22-04-26 Wednesday

Temp 05°C to 19°C - It's been a sunny day today, with max gust 21mph from the East, keeping it mild. 

Rarities: Hybrid Canada Greylag Goose, Cuckoo, Little Ringed Plover, Bar-Tailed Godwits, Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret, Merlin, Greenland Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Swift, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4+ Common Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust, Cliff /Services, Warth and Wetlands:

1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 3 Sedge Warbler, 12 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Greenland Wheatear, 1 Stonechat

22-04-2026 Kestrel, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

22-04-2026 Kestrel, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:

2 Greylag Goose, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Redpoll

22-04-2026 Kestrel, Pilning Wetlands (Rosemary Setter)

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 72 Dunlin, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

22-04-2026 Bar-Tailed Godwit, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Grey Plover, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Whinchat, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Yellow Wagtail, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

Severn Beach:

2 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 32 Whimbrel, 33 Bar-Tailed Godwits, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 14 Swift, 2 Red Kite, 1 Sand Martin, 100+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 27 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 109 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

2 Swift

Portishead:

5 Shelduck, 3+ Whimbrel, 24 Turnstones, 1 Curlew, 50+ Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin

22-04-2026 Grey Wagtail, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Grey Wagtail, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Marsh Harrier, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Wheatear, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
80 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 90 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest

Nailsea Moor:

5 Whinchat, 15 Wheatear

Backwell Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

Worle:
2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Stanton Wick:

2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Keynsham:

14 Mallard - including 9 ducklings, 12 Feral Pigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great Tit, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail

 

Saltford:

1 Red Kite, 2 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat

Hunstrete:

1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch,

1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

8 Canada Goose, Herring Gull + Magpie eating a large fish on the wall, 50+ Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail

22-04-2026 Blackcap, Hollowbrook (Lee Patch)

Hollowbrook:

1 Blackcap

Woodford:
1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200+ Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 4+ House Martins, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

22-04-2026 Garden Warbler, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Hybrid Canada Greylag Goose, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5+ Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 250+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 4 Reed Warbler, 250+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Ham Wall:

1 Great Reed Warbler

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Julian Eastoe, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Stephen Le Flohic, Dendy Platt. Mark Ponsford, Lisa Presland, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-04-26 Bar-tailed Godwit

Temp 06°C to 14°C - Starting overcast but with sunny intervals later in the day.  Feeling cooler in the  15mph ENE wind that gusted to 20mph

Avocet

Bar-tailed Godwit

Ruff

Yellow-legged Gull

Glossy Ibis

Cattle Egret

Wood Warbler

Yellow Wagtail

Redpoll

Siskin

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
Vismig:

66 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black- tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 1 Grey Plover, 30 Whimbrel, 44 Sand Martin, 23 Swallow, 4 House Martin,  3 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Redpoll, 13 Siskin,  (all north east)

Present:

1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat,

Yate Common:

1 Jay,  1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Wren, 5 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 11 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Battery point:

3 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon:

Wains Hill:

2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 7 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Redpoll, 27 Goldfinch,1 Siskin

Dowlais:

36 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 95 Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 24 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 19 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Bay and Middle Hope:
1 Wood Warbler

Whinchat, Congresbury Moor (Mark Savage)

Congresbury Moor:

1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whinchat

Wheatear, Puxton Moor (Mike Moxon)

Puxton Moor:

1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Hybrid, 7 Egyptian Goose (inc juv), 1 Goldeneye (f), 2 Avocet, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 20+ Sand Martins, 30 Swallow, 10+ House Martin

Woodford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler

Glossy Ibis, Moreton (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:
1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler

Stratford:

1 Goldeneye (m), c70 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)

Herriotts inc Pool:

5 Shelduck, 25 Gadwall, 1 Ruff (f), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Sedge Warbler 

Reported by: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Gregory, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Mike Owen, Lee Patch, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Howard Taffs

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-04-25 Monday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 05°C to 15°C - Sunny intervals with gray cloud moving slowly on the cool easterly breeze with gusting to 20 mph

Purple Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Swift

Redstart

Garden Warbler

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Jay

Stoke Park:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Whitethroat

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 1 Willow Warbler

Grow Wilder:

1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 3 Canada Goose, 22 Shelduck, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 7 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 24 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 2 Avocet, 6 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 38 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 42 Dunlin, Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 10 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler. 4 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (f), 4 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit

20-04-26 Waders SB (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
3 Common Scoter, 1 Grey Plover, 60 Whimbrel, 520 Bar-tailed Godwit - this evening1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 2 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 3 Wheatear

20-04-26 Tree Pipit Chittening (Brian Lancastle)

Chittening Warth:

120 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Tree Pipit

Yate:

- Kings Gate Park: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap

- Common:  2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroad

Old Sodbury - Cross Hands field:

2 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Dundry Hill:

14 Wheatear:

Portishead - Battery Point:
4 Purple Sandpiper

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Gadwall, 25 Whimbrel, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit, Peregrine, Raven, 3 Wheatear

20-04-26 Whinchat Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 or 6 Skylark, 1 Whinchat, 4 Yellowhammer

Congresbury Moor and Strawberry Line:

1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 6 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 

10 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
2 Mute Swan, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 19 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 34 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 16 Tree Pipit, 16 Greenfinch, 27 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 30 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

20-04-26 Little Grebe Prior Park (Andrew Harrison)

Bath - Prior Park:
5 Canada Goose, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - inc WeBS:
5 Canada Goose, 16 Mallard, 3 Teal, 53 Tufted Duck, 25 Coot, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper, 40 Herring Gull, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 106 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake - inc WeBS:
11 Mute Swan, 37 Canada Goose, 39 Mallard + 2 ducklings, 74 Tufted Duck, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 34 Coot, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 7 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

Chew Valley Lake

20-04-26 Goldeneye CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Hybrid Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander (f), 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 20+Sand Martin, some Swallow, some House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

Hollowbrook - Picnic Site 2:
Lots of vocal, Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap - all singing

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall - pool, 2 Little Grebe - pool, 2 G W Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Sand Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 4 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting 

20-04-26 Glossy Ibis CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
8 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler - singing, 4+ Reed Warbler - singing, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 60+ Sand Martin, 4+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Tree creeper, 

Stratford:
1 Mandarin Duck - over south, 1 Great White Egret, 35 Sand Martin

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Skip Hook, Katie Horrocks, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Rob Martin, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen. Larry Sweetland, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-04-26 Sunday - Cranes & Swift

Temp 05°C to 15°C. Clear sunny morning, some cloud later. Light breeze from the northwest turned through the day to a northeasterly - gusting to a gentle 11 mph.

Cuckoo

Common Crane

Glossy Ibis

Swift

Garden Warbler

Whinchat

19-04-26 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

River Avon (opposite bank from Shirehampton):

1 Cuckoo heard

Sea Mills:

2 Canada Goose, 18 Mallard, 4 LBB Gull, 3 Redshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff

Patchway:

1 Kestrel

Hanham Hills:

1 Wheatear (f)

Stockwood Open Space:
3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap,  1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 3 Lesser Whitethroat

Aust services to STW:
vismig (morning): 4 Common Crane (heading NE, presume same birds seen earlier further south), 15 Ringed Plover, 29 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 15 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin 

New Passage/Northwick:

2 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, c40 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 14 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Common Crane (over), 3 Coot, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 1 Cettis, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat (m), 1 Wheatear (f), 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch

Severn Beach:

vismig (evening): c100 Bar-tailed Godwit heading NE 

present: 18 Bar-tailed Godwit on the shore, 

+ 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 4 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots of Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting,

Chittening Warth:

vismig (evening): c45 Bar-tailed Godwit heading NE 

present: 20 Bar-tailed Godwit on the shore 

?same birds as above

Doddington Park:

1 Red Kite

Horton:

1 Little Owl

Chipping Sodbury Common & Golf Course:
1 Little Grebe, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

19-04-26 Lesser Whitethroat, Portbury Wharf (Darren Burton)

Portbury Wharf:

2 Little Ringed Plovers (on the north pool island then flew off), 1 Sedge Warbler heard, 1 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat 19-04-26 Lesser Whitethroat, Portbury Wharf (Darren Burton)

Clevedon Dowlais:

15+ Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Raven, 7 Skylark, 35 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Cettis Warbler 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat,  1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Channel View Farm, Clevedon:
4 Common Crane (over)

Abbots Leigh:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

19-04-26 Green Woodpecker, Maes Knoll (Andrew Parsons)

Maes Knoll, Dundry:

3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat

Wraxall fields:
1 Yellowhammer

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

6 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer (m)

Felton Common:

Skylark singing, 2+ Willow Warbler singing

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig: 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 2 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 6 Siskin

present: 13 Whimbrel, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 26 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 3 Greenfinch 

Uphill:
2 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 32 Dunlin, 8 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe

3 Mute Swan + 1 egg, 9 Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron - 4 nests believed active - 1 juv seen on nest, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin

Burnett to Compton to Hunstrete (lanes):
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Raven, 5 Skylark (singing), 1 Willow Warbler,  8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 12+ Chaffinch, 6+Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

19-04-26 Whitethroat, Compton Dando lanes (Ian Stapp)

Hunstrete to Chelwood:
2 Red Kite. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Skylark, 4+Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Ring-necked Duck (m), 1 Common Sandpiper, Cetti’s Warbler & Reed Warblers singing in Pipe Bay

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

6 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush

Woodford & Path:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch 

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff

Moreton:

14+ Canada Goose + 2 hybrid Greylag Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Little Egret (over Denny Island), 1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 possibly 2 Grasshopper Warbler calling, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 5+ Reed Warbler (singing) 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Darren Burton, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Oscar Dewhurst, Paul Francis, Ken Hall, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Rob Laughton, Wendy Musson, Ross Nairn, Andrew Parsons, Lee Patch, Bob Proctor, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Carol Rushton, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Martin Wightman, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-04-26 Saturday

Temp 03°C to 13°C - Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the West, later veering Northwest.

Glossy Ibis

Guillemot

Cuckoo

Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

St Michaels Hill:

1 Blackcap (singing)

Lesser Whitethroat, Whitchurch (Andrew Parsons)

Whitchurch:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (lagoon 3 & yacht club)

Wheatear, Aust (Matt Hobbs)

Chiffchaff, Aust (Matt Hobbs)

Aust Services/STW:
7 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 43 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 9 Wheatear, 1 Siskin

Linnet, Pilning Wetland (Mark Smith)

Pilning Wetlands/Northwick:
2 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart, 8 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Shaft Beach:

1 Wheatear

Red Kite, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Wapley Bushes:
2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 21 Wren, 1 Starling, 5 Song Thrush, 14 Blackbird, 12 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 4 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail (flyover)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Guillemot (appeared oiled - and not in a rescuable position)

Skylark, Sandpoint (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Peregrine, Sand Point (Caron Thornton- Trippit)

Sand Point/Bay:
Peregrine, Skylark, Whitethroat, Chaffinch

Lulsgate:
2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2+ Raven

Willsbridge:
2 Buzzards, 3 Swallows

Queen Charlton:

Moorhen (+ 3 Juv)., 1 Red Kite, 5 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest,1 Song Thrush

Pensford:

1 Mallard (+14 young)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Common Sandpiper, Dam (George Stacey)

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldfinch

Hollowbrook:
2 Reed Warbler (heard)

Herons Green:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret

Moreton:
1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling on lane to Stratford)

Glossy Ibis, Herriott's (Karen Wilkinson)

Egyptian Goose, Herriott's (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis (later thought to have flown to fields by Moreton or Herons Green)

Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Adrian Hockey, David Horlick, Dave Hughes, Andrew Parsons, Paul Sadley, Mark Smith, George Stacey, Gary Thorburn, Caron Thornton-Trippit,  Karen Wilkinson, Keith Williams, ~Chris

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17-04-26 Friday

Temp 07°C to 11°C - heavy grey clouds covering Somerset, with spells of rain. Wind gusts reached 25mph around 1pm and gradually slowed throughout the afternoon. 

Rarities: Cuckoo, Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Horton - Church

1 Cuckoo - calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
1 Cuckoo (calling)

Dowlais: 

3 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Yellow Wagtail

Sand Point/Bay:

Vismig: 

1 Whimbrel, 57 Herring Gull, 182 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 8 Sand Martin, 63 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Starling, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, 23 Meadow Pipit, 68 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 227 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin

Present:

9 Whimbrel, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 22 Whitethroat, 7 Stonechat, 11 Greenfinch

Weston-Super-Mare:

1 Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

Walton Common:

10 Pheasant, 11 Woodpigeon, 1 Feral Pigeon, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Jackdaw, 3 Raven, 5 Carrion Crow, 32 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 26 Blackcap, 20 Wren, 5 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 23 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Burnett

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

4 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 50+ Sand Martin, 1+ Swallow, 1+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail 

17-04-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodford Path (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

2 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 60+ Sand Martin, 1+ Swallows, 1+ House Martins, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch 

17-04-26 Pochard, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:

2 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martins, 1 Chiffchaff,  2 Pied Wagtail, 4 House Sparrow

17-04-26 Hybrid Greylag Goose, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

28 Canada Goose, 2 Hybrid Greylag Goose, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

17-04-26 Common Sandpiper, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

3 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 18 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

17-04-26 Yellow Wagtail, Streart Marshes (Simon Davies)

Streart Village

11 Whimbrel, 21 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 1 Common Tern, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 21 White Wagtail

17-04-26 Pied Flycatcher (M), Quantock (Nick Wall)

17-04-26 Pied Flycatcher (M), Quantock (Nick Wall)

Quantock

2 Pied Flycatcher

East Harptree

6 Crossbill

Reported by: Simon Bowles, Matt Hull, David Luddington,  Paul Marshall, Lee Patch, Mark Ponsford, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gwen Thomas, Nick Wall, Karen Wilkinson

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16-04-26 Thursday - Arctic Tern

 Temp 10°C to 16°C.  A gentle southwesterly breeze gusting to a max of 20 mph

Mandarin Duck

Whimbrel

Bar-tailed Godwit

Grasshopper Warbler

Whinchat

Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

Sea Mills station:

3 House Martins - checking out the nests

Crews Hole Woodland:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch

Troopers Hill:

1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Pheasant (m displaying to f), 6 Sedge Warbler & 11 Reed Warbler singing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing

Pilning Wetlands:
7 Shelduck, 16 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 5 Dunlin, Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, c50 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 5 White Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, Linnet, Reed Bunting 

New Passage:

54 Shelduck, 1 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, 2 Cettis Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, White Wagtail, Linnet

Severn Beach:

18 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 10+Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, Tree Pipit, Linnet

Chittening Warth:

16 Shelduck

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Raven, 8 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Buzzard, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet

Congressbury Moor:
2 Grasshopper Warbler

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
Wetlands - Kestrel, Willow Warbler singing, several Whitethroat

Sidings - lots of Whitethroat and Greenfinch

16-04-26 Siskin, WSM garden (Dean Reeves)

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
2 Siskin

Weston-Super-Mare Sewage Treatment Works
1 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-04-26 Buzzard with prey, Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham:

Buzzard, Chiffchaff

Keynsham Memorial Park:
17  Mallard (including 11 ducklings), 11 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail

Somerdale:
4 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 11+ Carrion Crow, 2+ Skylark, 6 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch

River Avon above Bath:
  Downstream of Dundas aqueduct:  pair Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher
  Below Warleigh Weir:  1 Mandarin Duck (m), pair Goosander + 4 ducklings
  Above Batheaston:  1 Canada Goose, pair Mute Swan, pair Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail
  Bathampton:  pair Canada Goose, 1 Kingfisher, c10 Sand Martin

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Folly Farm:

2 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Skylark,
2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler. 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch,
2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Linnet

Woodford Hill, Chew Stoke:
6 Cattle Egret

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

16-04-26 Reed Bunting, Herons Green CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
8 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 300+ Sand Martin, some Swallows, some House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Woodford & Path:
1 Arctic Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Jay,  300+ Sand Martin, some Swallows, and House Martins, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch

16-04-26 Common Sandpiper, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron,  2 Raven, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 400+ Sand Martins (over lake), Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

16-04-26 Sedge Warbler, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (calling), 2 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 300+ Sand Martin, 10+ House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2  Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing), 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 350+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 4+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (+ only 8 Goslings now), 5 Shelduck, 17 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard,  4 Reed Warbler (singing), 350+ Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Darren Burton, Mark Coller, Julian Eastoe, Duncan Evered, Alastair Fraser, Ken Hall, Andrew Harrison, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Mark Ponsford, Dean Reeves, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Caron Thornton-Trippit

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