29-04-25 Tuesday

Temp 07°C to 23°C - Sunny with a gentle breeze from the East.

Wood Warbler

Little Tern

BRISTOL

Redland:

2 Swift

Bedminster (Victoria Park):

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Swift, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, c25 Whimbrel, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 6 Knot, 19 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Wheatear

Bar-tailed Godwit, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands (BOC walk):
8 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 46 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 8+ Gadwall, 32 Mallard, 2 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Rock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 15 Oystercatcher, 10 Avocet, 15 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel, 15 Curlew, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 10 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 White Wagtail (alba), 5 Pied Wagtail (yarellii), 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Wood Warbler, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
7 Swift, 85 Whimbrel, 50 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Sanderling, 4 Greenshank, 5 Little Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Little Tern, 6 Common Tern, 2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Wood Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
10 Bar-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier

Clevedon - Yeo (Dowlais):
2 Bar-tailed Godwit

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Common Scoter, 1 Swift, 34 Black-headed Gull, 5 Little Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, 20 Commic Tern (towards Cardiff), 4 Gannet, 1 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (MOD), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Tree Pipit, 1 Redpoll

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green Lake:
Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Reed Bunting

Warmley Forest Park:
Whitethroat

Bath:
1 Swift

Chew Magna:

Knowle Hill : 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroat

Newtown: 4 House Martin

Moorledge: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer

Village: 1 Sedge Warbler

Burrington Ham:
2 Jay, 7 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Woodford & Wally Bank Path:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Song Thrush

Sedge Warbler, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 5 House Martin (Blue Bowl), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Pied/White Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
3 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 12 Teal, 30+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Allen, Phil Barlow, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Bryan Cook, Oscar Dewhurst, Andy Gibb, Peter Hazelwood, John Lewis, Matthew Hall, Matt Hull, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-04-25 Monday

Temp 08°C to 24.4°C - sunny and the warmest day of the year so far. No wind in the AM, a light wind in the PM from the SW mostly.

Yellow-legged Gull

Cuckoo

Scaup

Grey Plover

BRISTOL

County Ground:

2 Raven 

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Greylag Goose, 4 Shoveler, 37 Gadwall, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Avocet, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 3 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Severn Beach:

40 Whimbrel, 70 Bar-tailed Godwit

28-04-25 Red Kite, Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate:
Garden: 1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Grey Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat

Leigh Woods:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Marsh Tit

Nailsea:
7 Cattle Egret

28-04-25 Wheatear, Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)

Watercress Farm:
6 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Common Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

Weston-s-Mare STW:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

28-04-25 Dipper, Midsomer Norton (Merv Carlyon)

Bath:

Windsor Bridge: 3 Sand Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

R. Chew below Dam:
1 Cuckoo, 6 Buzzard, 2 Garden Warbler

Dam: 2 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler

28-04-25 Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5+ Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Scaup (f)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 28 Gadwall, 2 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 5 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Buzzard, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Warbler

Reported by: Mark, Merv Carlyon, Ben Crabb, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves,  Brian Lancastle, John Lees, Robin Martin, Aravind Ramesh, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-04-25 Sunday

Temp 07°C to 19°C - Sunny with a light breeze from the south west, increasing slightly after tea and moving westerly 

Cuckoo

Yellow Wagtail

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

4 Buzzard - circling, 2 Raven

Henbury - Berwick Lodge:

House Martin - back on site

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Sims' Hill:

2 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Linnet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

9 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 40 Shelduck, 18 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen, 8 Coot + 2 tiny young in pool, 3 Little Grebe, 8 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet.

Severn Beach:
4 Whimbrel, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

27-04-25 Sedge Warbler Orchard Pools (Vic Savery)

Orchard Pools:
1 Sedge Warbler, 

Western Distribution Park:

1 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, Stonechat

Yate:
1 Hobby - just flew past.

Tormarton - BBS:

2 Red-legged Partridge, 8 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - Pound Lane:

6 Swift 

Burrington Ham

1 Cuckoo

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge, Londonderry Farm
2 Swallow, 1 House Martin

Stanton Drew:

2 Red-legged Partridge 

Compton Dando:

2 Raven, 6 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch, 15 Linnet, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Morton/Stratford:

1 Cuckoo

Nunnery:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Scaup (f), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper,1 Greenshank, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby

Out of Area

Goldcliff NR:

1 Broad-billed Sandpiper

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, John Evens, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Robert Hawkridge,  Rupert Higgins, Matt Hobbs, Rich Keel, Rob Laughton, Lois Pryce, Vic Savery, Mark Smith, Larry Sweetland, Jane Voke
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-04-25 Saturday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 10°C to 19°C - overcast but bright, with the odd bit of sun later, a light breeze from the SE to start, moving around to the W later on.

Short-eared Owl

Arctic Skua

Good hirundine passage

Cuckoo

BRISTOL

Blaise Estate:

1 Cuckoo

Eastville Park:
2 Common Sandpiper

Hawkfield Meadows:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Henbury:

1 Hobby

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Swift, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust STW:

4 Whimbrel, 3 Wheatear

26-04-25 Short-eared Owl, Aust (Karle Burford)

Aust Warth:
1 Short-eared Owl

Severn Beach/Pilning Wetlands (largely vismig):
31 Swift, 1 Grey Plover, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 13 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40 Dunlin, 115 Sand Martin 361 Swallow, 79 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 5 Meadow Pipit

26-04-25 Wheatear, Pilning (Craig Lewis)

Severn Beach:
1 Arctic Skua, Pipes: 5 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Raven, Skylark, 7 Swallow, ++ Chiffchaff, ++ Blackcap. 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

26-04-25 Mandarin, Abbots Pool (Jamie Buchan)

Abbots Pool:

1 Mandarin

Weston Big Wood:

1 Cuckoo

Clevedon:
BBS: 4 Canada Goose, 6 Mallard, 28 Woodpigeon, 11 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 7 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Raven, 6 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 39 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
20 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 8 Ringed Plover, 15 Whimbrel, 54 Sand Martin, 691 Swallow, 350 House Martin, 25 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Tree Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-04-25 Stonechat, Marshfield (Caron TT)

Marshfield:
1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Bath, Charlcombe Rise:

1 Siskin (f) - garden feeder 

26-04-25 Sparrowhawk, Dryham (Caron TT)

Dryham:

1 Sparrowhawk - garden

Hanham/Willsbridge:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 15+ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
7 Common Sandpiper

Dam:
30+ Swift

26-05-24 Whimbrel, CVL (Nick Page)

Villice/Nunnery:
1 Pochard, 3 Whimbrel, 7 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat

Heron's Green:

1 Pochard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper

Moreton:

1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose

Stratford:
1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper

Out of area:

Broad-billed Sandpiper at Goldcliff

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Jamie Buchan, Karle Burford, Mark Coller, Matt Coward, Jane Cumming, Paul Davison, William Earp, Malcolm Gibbs, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Sue & Nigel Kempson, Brian Lancastle, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Mark Smith, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Caron Thornton-Trippit, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-04-25 Friday Cuckoo and Swifts!

Temp 06°C to 15°C - Bright start to the morning soon turned to overcast conditions kept cool by the easterly breeze.

Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Cuckoo

Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Redland Hill Roundabout:

6 House Martin - back at breeding site

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
37 Shelduck, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Sandpiper, 90 Rook, 14 Chiffchaff, 3 Wheatear

Littleton Brick Pits (ringing):

1 Cuckoo(m), 5 Cormorant, 6 Jay, many Cetti's Warbler - all singing, Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, Blackcap - singing, Greenfinch - singing

25/4/25 Greenshank. Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach/Chittening Wharf:

40 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel (on tidal mud), 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

25-04-25 Red Kite Clevedon (Howard Taffs)

Clevedon:
1 Swift, 1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

25/4/25 Lesser Whitethroat, Chewton Dando (Ian Stapp)

Bath - Bloomfield:

1 Red Kite

Chewton Dando and environs:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Chaffinch, 12 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:
1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Villice:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

25/4/25 Hobby, Stratford (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
1 Scaup (f), 1 Hobby, 1 Garden Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
34 Gadwall, 20+Teal, 2 Lesser Scaup (m,f), 48 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, many Buzzard, 1 Hobby

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Derek Clarke, John Croxton, Andy Gibb, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, Brian Martin, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Mike Moxon, Clive Richards, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-04-24 Thursday

Temp 09°C to 17°C. Dry. Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon. Light north-easterly breeze. 

Scaup & Lesser Scaup

Whimbrel

Hobby

Garden Warbler

Whinchat

Corn Bunting

24-04-25 Hobby, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood / Henleaze Lake:

3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Kestrel, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler

Bedminster:

2 Peregrine (over, mobbed by Herring Gulls)

24-04-25 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Tony Jones)

Avon Gorge:

2 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
24 Whimbrel

24-04-25 Wheatear, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage:

2 Wheatear

Horton:
3 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Pheasant, 24 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 21 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Linnet, 11 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

Wickwar:

3 Greylag Goose, 10 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 71 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 11 Whitethroat, 7 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet

Yate:
3 House Martin (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Pool:

1 Mandarin (f)

Dundry:
1 Raven, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow

Portbury Wharf:
4 Whimbrel

24-04-25 Purple Sandpiper, Battery Point (Mike Owen)

Battery Point, Portishead:
4 Purple Sandpiper

Weston-in-Gordano:
1 Red Kite

Clevedon - Yeo:
30 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 20 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank,  2 Dunlin, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 6 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Rushmead Lane, Marshfield:
4 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 80+ Rook, 20+ Skylark, 7 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 14 Starling, 2 Wheatear (1m, 1f), 1 Pied Wagtail, c20 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting, 12 Yellowhammer

Keynsham:

1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pair Coal Tit nesting, Goldcrest

Newton St Loe / River Avon:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 7 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford and path to Dam:
c25 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Cetti’s Warbler singing, 4 Garden Warbler singing

Villice:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, Goldcrest

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 8 Gadwall, 20+ Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 12+ Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting singing

Moreton:
4 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard,   2 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (singing), 2 Garden Warbler (path to Stratford, singing), 6+ Chaffinch

24-04-25 Garden Warbler, Stratford CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
73 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup (f), 2 Hobby, 1 Garden Warbler singing in car park

 24-04-25 Lesser Scaup, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

19 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 20+ Teal, Tufted Duck, 2 Lesser Scaup (1m, 1f), 72 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 14 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m, 1f), 2 Buzzard, 5 Jackdaw, 40+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler singing, 3 Chiffchaff singing, Sedge Warbler singing, 3 Reed Warbler singing, 1 Song Thrush singing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Jamie Buchan, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Merv Carlyon, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Mark Hunt, Tony Jones, Sue Kempson, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Lisa Presland, Katie Robson, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Paul Tompkins
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-04-25 Wednesday

Temp 10°C to 16°C - overcast with early rain. A light wind from the W/NW moved round to the NNE later on.

Lesser Scaup

Scaup, Ring-necked Duck

Hobby

Grasshopper Warbler

Jack Snipe

BRISTOL

Combe Dingle:

Garden: 1 Willow Warbler

Downs:
1 Peregrine

Easton:

1 Swift

Northern Slopes LNR & Malago Greenway:

19 species inc: 1 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Stonechat

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Avocet, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier, mixed Hirundines, + Reed Warbler, + Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail

Severn Beach:
20 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell:

2 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush

Congresbury Moor:
1 Jack Snipe, 3 Kestrel, 1 Grasshopper Warbler

Weston STW:

1 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 28 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

23-04-25 Hobby, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Stratford:
pr Lesser Scaup, 1 Scaup (f), 1 Dunlin, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Common Waxbill (surely blown in from Portugal 😉😉😉)

23-04-25 Common Waxbill, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Reported by: Mark, Kev Bainbridge, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, John Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, Matt Rogers, Mark Smith, Larry Sweetland, John Thorogood, Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-04-25 Tuesday

Temp 05°C to 15°C -  Mostly sunny in the morning, clouding over with a fewlight showers in the afternoon. All on a gentle breeze from the south. 

Cuckoo

Pied Flycatcher

Garden Warbler

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Grasshopper Warbler

BRISTOL

Bedminster (Victoria Park):

14 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Wren, 9 Starling, 9 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

Great Spotted Woodpecker/Jay, Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland (Green Park):

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay

Stoke Park/Duchess Pond:

2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Peregrine, 2 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Brick Pits:

1 Cuckoo

Severn Beach:
10 Whimbrel (flying NE)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea Moor:
7 Cattle Egret

Yatton (Congresbury Moor):
1 Grasshopper Warbler

Greenfinch/Whitethroat, Uphill (Adrian Dutt)

Uphill:
Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tog Hill:
1 Red Kite

Hanham (BOC walk):
17 Mallard, 2 Pheasant, 3 Rock Dove, 3 Stock Dove, + Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 21 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, + Magpie, + Jackdaw, + Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 16 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 15 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, + Blackbird, + Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Oldland Common:
1 Peregrine (over)

Chelwood:
1 Buzzard

Stantonbury Hill:
2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Little Egret, CVL (21st - Thomas Weston)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 20+ Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 5 House Martin

Herons Green:
20 Canada Goose, 30+ Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 27 Cattle Egret, (50+ Sand Martin/Swallow), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Garden Warbler, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Scaup (f), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (car park)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 22+ Gadwall, 18 Teal, 1 Ring-necked Duck (m - far out on lake), 2 Lesser Scaup (m+f), 48 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 7 Jackdaw, (30+ Swallow & Martin), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Tim Ford, John Lewis, Chris Mott, Mike Owen, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor, Thomas Weston

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21-04-25 Monday - Unexpected Sea watch Day!

Temp 11°C to 16°C -  Persistent rain in morning, clearing to give sunny afternoon. WSW wind picked up once rain cleared, gusting to 23mph.

A good scattering of summer migrants grounded by the morning rain, with an unexpectedly large movement of seabirds following the rain up the estuary as it cleared. 

Swift

Cuckoo

Kittiwake

Arctic Tern

Great Skua, Arctic Skua

Osprey

Whinchat

21-04-25 Dipper, Bye-Mills - Stanton Drew (Raoul Chandrasakera)

BRISTOL

Blaise Castle - Golf Course:

1 Cuckoo - calling

Eastville - Bridge Farm:

2 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat

Henbury:

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff

Stoke Park:

 (''3 patch year ticks'') : 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 6 Mallard (1 pair with 9 ducklings), 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 70 Rook, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Linnet

Severn Beach:
5 Greenshank, 60 Kittiwake, 13 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 75 Commic Tern, 1 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Osprey, 18 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Yate/Westerleigh Common:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, ++ Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, ++ Blackcap

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Wheatear

Abbot's Pool:

1 f Mandarin

Nailsea Moor:
1 Little Owl, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Whinchat

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:

1 Whimbrel, 77 Arctic Tern, 212 Commic Tern, 86 Herring Gull, 291 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 90 Swallow, 39 House Martin, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Present:

6 Whimbrel, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 24 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 19 Meadow Pipit, 7 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Redstart

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
2 (m/f) Lesser Scaup

Herons Green:

30 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Scaup, 1 Hobby

21-04-25 Lesser Scaup, Herriott's, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herriotts inc Pool:
Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 2 Lesser Scaup (presumably same reported from Sutton Wick), 1 Swift, 2 Little Ringed Plover,  5 Great White Egret, Swallow, House Martin, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Pied Wagtail, 

21-04-25 Ring Ouzel Blackdown (Milo Peters)

Out of area:

Ring Ouzel still at Black Down/Beacon Batch

Reported by: John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Stephen Curtis, Julian Eastoe, Ollie Fournier, Matt Hall, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Tom O'Shea, Milo & Rowan Peters, Lois Pryce, Sova, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Gary Thoburn.
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20-04-25 Sunday

Temp 05°C to 15°C -  Sunny in the morning with light cloud in the afternoon. The wind was a gentle breeze from the east.

Cuckoo

Redpoll

Black Tern

Hobby

Whinchat

Osprey

Whimbrel

BRISTOL

St George:

1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch

Henbury (Moorgrove Woods):

1 Cuckoo

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting

Sims Hill:

4 Rook (over)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Rockhampton:

1 Whitethroat

Oldbury-on-Severn:
2 Whimbrel, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Severn Beach:
1 Osprey (over estuary)

Marsh Tit, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar/Lower Woods:
1 Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, ++ Chiffchaff, ++ Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Wheatear

Portishead (Battery Point):
2 Redstart (m+f)

Clevedon (Wains Hill):
4 Redpoll (among a "trickle" of Hirundines)

Yatton (Strawberry Line):
4 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff

Sand Point/Bay:

BELOW M4 & BANES

North Common:
c5 Red Kite

Hanham Hills:
1 Whitethroat

Bitton (River Avon area):
1 Tawny Owl (calling), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Reed Bunting, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
10 Canada Goose, 40+ Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3+ Reed Warbler, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Commic Tern, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black Tern (distant), 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler (lane to Stratford), 6+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black Tern, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 20+ Sand Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4+ Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler, 12+ Gadwall, 20+ Teal, 2 Lesser Scaup, 64 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 6 Jackdaw, 200+ Sand Martin (+ some House M & Swallows over lake), 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Out of Area

Black Down/Beacon Batch (above Burrington Coombe):

2 Ring Ouzel (males)

Reported by: Phil Barlow, ~Ben, Mark Coller, Lee Gregory, Donna Harvey, Peter Hazelwood, David Howes, Dave Horlick, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Iris Langson, Rob Laughton, Paul Sadley, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn
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19-04-25 Saturday

Temp 05°C to 15°C -  Light rain until mid morning then just cloudy. A moderate breeze with 30mph  gusts, from east south east until lunch, then easterly. 

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Hobby

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Ashton School area - Rockery:

26 occupied nests

Bishopston - from the front door:

6 Blackbird - singing the dawn chorus

Simms' Hill:

1 Kestrel, 2 Swallow, 1 Redstart (f), 3 Linnet

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

5 Mallard duckling, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whinchat, 9 Wheatear

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper

Chittening Warth:
40 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 

Wickwar, Rag Lane:

Chiffchaff - loads

Frampton Cotterell:

1 Osprey - over high, heading North

Coalpit Heath, Bitterwell Lake:

2 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 4 Swallow - pairs, 1 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

19-04-25 Whitethroat SP (Wayne Tucker)

Sand Point/Bay:

Ringed Plover, 10+ Whimbrel, 15+ Bar Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Peregrine, Raven,  1 Garden Warbler, 10+ Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, Stonechat

Sand Bay - Middle Hope - VISMIG

13 Whimbrel, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, c.160 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 7 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 18 Yellow Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 7 Tree Pipit, 31 Linnet, 113 Goldfinch & 1 Siskin.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Swallow

Oldland Common:

1 Red Kite

Saltford:
2 Corn Bunting - singing 

Bath - St John's :

2 Peregrine - pair, 2nd egg laid

19-04-25 Grey Wagtail Publow (Dave Hughes)

Publow:

1 Grey Wagtail

Compton Dando:
1 Kestrel, 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Ring-necked Duck 

19-04-25 Little Gull CVL (Rob Martin)

Chew Valley Lake

1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Little Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern, 1 Hobby

Nunnery:
1 Little Gull

Herons Green:
2 Whitethroat

19-04-25 House Martin CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:
1 Black Tern,  Hobby, House Martin

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Lesser Scaup, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 10 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Will Duckworth, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Ian Hayes, Pete Hazelwood, Julian Head, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Marc Hunt, Karen Jayne, Nigel Jones, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Alan Piper, Dean Reeves,  Larry Sweetland, Hamish Smith, Mark Smith, Julian Thomas, Lauren & Wayne Tucker

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