22-05-26 Friday - Turtle Dove

Temp 13°C to 26°C - Sunny with a moderate south east breeze, veering to south by lunch and south west by dinner time. Increasingly gusty as the wind shifted southerly up to 24mph.

Turtle Dove

Sanderling

Avocet

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Jay, 2 Blackcap - singing 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, c.30 Shelduck, 2 Mallard + 5 young, 1 Little Grebe, 1 or 2 Cuckoo (widely separated calls), 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot +2 young, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 7 Reed Warbler, 9 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Turtle Dove, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Yellow Wagtail 

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Avocet, 2 Dunlin

Wickwar:

2 Swift, 2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Yatton - Cadbury Hill:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

St Thomas's Head:

3 Spotted Flycatcher

Worle:

1 Peregrine - juv, over the garden

Dolebury Warren:

2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Sislin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Tormarton:

6 Swift, 1 Hobby, 17 Swallow, 12 House Martin

22-05-26 Red Kite MF (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
2 Little Grebe +3 chicks, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Red Lite, 4 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

Overscourt / Shortwood, 
Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest

22-05-26 Goldcrest Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, garden:
1 Blue Tit, 1 Goldcrest

22-05-26 Long-tailed Tit Keynsham (Paul Tompkins)

Keynsham, Marina / Memorial Park:
10 Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Wren, 1 Mistle Thrush, Robin - inc juv, 

Newton St Loe - R Avon:
2 Buzzard, 2 Rook, 1 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

Stanton Wick:
5 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard - grass cutting field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
14 Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 12+ Swift. 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 G S Woodpecker, 6+ L TT 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Robin     

22-05-26 Canada Goose CVL (Lucy Masters)

Nunnery:
Canada Goose + gosling

22-05-26 Sanderling CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Sanderling, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret - over, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Whitethroat (singing). 7 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail ,
2 Reed Bunting.

22-05-26 Sanderling CVL (Ian Stapp)

22-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo - lots of calling, 1 Little Egret, 2 G S Woodpecker - food carry, 1 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mute Swan (ring xy9) - nesting, 2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 39 Gadwell, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Hobby, 4 Jackdaw, 4+ Reed Warbler - singing. 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Paul Bowerman, Pete Bryant, Merv Carlyon, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Tony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Emily Lomas, Lucy Masters, Mike Moxon, Rowan Peters, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Paul Tompkins

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-05-26 Thursday

Change in the air: Temp 13°C to 24°C. Light cloud in the morning, clearing to a sunny afternoon, with a light southerly, gusting to max 14mph.

Quail

BRISTOL

Kingsweston Wood:

1 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch

Badocks Wood LNR & Henleaze Lake:

1 Jay, 1 Reed Warbler

Hanham:

16 Swift screaming over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap (inc family with 3+ juvs), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit over, 5 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Shepperdine - 25 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 20 Dunlin

Chittening Warth:
1 Great White Egret over

Hawkesbury Upton:

1 Quail calling

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:

Canada Goose + 5 goslings, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Yellowhammer 

Goblin Combe:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Woodford & Path:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Cattle Egret (over), 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Cuckoo (lots of calling), 1 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret (over), 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (feeding chicks), 3+ Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Treecreeper

21-05-26 Hobby, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Mute Swan (with ring - ?from Abbotsbury), 2 Egyptian Goose +4 goslings, 2 Shoveler, 48 Gadwall, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 4 Hobby, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 2 Cetti's Warbler

21-05-26 Ring on a Mute Swan, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Paul Barham, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Steve G, Paul Gregory, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Tom O'Shea, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-05-26 Wednesday- seabirds

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

Storm Petrel

Gannet
Manx Shearwater
Guillemot

Kittiwake

Spoonbill

Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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

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

Yate:
4 Marsh Tit (including 3 juv)

NORTH SOMERSET

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

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 6+ Swift, Skylark, 5+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Carrion Crow with takeaway, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham:

Memorial Park: 18 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

20-05-26 Blue Tit feeding time (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:

Blue Tit family

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

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

Woodford:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Blackcap

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

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo

20-05-26 Turnstone, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 3 Shoveler, 52 Gadwall, 1 Turnstone, 1 LBB Gull (intermedius), 1 Great White Egret, 5 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo

20-05-26 Turnstone, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Reported by: Jon Angell, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Andrew Harrison, Matt Hull, Lucy Masters, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-05-26 Tuesday - Temminck's Stint

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

Barnacle Goose

Temminck's Stint

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Victoria Park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker Fishponds (Jon Angell)

Fishponds - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Frenchey:

5 Ring-necked Parakeet

Oldbury Court:

6 Ring-necked Parakeet

Southmead Swimming Lake -WeBS:

4 Canada Goose, 3 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 2 Swift, 1 Blackcap

Sims' Hill

1 Willow Warbler - singing still

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-05-26 Stonechat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Oystercatcher, 26 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 7 Dunlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow - alarm calling the HO, 15 Stonechat - inc juv

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

Severn Beach:

1 Fulmar

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

NORTH SOMERSET

19-05-26 Raven Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton - garden:
4 Raven - family party - including fishing for newts in the pond

North Worle - garden:

1 Hobby - hunting

Puxton - BOC walk highlights:

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

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

1 Kestrel

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

19-05-26 Cattle Egret CVL (TINA)

Chew Valley Lake

Extras seen today: 4 Otter - adult+ 3 pups

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 20+ Swift, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martin,1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL (Lee Patch)

Picnic Site:

Great Spotted Woodpecker - working hard

Woodford:
1 Collared Dove, 2 G S Woodpecker, 5 L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren - feeding chicks, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch

19-05-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Barn Owl - hunting, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

19-05-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Lucy Master)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan + 2 cygnet, 12 G C Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 G S Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 9 Hobby, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

19-05-26 Barnacle Goose CVL (Ian Stapp)

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

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

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-05-26 Monday - Temminck's Stint

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

Temminck's Stint

Wheatear

Firecrest

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

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

Blaise Castle Estate:

1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Firecrest    

City Docks:

1 Oystercatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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

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

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

Yate:

Common: 1 Hobby - north

garden: 3 Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

18-05-26 GS Woodpecker Goblin Combe (Emily Lomas)

Cleeve, Goblin Combe:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Yatton, North End:
2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

18-05-26 Tawny Owl Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippitt)

Dyrham:

2 Tawny Owl - juv

Stanton Drew - Sandy Lane:
30+ Swift 

Chelwood

2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
15 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 400+ Swift - over the lake, 2+ Sand Martins, 12+ Swallows, 200+ House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail

18-05-26 Treecreeper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 400+ Swift, 2 G S Woodpecker, small number of Swallow with 250+ House Martin, 10+ L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 4+ Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wren - food carry, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch

18-05-26 Goldcrest CVL (Ian Stapp)

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

Stratford:
2 Hobby

18-05-26 Blackcap CVL (Ian Stapp)

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

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

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-05-26 Sunday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 08°C to 15°C - Sunny first thing, then cloud rolling in after midday carrying a little rain, A gentle breeze from the west backing to west south west at teatime and gusting to 26 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher

Cuckoo

Kittiwake

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Clifton:

6 Swift, 1 Peregrine

Eastville Park:

1 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

17-05-26 Hobby Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite - north, 1 Hobby

Severn Beach:

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

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Raven, lots of Chiffchaff, and Blackcap. 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

17-05-26 Grey Heron Pill (Denise Rudeforth)

Pill:
Grey Heron - family portrait (from Lamplighters)

Clevedon - Cl-Y, WeBS:
16 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 25 Shelduck, 10 Mallard, 17 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 8 Whimbrel, 5 Sanderling, 150 Dunlin, 15 Herring Gull,  3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 10 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

17-05-26 Swift Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)

Long Ashton - garden:
6 Swift

Wrington:

2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Firecrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 5 Swallow, 20 Starling, 4 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stoke Gifford - UWE entrance:

2 Coal Tit - feeding 5 fledglings

Emersons Green - Lyde Green Lake:

Mute Swan, Mallard with young, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Oldland Common - Jarretts & Westerleigh:

4 Red Kite

Marshfield:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, lots of Corn Bunting - singing, Yellowhammer

17-05-26 Tawny Owl Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham Park:

1 Tawny Owl + 2 owletts 

17-05-26 Sparrowhawk Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham - garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Marksbury:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Swift, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, c100 Sand Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Middle of the Lake:

3 Kittiwake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 G W Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 G S Woodpecker, 10+ Jackdaw, 10+ L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Wren - feeding chicks, 2 Robin - plus 3 chicks, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch

17-05-26 Wren CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Wren - feeding family

17-05-26 House Martin CVL (Chris Teague)

Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, lots of House Martin, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

17-05-26 G S Woodpecker CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Great Crested Grebe - dancing, 1 Cuckoo, 2 G BB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 60+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 5 Hobby, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 2 Wren + juv

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 Goslings, 73 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 6 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Julie Evans, Chris Hall, Rupert Higgins, Mike Jackson, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Mark Savage, Richard Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Julian Thomas, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-05-26 Saturday

Temp 08°C to 14°C - cloudy with showers from mid morning. A light breeze from the west veering to south west.

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale

1 Whitethroat

Stoke Bishop

1 Bullfinch, 1 Siskin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Pit:

2 Cuckoo 

Pilning Wetlands:
16 Gadwell, 2 Avocet, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing 

Westerleigh Common

2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Spoonbill

BELOW M4 & BANES

16-5-2026 Grey Heron Newton St Lowe (Rob Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe:

6 Little Grebe, 1 Heron - 2 nests visible

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
10 Swift, 20 Swallow

Stratford:

5 Hobby 

Herriotts inc Pool:
25 Gadwall 

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Collier, Mark Dadds, Julian Eastoe, Robert  Hargreaves, Steve Newland, Anna Tatarko,  Wayne Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-05-26 Friday

Temp 05°C to 14°C - Nice sunny start but cloudy with showers from mid morning. A light breeze varying from north west to west north west and gusting by midday to 20 mph 

Spoonbill

Cuckoo

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Sims' Hill

1 Buzzard, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, Greenfinch

St George - Crews Hole Woodland:

1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Crossbill

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
35 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin

Rockhampton:

1 Cuckoo - calling

15-05-26 Swift Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

2 Swift

Severn Beach:

4 Coot - juv, 6 Dunlin, c30 Kittiwake

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stockdove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, Barn Owl, Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 8 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch 2 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

15-05-2026 Spoonbill PW (Tim Mason)

Portbury Wharf:
1 Spoonbill

15-05-26 Little Egret WCF (Karen Wilkinson)

Wraxall - Watercress Farm

1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

15-05-26 Grey Partridge MF (Merv Carlyon)

Marshfield:
2 Grey Partridge

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Little Grebe + juv. 2 Swift - (Lower Cock Rd)  Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush

Marksbury:
3 Red Kite

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

15-05-26 Mandarin Duck CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Canada Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail 

15-05-26 Reed Bunting CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2:

1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 2 G S Woodpecker, 7 L TT, 3 Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap, 2 Robin + 3 chick, 4 Dunnock

15-05-26 Pochard CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 7 Cattle Egret, 30+ Swift. 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler,  3 Reed Warbler - singing,  1 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye (f), 2 G BB Gull, 6+ Cattle Egret, 80+ Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 G S Woodpecker, 7 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler - singing, 1 Blackcap

15-05-26 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

1 Mandarin Duck (m),  2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (1f 2m),  38 Gadwell, 1 Greenshank, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift, 3 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail

 

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Duncan Evered, John Lewis, Tim Mason, Paul Sadley, Matt Scott, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-05-26 Thursday

Temp 05°C to 13°C - Cloudy with showers but the sun breaking through. A gentle breeze varying from north north west to north west and gusting by late afternoon to 26 mph

Black-Winged Stilt

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Eastville Park

1 Pint-footed Goose - hello again

Oldbury Court Estate:

2 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush

Shirehampton - Lamplighter Marsh:

1 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch

Stoke Park:

2 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Avening Green - garden:

Swallow - back after 2yr absence

Oldbury Power Station:
25 Shelduck, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 20+ Rook, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Pilning - Road:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff

Severn Beach:
1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 19 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 100 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Yate Kingsgate Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail - fledged juv, 2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Coot, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Black-winged Stilt (Les Williams)

Portishead - Lake Grounds:
1 Black-Winged Stilt

Brockley Combe Rd - Tall Pines Golf:

1 Red Kite

Cleeve - Goblin Combe:

1 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch,, 2 Siskin

iew with Google Maps

14-05-26 Small waders Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon including Wain's Hill area, Ladye Bay & Blind Yeo

1 Egyption Goose - salt marsh, 40 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 3 Sanderling, 60 Dunlin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - Jarretts:

6 Red Kite

14-05-26 Little Egret Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Dyrham - garden
1 Little Egret

Bath - Royal Victoria Park:
1 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

River Avon - above Bath:

2 Mute Swan - with juv, 4 Mandarin Duck (m), Mallard - with juv, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Whitethroat - singing, 1 Grey Wagtail

Marksbury:
6+ Red Kite - at grass cutting field

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

8 Canada Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Pied Wagtail

Denny Island
2 Tern sp 

14-05-26 L TT - chick CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, 2 G S Woodpecker, 6+ L TT, 4+ Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Robin - with 3 chicks, 4 Dunnock

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe - pool, 5 Cattle Egret, 14+ Swift. 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 G BB Gull, 80+ Swift, 3 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 6+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler - singing

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 Gosling, 1 Shoveler (m), 42 Gadwell, 3 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Warbler - singing, 6 Swallow, 12+ House Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtail, 

Reported by: Beth & Darren Burton, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb, Julian Eastoe, Julie Evans, Tim Ford, Clare Gordon, Robert Hawkridge, Emily Lomas, Fen Marshall,  Rich Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Lee Patch, Steve Rickard, Nige Sluman, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Les Williams

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13-05-26 Wednesday - Spoonbill

Temp 08°C to 15°C - some sun and cloud and felt pretty cold with some brief but heavy showers. A moderate to strong W/WSW to start becoming W/NW later. Gusts to 28mph.

If you take photos or videos of wildlife in the Chew and Blagdon area, you may be interested in this competition, closing date is in a few weeks https://chewvalleynpf.wordpress.com/

You can still sign up for the new BTO Birds in Greenspaces survey, a nice way to record birds in your local park or cemetery etc https://www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/greenspaces

If you have been lucky to find a rare bird in Avon recently, you can now submit notes on it via email or the new online form, see this link for details.

Gannet

Spoonbill

Black-winged Stilt

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

13-05-26 Black-winged Stilt, Portishead (Mike Owen)

Portishead:
1 Black-winged Stilt

Sand Point:

3 auk sp, 5 Gannet, 1 Swift, 174 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 29 Linnet, 4 Siskin

13-05-26 Sedge Warbler, WSM (Les Williams)

Weston-s-Mare:

Wayacre Drove: 2 Sedge Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Corston Fields:

16+ Stock Dove

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
1 Red Kite, 1 Jay

RESERVOIRS

13-05-26 Oystercatcher, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Oystercatcher

Picnic site 1 to 2:

3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Red Kite

Stratford:
3 Red Kite, 6 Hobby, 200 Swift, 25 House Martin, 1 Garden Warbler

13-05-26 Oystercatcher & Greenshank, CVL  (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 Pochard, 38 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Paul Chapman, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Rich Keel, Sue Howard, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Jason Williams, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds