08-04-26 Wednesday

Spring has only just begun, yet we are already experiencing summer-level heat, with today's highs reaching 22º. However, a gentle 15mph breeze from the southwest has meant that we've been blessed with a milder heat, which birds and birders alike have been making the most of! 

Rarities - Mandarin Duck, Cuckoo, Little Ringed Plover, Common Redstart, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Sandwich Tern, Sedge Warbler

BRISTOL

Avonmouth Spur:

1 Grasshopper Warbler 

Bishopston:

10 Starling, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch

Chittening Warth:

6 Sandwich Tern 

High Kingsdown: 

1 Willow Warbler 

Sims Hill

1 Skylark

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:

2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Wigeon, 10 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Swallow

08-04-2026 Skylark, Chipping Sodbury Common (Les Williams)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

08-04-2026 Whitethroat, Portbury Wharf (Daz Burton)

Abbots Pool, Abbots Leigh

2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Nailsea Moor

15 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gulls2 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 3 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 10 Wheatear, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

08-04-2026 Wheateater, Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon - Yeo:

15 Teal, 80 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

08-04-26 Whitethroat, Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Dowlais:

2 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail

Kenn:

1 Cuckoo 

Kingston Seymour:

40 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 10 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Linnet 

Yatton:

11 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 17 Willow Warbler, 34 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 33 Blackcap, 18 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 34 Linnet, 5 Redpoll, 14 Greenfinch, 44 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin

Weston-Super-Mare:

1 Redstart

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Charlton Fields

3 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake

08-04-2026 Common Sandpiper, Dam, Chew (George Stacey)

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

08-04-2026 Reed Bunting, Hollowbrook, Chew (George Stacey)

Hollowbrook:

1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

08-04-2026, Female and Male Bullfinch, Woodford Path, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 8 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch,  

08-04-26 Sedge Warbler, Herons Green, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
4 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler 

Moreton:
6 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

2 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush

Herriotts inc Pool:

8 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Angell, Simon Bowles, Jamie Buchan, John Budd, Daz Burton, Paul Chapman, Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Trevor Ford, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Howard Taffs, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Les Williams,

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-04-26 Tuesday

Temp 08°C to 22°C - Sunny. A gentle east south east breeze with frequent 26 mph gusts.

Grasshopper Warbler

Sandwich Tern

Redstart

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Whitethroat

Merlin

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret

Stoke Park - Sims' Hill:
1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark - singing, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart

07-04-26 Chiffchaff Crews Hole (Duncan Evered)

Troopers Hill / Crews Hole:

20 Black-headed Gull  - flock, 4 Willow Warbler - inc singing, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Great Crested Grebe - courting, 9 Dunlin, 12 Sandwich Tern, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 

2 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow

07-04-26 Sandwich Tern CW (Brian Lancastle)

Chittening Warth:

9 Sandwich Tern

Severn Beach:
2 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 1 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Red Kite, Raven, 3 Swallow, Willow Warbler, 22+ Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart (2f 3m), 2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

07-04-26 Blackbird Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton- garden:

2 House Martin, Blackbird - feeding fledgling

07-04-26 Purple Sandpiper Battery Point (Caron Thornton)

Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper

07-04-26 Rock Pipit Portishead (Rob Martin)

Portishead - BOC walk

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07-04-26 Wheatears Dowlais (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon - Dowlais:
1 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 26 Teal, 87 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel, 10 Skylark, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 17 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 25 Linnet, 

Clevedon - Wain's Hill:

82 Woodpigeon - upchannel, 2 Jay, 4 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 House Martin,8 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap,

St Thomas Head:

1 Red Kite, 1 Whitethroat - singing

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig: 241 Woodpigeon, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Merlin (f), 55 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 11 Tree Pipit, 84 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 56 Goldfinch & 1 Siskin.

Grounded: 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 47 Willow Warbler, 26 Chiffchaff, 37 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear & 20 Greenfinch.

Weston-Super-Mare - STW:
1 Sedge Warbler

Uphill:
1 Swallow,  4 Willow Warbler, 16 Blackcap - singing, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Wheatear (2f 3m), 30+ Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cadbury Heath

1 Willow Warbler - singing

07-04-26 Redstart Hanham Hill (Rob Laughton)

Hanham Hills:

1 Redstart (m)

Keynsham - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite - over, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock

Claverton - American Museum:

1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch

07-04-26 Chiffchaff Bushy Norwood (Andrew Harrison)

Bushy Norwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3+ Chiffchaff, 

Bathampton Down:

1 Kestrel, 1 Raven

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Chew Magna - school:
1 House Martin

Chelwood:

2 Red kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

30 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 White Wagtail (m)

Chew Valley Lake

07-04-26 Goosander CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
11 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander (f), 3 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Reed Warbler, 10+ Sand Martins, 8 Swallows, 5 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Bittern Trail:

07-04-26 Blackcap CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Sites 1&2:
1 Reed Warbler, some Chiffchaff & Blackcap singing, 

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard - white, 2 Raven, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (M singing),
2+ Bullfinch 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock

Herons Green:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwell (2 f & 2 m), 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

07-04-26 Redstart CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
9 Canada Goose with 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 2 G W Egret - inc a sum plum, 2 Raven, 2 Buzzard, 3 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, 2 L TT, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler - singing, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap - singing, 2 Wren, 1 Redstart (m),

Stratford:
4+ Goldeneye, 1 Scaup (f), 2 G BB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 5 Sand Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler - singing, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Greylag Goose (fly in lake), 1 Hybrid Goose, 3 Shelduck,  8 Goldeneye, 4 Shoveler, 14 Gadwell, 14 Teal, 3 G BB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 7 G W Egret - inc 3 sum plum, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Alastair Fraser, Nick Hudson, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Rob Martin, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, Mark Ponsford, Carol Rushton, Mark Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-04-26 Monday

Temp 03°C to 18°C - a cold start to an otherwise nice day. Lots of sun with a light to moderate SSW round to SE wind.

I have updated the page on Peter Rock's local gull ringing program, click here to see it. He has ringed nearly 11,000 nestlings which have generated more than 90,000 sightings. The birds have travelled many millions of kilometres. Recoveries range between Tampere, Finland to The Gambia (see map below). Here’s one who has an interesting history: Black3 M:K, ringed on the old Courage Brewery in Bristol in 2006. Many records from Gloucester Landfill up until 2011 when it closed suggested that he was breeding in Gloucester, but he winters in Gafanha da Nazaré, near Aveiro in Portugal. Pete has seen him there over many years. Nowadays he expects to find him in a small part of the fishing port and he didn’t disappoint last year; Pete found him there on 31st October during the annual ring-reading trip to Portugal.

Pete Rock gull recovery sites and MK

Ring-necked Duck

Sandwich Tern

Redstart

Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

B2B cycle path nr Clay Bottom:

2 Willow Warbler

Eastville Park:
4 Willow Warbler

Greenbank Cemetery:
3 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Ringed Plover, 12 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Wheatear

Severn Beach:
1 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 2 Snipe, Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, Reed Bunting

Abott's Pool:

2 Mandarin

Tyntesfield:

3 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

Nailsea Moor:

1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Owl

06-04-26 Willow Warbler, Wain's Hill (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon:
Wain's Hill: 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Clapton Moor:

Grey Heron, 1 Wheatear

Kenn Moor:

30 Mute Swan, 4 Redwing, 17 Fieldfare

Tickenham Moor:

1 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig: 2 Greylag Goose, 220 Woodpigeon, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 5 Wheatear, 1 alba Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit, 5 Tree Pipit, 54 Linnet, 24 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin
Present:1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, c.15 Willow Warbler, 30 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart, 6 Stonechat, 19 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Weston Airfield:

1 Mute Swan, 3+ Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 1 BH Gull, 100+ Herring Gull, 25+ LBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 6+ Cetti's Warbler, 7+ Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Linnet

Yesterday: 3 Black-tailed Godwit

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-04-26 Corn Bunting, Marshfield (Les Williams)

Marshfield:

Skylark, Corn Bunting

Chew Magna:

2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

06-04-26 Dipper, Chewton Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Chewton Keynsham:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Dipper, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch

Charlton Fields:
2 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

06-04-26 Treecreeper & Goldeneye, CVL (Keith Williams)

Dam:
2 Gooander, 2 Common Sandpiper- displaying

Nunnery:
4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
3 Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Gadwall, 4+ Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper

Reported by: Jamie, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Beth & Darren Burton, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Charles Dewhurst, Oscar Dewhurst, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Rich Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Steve Sanins, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

05-04-26 Sunday - Arctic Skua, Tree Pipit

Temp 08°C to 12°C - mostly sunny with some light showers, a moderate to strong W/WSW wind with gusts to 38mph.

Arctic Skua
Common Sandpipers

Bar-tailed Godwits

Tree Pipit

Common Scoter

Sandwich Tern, Little Tern

Ring-necked Duck

Gannet, Kittiwake

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Willow Warbler

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Marsh Harrier

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Avocet, 16 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 38 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 5 Knot, 4 Dunlin, 50+ Sand Martin, 1 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:
1 Arctic Skua, 20+ Swallow, 1 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Little Owl, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

05-04-26 Mandarins at dusk, Abbots Pool (Jamie)

Abbot's Pool:
2 Mandarin

Nailsea Moor:

3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Raven, 7 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 30 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting

Portbury:

2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Tern, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear.

Clevedon:
Dowlais: 44 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 65 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 5 Skylark, 12 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 17 Linnet

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

1 Common Scoter, 76 Woodpigeon, 3 Knot, 1 tern sp., 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kittiwake, 5 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 14 Sand Martin, 75 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 2 alba Wagtail, 63 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 198 Linnet, 2 Crossbill, 135 Goldfinch

Uphill:

1 Sand Martin, 34 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 2 Rock Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

Compton Martin to Ubley woods:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Bullfinch

Keynsham:

Memorial Park: 6 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Rook, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 (h) Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Goldfinch
Somerdale: 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 (h) Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark

Bath:
Garden: 2 Siskin

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1000+ Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Goosander (f), 2 Common Sandpiper, 50+ Sand Martin

Villice:

1 Great White Egret

Herons Green:

1 Red Kite

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank

Reported by: George Ashman, John Barnett, Ben Crabb, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis, Julian Eastoe, Malcolm Gibbs, Rich Keel, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Charlie Murphy, Ross Nairn, Darren Pearce, Carol Rushton, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, Paul Vokes, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-04-26 Saturday - Little & Sandwich Terns

Temp 09°C to 15°C - some sun with a light to moderate WSW/SW wind to start. The wind moved to a strong SW/SSW later, with gusts to 34mph.

With summer migrant records on the increase, check out this page which contains average arrival dates, which species will be next? With today's records of Little Tern, Sandwich Tern and Sedge Warbler, the Avon year list is now on at list 171, see it here.

Little Tern
Sedge Warbler
Greenshank

Lesser Scaup

Purple Sandpiper

Osprey

Sandwich Tern

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Swallow, 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Redwing

Aust Warth:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Tern, 1 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
14 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall,  72 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 12 Redshank, 1 Little Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 7 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Battery Point: 5 Purple Sandpiper

Abbot’s Pool:

2 Mandarin

Clevedon:
Wain's Hill: 11 Meadow Pipit, 96 Goldfinch, 21 Siskin, 5 Linnet

Dowlais: 37 species inc: 20 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Linnet

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

Vis mig:2 Pintail, 222 Woodpigeon, 424 LBB Gull, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow,  2 alba Wagtail, 60 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, 90 Linnet, 259 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin

Present: 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Stonechat, 11 Greenfinch

Uphill/ Weston STW:

Axe:1 Swallow, 1 House Martin
STW: 13 House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lansdown Racecourse:
2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat

Goosard Batch:
6+ Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 2 Blackbird

Stanton Drew:

6 Swallow

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

50+ mixed Hirundines

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup

Chew Valley Lake
1 Merlin, c350 Sand Martin, c15 Swallow, c5 House Martin

Moreton:
2 Greylag Goose, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Osprey

Reported by: Jamie, George Ashman, Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan Evered, Markas Gilmartin, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Rich&Gillian Keel, Rob Laughton, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Darren Pearce,  Lois Pryce, Tony Scott, Howard Taffs, Chris Vines, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-04-26 Friday - Stone Curlew, Redstart, Common Scoter

Temp 08°C to 14°C - felt cold with the light rain and stong SW to start. The wind moved to W/WSW and increased in strength with gusts to 36mph.

Stone Curlew

Common Scoter
Redstart

Lesser Scaup

03-04-26 Yellowhammer, Marshfield (Les Williams)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
2 Willow Warbler

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swallow, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
Greylag Goose, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
6 Sand Martin

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
St Thomas' Head: 1 Redstart

Worle:

1 Stone Curlew- flew over N around 930pm

BELOW M4 & BANES

03-04-26 Yellowhammer3, Marshfield (Les Williams)

Marshfield:

10 Yellowhammer

03-04-26 Yellowhammer2, Marshfield (Les Williams)

Keynsham:

Memorial Park: 10 Mallard, 6 Feral Pigeon, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 7 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 5 Goldfinch
Somerdale: 22+ Woodpigeon, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 (h) Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 27+ Carrion Crow, 9+ Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2+ Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 (h) Chiffchaff, 6+ Wren, 2 Blackbird

Stanton Drew to Chew Magna:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldcrest

Freshford:
2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Dipper, 1 Redpoll

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Lesser Scaup (m) near Dam, 1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Scaup

Moreton:
2 Common Scoter

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye, c50 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Siskin

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Ben Crabb, Paul Gregory, Andrew Harrison, Adrian Hockey, Matt Hull, Daniel Lundberg, Rich Keel, Robert, Kelsh, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Smith, Jordan Sparkes, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-04-26 Thursday - Ring Ouzel

Temp 02°C to 14°C. Sun & light cloud. Warm in the sun, cool in the shade in the gentle breeze - initially northerly turning southwesterly.

Scaup

Osprey

Merlin

Ring Ouzel

BRISTOL

Redland Green & Allotments:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Blue Tit & Great Tit nesting, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Nuthatch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage / Pilning Wetland:

1 Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 51 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, singing Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 singing Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, female Merlin (flew North to South over Pilning Wetlands), 4 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 4 Linnet

02-04-26 Oystercatcher, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
31 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 1-2 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler singing, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Seafront:
6 Shelduck, Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 1 Greenfinch 

Portbury Wharf:
4 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

Battery Point, Portishead:
5 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Rock Pipit

Clevedon - inc Wains Hill, Ladye Bay, Blind Yeo:
40 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 20 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Long-tailed Tit nesting, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kelston:
1 Swallow

Lansdown, Bath:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 8 Skylark, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

02-04-26 Yellowhammer, Compton Lanes (Ian Stapp)

Compton Lanes:

1 Grey Heron (over), 2 Buzzard, 3 raven, 40+ Rook, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

Chelwood: 

1 Red Kite

Marksbury:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Farrington Gurney

1 Ring Ouzel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Chew Stoke:

1 Osprey (over)

Perry House Farm, NW of Woodford:
c25 Cattle Egret

02-04-2026 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Picnic Area 2 (Lee Patch)

Picnic Area 2:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dam:
5 Canada Goose, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler singing 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail

02-04-26 Bullfinch pair, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford and path:
4+ Goldeneye, 2 Raven, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (calling), 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff (singing lots everywhere), 2 Blackcap (singing), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 4+ Bullfinch, 10+ Goldfinch

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:

02-04-26 Goldeneye (m & f), Stratford (Chris Teague)

Stratford:

14 Goldeneye, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:

5 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup (2f), 4 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 1 Pintail (f), 14 Teal, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk,1 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Allen, Derek Angell, Paul Chapman, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, David Howes, Rob Martin, Steve Newland, Mike Owen, Chris Patch, Lee Patch, Carol rushton, Nigel Sluman, Chris Teague, Jason Williams, Les Williams

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01-04-26 - Wednesday - no kidding

Temp 04°C to 14°C - high cloud carried on a a gentle westerly breeze with gusts to 21mph around tea time

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Merlin

BRISTOL

Knowle:

1 Great White Egret - mobbed by Herring Gull 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 7 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 2 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Merlin (f)-  flying low parallel to footpath, 2 LT Tit, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Mallard - inc 6 ducklings, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 55 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 21 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine (f), 25 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Severn Beach:

2 Tufted Duck, 16 Kittiwake 

01-04-26 Canada Goose Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate Kingsgate Park:
2 Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall,1  Cetti's Warbler - singing, 1 Chiffchaff

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Leigh pool:

2 Mandarin (f&m), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail 

01-04-26 Reed Bunting Watercress Fm (Paul Chapman)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

inc-  5 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Rook - rookery, 2 Skylark - singing, 2 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Blackcap - singing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Yatton - Strawberry Line survey:
1nc - 3 Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 1 Kestrel, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Long tailed tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 19 Wren, 11 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 18 Robin, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch and 1 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare - Milton Rd:
1 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden:

1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Goldcrest

Keynsham:

 Memorial Park:  8 Mallard, 9 Feral Pigeon, 2 Moorhen - one on nest, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Magpie, 10+ Jackdaw, 3+ Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail

 Somerdale:  9 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 12+ Magpie, 20+ Carrion Crow, 6+ Skylark

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck

Chew Valley Lake

01-04-26 Chiffchaff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Tit, 10+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 L TT, 2 Cetti's Warbler. 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch

01-04-26 Chiffchaff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

4+ Goldeneye, 2 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker - calling, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff - singing, 2 Blackcap - singing, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3+ Bullfinch, 8+ Goldfinch

Herons Green:
4 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwell (2 f&m), 4 Little Grebe, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Lesser Scaup (f), 2 Scaup (f), 

Blue Bowl:

1 House Martin - on the wires

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Goldeneye, 5 Shelduck, 1 Lesser Scaup (f), 5 Shoveler, 18 Gadwell, 1 Pintail (m), 14 Teal, 3 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Chapman, Barry Dursley, Andrew Harrison,  Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, C Teague, Reuben Veal, Jack Wylson

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31-03-2026 Tuesday

Temp 05°C to 13°C - Sunny intervals all day with a gentle westerly breeze.

Osprey

Lesser Scaup

BRISTOL

Easton - garden nocmig:
1 Common Scoter

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland (Green Park):

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Avocet, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (high), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 2 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting

Yate Common:
1 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Mandarin, Abbots Pool (Jamie Buchan)

Abbots Leigh:
2 Mandarin Duck

Green Woodpecker/Nuthatch/Song Thrush, Portishead (Daz Burton)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Osprey (flying N.), Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing right in my ear!! Nuthatch, Song Thrush

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Swallow (N over Old Town quarry)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
Two Mile Hill: 6 Buzzards (soaring high as 3 pairs)
Cock Ridge: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warbler, c15 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush

Willsbridge:
2 Canada Goose (over), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

Hanham Mills (BOC Walk):
1 Mute Swan, 9 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 10 Woodpigeon, 4 Rock Dove, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 30 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 5 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 4 Carrion Crow, 13 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 15 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Grey Heron, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron (predating a Lamprey), 1  Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail

Bullfinch, Wally Bank path (Ian Stapp)

Goldfinch, Wally Bank path, (Ian Stapp)

Woodford & Path:
8+ Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 30+ Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5+ Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 4 Dunnock

Herons Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Goldeneye, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

31-03-2026 Lesser Scaup CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
4 Goldeneye, 2 Lesser Scaup, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 8 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 2 Wren

Stratford:
8+ Goldeneye, 2 Lesser Scaup, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

31-03-26 Osprey CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 4 Goldeneye, 4 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 14 Teal, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Jamie Buchan, Daz Burton, Kevin Bainbridge, Phil Barlow, Graham Blacker, Andy Davis, Geoff Dring, Jamie Dunning, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, David Gibbs, Andrew Harrison, Julian Head, Mike Owen, Jamie Sova, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson

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