26-07-25 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 24°C - overcast with showers before breakfast and more until lunch. Some sunny spells in the late afternoon. A light breeze from the west south west, with gusts strengthening to 27 mph by the evening. 

Grasshopper Warbler

Cuckoo

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven - over calling

Frenchay:

25 House Martin - Harvester colony

26-07-25 Cuckoo Greenbank (Keith Williams)

Greenbank Cemetery:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over

Knowle:

1 Yellow Wagtail - over the garden

Sea Mills - garden

4 Crossbill - calling, going over north

Sims' Hill:
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 50 Starling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports - but why not a nice Cuckoo pic from Bristol

26-07-25 Cuckoo Greenbank (Steve Richardson)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham- garden:

1 Little Egret - over

Freshford-  Friary:

30 Crossbill

RESERVOIRS

26-07-25 Curlew BG (Merv Carylon)

Barrow Tanks:
Curlew

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper

26-07-25 Avocet CVL (Bri Thompson)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Avocet - briefly

Herons Green:
1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Raoul Chandrasakera, Nick Hawkridge, Markas Gilmartin, Rob Laughton, Steve Richardson, Tom O'Shea, Steve Preddy, Matt Rogers, xRich Scantlebury, Matt Slaymaker, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams, Jack Wylson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-07-25 Friday - Arctic and Black Tern

Temp 16°C to 23°C.  Clear, hot and sunny with a moderate-to-fresh SW breeze.

Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher

Arctic Tern, Black Tern

Redstart, Yellow Wagtail

Cuckoo juv. at Greenbank Cemetery (Andy Davies)

BRISTOL

Eastville:

Ring-necked Parakeet (over Glenfrome Road - a garden tick)

Greenbank Cemetery:

juv. Cuckoo (species nr 99, see below).

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Garden Warbler, 1 f. Pied Flycatcher (at bottom of slope below BT tower, and species nr 100 for those dedicated patch-watchers at Eastville/Stoke Park).

Whitchurch:

Red Kite.

Green Woodpecker juv. at Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

4 Oystercatcher, 4 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch.

Chipping Sodbury Common inc. golf course:

(7:30-10:30, 57 species) 

3 Swift, 1 Great  White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Raven, 23 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 12 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:

1 juv. Grey Wagtail (visiting garden pond)

Kenn Moor:  Buzzard, Kestrel.

Yatton:
6 Swift plus 250+ Swallow & 180 Starling - pre roosting on high voltage cablers before flying south.

Weston-Super-Mare:
3 Swallow south off the beach.

Congresbury Moor:
4 Swallow, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat (1 juv.), 2 Reed Bunting.

A Wren, probably a fledgling, at Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday, 24th)  
2 Garganey, 1 Greenshank, juv. Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret.

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 ad. Arctic Tern

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:

m. Garganey in flight, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 ad. Black Tern (in full summer plumage), 3 Common Tern, 1 

Marsh Harrier.  3 small waders flew over, probably Dunlin.

Herriott's Bridge:
4 Lapwing, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 ad. Cattle Egret.

Out of Area

Slimbridge WWT, Glos:

Caspian Tern

Reported by: John Croxton, Andy Davis, Pete Harrison, Michael Hutchinson, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, 

24-07-25 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 24°C. Mainly cloudy, some sun. Light breeze variably from west or north.

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Filton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

24-07-25 Ring-necked Parakeet, Frenchay (Julie Evans)

Frenchay - White Lion pub / Pearces Hill gardens:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 4 Moorhen + 1 small youngster, 5 Coot + 1 juv, 1 Little Grebe, c.400 BH Gull, 17 Common Gull, 17 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.30 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler (in pond reeds - a family?), flock 28 Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (m)

Kingsgate Park:
inc - 6 Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, 2 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 8 LBB gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush

Kendleshire Golf Club, Coalpit Heath:

Ring-necked Parakeet

Downend garden:

2 Crossbill (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
4 Crossbill (over)

Duck Lane, Kenn:
50+ returning Swallows

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury to Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King hide: 

5 Redshank

 
Herons Green:
60+ Canada Goose, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 20 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 10+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 60+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Gull (2cy), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Hobby

24-07-25 Redshank, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 20+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-07-25 Wednesday

Temp 15°C to 23°C - some sun in the morning then overcast all day but with sun showing towards dusk. A light breeze from the north north west, with gusts to 22 mph. 

Crossbill

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Blaise, Avon Riding Centre:

4 Crossbill

Brandon Hill:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 24 Blackbird

Royal Fort Gardens:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Crossbill

New Passage/Northwick:
30 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 

Pilning Wetlands:
11 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 24 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
25 Oystercatcher, 40 Curlew, 8 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Chittening Warth:
20 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew

Wickwar:

12 Swift - over

Frenchay - Pearces Hill:
12+ Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Pier:
20 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 25 Redshank

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
1 Peregrine - food carry, 20 + Long-tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-07-25 Green Woodpecker Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 40 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Linnets, Goldfinch

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

23-07-25 Egyptian Goose CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
7 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper

Bernard King Hide:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 3 Redshank

23-07-25 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GB-b Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 20 GW Egret, 19 Little Egret, mix of 12 Sand and House Martin,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail

Blue Bowl:

5 House Martin

Stratford:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 4 GB-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler

23-07-25 Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Water Rail - calling, 5 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 4 GB-b Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, mix of 20 Sand and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 5 Grey Wagtail - inc 3 chicks, 8+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Darran B, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jamie Dunning, Julie Evans, Rupert Higgins, Annabelle Lam,  Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, James Richard, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-07-25 Tuesday - Grasshopper Warbler

Temp 15°C to 20°C - overcast with showers this morning (at least on the Mendips), brighter later with a lot of high cirrus cloud.  A light south-westerly breeze and a fresh, pleasant evening.

Little Ringed Plovers
Ruffs
Whimbrels

Grasshopper Warbler

Crossbill

Wood Sandpiper

Spotted Flycatcher

Great White Egrets at Herons Green (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Victoria Park, BS3:

3 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven (not usual at this site), 1 Goldcrest, singing Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Redshank in the Pill, juv. Stonechat (shore by Lagoon 3).

juv. Peregrine attacking BH Gulls, then picked out a lone Oystercatcher and dived at it a couple of times over the estuary, forcing the wader to ditch in the water. 

Pilning Wetlands:
(yesterday, 21st)  81 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 48 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Grey Wagtail

22-07-25 Stonechat SB (Vic Savery)

Severnside Distribution Park:

6 Stonechat - inc 4 Juv

22-07-25 Spotted Flycatcher Avening Green (Heather England)

Avening Green - Damery Bridge:

2 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail - juv, 1 Sislin

Oystercatcher flying into Herriots Pool this morning (Merv Carlyon)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swift, 3 Whimbrel, 200 Rook/Carrion Crow, 7 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 27 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (flushed above Woodspring Priory), 5 Blackcap, 13 Lesser Whitethroat, 24 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 1 Crossbill (over), 4 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

Ruff at Herons Green (Dave Hughes)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Walley Bank Path:

3 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:

Canada Goose, Little Grebe - juv, 2 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 1 Ruff (a female? - not the same bird as at Herriotts), 1 Wood Sandpiper, Black=headed Gull, 1 juv. Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby

Little Ringed Plover at Herons Green on the exposed old road (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:

1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, adult Cattle Egret, 1 Peregrine (juv), 1 Hobby, 1 Redshank

Herriotts Bridge:

1 moulting m. Ruff , 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret. 1 Red Kite.

Ruff and Blackwits on Herriotts Pool (George Stacey)

Out of Area

Stockhill Woods and Mineries: 

(BOC walk):  8 Woodpigeon, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.

R.Severn in Glos:

Frampton:  White-winged Black Tern

Westbury-on-Severn:  Caspian Tern 

Reported by:  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Heather England, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, George Stacey, Vic Savery, all WhatsApp contributors, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-07-25 Monday

Temp 12°C to 22°C - cloudy with a moderate WNW-WSW wind.

Many thanks to those that completed an Avon BBS square this year, if you have not had the chance to enter your data, the deadline is coming up quick- 10 days time.

Yellow-legged Gull

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

21-07-25 Kingfisher & Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Netham Weir:

3 Little Egret

Oldbury Court/Pearces Hill:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine catching 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 Common Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

10 Dunlin, 35 Redshank

Backwell Common:
1 Yellowhammer

Kenn:
Garden- 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

21-07-25 Sand Martin, Barrow (Merv Carlyon)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-07-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper

21-07-25 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Penny Wills)

Woodford:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, Little Grebe family, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 25+ Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Buzzard

Stratford:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

21-07-25 Common Gull, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpuper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Julie Evans,  Lee Gardiner, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Penny Wills

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-07-25 Sunday

Temp 17°C to 22°C - a cm of rain overnight, the day was humid with a light to moderate E to S with in the am, moving to SW in the pm.

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Henbury:

Garden: 16 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 1 GReat Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellowhammer

Pilning:

1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Severn Beach:

1 Mediterranean Gull

Thrush anvil and snail shells (Lois Pryce)

Spaniorum Hill:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush anvil + fresh snails, 3 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Wain's Hill:

1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

20-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 19 Cattle Egret, 13 Litte Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Denny:
5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, Gadwall family, 6 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 19 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 10+ Pied Wagtail

20-07-25 Common Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
4 Oystercatcher, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl

20-07-25 Kingfisher & Green Sands, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
300+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jason Brown, Stephen Curtis, Dave Hughes, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-07-25 Saturday - Caspian Tern

Temp 16°C to 24°C - Overcast at first, then some sun, a few showers, more overcast but finishing with warm sun, A light breeze from the west but moving southerly by nightfall. Gusts late on but only to 21 mph. 

Caspian Tern

Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Raven - over early, calling

Blaise Estate - R Trym:

1 Kingfisher

19-07-25 Peregrine Clifton Down (Caron Thornton-Trippet

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:

1 Buzzard - high up, 4 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - good display

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-07-25 Caspian Tern Severn Beach - Orchard Pools (Matt Plenty)

Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:
1 Caspian Tern - 1st for S Glos

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite, 1 Redstart (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Peregrine - carrying prey.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common, Westcourt Drive:

20 Swift - screaming party

RESERVOIRS

19-07-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Keith Williams)

Barrow Tanks:
7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret

19-07-25 Cattle Egret BG (Keith Williams)

Chew Valley Lake
95 Canada Goose, 45 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose - inc 3 juv, 4 Shoveler, 12 Teal, 3 Water Rail - calling, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 8 GB-b Gull, 11 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper

North Shore:

c400 Cormorant

Herons Green:
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Cattle Egret,  1 Osprey - juv, 2 Hobby

Stratford:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, GB-b Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 18 Cattle Egret - over

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Olwen Jones, Chris Patch, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson, Caron Thompson-Trippet, Keith Williams, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-07-25 Friday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 18°C to 25°C - warm and muggy in the light W/SW breeze.

BRISTOL

Avonmouth Sewage Works:

2 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck

Hallen Marsh:

4 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel

Sea Mills:
3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 50 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-07-25 Goldcrest, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

Garden: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
6 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

5 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Meadow Pipit

Portishead:
3 Whimbrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

18-07-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
80+ Canada Goose, 1 Gadwall (+7 ducklings), 2 Little Grebe (+3 young), 1 Redshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 6 House Sparrow

18-07-25 Waders, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Collared Dove, 200+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 juv Raven

Reported by: Karen Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Andy Gibb, John Lewis, Tom O'Shea, Chris Rawlings, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Simon Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-07-25 Thursday - Sanderling

Temp 18°C to 25°C - overcast with showers to start, sunny in the pm. A light W/WSW breeze.

Wood Sandpipers

Kittiwake

Crossbill

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
11 Crossbill, 1 Yellowhammer

17-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, Pilning (Jamie Dunning)

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Mediterrarean Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-s-Mare:
2 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

17-07-25 Little Ringed Plover, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:

20 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 86 Mallard, 1 Teal, 3 Pochard, 338 Tufted Duck, 20 Little Grebe, 10 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Kittiwake, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail 

17-07-25 Kittiwake, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King:

1 Sanderling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret, c50 Sand Martin

Stratford:
8 Black-tailed Godwit, c30 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
60 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 55 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, 150 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 90 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Gary. Pagan Birder, David Allward, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Jamie Dunning, Duncan Evered, Matt Hall, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-07-25 Wednesday - Kittiwake

Temp 15°C to 22°C - Overnight cloud and rain soon cleared for a bright, sunny day.  A slight westerly breeze kept the temperature down and brought some showers towards the end of the afternoon.

Little Ringed Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Kittiwake

Mediterranean Gull

Manx Shearwater

Hobby

BRISTOL

16-07-25 Lesser B-b Gull Bedminster (John Lewis)

Bedminster

1 Juvenile Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Sea Walls, Clifton Down:

1 Kestrel

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

6 Swift, 2 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, c30 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Hobby (same bird as reported at New Passage)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point sea watch and vis mig:

1 Mediterranean Gull, 1st Common Gull, 1 Auk species (downstream), 2 Manx Shearwater (downstream), 10 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 alba Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit - - - Also present: 1 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hunstrete:

1 Red Kite

Yellowhammer, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
1 Swift, 150 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 50 Rook, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Wood Sandpiper, Barrow No 2 Tank ( David Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:
9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Cattle Egret

Kittiwake, Barrow No 3 Tank ( Raoul Chandrasakera)

Chew Valley Lake

16-07-25 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
5 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:

150+ Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan (+Polish cygnet), Gadwall (+ducklings on pool),  2 Little Grebe (+3 chicks pool), 4 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 12+Sand Martins, 10+ House Martin, 3 House Sparrow (wall), 7 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
150+ Cormorant (Sunning and drying off wings)

Reed Warbler, Stratford Hide - boardwalk (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

4 Swift, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret,  5 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 10+Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 12+ Reed Warbler (mostly chicks being fed on Ladybirds), 2 Blackcap (feeding chicks 3)   - - - (lots & lots of 7 Spot Ladybirds on the reeds being fed to Reed Warbler chicks)

Green Sandpiper, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose (lake), 3 Lapwing (lake), 2 Little Ringed Plover (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (pool), 14 Green Sandpiper (pool) 5 GBB Gull (lake), 6 Grey Heron, 20 Great White Egret (pool & lake), 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher (pool),  20+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 4+ Reed Warbler (+ lots of chicks calling from the reeds), 1 Grey Wag (pool), 5+ Pied Wag (pool), 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell,  Raoul Chandrasakera,  Patrick Hancock, David Hughes, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Mike Owen, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-07-25 Tuesday

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Overcast at first, then patchy sun with light rain on and off all day. A fresh breeze from the south west, going further westward after lunch, gusts to gale force at 41 mph. 

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

15-07-25 Kestrel Sea Walls (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down, Sea Walls:

Kestrel

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-07-25 Chiffchaff NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
50 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 13 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff - new family in the garden

15-07-25 Greenshank PIL (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Little Grebe inc 3 chicks, 47 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
7 Coot, 2 Curlew

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redstart, 5 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Bourton Combe - BOC walk:

inc - 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

15-07-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Gurney Tanks:

34 Swift - over southerly, 18 Little Grebe, 9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
3 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 7 Cattle Egret - over

15-07-25 GC Grebe CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
Great Crested Grebe - family

Stratford:
10 Swift, 2 Greenshank 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Little Ringed Plover - ad & juv, 1 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 20 Sand Martin

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman. Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Marc Hunt, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Stewart Pointer, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds