Wednesday, 20 May 2026

20-05-26 Wednesday- seabirds

Temp 12°C to 16°C - the unsettled spell continues, some showers and some sun, a moderate to strong W/SW wind with gusts to 26 mph.

Storm Petrel
Gannet
Manx Shearwater
Guillemot
Kittiwake
Spoonbill
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Siskin

Severn Beach:
3 Whimbrel, 9 Sanderling, 5 Guillemot, 1 Storm Petrel (video here), 1 Gannet, 1 Spoonbill

Yate:
4 Marsh Tit (including 3 juv)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
1 Whimbrel, 8 Kittiwake, 10 Manx Shearwater, 5 Gannet, 23 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 13 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 6+ Swift, Skylark, 5+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher
Carrion Crow with takeaway, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham:
Memorial Park: 18 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
20-05-26 Blue Tit feeding time (Lucy Masters)
Chew Stoke:
Blue Tit family

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 GBB Gull, 14 Swallow, 35+ House Martin

Woodford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Blackcap

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo
20-05-26 Turnstone, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 3 Shoveler, 52 Gadwall, 1 Turnstone, 1 LBB Gull (intermedius), 1 Great White Egret, 5 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo
20-05-26 Turnstone, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Reported by: Jon Angell, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, 

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

19-05-26 Tuesday - Temminck's Stint

Temp 11°C to 018°C - Overcast with light rain to start and a touch of sun, driven by a light southerly wind gusting to 27mph. After lunch the wind shifted to west south west with very heavy showers, again indisperds with sunny interludes gusting to 30mph.

Barnacle Goose
Temminck's Stint

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Victoria Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker Fishponds (Jon Angell)
Fishponds - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Frenchey:
5 Ring-necked Parakeet

Oldbury Court:
6 Ring-necked Parakeet

Southmead Swimming Lake -WeBS:
4 Canada Goose, 3 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 2 Swift, 1 Blackcap

Sims' Hill
1 Willow Warbler - singing still

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
19-05-26 Stonechat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Oystercatcher, 26 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 7 Dunlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow - alarm calling the HO, 15 Stonechat - inc juv

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
45 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover - sum plum, 15 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Temminck's Stint, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Mute Swan - inc cygnet, 2 Canada Goose, 3 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Long-tailed Tit - 3 families, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail - inc fledged juv

NORTH SOMERSET
19-05-26 Raven Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)
Long Ashton - garden:

4 Raven - family party - including fishing for newts in the pond

North Worle - garden:
1 Hobby - hunting

Puxton - BOC walk highlights:
6 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Kestrel

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS
19-05-26 Cattle Egret CVL (TINA)
Chew Valley Lake


Extras seen today: 4 Otter - adult+ 3 pups

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 20+ Swift, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martin,1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail
19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL (Lee Patch)
Picnic Site:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - working hard

Woodford:
1 Collared Dove, 2 G S Woodpecker, 5 L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren - feeding chicks, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch
19-05-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Barn Owl - hunting, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
19-05-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Lucy Master)
Stratford:

2 Mute Swan + 2 cygnet, 12 G C Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 G S Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 9 Hobby, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler
19-05-26 Barnacle Goose CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 38 Gadwell, 1 Common Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30+ Swift, 10 Jackdaw, 4+ Reed Warbler - singing, 5 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Mike Birkin, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Nick Hawkridge, Lucy Holloway, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Lucy Masters, Steve Newland, Lee Patch, Gareth Roberts, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, TINA, Mark Tranter, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Monday, 18 May 2026

18-05-26 Monday - Temminck's Stint

Temp 10°C to 014°C - Heavy rain to start, mixing with some sun after lunch before slacking off by dinnertime. A gentle breeze from the south west veering to west south west and back, before backing again to south with gusts all day to 20 mph.

Temminck's Stint
Wheatear
Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Jay - sheltering, but with an eye on the dive bombing Blackbird

Blaise Castle Estate:
1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Firecrest    

City Docks:
1 Oystercatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, I Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Canada Goose, 1 Avocet, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 1 Temminck's Stint, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Severn Beach:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Sedge Warbler, 

Yate:
Common: 1 Hobby - north
garden: 3 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET
18-05-26 GS Woodpecker Goblin Combe (Emily Lomas)
Cleeve, Goblin Combe:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Yatton, North End:
2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES
18-05-26 Tawny Owl Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippitt)
Dyrham:
2 Tawny Owl - juv

Stanton Drew - Sandy Lane:
30+ Swift 

Chelwood
2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
15 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 400+ Swift - over the lake, 2+ Sand Martins, 12+ Swallows, 200+ House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail
18-05-26 Treecreeper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:

2 Collared Dove, 400+ Swift, 2 G S Woodpecker, small number of Swallow with 250+ House Martin, 10+ L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 4+ Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wren - food carry, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch
18-05-26 Goldcrest CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Shoveler (f&m), 2 Little Grebe  5 Cattle Egret. 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing. 8+ House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 Hobby
18-05-26 Blackcap CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 44 Gadwell, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 200+ Swift, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 12+ Swallow, 100+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Alan Daniells,  Barry Dursley, Nick & Annie Hawkridge, Matt Hobbs, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Emily Lomas, Issy Simpson, Ian Stapp, Carol Thornton-Trippit

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Sunday, 17 May 2026

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

Severn Beach:
1 Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whitethroat

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
17-05-26 House Martin CVL (Chris Teague)
Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, lots of House Martin, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
17-05-26 G S Woodpecker CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Great Crested Grebe - dancing, 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 + juv

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, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Julian Thomas, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

Saturday, 16 May 2026

16-05-26 Saturday

Temp 08°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

Friday, 15 May 2026

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

Thursday, 14 May 2026

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

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

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

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

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


Monday, 11 May 2026

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