers. A moderate to strong W/WSW to start becoming W/NW later. Gusts to 28mph.

If you take photos or videos of wildlife in the Chew and Blagdon area, you may be interested in this competition, closing date is in a few weeks https://chewvalleynpf.wordpress.com/

You can still sign up for the new BTO Birds in Greenspaces survey, a nice way to record birds in your local park or cemetery etc https://www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/greenspaces

If you have been lucky to find a rare bird in Avon recently, you can now submit notes on it via email or the new online form, see this link for details.

Gannet

Spoonbill

Black-winged Stilt

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

13-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Mike Owen)

Portishead:
1 Black-winged Stilt

Sand Point:

3 auk sp, 5 Gannet, 1 Swift, 174 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 29 Linnet, 4 Siskin

13-05-26 Sedge Warbler, WSM (Les Williams)

Weston-s-Mare:

Wayacre Drove: 2 Sedge Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Corston Fields:

16+ Stock Dove

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite, 1 Jay

RESERVOIRS

13-05-26 Oystercatcher, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Oystercatcher

Picnic site 1 to 2:

3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Red Kite

Stratford:
3 Red Kite, 6 Hobby, 200 Swift, 25 House Martin, 1 Garden Warbler

13-05-26 Oystercatcher & Greenshank, CVL  (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 Pochard, 38 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Rich Keel, Sue Howard, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

12-05-26 Tuesday

Temp 04°C to 16°C - sunny with cloudy intervals Still to start, then a moderate to strong W/WSW wind, moving to N/NW later.

Temminck's Stints

Black-winged Stilt

Osprey

12-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Ashton Marsh:

8 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker,  3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Sims Hill:

1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat

Stoke Park:

6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Temminck's Stint, 3 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:

14 Whimbrel

Western Approach:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

12-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Paul Dunham)

Portishead:

1 Black-winged Stilt

Uphill:

18 Whimbrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

12-05-26 Grey Heron, Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
4 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 5+ Stock Dove, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush

Keynsham:

1 Little Egret

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Osprey, 10+Swift, 1 Blackcap

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

12-05-26 Dunlin, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin, 6 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler

12-05-26 Dunlin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 30+ Swift, 12+ Swallow, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 Pochard, 1 Shoveler, 28 Gadwall, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Hobby

Reported by: John Aldridge, Ben Crabb, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Paul Dunham, Markas Gilmartin, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, Dean Reeves, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

11-05-26 Monday

Temp 04°C to 14°C - a four seasons in one day kind of day. Sunny, cloudy, brief rain showers and pretty cold to start. A light NW wind to start, moving to a moderate NE/N around lunch time.

Temminck's Stint

Black-winged Stilt

Osprey

11-05-26 Temminck's Stint, Pilning (Brian Lancastle)

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Whimbrel, 2 Temminck's Stint, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Black-winged Stilt

BELOW M4 & BANES

West Harptree:
9 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Timsbury:

5 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

11-05-26 Shoveler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Great White Egret, 10+ Swift, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
6 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler

Moreton:

1 hybrid Canada x Greylag Goose, 5 GBB Gull, 3 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler

Stratford:
3 Whimbrel, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 5 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler

11-05-26 Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose + 4 young, 4 Shoveler, 37 Gadwall, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

10-05-26 Sunday

Temp 08°C to 16°C -  A moderate westerly breeze, mostly cloudy with sunny intervals.

Crane

Black-winged Stilt

Temminck's Stint

10-05-26 Swift CVL (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush

Sims Hill:

1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Temminck's Stint, Little Ringed Plover

Chipping Sodbury - garden:

3 Swifts over (1st of year)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Canada Geese with 3 goslings

Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Julian Eastoe)

Portishead:
Black Winged Stilt

10-05-26 Whimbrel, Uphill (Ross Nairn)

Uphill:
5 Whimbrel

Watercress Farm

2 Gadwall, Little Egret, Sedge Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:

2 Stock Dove, 18 Yellowhammer, 2 Red-legged Partridge 

Chew Stoke:
3 Crane (circling up high between Chew Stoke - Lower Strode), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Mistle Thrush 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

10-05-26 Hobby CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
9 Hobby

Reported by: John Allen, Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Chris Craig, Julian Eastoe, Ken Hall, Rupert Higgins, Karen Jayne, Ross Nairn, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-05-26 Saturday - Garganey, Temminck's Stint

Temp 08°C to 21°C - warm and hazy, mostly still early, with a light to moderate E/NE wind the rest of the day.

Black-winged Stilt
Temminck's Stint
Little Tern
Gannet

09-05-26 Temminck's Stints, Pilning (Bri Thompson)

09-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Andy Davies)

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Temminck's Stint (reported this evening from Northwick Flash)

NORTH SOMERSET

09-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Bri Thompson)

Portishead:

1 Black-winged Stilt see below for more photos

09-05-26 Black-winged Stilt 2, Portishead (Paul Chapman).jpg

Sand Point:

10 Whimbrel, 1 Little Tern, 4 Gannet, 1 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 7 Redpoll, 6 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:

09-05-26 Garganey, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose + 4 young, 1 Garganey (m), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Andy Davies, Julian Eastoe, Matt Hall, Nick Page, Aravind Ramesh, Andy Stockhausen, Simon Stuart, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Chris Vines

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Andy Davies

Bri Thompson

Andy Davies

Andy Davies

08-05-26 Friday - Temminck's Stint

Temp 10°C to 20°C - cloudy then some sun, a light east breeze to start, becoming a moderate S/SW wind later.

Temminck's Stint

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Redland:

6 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

08-05-26 Spoonbill, Pilning (Jon Angell)

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Ringed Plover, c8 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 2 Temminck's Stint video here (flew off after a short time), 1 Spoonbill, 2 Little Egret, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear

08-05-26 Temmick's Stints, Pilning (Matt Hall)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Spoonbill

08-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Jason Williams)

Portishead Lake Grounds:

1 Black-winged Stilt (seems quite tame, anyone missing one?)

Clevedon:
1 Swift

Weston-super-Mare

Weston Woods: 1 Cuckoo

BELOW M4 & BANES

08-05-26 Whitethroat, Hanham (Les Williams)

Hanham:
Walk along R.Avon: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Garden Warbler, + Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch

08-05-06 Garden Warbler, Hanham (Les Williams)

Chelwood to Hunstrete:

3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

08-05-26 Greylag Goose, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Greylag Goose, 6 GBB Gull, 5 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler

08-05-26 Reed Warbler, CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:

2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Greem Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6+ Swift,  4+ Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
4 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 10+ Swift, 12+ Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

Moreton:

5 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Raven, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler

08-05-26 Garden Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
4 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woopecker, 4 Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush

08-05-26 Egyptian Goose CVL (Neil Delaney)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose with 4 young, 4 Shoveler, 40 Gadwall, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby, 6 Swift, 4+ Reed Warbler, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, Brian Lancastle, Emily Lomas, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, George Stacey, Ian Stapp,Andy Stockhausen, Tony Watt,  Jason Williams, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds