31-07-23 Monday- Manx Shearwater & Fulmar

Temp 16°C to 19°C.  Showers to start then cleared up after lunch, some sun to finish. A variable wind from the W round to SW, with gusts up to 25mph.

Spotted Redshank
Fulmar

Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

3 Raven

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

31-07-23 Stonechat, OPS (Heather England)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, pr Stonechat, many Meadow Pipit & Linnet

Littleton-on-Severn:

1 Pheasant, 1 juv Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Little Owl, pr Hobby, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

New Passage:

1 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 90 Redshank

Severn Beach:

1 Manx Shearwater

Yate Rocks:
1 Pigeon evading 1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare - Anchor Head:
1 Fulmar, 160 Manx Shearwater

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

457 Tufted Duck, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 9 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
5 Egyptian Goose (2 adult & 3 juv)

31-07-23 Greylag Goose, CVL (Lucy)

Woodford:
1 Greylag Goose

Heron's Green:
1 Black-headed Gull- pink breasted adult

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite

Reported by: 

Lucy, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Heather England, Paul Gregory, Nigel Kempson, Linda Moysey, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-07-23 Sunday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 15°C to 18°C. Rain, rain and more rain. A moderate breeze from the WSW, with gusts up to 33mph

Manx Shearwater

Storm Petrel

Spotted Redshank

Pied Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Storm Petrel, 1 Manx Shearwater

30-07-23 Manx Shearwater, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Wickwar:
1 m Sparrowhawk chasing & missing 8 Long-tailed Tit

Yate Rocks:
1 m Sparrowhawk missing everything

Lower Woods:
2 Raven, 4 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, c12 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
Kestrel Family

30-07-23 Kestrel, Marshfield (Chris Perry)

Newton St Loe:
1 f Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe (3 adults & 4 juv), 4 Grey Heron (2 adults & 2 juv), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 20 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 21 Wren, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch

30-07-23 Little Grebe, Newton Park (Rob Hargreaves)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Spotted Redshank (Birdguides)

Reported by: 

John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Rob Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Linda Moysey, Chris Perry, Matt Plenty, Paul Sadley, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-07-23 Saturday - LRP, Spotted & Pied Flycatcher

15 to 21°C. Cloudy damp start built to full sun. The west wind built from 1 to 14mph.

Little Ringed Plover
Hobby
Lesser Whitethroat
Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher

Redstart
Whinchat

29-7-23 Pied Flycatcher, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

BRISTOL

Saint Andrews, Ashley Court Road:

1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

29-7-23 juv Spotted Flycatcher, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

Lower Woods:

Marsh Tit, juv Spotted Flycatcher, 1 f Pied Flycatcher, juv Bullfinches

Chipping Sodbury Common:

An adult Peregrine nearly caught a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 23 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler,  10+ Chiffchaff, 1 f Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Whitethroat, 1 m Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Chapel Pill, Portbury:
1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Winford Brook:

1 Great White Egret

Folly Farm:

1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  3 Green Woodpecker,  2 Swallow,  6 Chiffchaff,

2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat,  1 Nuthatch,  2 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher,  8 Bullfinch.

Paulton:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Little Owl, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 12 Rook, 3 Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
only raptors seen were 3 Buzzard

Villice:

1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler (near Nunnery)

Herons Green:

1 Great Crested Grebe with chick, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Herriott's:
1 juv Shelduck, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret

Reports: Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Rob Hargreaves, Pete Harrison, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

28-07-23 Friday - Whinchat

Temp 13°C to 19 °C - overcast early with intermittent showers and a light SW wind.  Brightening up later, warm in the sun when it showed, but more rain in the evening.  

Spotted Redshank
Whinchat

Redstart at Sodbury Common (Heather English)

BRISTOL

Hotwells and Cumberland Basin:

6 Mallard  + 2 domestic/hybrid, 18 Swift, 56 Feral Pigeon, c.20 Woodpigeon, 37 Black-headed Gull, c.40 Herring Gull (inc. 14 birds of the year), c.40 Lesser Black-backed Gull (inc. 16 birds of the year), 4 Magpie, 15 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 House Martin, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow (others heard), 1 Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate: 
(Kingsgate Park)  First returning Gadwall with 67 Mallard,,6 Little Grebe (family), 7 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.

Lesser Whitethroat at Sodbury Common (Heather English)

Frampton Cotterell:

50+ Swift

Chipping Sodbury Common:
flock of 150+ Swift, 8 Swallow, 1 Raven, 30+ Chiffchaff, 7+ Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 10+ Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Redstart (2 m., 1 f.), Whinchat.

 Whinchat at Sodbury Common (Heather English)

NORTH SOMERSET

Dolebury Warren:

1 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher in separate locations (evidence of successful breeding).

Ringing a young Barn Owl (Nigel Kempson)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
(Shire Valley) 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Swift, Raven, 2 Redstart, 3 Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank (now in basic plumage)

Chiffchaff at Sodbury Common (Heather English)

Reported by: Pete Allen, Dru Brooke-Taylor, and all contributors to local WhatsApp groups

27-07-23 Thursday

 Temp 16°C to 21 °C. Wet start, but soon drying & even sunny later. Light southwesterly wind.

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Blaise estate:

2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Tree Creeper, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin

Clifton Downs:

1 Green Woodpecker with 1 or possibly 2 juvs, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 juv Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 1 Swift, 7 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 10 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

27-07-23 Whitethroat in a Wickwar garden (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar garden:

1 Whitethroat

Mangotsfield:

30+ Swift

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports


BELOW M4 & BANES

20-07-23 Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail, Keynsham Memorial Park (Matty England)

River Chew, Keynsham Memorial Park:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Stanton Drew:
1 Little Owl with 2 fledgling owlets, 1 Tawny Owl, 5 Yellowhammer

Paulton:
250 mixed corvids, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-07-23 Common Sandpiper, Dam CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
1 Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Matty England, Patrick Hancock, Pete Hazelwood, Nick Hudson, Dave Hughes, Rich Keel, Joe Sargent, George Stacey 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

26-07-23 Wednesday - lots of Swift reported

Temp 13°C to 19 °C - Sunny until lunch, then clouded over with rain to finish,  Light South to South Westerly wind.

Spotted Redshank
Whinchat

Yellowhammer 

BRISTOL

Clifton Down/Worrall Rd:

20 Swift, 5 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren

Montpelier:

16 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Stock Dove, 15 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, Swallow, Chiffchaff, 8 Reed Warbler, 

New Passage/Northwick:
120 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 40 Shelduck, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Turnstone, Redshank, 280 Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, 

Pilning Wetlands:
151 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 15 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
11+ Skylark, 1 Willow Warbler, 15+ Chiffchaff, 3 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Blackcap, 10+ Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Whitethroat

26-07-23 Buzzard Bradley Stoke (Vic Savery)

Bradley Stoke:

1 Buzzard - defending tree with nest and juv present

NORTH SOMERSET

Ham Green - Avon Bank:
3 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 40 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 30 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 6 Greenfinch

Dowlais Lane, Clevedon:

2 Shelduck with 10+ shelducklings, 14 Mallard, 20 Curlew, few Dunlin, Redshank, 70+ BH Gull, 2 Swift, few Swallow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 12+ Greenfinch, 12 Linnet.

Sand Bay/Point - Middle Hope:

4 Swift, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 32 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail,

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
8 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 60 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

26-07-23 Woodpigeon Yatton (Ollie James)

Yatton - garden:

4 Woodpigeon - inc 2 juv

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Lyncombe Hill:
7+ Swift

Norton Malreward:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 6 Linnet

Norton Hawkfield:
2 Yellowhammer - singing (m)

Chew Magna - Winford Brook (25th)
1 Great White Egret - juv

Paulton:
60+ House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

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

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Spotted Redshank

Reported by: Simon Bowles, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, John Hansford, Matt Hull, Ollie James, Mark Lillico, Mike Notton, Joe Sargent, Mark Savage, Vic Savery

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

25-07-23 Tuesday

 Temp 8°C to 18 °C - Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the West..

Little Ringed Plover
Whimbrel

Goshawk

BRISTOL

25-07-23 Peregrine Clifton Down (Matty England)

Clifton Down:

2 Peregrine - flying display

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Willow Warbler (3 juvs)

Shepperdine:

1 Goshawk (juv)

Aust Services:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Northwick:
11 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy)

Pilning Wetlands:
16 Little Ringed Plover

Whitethroat, Wickwar (Paul Sadeley)

Wickwar:
2 Common Whitethroat

Lower Woods (Spoil Coppice):
2 Spotted Flycatcher (adult feeding juv.)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
27 Shelduck, 3 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 40 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 22 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 28 Starling, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 9 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch

Banwell (garden):
2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m+f+juv seperately), 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Wren, 8+ House Sparrow, 10 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch (m), 7 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Hobby (over Tormarton Road)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (1 juv)

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Spotted Redshank

Reported by: John Barnett, Andy Davis, Matty England,Matthew Hall, Peter Hazelwood, John Lewis, Paul Sadeley, John Thorogood

 blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

24-07-23 Monday - Yellow Legged Gull

Temp 14°C to 17°C. Cloudy with some showers in the morning and some brighter patches as the day went on. A moderate breeze from the NE.

Yellow Legged Gull

BRISTOL

Clifton:

1 Sparrowhawk

Coombe Dingle:

Green Woodpecker v Magpie stand off

24-07-23 Green Woodpecker v Magpie, Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat

24-07-23 Kestrel, OPS (Heather England)

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
pr Bullfinch

Paulton:
50 Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 11 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

24-07-23 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Stratford:
120 Swift, 4 Lapwing, pr Great Crested Grebe (with 3 small young), 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin

Herriott's inc Pool:
2 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 juv Yellow Legged Gull

Reported by: 

Pete Bunniss, Andy Davis, Heather England, Patrick Hancock, Dave Hughes, Brian Mulgrew, Joe Sargent, George Stacey, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

23-07-23 Sunday - Marsh Harrier

Temp 16°C to 22°C. Cloudy, with the odd sunny patch. Rain to start but dried up by lunch. A moderate breeze from the WSW.

Marsh Harrier

BRISTOL

Easton:

Pair of Sparrowhawk hunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - BOC walk:
2 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 25 Mallard, 1 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Kestrel, 4 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 8 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Wren, Blackbird, Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Wickwar:
7 Raven, 1 Whitethroat

Yate Rocks:
1 Buzzard being chased off by 1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Memorial Park/Somerdale:
36 Mallard, 4 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 10 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch

Oldland Common:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS:
6 Canada Goose, 17 Mute Swan, 76 Mallard, 203 Tufted Duck (incl broods of 6 and 9), 217 Coot, 11 Little Grebe, 37 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Common Sandpiper, 39 Cormorant, 4 Heron,  3 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 juvenile Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake

23-07-23 Great Crested Grebe family, CVL (NSL Birding)

Stratford:
Lapwing, pr Great Crested Grebe (with 3 young on back), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby

23-07-23 Hobby, CVL (NSL Birding)

Herriott's inc Pool:
6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Red Kite

23-07-23 Kingfisher, CVL (NSL Birding)

Reported by: 

Howard BS5 Wildlife, Alan Daniels, Paul Francis, Andrew Harrison, Linda Moysey, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson, Wayne & Lauren Tucker, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

22-07-23 Saturday - Scaup

Temp 14°C to 18°C. Another miserable summer day. Cloudy with rain for most of the day. A decent WSW wind in the morning veering to SSW in the afternoon, with gusts up to 30mph.

Scaup
Spotted Redshank
Marsh Harrier

BRISTOL

22-07-23 Kestrel, Clifton (Gareth Jones)

Clifton:

Kestrel

22-07-23 Kestrel, Clifton (Gareth Jones)

Hotwells:

1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Grasshopper Warbler

New Passage/Northwick:
Dozens of Swift, 1 juv Lesser Whitethroat

22-07-23 Lesser Whitethroat, New Passage (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
1 Scaup

22-07-23 Scaup, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Wickwar:
3 Green Woodpecker (2 juv), 3 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Great White Egret

Keynsham:

36 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 5 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:
2 Great Crested Grebe (+ 1 chick visible), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 100s of Sand Martin

22-07-23 Kingfisher, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Herriott's inc Pool:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier

22-07-23 Kingfisher, CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Reported by: 

Lise, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Andrew Harrison, Peter Hazelwood, Gareth Jones, Brian Lancastle, Paul Sawyer, Bri Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

21-07-23 Friday - Yellow Wagtail

12 to 19°C. Started sunny but turned cloudy. Mild West wind.

Green Sandpiper
Marsh Harrier
Redstart
Yellow Wagtail

Dipper

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Clifton College Green:

25 Swift, 1 ad f Sparrowhawk

Clifton Down: 

1 Swift, 1 Kestrel, 5 Blue tit, 1 juv Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, lots Chiffchaff inc 4 in one tree, 3 Blackcap

Manor Woods Valley - new place in Bristol for observer:

14 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 13 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper, 10 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 42 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch

Snuff Mills:
4 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Dipper (1 juv, 1 adult), 8 Grey Wagtail (4 juv, 4 adult)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

2 Swift, 1 Commic Tern, 7 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland:
1 Greylag Goose, Teal, 56 Lapwing, 8+ Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper. 2 Green Sandpiper, 105 Redshank, 1 Great White Egret

21/7/23 Marsh Tit, Lower Woods (Paul Sadley)

Lower Woods:

3 Marsh Tit, 1 juv Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Chipping Sodbury Common:

5 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 imm m Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, Raven, 9 Swallow, 15 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 4+ Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
6 Canada Goose, 20 Shelduck, 30 Mallard, 1 Swift, 16 Oystercatcher, 30 Curlew, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Dublin, 80 Redshank, 250 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 16 LBB Gull,  2 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, 4 Swallow, 30 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, south of:
1 m Redstart

21/7/23 Crossbill, East Harptree (Simon Isgar)

East Harptree Woods:

1 Red Kite, 1 f Crossbill

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herriott's:

1 Oystercatcher, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 ad Spotted Redshank, 1 Red Kite, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

Reports: Jon Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy David, Peter Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Harvey Rose, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, @UndergrothTom, blagdonlakebirds, eBird, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

20-07-23 Thursday

Temp 12°C to 21 °C. Sunny turning cloudy. Light north-westerly wind.

Wood Sandpiper

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Coombe Dingle garden:

2 Blackcap (1m singing, 1f)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Barnacle x Greylag Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Peregrine (1 ad, 2 juv)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper

Yate Rocks:
2 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

20-07-23 Blue Tit & Great Spotted Woodpecker juvs, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:
1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common - garden:

2 Raven, 8 House Sparrow

Bath - St James's Square:

c20 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

20-07-23 Kingfisher, Stratford CVL (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
1 ad Great Crested Grebe with 1 juv, 1 Kingfisher

Herriott's inc Pool:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Stint - ?species - in flight over pool, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 1 juv Sedge Warbler

Reported by: Andy Davis, Paul Francis, Alastair Fraser, Malcolm Gibbs, Dave Hughes, Lucy Masters, Linda Moysey, Nigel Sluman, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

19-7-23 Wednesday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 13°C to 22 °C - Sunny, with some cloud and a sprinkle of rain very occasionally. Light Westerly winds with a few stronger gusts.

Wood Sandpiper
Redstart

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

12 Swift, 1 Kestrel, many Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap

Eastville Park:

28 Swift

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:

45 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton on Severn:

1 Buzzard, 2 Little Owl - plus begging call heard from nest, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 104 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk - took a bird from the garden

Pilning Wetlands:
9 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit - sum plum, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 

19-07-23 Little Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Little Owl - juv

Yate Rocks:
1 Peregrine, 2 Raven

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 3 Raven, 11 Swallow, 21 Great Tit - one flock, 19 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Redstart (m), 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
3 Spotted Flycatcher

Mangotsfield:

 - Long Rd - 12 Swift

 - Mangotsfield Rd - fledged Great Tit all over the garden

Wick - Tracey Park:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

19-07-23 Redshank CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
4 Redshank

Heron's Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herriott's inc Pool:
12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Mark Coller, Matt Hall, Linda Moysey, Brian Mulgrew, Lisa Presland, Matt Rogers, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Tony Scott, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Nick Tippett, Chris Vines

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

18-07-23 Tuesday

Temp 13°C to 19 °C - Light cloud with a gentle breeze from the Southwest

Wood Sandpiper

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Eastville - garden:

1 Redshank - nocmig at 23:00

Hotwells:

5+ Swift (high)

Redland:

1 Swift, 5 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 6+ Herring Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 4+ Blue Tit, 3+ Great Tit, 2 House Martin, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin (juv)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-07-23 Wheatear - juv OPS (Peter Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redstart (juv), 1 Wheatear (juv)

New Passage/Northwick:
35 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit,   Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 101 Dunlin, 9 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank

Pilning Wetlands:
60 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper (juvs), 30+ Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Lower Woods:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit (heard), 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Yate:
1 Peregrine (over)

Chiffchaff, CSC (Peter Coslett)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Clevedon (Richard Giles)

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (on window feeder)

Whinchat, Congresbury (Mark Savage)

Strawberry Line/Congresbury:
4 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark (heard), 7 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bridgeyate (BOC Walk):
10 Swift, Feral Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 3 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 9 Wren, 10 Starling, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 35 Goldfinch

Wick:
1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Grey Heron/Grey Wagtail, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
25 Mallard , 12 Feral Pigeon, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit,6+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bittern Trail:
1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker  1 Blackcap

Redshank/Common Sandpiper/Pied Wagtail, Herons Green,(George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Herriott's inc Pool:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Red Kite

Reported by: Nancy Barrett, Paul Bowerman,  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Coslett, Alan Daniels, Andy Davis, Richard Giles, Andrew Harrison, Pete Hazelwood, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Aravind Ramesh, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

17-07-23 Monday - Wheatear

 Temp 16°C to 20 °C.  Another wet and blustery morning with patches of blue sky in between the showers.  Fresh SW wind.  Cleared up before noon to a bright sunny afternoon, but still windy.

Spotted Redshank

Yellow-legged Gull

Wheatear

Black-tailed Godwits at Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Clifton Suspension Bridge:
Kestrel

Hovering Kestrel (Matty England)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

no reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:

(WeBS)  6 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 35 Shelduck (mostly well-grown juvs, the adults have left to moult), 20 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Oystercatcher (including a pair with young not seen), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 26 Black-tailed Godwit 26 (west bank of Yeo), 42 Dunlin (all adults), 4 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 1+ Greenshank, 300 Black-headed Gull (including my first juvenile), 10 Herring Gull, 65 LBB Gull, 14 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Wheatear (juv. / imm,).

Kestrel at Clifton Bridge (Matty England)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Swift, 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin. 

Keynsham Memorial Park:

17 Mallard, 11 Feral Pigeon, 6 Woodpigeon, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch.

Chew Magna - Winford Brook

1 Great White Egret (still on the Winford Brook), 1 Green Woodpecker.

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 19 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet.

Black-tailed Godwits feeding in Herriotts pool (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Hobby.

Chew Valley Lake

Heron's Green:
2 Common Sandpiper.

Stratford:
Great Crested Grebe with juv.

Herriott's Bridge:

2 Shelduck, 2 Lapwing, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 ad. Spotted Redshank, 1 adult (or near-adult) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher.   

Reported by: Andy Davis, Matty England, Patrick Hancock, Andrew Harrison, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG