Friday, 31 July 2026

31-07-26 Friday

Temp 14°C to 24°C - slightly less warm, with some cloud. A light N/NE to start, moving to a moderate and variable breeze later, from SE round to NW, settling westerly.

Glossy Ibis
Yellow-legged Gull
Garganey
Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Conham River Park to Hanham:
6 LBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Nuthatch. 10 Dunnock, 4 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
16 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit
Chiffchaff, Conham (Les Williams)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Dunlin

Severn Beach:
2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wheatear
Nuthatch, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury:
Garden: 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap (f and juv), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
Garden: 2 Green Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker, Dyrham (Caron TT)
Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Garganey, 9 Lapwing, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sedge Warbler

Chew Valley Lake
Barnacle Goose, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron

Woodford:
12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Swallow
Blue Tit, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 8+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6+ Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting
Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 GBB Gull, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 130+ Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffhaff, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Mute Swan family, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Mute Swan family (inc Polish cygnet), 60+ Gadwall, 8 Lapwing, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler,2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Caron Thornton-Trippit,  Les Williams

Thursday, 30 July 2026

30-07-26 Thursday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 18°C to 25°C. A rain shower reported in some areas early on, then back to the familiar sunny day with some cloud. Gentle breeze from WSW gusting to 21mph.

Common Scoter
Bonaparte's Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Wood Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
30-07-26 Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Lee Patch)
BRISTOL

Severn Way and River Trym at Sea Mills:
6 Redshank, 45 BH Gull, Herring Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 11 LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 16 House Martin (8+ nests at Sea Mills Station)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
    Tidal Res. - 1 Common Scoter (m)  pushed upriver as tide rose
    Pillhead Gout22 Redshank, 4 Dunlin (one attacked by Peregrine pair but escaped), 350 BH 
                             Gull, 263 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull
1 Mute Swan, pair Shelduck + 6 tiny young on the Severn, 10 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen + 2 young, 2 Coot + 2 young, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Heron perched in trees, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, ,  Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
9 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 6 Coot inc young, 19 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 300 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 32 LBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Whitethroat

Chittening Warth:
1 Marsh Harrier

NORTH SOMERSET

Kingston Pill & Clevedon Sea Wall:
50 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 7 Dunlin, BH & Herring Gulls, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood
2 Red Kite

Bath - R Avon, Windsor Bridge
2 Sand Martin - using the pipes again

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
     The Lodge - 1 Glossy Ibis - early afternoon for five minutes or so before being flushed, 
     Bells Bush / Top End - 2 juv Wood Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull (adult), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, c20 Little Egret, 8+ Cattle Egret, 3 Red Kite (inc 1 juv), 1 Kestrel (f), 1 Hobby (2nd cy)

Chew Valley Lake

North End of lake:
1 Osprey fishing

Dam:
28 Canada Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail
30-07-26 Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (George Stacey)
Herons Green:
4 Stock Dove, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2 GBB Gull, 8+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine
30-07-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
164 Great Crested Grebe (fishing together), 3 Lapwing, 4 GBB Gull, 120+ Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 12+ Cattle Egret (fly over), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Osprey (flying over north end lake for 15 minutes, dived in 3/4 times caught nothing), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 6+ Reed Warbler, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting  
30-07-26 Cattle Egrets, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
Mute Swan + Polish cygnet, 60+ Gadwall, 7 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 13+ Green Sandpiper (pool), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Darren Burton, Andy Davis, Andrew Dawson, Oscar Dewhurst, Matt Hall, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Lee Patch, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Paul Vokes

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

29-07-26 Wednesday - Bonaparte's Gull, Osprey, Goosander

Temp 17°C to 28°C - back to a sunny and very warm feeling day, with a light to moderate W/WSW wind with gusts to 21mph.

Bonaparte's Gull
Osprey
Goosander
Common Scoter
Yellow Wagtail
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

No reports.
Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Brian Lancastle)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust Wetlands:
1 Marsh Harrier
Goosander, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Common Scoter (m), 7 Goosander (redheads), 15 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (some video here), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
Garden: 1 Chaffinch (juv)
Last night: 1 Tawny Owl 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green Lake:
14 Little Egret
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (George Stacey)
Stanton Drew:
2 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
7 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Little Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret
Osprey, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
1 Osprey

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper
Little Egret, CVL (George Stacey)
BK Hide:
1 Little Egret

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 2 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
3 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Dave Chislett, Oscar Dewhurst, Ollie Eaton, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Matt Hall, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Nesta Vireo, 

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

28-07-25 Tuesday - Bonaparte's Gull

Temp 13°C to 26°C - Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze from the Southwest

Bonapartes Gull

BRISTOL

Wills Memorial Building:
2 Peregrine (juv)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Bonaparte's Gull, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Derek Miller)
Severn Beach:
1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (2cy - briefly for 1st South Glos record, then later at New Passage), 1 Mediterranean Gull

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill:
c400 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Conham River Park:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Willsbridge:
1 Swift, 1 Kestrel

Oldland Common:
6 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Magpie, 20+ Swallow, 5+ Chiffchaff, 6 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Stock Dove, 7 Cattle Egret (over), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Jackdaw, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren (family party), 2 Bullfinch
Hobby, Villice (Bri Thompson)
Villice:

2 Hobby
Barn Owl, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Peregrine, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl (hunting - back pool), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 5+ Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 6+ House Sparrow, 7+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
100+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 80+ Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
only one Tufted Duck (m), 67+ Gadwall, 7 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite 8 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Woodchester Park - National Trust (BOC walk):
8 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 20 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Martin Haynes, Derek Miller, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, ~Chris

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

Monday, 27 July 2026

27-07-26 Monday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 17°C to 24°C - sunny with some cloud, and cooler in the moderate to strong W/WSW wind, gusts to 25 mph.

Pied Flycatcher
Knot
Arctic Tern
Hobby

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:
2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Hobby

Aust:
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby
Kestrel, Pilning-Northwick (Les Williams)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
4 Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 100 Dunlin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch

Weston Moor:
1 Marsh Harrier

Ashton Court:
5 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna:
1 Sanderling over

Keynsham:
Manor Rd: 4 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
7 Egyptian Goose, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 Little Egret, 34 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
14 Egyptian Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Knot (on fish pen), 3 Arctic Tern, 1 Commic Tern, 5 Cattle Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch
Common Sandpiper, CVL (Lee Patch)
Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 8 Cattle Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail 
Redshank CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
3 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern, 5 Cattle Egret, 5 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Swift, 1 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
67 Gadwall, 9 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 9 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 3 Great White Egret
Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Matt Hall, Rob Martin, Andy Mears, Lee Patch, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Les Williams



Sunday, 26 July 2026

26-07-26 Sunday

Temp 18°C to 24°C - rain! But only 1mm of it. Largely sunny for a change, with a moderate W/WSW to start, moving to N/NW/W wind later, gusts to 24mph.

Turnstone
Redstart
26-07-26 Redshank, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Turnstone, CVL (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
inc BOC walk: Shelduck families, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroatt, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat
Whinchat, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 23 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, Moorhen family, Coot family, 2 Lpawing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 34 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 350 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 300 Starling, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit, 55 Linnet

Severn Beach:
2 GBB Gull, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
6 Egyptian Goose, 22 Little Grebe, c40 GBB Gull

Chew Valley Lake
Many juvenile Reed Warblers around, c50 ringed this weekend as well as 15 juv Blackcap
Juv reed warbler, CVL (DuncanBrenda Evered)
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone
Redshank, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank
26-07-26 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
49 Mute Swan, 125 Gadwall, 68 Teal, 170 Coot, 13 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 311 BH Gull (84 juv), 7 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite 1 Hobby

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Merv Carlyon, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan & Brenda Evered, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Bri Thompson, Tom Wright



Saturday, 25 July 2026

25-07-26 Saturday - Black-necked Grebe

Temp 18°C to 24°C - sunny with some cloud passing on a moderate westerly breeze and gusting to 33mph around tea time.

Wheatear
Black-necked Grebe
Marsh Tit

BRISTOL

Kingsdown:
3 Peregrine - very noisy

Temple Quay:
1 Peregrine - calling

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
25-07-26 Marsh Harrier Aust Warth (Brian Lancastle)
Aust Warth - Cake Pill:
8 Common Sandpiper - 1 Marsh Harrier - juv

Aust Warth to Pilning Wetlands:
Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 10 Reed Warbler, 4 Kestrel, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Greenshank - close at hand
25-07-26 Sedge Warbler PIL (Brian Lancastle)
Pilning Wetlands:
1 Sedge Warbler

Wickwar
 - Lower Woods: 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Wren, 1 Robin
- garden- 1 Barn Owl - visiting a new box for the first time
25-07-26 Blue Tit Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Blue Tit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
7 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 88 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 7 Coot, 1 Curlew, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
10+ Swift  - escorting 1 Sparrowhawk
25-07-26 Hobby Saltford Lock River Avon (Ian Stapp)
Saltford - Lock:
2 Hobby - chasing dragonflies

Folly Farm:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Raven,
4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 9 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe

Chew Valley Lake

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern
25-07-26 Ringed Plover CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:

1 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin
25-07-26 Dunlin CVL (Bri Thompson)
Moreton:

2 Hobby - hawking over the fields

Herriotts inc Pool:
7 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin,

Reported by: Pete Brain, Karle Burford, Bella E, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Mark Steer, Bri Thompson, Nick Tippett, Keith Williams

Friday, 24 July 2026

24-07-26 Friday - Whinchat

Temp 13°C to 27°C - sunny with a gentle breeze, swinging from north east to west and gusting to 21mph.

Willow Warbler
Redstart
Whinchat
Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Raven - over calling.

City Centre:
2 Peregrine 

Clifton:
2 Peregrine - calling

Kingsdown:
3 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust to Aust Wetlands:
2 Swifts, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Northwich Warth:
1 Whinchat

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 22 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 

Wickwar:
1 Kestrel

Horton:
1 Little Owl

Mayshill:
2 Little Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Swift, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Whitethroat, 33 Swallow. 1 House Martin,  3 Redstart, 2 Whinchat,

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
1 Red Kite - circling over A38

BELOW M4 & BANES

Little Stoke:
1 Blackcap - full song, went on for ages!!!
24-07-26 Whitethroat Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)
Dyrham:
4 Whitethroat - family party

Keynsham, Manor Road - garden:
6 Swift - screaming party
24-07 26 Green Woodpecker  Stanton Prior  (Ian Stapp)
Stanton Prior:

40+ Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, 17+ Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 14 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 30 Cattle Egret - inc 10 juv

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 20+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail
24-07-26 Reed Warbler picnic one (Chris Teague)
Picnic Site One:
Reed Warbler

Woodford:
5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 G S Woodpecker, 40+ Swallow - low over the water, 3 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
1 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Buzzard, 8+ Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 12+ Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow - dip drinking, 4+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail
24-07-26 Hobby CVL (Bri Thompson)
Stratford:
1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - juv, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 2 Hobby - 1st sum, 
24-07-26 Snipe & Green Sandpiper  CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

38+ Gadwell, 9 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 21 Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Jackdaw,  2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow. 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Annie, Nick & Robert Hawkridge, Zeb Highmore, Mike Jackson, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Paul S     adley, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton Trippit, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

Thursday, 23 July 2026

23-07-26 Thursday - Little Stint

Temp 16°C to 28°C - sunny with some light cloud, a light breeze from the NE to start then highly variable later.

Little Stint
Wood Sandpiper
Garganey

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cetti's Warbler (juv)
Little Stint, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetlands:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 21 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint

Severn Beach:
1 Marsh Harrier

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
10 Stock Dove, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellowhammer

Burrington Ham:
1 Coal Tit, 10 Willow Warbler, 20 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Linnet

Kewstoke:
1 Cuckoo

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Quail, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Newton St Loe:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 60 Rook, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 12 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey (f), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Little Egret, 40+ Cattle Egret (3 juvs), 5 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 10+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Mandarin (f)

Woodford:
10+ Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14+ Cattle Egret, 39+ Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
23-07-26 Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin (f), 40+ Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper
23-07-26 Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp) 
Reported by: Martin, Paul Bowerman, Joe Carter, Andy Davis, Bob Goodman, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Rob Martin, Andy Mears, Ian Stapp, Martin Wightman

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

22-07-26 Wednesday - Puffin

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with a light breeze, swinging from north east to west and gusting to 17mph.

Yellowhammer
Wood Sandpiper
Dipper
Puffin

BRISTOL
22-07-26 Peregrine BMH stack (Keith Williams)
Clifton - Maternity Hospital Chimney:
4 Peregrine - inc 2 juv, one ringed showing it's one of the Avon Gorge brood.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
30+ Canada Goose, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 10 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Turnstone - river buoy, 3 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 2 Skylark, 40+ Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch
22-07-26 Puffin SB (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach - garden:
1 Puffin - juv, 11 pm visitor, 2 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET
22-07-26 Green Woodpecker Portishead (Darren Burton)
Portishead - garden:
2 Green Woodpecker, mixed Blue and Long-tailed Tit in the bird bath + a Chiffchaff

Uphill:
2 Common Sandpiper, 300 BH Gull - inc 30 juv

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hambrook - Frome Valley:
1 Dipper

Mangotsfield:
20+ Swift, 2 Raven
22-07-26 Chiffchaff Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)
Dyrham:
1 Chiffchaff

Keynsham, Manor Road:
6 Swift - screaming party, 1 Red Kite - chased off by 2 Raven

Stanton Drew - Cricket Pitch:
2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS
22-07-26 Cattle Egret BL (Ian Stapp)
Blagdon Lake:

8 Egyptian Goose, 4 Lapwing, 1 Yellow legged Gull, 14 Great Black-backed Gull, 28 Little Egret - inc 3 juv, 3 G W Egret, 31 Cattle Egret -  inc 1 juv, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 4 G S Woodpecker, 12+ Reed Warbler - chicks calling, contact calls in the reeds all along the lake side, c40 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
22 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow

Woodford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 G S Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird
22-07-26 Buzzard CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
1 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall - plus 2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper 2 G BB Gull 15+ Cattle Egret - inc 1 juv), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 24+ Jackdaw, 6+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow - dip drinking, 12+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9+ Pied Wagtail
Stratford:
2 G BB Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret (fly over), 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff,  2 Reed Bunting.
22-07-26 Sparrowhawk CVL (Rich Keel)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnet - inc polish, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 38+ Gadwell, 5 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Sedge Warbler,  2 Reed Warbler - some singing, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 
22-07-26 Mute Swan CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Rich Keel, Rodd Nairn, Terri Nicholls, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Caron Thornton Trippit, Nick Tippett, Keith Williams

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