05-09-25 Friday - Pectoral Sandpiper

Temp 12°C to 21°C - sun all day with some cloud in the pm, a light breeze from the west gusting to 20mph in the pm

Pectoral Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Curlew Sandpiper

Grasshopper Warbler

Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Jay, 1 Raven - calling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Tufted Duck, 1 Swift, 1 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

05-09-25 Wheatear OPS (Mike Prior)

Oldbury Power Station:
15 Mallard (out of eclipse), 9 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 3 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, c.150 BH Gull (mostly winter plumage), 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 GS Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

Severn Beach:
1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Wheatear inc (f)

05-09-25 Chiffchaff Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate - garden:
1 Chiffchaff

Chipping Sodbury Common:
47 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 or 2 Tree Pipit

Coalpit Heath:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell - garden:

2 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

Sand Point/Bay:
141 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 86 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, c.40 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 24 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1+ Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit.

Weston-Super-Mare:

garden: 1 Swallow - vocal juv, 1 Whitethroat

Oldtown Quarry: 2 Swift, lots of Swallow and House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham Park:

2 Swift, 500+ House Martin - over in 30 mins

05-09-25 Nuthatch Conham (Paul Tompkins)

Conham River Park:

Nuthatch

Hunstrete - garden:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard. 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 11+ Linnet, 12+ Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

05-09-25 Blackbird Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters)

Chew Stoke:
Blackbird - juv

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Osprey - feeding

Chew Valley Lake

05-09-25 Dunlin Pectoral Sandpiper & Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:

27 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 12+ Dunlin, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - (juv), 5 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 30+ House Martin & Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow

05-09-2025 Glossy Ibis CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
22 Little Grebe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 1 Black-headed Gull - leucistic, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,  Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 40+ House Martin & Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 30+ Pied Wagtail

05-09-25 Peregrine CVL (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
c15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 7 Greenshank, 30 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey - hunting, 1 Tawny Owl - called, 2 Hobby, 2 Peregrine - ad and Juv, 3 Chiffchaff - singing

Herriott's Bridge:
14 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 15 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 2 Glossy Ibis, 5 Grey Heron, 32 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm m), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 50+ House Martin & Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Steve Curtis, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Dave Hanks, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Rick Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Darren Robson, Carol Rushton, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Paul Tompkins
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-09-25 Thursday - still several good Sandpipers

Temp 13°C to 18°C. Sunny with showers. A moderate westerly turning southerly breeze gusting to 22mph.

Wood Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Whinchat

Redstart

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Tufted Duck

Duchess Pond, Stoke Park (later):

same Tufted Duck

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

04-09-25 2 of the 11 Spotted Flycatcher at OPS (Craig Lewis)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Whimbrel, 4 Ruff, 1 Willow Warbler (juv), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (1m, 1f), 11 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Severn Beach:

2 Shelduck, 300 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, Turnstone, 1 Knot, Dunlin, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear

Pilning Wetland:

16 Teal, 50 Lapwing, 11 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron

New Passage:

160 Canada Goose, Teal, 2 Ringed Plover, 75 Curlew, 85 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest

Chittening Warth:

2 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

1 Peregrine, 1 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

Watercress Farm, Wraxall:
1 Greenshank, 1 Hobby

Banwell garden:
5 Long-tailed Tit, 2+ Coal Tit, c10 Blue Tit, 4+Great Tits, 3 Chiffchaff, very large numbers of Swallows and Martins

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite,Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, family of 5+ Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart (f)

04-09-25 Kingfisher, Willsbridge (Donna Harvey)

Willsbridge:

2 Kingfisher

Burnett
100 Swallow (feeding low over the crop in a field)

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

04-09-25 Osprey, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:
10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2+ Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:
2 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis

04-09-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
30 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 200+ Sand & House Martin, 50+ Swallow all over the lake

04-09-25 Glossy Ibis, Herons Green Bay (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
3 Stock Dove, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 BH Gull (leucistic), 2 GBB Gull, 3 Glossy Ibis, 4 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 150+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 30+ Swallow, 40+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Greylag Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel (over, to the west), 1 Ruff, 10 Dunlin (in flight), 1 Glossy Ibis, 14 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Greylag Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher (pool), 1 Hobby, 200+ Sand & House Martin, 50+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasekar, Pete Coslett, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Donna Harvey, Craig Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Blake Norton, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-09-25 Wednesday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Manx Shearwater

Temp 15°C to 20°C - a cm of rain, a moderate to strong SW wind with gusts to 31mph.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Manx Shearwater

Wood Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

Curlew Sandpiper

03-09-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, CVL (Rod Taylor)

BRISTOL

Bedminster:
Chessel Street: 11 Sand Martin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Reed Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
16 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Manx Shearwater

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

03-09-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper2, CVL (Rod Taylor)

Chew Valley Lake

Villice:

2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Peregrine

Nunnery:
33 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Ruff

Track: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Redstart, 7 Spotted Flycatcher

Herons Green:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 3 Glossy Ibis

Moreton:
8+ Arctic Tern, 

Stratford:

25+ Black-tailed Godwit

Out of area:

Wall Common: 1 Grey Phalarope

Reported by: Alex Carlisle, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Michael Hutchinson, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Andy Mears, Phil Quinn, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Bri Thompson, Roger Treeby

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-09-25 Tuesday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

 Temp 12°C to 18°C - Damp early on giving way to sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the west.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Spotted Redshank

Osprey

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

52 House Martin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Swift, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Whitethroat,1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
c100 Shelduck

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wheatear, Marshfield (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Yellow Wagtail, Marshfield (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Marshfield (BOC walk):
6 Red-legged Partridge, 14 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 110 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw, 80 Rook, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 22 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 22 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Pied/White Wagtail (yarellii), 14 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

Shire Valley:
2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, c50 mixed Swallows and Martins, c5 Spotted Flycatcher

Stanton Drew:
100+ Canada Goose, 25 Swallow, 35 House Martin

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Bishop Sutton:
8 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
8 Pochard, 1 Greenshank

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:
23+ Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 4+ Dunlin, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, (200+ mixed Sand and House Martin), 100+ Swallow,

Herons Green:
13 Stock Dove, 15 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 1 Black-headed Gull (leucistic), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Terns(1 adult,1 juv), 4 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, (300+ mixed Sand and House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail (including 1+ alba)

2 Black-tailed Godwit/2 Curlew Sandpiper/1 Dunlin /1 BH Gull,
Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
16 Little Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm. male), 1 Hobby, (300+ Sand & House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriott's Bridge:
12 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, (300+ Sand & House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail

Herriott's End:

16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Tern

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Michael Hutchinson, Richard Keel, Rob Laughton, Susan Loder, Mike Moxon, ~Mike P, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-09-25 Monday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Temp 14°C to 18°C - patchy blue with lots of high cumulus, and a strong WSW wind.  A few brief showers in the morning, brighter and fine in the afternoon but if anything more blustery.

Osprey

Knot, Curlew Sandpipers

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1st in 45 years at CVL)
Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

88 Mallard, 50 Black-headed Gull, 25 House Martin

Sims Hill:  1 Tree Pipit (on the deck)

Snuff Mills: 45 House Martin

Sea Mills:

42 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 15 House Martin (flying) + 2 chicks in nest 

House Martin juvs looking very cute in the nest at Sea Mills (Di Bunniss)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3+ Spotted Flycatcher, 2+ Stonechat.

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:

(yesterday, 31st August) 110 Canada Geese, 12+ Teal, 8 Oystercatcher, 43 Lapwing, 10 Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 60+ Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 1  Kestrel, 2 Raven, Sand Martin, 1 Coal Tit, Cetti’s Warbler.

Severn Beach:
(yesterday, 31st August)  15 Canada Geese, 10 Shelduck, 250+ Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 34 Turnstone, 11 Dunlin, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher,  Peregrine, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Shelduck, 14 Woodpigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 37 Black-headed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 2 Magpie, 7 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 1  Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite (on the road with a dead squirrel)

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Bishop Sutton:

6 Collared Dove

Glossy Ibis at Herons Green (Lee Patch)

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Osprey

Greenshank at Villice Bay (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake

(these totals from around the reservoir will include birds listed under individual sites)

1 Greylag Goose, 70 Canada Goose, 32 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 14 Shoveler, 90 Gadwall, 265 Mallard, 490 Teal, 2 Pochard, 650 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail, 24 Moorhen, 2868 Coot, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 12 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 375 BH Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 15 GBB Gull, 65 LBB Gull, 78 Great Crested Grebe, 251 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 33 Great White Egret, 21 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 155 Swallow, 180 House Martin, 34 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Wren, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 84 Pied/White Wagtail.

Woodford:
Common Sandpiper

Villice:
2 Greenshank

Nunnery:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Swift, 30+ Ringed Plover, c.10 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Knot. 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 100+ Sand & House Martin, 50+ Swallow, Wheatear.

Common Sandpiper at Woodford (George Stacey)

Herons Green:

 24 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Greenshank, 4 G BB Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret (in field behind pool), 4 Grey Heron, 5 Glossy Ibis, 80+ House & Sand Martin, 40+ Swallow, 50+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail.     

Stratford:

1 Osprey (flew to the south, late morning), 2 f.-type Marsh Harrier, 2+ Red Kite, 3 Hobby.

Herriott's Bridge:

2 G BB Gull, 10 Lapwing, 1 Ruff (lakeside), 6 Snipe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank (lakeside), 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret,  8 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 1 Kingfisher, 200+ Sand & House Martin, 80+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Pied Wagtail.

Black-tailed Godwit at Herriotts Bridge (George Stacey)

Out of Area

Barnstaple, N Devon: 10 Glossy Ibis

Reported by:  Jonathan Angell, Di Bunniss, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, John Lewis, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, contributors to local WhatsApp groups

31-08-20 Sunday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Temp 12°C to 20°C - Sunny early but lots of rain through middle of day,  sunny later. SW wind peaking at 29mph

Garganey
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1st in 45 years at CVL)
Glossy Ibis

31-08-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Bri Thompson)

BRISTOL

Hotwells, Cumberland Basin:
4 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 24 BH Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Yaffle (Green Woodpecker), 1 Prergrine, 5 Long-tailed tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Starling,  1 Redstart,  2 Whinchat, c20 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

1 Osprey

31-08-25 Osprey, CVL (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Chew Valley Lake
6 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite

31-08-25 Glossy Ibis, Villice (Dave Hughes)

Villice: 

2 Glossy Ibis

31-08-25 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Dave Hughes)

Nunnery:

23 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Buff-breasted  Sandpiper (CC & BT), 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis

Moreton:

720 Great Crested Grebe

31-08-25 Glossy Ibis, Herons Green (Lucy Masters)

Herons Green:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 6 Glossy Ibis, 2 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Stratford:
4 Egyptian Geese, 6 Garganey, 5 Swift, 4 Lapwing, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 ad Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 17 Snipe, 1 juv Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 5 juv Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 2cy Marsh Harrier,  2 Red Kite, 3 2ad 1juv Hobby, 3 Peregrine, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Herriotts:
12 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Reports: Rich Andrews, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Alan Daniells, Jon Green, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Hughes, Mike Jackson, MJ, Rob Laughton, John Lewis, Lauren, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Steve Preddy, Carol Rushton, Cliff Smith, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Lauren Tucker, Jack Wylson, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

30-08-25 Saturday - Garganey, Knot, Curlew Sandpiper

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Pleasant morning turning to afternoon rain. SW wind peaking at 25mph

Garganey
Knot, Curlew Sandpiper
Common Tern
Glossy Ibis

Hobby

Cuckoo

30-8-25 Glossy Ibis, Villice (Dave Hughes)

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale Cemetery:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

Crew's Hole Woodland:
1 Mallard, 2 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch

Temple Meads:

1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Olveston:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 50 House Martin over fields

Yate garden:

10 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Carrs Woodland:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 3 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 1 House Martin, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Starling, 2 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

30-8-25 Osprey, Blagdon (Dave Chislett)

Blagdon Lake:
3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 1 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
1 White-tailed Eagle (second hand sighting) 1 Wood Sandpiper

Bernard King:

1 Garganey, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine

Villice:

2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 6 Glossy Ibis

Nunnery:

1 Cuckoo

Herons Green:
1 Glossy Ibis

30-8-25 Common Tern, Stratford (Dave Hughes)

Stratford:
8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 17 Common Tern, 1 Hobby

Herriotts:
3 ad and 2 juv Egyptian Geese, 8 Garganey, 7 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reports: Dave Chislett, Alan Daniells, Stuart Evans, Rob Hargreaves, Dave Hughes,  Andy Mears, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Ben Sykes, Bri Thompson, Gary Thorburn, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG

29-08-25 Friday - White-tailed Eagle and Shag

Temp 14°C to 20°C - Overnight rain cleared for a bright morning followed by showers in the afternoon.  Westerly winds from 8mph gusting to 25mph

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Ruff

Wood Sandpiper

Shag

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

White-tailed Eagle

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
10 Shag(upriver), 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart

New Passage/Northwick:

130 Canada Goose,  300 Ringed Plover,  80 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel

Pilning Wetlands:
160 Canada Goose, 11 Teal, 360 Ringed Plover, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 86 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 27 Dunlin

Severn Beach:
17+ Shag

Chipping Sodbury Common:
6 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Wheatear, Clevedon Pill(Wayne Pannell)

Clevedon - Pill:

30+ Starling, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, 

1 Red kite (getting "loads of grief" from 2 Ravens)

RESERVOIRS

Osprey, Blagdon Lake (Chris Teague)

Blagdon Lake:
3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Picnic Site 1:

4 Egyptian Goose

Woodford Lodge:

1 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 White-tailed Eagle, 2 juv Peregrine(f+m)

White-tailed Eagle, Bernard King Hide (Steve Rea)

Bernard King Hide:
1 White-tailed Eagle

Villice:
5 Glossy Ibis

Nunnery Hide:

15 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret

Herons Green:
22 Little Grebe (4 on pool), 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 1 BH Gull (leucistic), 4 GBB Gull, 6 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard (white) 60+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, 8 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 500+ Cormorant (with large flock of BH Gull and Great Crested Grebe), 6 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 50+ Swallow, 20+ mixed Sand and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff

Goldfinch, Herriott's Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:

10 Lapwing(pool), 14 Black-tailed Godwit(lake), 2 Ruff(lake), 4 Snipe(pool), 2 Common Sandpiper(pool), 8 Green Sandpiper(pool), 1 Wood Sandpiper (pool), 8 Greenshank(lake), 6 GBB Gull, 8 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret(pool and lake), 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher(pool), 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 60+ Swallow, 50+ mixed flock of Sand and House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail(pool), 4 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Matt Hall, Rob Hargreaves, MJ, Wayne Pannell, Matt Plenty, Steve Rea, Carol Rushton, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Christopher Teague, Karen Wilkinson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-08-25 Thursday - Shag, Fulmar

Temp 12°C to 20°C - largely overcast with some isolated heavy downpours. A light to moderate SW/WSW wind, gusts to 24mph.

Shag - a record count

Fulmar

Cuckoo

White-tailed Eagle

Glossy Ibis

Osprey

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Wigeon

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Little Egret, 40 Black-headed Gull, 5 Grey Wagtail

Knowle:

1 Cuckoo (private garden)

28-08-25 Redstart, Stoke Park (Andy Davies)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 3+ Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5+ Spotted Flycatcher

28-08-25 Fulmar, Severn Beach (Thomas Weston)

New Passage/Severn Beach:
1 Shag, 1 Fulmar, 2 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit

28-08-25 Wheatear, Severn Beach (Vic Savery)

Hilly Fields, Frampton Cotterell:
c50 Greenfinch

Bradley Brook LNR, Winterbourne:
1 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Pied Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Newton St Loe:
2 Stock Dove, 11 Little Grebe (inc 3 young), 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 10 Goldcrest, 2 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

28-08-25 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Rob Martin)

Blagdon Lake:
32 Shag, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

28-08-25 Egyptian Geese, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam/CP2:
29 species inc: 12 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 GBB Gull, 9 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 28 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 18 Pied Wagtail

Bernard King hide:
1 Garganey, 1 Swift, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 White-tailed Eagle

28-08-25 Sparrowhawk, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Nunnery Point:

14 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 585 Cormorant

28-08-25 Black-headed Gull, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
24 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Leucistic Black-headed Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Glossy Ibis, 2 Buzzard, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 70+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Osprey

28-08-25 Eagle with groupies, CVL (Mike Owen)

Stratford:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff (1 singing)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 4 Swift, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail

28-08-25 Glossy Ibis, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Chris, Claire S, Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, Chris Craig, Raoul Chandrasakera, Jonathan Dadds, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Rob Hargeaves, Peter Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Rob Martin, Lucy Masters, Rich Mielcarek, Nigel Milbourne, James Richard, Vic Savery, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Mike Tranter, Chris Vines, Thomas Weston

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-08-25 Wednesday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 12°C to 21°C - overcast then rain until mid afternoon with sun after. A moderate southerly breeze gusting to 32mph as the wind veered westerly.

White-tailed Eagle

Pied Flycatcher

Redstart

Osprey

Whinchat

BRISTOL

Ashton - Greville Smyth Park:

3 Herring Gull, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Henleaze - Badocks Wood:

7 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart (f or imm)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Pied Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

27-08-25 Whinchat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Greenshank, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat

Aust Wetland:

9 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel - inc 2 juv, 1 Hobby, 15 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-08-25 Curlew NP (Martin Tayler)

New Passage/Northwick:
28 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 1 Merlin - panicking the avian population, 2 Swallow

Pilning Wetlands - BOC family walk:
8 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 80 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 120 Ringed Plover, 80 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 8 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 120 Starling, 5 Redstart, 10 Linnet, 25 Goldcrest

27-08-25 Redstart Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar, West End:

1 Hobby, 1 Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 

27-08-25 Grey Heron Duck Pond (Les Williams)

Winterbourne Duck Pond:

1 Grey Heron

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Valley:

1 Dipper - returns with the water

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Osprey

27-08-2025 White-tailed Eagle CVL (Dave Chislett)

Denny/Little Denny Island:

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 White-tailed Eagle

27-08-25 Cattle Egret CVL (Denise Rudeforth)

Woodford - path:
1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Cattle Egret

Nunnery:
37 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin - juv, 1 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
1 Wood Sandpiper - ringed, 2 Greenshank, 1 Hobby, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 White-tailed Eagle

Stratford:
3 Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, c400 Sand Martin, c200 Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds