Friday, 15 August 2025

15-08-25 Friday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 12°C to 28°C - Another sunny day with a light N-NNE breeze gusting to 13mph

Garganey
Glossy Ibis
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

15-08-25 Reed Warbler, Brentry (Mark Dadds)
Brentry:
1 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Wheatear

Mayshill:
2 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotter Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Swallow, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 30 House Sparrow

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon
1 Glossy Ibis (flying north east)

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Glossy Ibis (different bird to the one seen over Clevedon)

Stratford:
Garganey (two males initially seen in flight), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Tern, 2 Hobby, 10 Great White Egret

Reported by: Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Mike Jackson, Nigel Milbourne, James Payne, Aravind Ramesh,  Mark Smith

Thursday, 14 August 2025

14-08-25 Thursday

Temp 16°C to 25°C. Cloudy start brightening later. Moderate SW breeze gusting to 22mph

Ruff
Sanderling
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
Redstart
Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Horse fields next to Moorgrove Wood, Henbury:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 24 Mistle Thrush

Fox Park, Easton:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Greylag Goose, 11 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sanderling, 400+ BH Gull, 46 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 32 LBB Gull, Lesser Whitethroat. 1 Nuthatch, 4 Grey Wagtail, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Littleton Warth:
4 Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Curlew, BH Gulls, 1 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, Jackdaws, 146 Rook, Carrion Crows, Swallows, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Linnet

New Passage:
140 Canada Goose, 18 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Redshank, Turnstone, 1 Knot ("best guess"), Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Little Egret,1 Kingfisher,  Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail, Linnet

Northwick Wharf:
76 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 20 Turnstone, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
Shelduck, 1 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 27 Lapwing, Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Linnet

Severn Beach:
Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 7 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Swallow, Chiffchaff

Chittening Warth:
3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 21 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 128 Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit, 8 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Hole:
3 Oystercatcher, 75 Redshank, BH Gull, Swallow, House Martin

14-08-25 Sparrowhawk, WSM (Ross Nairn)
Weston-super-Mare garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Englishcombe Lane, Bath:
3 Swift, 1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
43 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake
5 Egyptian Goose, 27 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 7 Greenshank, 7 Dunlin, 5 Common Tern, 7 Cattle Egret

14-08-25 Common Sandpiper, Walley Bank CVL (George Stacey)
Walley Bank Path:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Nunnery:
24 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 4 Common Tern, Hobby

Herriott's Bridge/Pool:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 1 Ruff (f)

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Paul Bowerman, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Trevor Ford, Pete Harrison, John Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Steve Newland, George Stacey:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

13-08-25 Wednesday - Wheatear

Temp 17°C to 26°C - Overcast to start, with a light breeze from the west south west that veered to south west by late morning, some longer sunny intervals from lunch time and gusts increasing to 22 mph by tea time.

Wheatear
Sanderling 
Osprey
Ring-necked Parakeet
Pied Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Hotwells - garden:
4 Peregrine - family party calling and interacting

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 13 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch 1 Yellow Wagtail
13-08-25 Bullfinch Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar- garden:
1 Bullfinch - juv

NORTH SOMERSET
13-08-25 Wheatear Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon - Bandstand Beach:
7 Turnstone, 1 Wheatear
13-08-25 Ruff Cl-Y Darran Birdton)
Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Oystercatcher, 15 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, Curlew, 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 20 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Snipe over, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200 Corvids, 200+ Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1+ Whinchat, 2 Stonechat,
1 Yellow Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit & 3 Tree Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend, Cleeve Hill Allotments:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Downend - garden:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Siston Hill:
1 Tawny Owl - calling from midnight - for an hour!!!

Warmley - William Champions gardens:
3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven 

Bath - Spring Gardens:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 12 House Martin

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
13-08-25 Pied Flycatcher Cameley (Bob Medland)
Cameley:

1 Pied Flycatcher - juv, ringed in the garden

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
13-08-25 Common Tern CVL (George Stacey)
Nunnery:

55 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 5 Greenshank, 29 Common Tern, 2 Cattle Egret
13-08-25 Egrets CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 4 Common Tern, flock of Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 88 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard - very white, 30+ mixed Sand & House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail,  
13-08-25 Whimbrel CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Avocet, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 20+ Common Tern, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 20+ mixed Sand & House Martin, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 5 Common Tern, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 40+ Mix of Sand Martin, Swallow and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Darren Birdton, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hull, Bob Medland, Wayne Pannell,  Andy Rhodes, George Stacey, 1an Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Paul Villaespesa

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

12-08-25 Tuesday

Temp 14°C to 31°C - A beautiful morning, but too hot after lunch. All with a gentle breeze from the south.

Cuckoo
Little Tern
Black Tern

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:
1 White Stork 
Common Sandpiper, Sea Mills (Peter Walton)
Sea Mills:
1 Common Sandpiper, c50 Redshank

Brandon Hill:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
3 Swift, 10 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Yellow Wagtail, Littleton (Matt Plenty)

Wheater (juv), Littleton (Matt Plenty)
Littleton Warth (WeBS):
1 Cuckoo, 2 Avocet, 1 Peregrine, 50 Swallow, 3 Wheatear, 20+ Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
43 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Tickenham:
1 Grey Wagtail
Shelduck (juvs), Clevedon (Diana Bunniss)
Clevedon - Poets Court (BOC walk):
2 Shelduck, 43 Mallard, 2 Rock Dove, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 2 Common Sandpiper, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Wheatear (Blue ring left leg/ BTO ring right leg), 10 House Sparrow, 2 Pied/White Wagtail (yarellii), 1 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swift, 2 Collared Dove, 11 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 28 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 54 Swallow, 9 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 80 House Sparrow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied/White Wagtail (alba), 21 Meadow Pipit, 10 Tree Pipit, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Sparrowhawk (juv calling to be fed)
Spotted Flycatcher, Compton Martin (Patrick Hancock)
Compton Martin:
3 Swallow, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (incl 2 juvs), 2 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Nunnery:
18 Greylag Goose, 28 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 2 Little Tern, 5+ Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 6 Black Tern, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Willow Warbler

Herons Green:
18 Greylag Goose, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 5 Greenshank, 3 Common Tern, 4 Black Tern, 18 Great White Egret, 94 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (juv and fem type), 1 Red Kite (flushed the Little Egret flock)

Stratford:
18 Greylag Goose, 4 Black Tern, 2 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff (Reeve form), 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 30 Little Egret

Reported by: Diana Bunniss, Graham Blacker, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, Rob Laughton, Mike Moxon, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Larry Sweetland, Peter Walton, Keith Williams

Monday, 11 August 2025

11-08-25 Monday - Spoonbill

Temp 18°C to 29°C - Sunny but clouded over after lunch, it was still hot, even with all the cloud. A light breeze from the east south east, with gusts increasing  to 15 mph as the day warmed.

Spoonbill
Bar-tailed Godwit
Yellowhammer
Crossbill
Osprey 
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Jay, 1 Raven - calling

Blaise Estate - The Dingle
4 Crossbill - west at 7:50 am

Knowle:
1 skua sp over going north at 5pm - couldn't get bins on it to id, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - WeBS:
5 Shelduck - imm, 54 Mallard, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 64 Turnstone, 36 Redshank, 250 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Kestrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat - juv, 2 Mistle Thrush - juv, 2 Stonechat - juv

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Churchill - towards Star
15 Mistle Thrush

Uphill - WeBS:
12 Shelduck - imm, 22 Mallard, 5 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 82 Oystercatcher,
3 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 51 Redshank, 600 Black-headed Gull - ad, 72 Herring Gull,
43 Lesser Black-backed Gull, many Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES
11-08-25 Marsh Harrier MF (Paul Francis)
Marshfield - Shire Valley:
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 3+ Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker - 1juv, 3 Raven

Cold Ashton:
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite (harassing the PE), 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Swallow, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 6+ Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

 

Keynsham, Somerdale Playing Fields:
1 Red Kite

Saltford:
1 Little Owl, many Chiffchaff & Goldfinch

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:
5 Swift 
11-08-25 Red Kite Timsbury (Alex Carlisle)
Timsbury:
1 Red Kite - juv

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
110 Canada Geese, 1 Pochard, 2 Red Kite, 5-6 Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Knowle Hill
1 Spotted Flycatcher
11-08-25 Black-tailed Godwit CVL (George Stacey)
Picnic Site 2 to Denny Island:

1 Black-tailed Godwit - long way off

Nunnery:
24 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 1 Redshank, 2 Spoonbill

Herons Green:
2 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Cattle Egret, 24 Great White Egret, 82 Little Egret

Moreton:
1 Spoonbill

Little Denny:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Stratford:
1 Cattle Egret, 9 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 Common Tern, 2 Spoonbill, 2 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk (m) - over

Reported by: Davis Allward, Lauren Barwell, Graham Blacker, Alex Carlisle, Raoul Chandasakera, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, William Earp, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Andy Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Sue and Nigel Kempson, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Steve Mott, Stewart Poiner, George Stacey, Rod Taylor
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Sunday, 10 August 2025

10-08-25 Sunday - Crossbill

Temp 14°C to 26°C - Sunny and the occasional cloud - with a light breeze from the west south west, gusting to 18 mph by teatime and veering to west north west.

Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Crossbill
Wood Sandpiper
Spotted Flycatcher
Osprey

BRISTOL

Clifton - Observatory:
1 Crossbill - calling going over

Knowle:
1 Tree Pipit - over calling
10-08-25 Common Sandpiper Sea Mills (Tony Scott)
Sea Mills - R Avon WeBS

55 Mallard, 11 Common Sandpiper, 50c Redshank, 72 Black-headed Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard - inc 1juv, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 30+ Swallow - mostly juv

Avening Green, Damery Bridge, Little River Avon:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail
10-08-25 Red Kite Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar - garden: 

1 Red Kite

Yate - garden:
2 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Willow Warbler, 2 Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Marina mouth:
16 Dunlin, 100+ Redshank

Clevedon - Yeo WeBS:
15 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 25 Shelduck inc 6 juv, 80 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe,
48 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 85 Curlew,20 Dunlin, 120 Redshank,
7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Bay:
12 Shelduck, 19 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 83 Curlew, 11 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 775 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 91 Carrion Crow, 31 Swallow, 85 Starling, 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Pied Wagtail.

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
3 Peregrine - inc 2 noisy juv after food

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite - Tormarton Rd

Kingswood - garden:
1 Willow Warbler - juv

Emerson's Green, Pomphrey Hill
1 Sparrowhawk - calling

Siston Hill:
1 Raven - vocal

Wick - Riding Barn Hill:
1 Little Owl - calling, 3 Raven - over

Saltford:
3 Little Owl

Chew Stoke, Gravel Hill:
3 Cattle Egret - 'it looked like they were catching grasshoppers' no livestock in the field.

Chew Magna:
1 Hobby

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
20 Great White Egret, 68 Little Egret, 

Moreton:
2 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
4 Gargeney - flying round, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 6 Common Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier
10-08-25 Osprey CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herriott's Bridge:

5 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 1 Osprey - north

Reported by: David Allward, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Barry Dursley, Anthony Goodwin, Martyn Hayes, Matt Hull, Nigel Jones, Andy Mears, Karen Poole, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Chris Teague, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Saturday, 9 August 2025

09-08-25 Saturday - Osprey

Temp 12°C to 23°C - Cloudy start first thing then long sunny intervals.  A fresh breeze with near gale force gusts at 34 mph.

Common Scoter
Garganey
Spotted Flycatcher
Yellowhammer
Wood Sandpiper
Osprey

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Netham inc Lock and Weir:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher - over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Common Scoter, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 24 Redshank, 21 Turnstone, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 23 Swallow, 3 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch
09-08-25 Hobby Littleton-on-Severn (Tony Scott)
Littleton-on-Severn:
3 Hobby - inc 2 juv

Pilning Wetlands:
25 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 60 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, Swallow, House Martin

Severn Beach:
1 Shelduck, 10 Oystercatcher, 12 Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 juv, Whitethroat, Song Thrush

Chittening Warth:
1 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, Swallow

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Moor Farm:
2 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk
09-08-25 Turnstone Clevedon Sea Front (Wyane Pannell)
Clevedon - Sea Front:
4 Turnstone

Wraxall - Watercress Farm (2 survey routes):
2 Buzzard, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 2 Skylark, 14 Swallow, 37 House Martin, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Dolebury Warren:
1 Tawny Owl

Oldbridge River - south of Hewish:
1 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Swift - over, 1 Peregrine (m)

Kingswood:
1 Raven - over

Emersons Green - Pomfret Hill:
1 Sparrowhawk
09-08-25 Mandarin Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)
Dyrham - garden:
1 Mandarin

Saltford:
2 Little Owl

Bath:
- Entry Hill:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- Englishcombe Lane:
3 Swift - over

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks - WeBS count:
117 Canada Goose, 7 Swan, 62 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 377 Tufted Duck, 8 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 365 Goot, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 6 Common Term, 28 Little Grebe, 55 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret

Blagdon Lake - BOC walk:
300 Canada Goose, 22 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 32 Tufted Duck, 4 Woodpigeon, 17 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 7 Black-headed Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Robin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
4 Garganey, 3 Swift, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Turnstone - sum plum, 4 Greenshank, 1 Osprey - late afternoon, 1 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's Bridge:
3 Garganey, 30 Shoveler, 15 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 5 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 3 GBB Gull, 8 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 9 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 50 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Elaine Arundel, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Katherine Davies, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Anthony Goodwin, Martyn Hayes, Rob Laughton, Wayne Pannell, Tony Scott, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton-Trippit
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Friday, 8 August 2025

08-08-25 Friday - Common Tern

Temp 14°C to 22°C. Some cloud in the morning but clearing to a very warm sunny afternoon in gentle breeze from WSW. A beautiful day to be out and lots of birds on the move.

Common Tern - 22 at CVL
Greenshank
Spotted Flycatchers at multiple sites
Redstart
Yellow Wagtail
Tree Pipit

08-08-25 Common Terns, Herons Green CVL (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Wills Memorial Building, Park St:
1 Peregrine

Hotwells:
4 Raven over

Bishopston:
1 Raven

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 11 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 4-7 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Greenfinch

Snuff Mills:
3 Kingfisher (at least 1 juv), 2 Jay, mixed tit flock (2 Coal, numerous Great, Blue and Long-tailed), juv Grey Wagtail 

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow over cut grass, numerous Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Olbury Power Station:
7 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 100 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Stonechat

Littleton:
3 Buzzards (1 juv), 3 Hobby together (probably all juveniles), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff

Pilning Wetland:
1 Greylag Goose, 20 Canada Goose, 19 Lapwing, 65 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin

New Passage/Northwick:
30 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 13 Redshank, 23 Turnstone, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Greenfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
90 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 80 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, Swallow, 1 House Martin, 80 Starling

Lower Woods, Wickwar:
1 Raven, Coal, Blue & Great Tits, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 10+ Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, Coal, Blue & Great Tits, 6 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 32 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 23 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 11 Whitethroat, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 22 Linnet, 80 Goldfinch

Bradley Brook LNR, Winterbourne:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET


08-08-25 Red Kite, Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)
Watercress Farm, Wraxall - transect walks:
Route 3 - inc - 2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 30 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 32 Goldfinch
Route 4 - inc - 3 Stock Dove, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Greenfinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
& also in the wetland area - Greenshank & Skylark

Sand Point/Bay:
vismig - 4  Collared Dove, 9 Curlew, 1 Common Gull,  25 Herring Gull, 15 LBB Gull, 12 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 10 Swallow, 90 House Martin, 1 alba Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin
present - 2 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 200 Corvids, 7 Swallow, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 5 Siskin

Felton Common:
6 Swift

Burrington:
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush,  4 Stonechat, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 20 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
2 Red Kite

08-08-25 Leucistic Greenfinch, Cameley (Bob Medland)
Cameley:
1 screaming juv Peregrine and a leucistic Greenfinch in the flock

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 100+ Sand & House Martins 4 Swallow

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 64 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron,
16 Little Grebe (inc 3 juv), 1 Buzzard, 100+ Sand & House Martins, 10+ Swallow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Lane Moreton to Stratford:
Spotted Flycatchers


08-08-25 Greenshank, Stratford CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 2 GBB Gull, 22 Common Tern, 5 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 150+ mostly Sand and House Martins with some Swallows, 8 Chiffchaff (with a large flock of Blue Great and Long Tailed Tits and  Reed Warbler), 14+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch

Herriott's Bridge:
4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 150+ mostly Sand and House Martins with some Swallows over lakeside, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Helen Burdett, Joseph Carter, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Paul Francis,  Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Rob Martin, Bob Medland, Joe Sargent. George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Mike Tranter:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Thursday, 7 August 2025

07-08-25 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 22°C. Cloudy with some light rain. Gentle/moderate breeze from south-west, gusting to 22mph. Not a very attractive day for birding it seems!

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Kingsgate Park:
inc - 6 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 130 Mallard, Moorhen, 6 Coot, 9 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Grey Heron
& 5 Swift + 1 House Martin over heading south

Coast Road south of Portishead:
1 Peregrine

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
2 Chiffchaff

Worle garden:
6 House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
inc - 6 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Egyptian Goose, 50 Mallard, 25 Tufted Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Moorhen, 6 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Blue Tit, 20 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton: 
50+ Great Crested Grebe, 50+ Coot, 50+ Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Pied Wagtail including juveniles

Herriotts:
1 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Joseph Carter, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, David Howes, Steve Newland, Dean Reeves, Keith Wisbey.
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Wednesday, 6 August 2025

06-08-25 Wednesday - Osprey

Temp 14°C to 23°C - Cloudless first thing then long sunny intervals. Almost still air until late morning when a light breeze from the west whispered in and the gusts started, peaking by tea time with a max of 21mph.

Spotted Flycatcher
Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Raven - over, calling persistently

Henbury - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, for an hour!! , 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch - heard, 4 Mistle Thrush
06-08-25 Green Woodpecker St George (Duncan Evered)
St George - Crews Hole Woodland:
2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl - calling 12:30, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker - inc 1 juv, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
6 Swift, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 150 Goldfinch, 9 Greenfinch
06-08-25 Chiffchaff Withywood (Lee Patch)
Withywood - garden:
1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
2 Coal Tit, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Treekeeper, 12 Tree Pipit, 1 Crossbill, 1 Siskin, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redstart, 10 Stonechat, 21 Meadow Pipit, 2 Crossbill, 1 Reed Bunting
06-08-25 Willow Warbler WSM (Dean Reeves)
Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven

Hanham:
8 Swift

Willsbridge - garden:
1 Red Kite - coming down for chicken scraps

Keynsham, Manor Road
 - Playing Fields:
4 Swift, 100+ mix of Jackdaw & Carrion Crow, 30+ Starling
- Garden:
9 Goldfinch

Saltford:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Dundry:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven, 4/5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Cameley:
2 Peregrine - still 'noisily' around the valley.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Path to Villice:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5+ Chiffchaff, 

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite. 1 Buzzard, 10+ Pied Wagtail
06-08-25 Spotted Flycatcher Saltford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Dunlin, 7 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret - sum plum, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler - inc chicks, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Bob Medland, Dean Reeves, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Nick Tippett
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Tuesday, 5 August 2025

05-08-25 Tuesday - Osprey

Temp 17°C to 20°C - Mainly overcast and breezy, high grey cumulus clouds with some blue patches.  Hotter and sunnier in the afternoon.  Dry.  Fresh WNW wind.

Osprey
Hobby

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
8 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 20 House Martin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands/New Passage:
(yesterday, 4th August)  45+ Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 34 Shelduck, 31 Oystercatcher, 37 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 65 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Wheatear

Severn Beach:
(yesterday, 4th August)  26 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 27 Turnstone, 19 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret
Grey Heron at Watercress Farm (Robin Martin)
NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano:
Red Kite (over Clapton-in-Gordano village)
Whitethroat Gordano Valley  (Robin Martin)
Weston Moor and Walton-in-Gordano:
(BOC walk)  2 Pheasant, 2 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Hobby4 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 9 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit  5 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Goldfinch.
Spotted Flycatcher on Walton Common Dave Horlick)
Walton Common:
c.5 Spotted Flycatcher (in two separate groups).

Felton Common:
6 Linnet

Hewish:
Red Kite (over A370)

Oldbridge River - south of Hewish:
Red Kite (probably the same as above).
1 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, c.30 Starling, Reed Bunting.
Linnet on Felton Common (David Hughes)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe - R Avon:
1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch
 
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday, 4th August)  15 Little Grebe, 17 Little Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron.

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
40 Swift, 1 Osprey, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, c.40 Sand Martin, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (bottom of Stratford Lane), 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Herriott's Bridge:
2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper,  3 Greenshank. 

Reported by: Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Dave Horlick, David Hughes, Mike Moxon, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Monday, 4 August 2025

04-08-25 Monday - Greenshank

Temp 17°C to 23°C - Cloudy to sunny, 4.5 mm of rain, West wind gusting to 33mph. High Tide 15.40 9.5m - bottom edge of Storm Floris moved through

Swift
Turnstone, Greenshank
Firecrest


BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
Firecrest in mixed tit flock of 25

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 12 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin

New Passage:
16 Shelduck, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
30 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Goldfinch

Hewish - Oldbridge River
5 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham Park:
1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven

Folly Farm:
Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Blackcap

Bath, Twerton:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
Road closed today
4-8-25 Greenshank, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

5 Swift, 4 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull,  1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 100+ House and Sand Martin

Herriotts:
5 Egyptian Goose (inc 3 Goslings), 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret,  1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 100+ House and Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 12+ Pied Wagtail

Reports: David Allward, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Moxon, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor, Jon Thobroe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG