06-07-25 Sunday

Temp 17°C to 23°C - some cloud with the odd light shower. A light WSW/WNW breeze.

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:
1 Great White Egret

Lamplighters:
1 Common Sandpiper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
BOC walk: 45 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 32 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
pr Shelduck with 36 duckling creche, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 

06-07-25 Whitethroat, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
Whitethroat

Lower Woods:
8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 7 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 14 Goldcrest, 8 Nuthatch, 21 Wren, 8 Bullfinch

Chipping Sodbury Common/Golf Course:
3 Stock Dove, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 70 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
14+ Great White Egret, 11+ Little Egret

Herons Green:
3 Cattle Egret

06-07-25 Egyptian Goose, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Garganey, 1 Lapwing, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull

06-07-25 Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Johnathan Dadds, Alan Daniells, Alastair Fraser, John Lewis, Mike P, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

05-07-25 Saturday

Temp 16°C to 20°C - Overcast with drizzle to midday, thankfully an interlude of afternoon sun. A fresh breeze from WSW gusting to 30 mph. 

BRISTOL

05-07-25 Kestrel Clifton Down (Paul Barham)

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:

3 Kestrel - inc 2 juv, 5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - many flypasts

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Curlew, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Mistle Thrush, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 3 Swallow, 100 Starling, 1 Song Thrush

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 10 Coot - inc juv, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 50 Starling, 40 Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
4 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Curlew, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 50 Starling, 25 Goldfinch

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Mute Swan, 2 Collared Dove, 15 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Buzzard, 3 Raven

Backwell Lake:
Mute Swan - inc cygnets, 2 Gadwall, Mallard - inc ducklings, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher

Congresbury - Strawberry Line
2 Stock Dove, 5 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 House Martin, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dundry:

5 Swallow

Cameley - garden:

3 Green Woodpecker - inc 2 juv, 13 Greenfinch - inc 11 juv

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
130 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 1 Common Gull, 19 Cattle Egret - inc 1 juv, 6 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 40 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush- juv, 1 Spotted Flycatcher - along the lane to CVL.

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 5 House Martin

Stratford:
4 Green Sandpiper

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Paul Barham, Mark Coller, Jake Cvetas, Neil, Delaney, Marcas Gilmartin, John McGovern, Bob Medland, Steve Newland, Geoff Upton, Reuben Veal, Jenny White

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

04-07-25 Friday

Temp 15°C to 22°C - A bright sunny day with a brisk, drying WSW breeze gusting to 31mph

Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

8 Redshank

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Kestrel (juv)

Lower Woods:

5+ Marsh Tit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Dunnock, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

1 Goldcrest, 1 Dunnock (juv)

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Yellowhammer, Kilkenny Lane (Merv Carlyon)

Kilkenny Lane:

1 Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer

Burnett:

1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Oystercatcher, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
280+ Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 2 GBB Gull,  2 Grey Heron,  2 Little Egret, 12+ House Martin,  5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch

Bernard King Hide:
1 Black-tailed Godwit

Herons Green:

24 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall (with 11 duckling), 4 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe (+ 4 pool),    

8 Great Crested Grebe (2 with 2 chicks riding on their back), 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cattle Egret,  2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret,  1 Cetti's Warbler,  1 Sedge Warbler (singing),  2 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

(Cormorant 80+ fly over towards Blagdon)

Moreton:

36 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chiffchaff,  2 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting (singing)

Stratford:

2 Mute Swan (+6 Cygnets one the Polish), 180+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 40+ House and Sand Martin, 4+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff (singing in car park), 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler (singing), 1 Treecreeper, 1 Reed Bunting,       

Redshank, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose and young (pool), 12+ Gadwall (pool 1 with 6 duckling), 8 Teal (pool), 1 Oystercatcher (lake side), 2 Lapwing (pool later only 1),  2 Little Ringed Plover  (pool), 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper (pool), 10 Green Sandpiper (pool), 1 Redshank (pool), 2 GBB Gull (lake), 5 Grey Heron,  9 Great White Egret (pool), 7 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier (f),1 Song Thrush (singing), 20+ House Martin, 6 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5+ Pied Wagtail (pool),1 Reed Bunting           

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Vera Carpenter, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Nick Page, Martyn Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

03-07-25 Thursday

Temp 11°C to 22°C - Sunny with a gentle breeze from the west

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

Kestrel (1 on bridge crags, family at Sea Walls), Peregrine (3 juvs over gorge), 1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Red Kite, Portishead (Simon Williams)

Portishead:
2 Red Kite (over Walton)

Tickenham Moor:
4 Mute Swan, 1 Swift, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 15 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch.

Yatton:
1 Red Kite (over Strawberry Line)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Spotted Flycatcher (Shirehill Lane), 2 Stonechat (Down Rd)

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
26 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall (+4 ducklings), 5 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (+3 gosling), 1 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit (5 pool+5 lake), 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (f), 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Barnet, Andy Davis, Mike Owen, Lois Pryce, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, ~Ben W, Simon Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

02-07-25 Wednesday - Sandwich Tern

Temp 11°C to 23°C - Overcast with a hint of rain until 10 o'clock when the sun prevailed and the fresh breeze went round from NNW to WNW - a distinctly cooler feel with gusts, post tea time, of 35 mph. 

Crossbill

Sandwich Tern

BRISTOL

New Cut - Gaol Ferry Bridge:
7 Cormorant - roosting tonight

02-07-25 Kestrel Clifton Down (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down:

Kestrel, Jay, Jackdaw

Eastville Park:

1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit

Filton:

8 Swift - together

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

02-07-25 Dunlin OPS (Alan Piper)

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Oystercatcher - inc 2 juv, 1 Dunlin, 120 BH Gull - inc 5 juv, 1 Common Gull, 1 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow

Falfield:

Stock Dove, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Crossbill - over

Yate - Common:
1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing

Westerleigh:

1 Red Kite

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Backwell Lake:
12 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

Bristol Airport:

3 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lansdown:

26 Swallow, 2 House Martin

Bath - Parade Gardens:
12 Mute Swan, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail

Newton St Loe:
2 Stock Dove, 3 Little Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 42 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
4 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 8 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 15 Little Egret,
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Mistle Thrush

Blagdon Lake:
3 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

02-07-25 Sandwich Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven

Herons Green:
24 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Gadwall + ducklings, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen + 3 chicks, 4 Little Grebe + chicks, 2 Great Crested Grebe - nesting, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 BH Gull - juv, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
180+ GC Grebe, 5 Lapwing - flyover, 2 BH Gull - juv, 5 GBB Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Mute Swan - inc cygnets (1 polish), 2 Egyption Goose + 3 gosling, 3 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Black-t Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Green Sandpiper, 3 BH Gull - juv,  1 Common Gull, 4 Great Black-b Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 GW Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

02-07-25 Sandwich & Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: David Allward, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Barry Dursley, Pieter Fonteyn, Robert Hargreaves, Adrian Hockey, Marc Hunt, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Lee Patch, Alan Piper, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Mike Wood

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

01-07-25 Tuesday

Temp 18°C to 27°C - very warm in the ligth NW/SW breeze.

Black Redstart

Purple Heron correction, this bird was an oiled grey heron

BRISTOL

01-07-25 Kestrel, Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)

Avon Gorge:
Kestrel

Perrett's Park:
22 species inc: 8 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 23 House Sparrow, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black Redstart

Coalpit Heath:

4 Stock Dove, 60 Woodpigeon, 120 Rook, 3 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

01-07-25 Peregrine, WSM (Simon Williams)

Weston-s-Mare:
Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Nr Burnett:
3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-07-25 Curlew, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King hide:
1 Curlew

01-07-25 Little Grebe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, Little Grebe family, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
5 Little Egret, 1 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 8 Teal, 12 Gadwall, 1 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Nick Goatman, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Carol Rushton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Williams,

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

30-06-25 Monday - Quail

Temp 17°C to 32.5°C - started warm with some mist, once the sun had burnt that off it became a scorcher and not very pleasant in the moderate SE to SW breeze.

Still quiet but things definilteyl on the move with a lot more waders today, gull and egret numbers also building. 

Quail

BRISTOL

Bishopton:
1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull

New Passage:
20 Oystercatcher, 39 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret

Little Badminton:

1 Quail singing, 60 Swallow

Little Sodbury:

4 Corn Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

c15 Swift- some fledglings included

Clevedon:
30 Mallard, Moorhen on nest, 22 Swift, BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 13 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
300+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch

30-06-25 Greylag Geese, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail/Bernard King Hide:
6 Greylag Goose, 1 Redshank, juv BH Gull

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
3 Great White Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
200+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

30-06-25 Tawny Owl, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 12+ Teal, 20+ Gadwall, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher family, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Budd, Chris Craig, Andy Gibb, Richard Giles, Pete Hazelwood, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Fiona Neate, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-06-25 Sunday

Temp 19°C to 27°C - cloudy, then sunny and felt warm in the light W/WSW breeze.

Redstart

Crossbill

BRISTOL

29-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Keith Williams)

Durdam Downs/Peregrine watchpoint:

2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Peregrine family, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 3 Goldfinch

Henbury

Garden: 1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

Henleaze:
6 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
7 Swift, 5 Red Kite, 35+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (first bird returning)

NORTH SOMERSET

Dolebury Warren:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 9 Wren, 8 Song Thrush, 20 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 5 Goladfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:
8 Collared Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush,
1 Crossbill, 5 Yellowhammer (singing)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron

Herons Green:
16 Gadwall, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler

Stratford:

1 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 6 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Arun Bose, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Fermandez Francis, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-06-25 Saturday - Crossbill

Temp 16°C to 24°C - Steady drizzle until 10am, overcast with some warmth until 3pm then sunny. The moderate to fresh west south west breeze made the afternoon tolerable and westerly thereafter. Gusts to 34mph during the day.

Crossbill

Whimbrel

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

28-06-25 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down - Sea Walls:

5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - performed will for the BOC 

Eastville - Glenfrome Rd:

1 Sparrowhawk - hunting mode

Henbury - garden, nr Blaise car park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard, 1 Green Woodpecker - eating ants, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch - heard, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird - anting

Sea Mills - Station:

12 House Martin - 6 nests occupied

Temple Back:
30 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Oystercatcher - inc 2 juv, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Kestrel - juv calling, 

Littleton-upon Severn:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv, 3 Kestrel - in 2 nestlings, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush

Severn Beach - Business Park:
1 Barn Owl - early hours

Yate - Wapley Bushes LNR:
4 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Frampton Cotterell - fields:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - private site: 

1 Crossbill - flyover

Portbury Wharf:
5 Tufted Duck, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, lots of LBB Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 5 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 200 Starling, 2 Reed Bunting

Cleeve - Goblin Combe:
1 Raven, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Garden Warbler

Burrington Combe:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat - inc juv, 3 Meadow Pipit - singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Freshford - yesterday:

1 Mandarin (f) plus 4 juv

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
Swift, Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby, Swallow

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose - inc 3 juv, 1 Garganey (m), in eclipse plumage, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Richard Cudmore, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Mick Eddleston, Fermandez Francis, Robert Kelsh, Tom O'Shea, Mike Owen, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Abbie Thorne

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-06-25 Friday

Temp 14°C to 28°C - overnight rain, then largely sunny, clouding over later. Very warm in the moderate W/SW wind, gusts to 23mph.

Pete Hazelwood, birder at Oldbury Power Station (OPS), and who runs the website, https://www.opsbirding.co.uk/, has written a book 'The local patch, the Ruff with the smooth', about birding at OPS. More details on his wesbite, or you can buy direct from ebay.

The water level at the reservoirs is dropping with more mud being exposed every day. Some new waders in today, so whilst it is a quiet time of year, hopefully not long til things get going again. Whilst the drought is not good for a lot of things, it does make for a possibly good few months for waders and other migrants ahead.

Being quiet also means it is a good time to submit all your records of breeding birds, things like house martin, swift and many others tend to get under reported, have a look at the Avon submission guidance here.

BRISTOL

27-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Stephanie Chadwick)

Avon Gorge:

3 Peregrine

Crew's Hole Woodland:

Possible Iberian Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, 21 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Reed Bunting

Coalpit Heath:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 8 House Sparrow, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:

2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard

Clevedon - Pill:

1 Little Egret - fishing the outfall, Sedge Warbler - posing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - heard, 1 Greenfinch

Clevedon Marine Lake:

1 Peregrine, 1 Rock Pipit

27-06-25 Green Woodpecker, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:

Garden - 1 Green Woodpecker

Axe Estuary:
WeBS: 40 Shelduck (plus some young), 6 Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 38 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 50 BH Gull, 22 Herring Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-06-25 Red Kite, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 5+ Skylark, 4+ House Martin

Oldland Common:

5 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-06-25 Greenshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail/Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps

Herons Green:
12 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Lapwing, 5+ Little Ringed Plover, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Sand Martin

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Stephanie Chadwick, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Andy Gibb, Markas Gilmartin, Geoff Hardman, Colin Hawkins, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Nick Page, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-06-25 Thursday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Cloud and rain until 9am, then sunny spells. The fresh southerly breeze carried the rain and when westerly - the sun tried its best but some fierce gusts up to 35 mph.

Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

26-06-25 GS Woodpecker Bishopston (Nick Hawkridge)

Bishopston- garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker  (2nd ever) - juv on the feeder, House Sparrow and Goldfinch all watched

Eastville Park:

35 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Swift, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

6 Swift, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Withywood - garden:

2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Oystercatcher - inc juv, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, 1 Kestrel. 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit - juv, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
43 Swift, 96 Manx Shearwater, 3 Peregrine, 4 Sand Martin

Lower Langford:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna
1 Red Kite - flew over to the west

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Main Dam:

6 Egyptian Goose - ad

Stratford:
6 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier - new (f), 10 Sand Martin

Egyptian Goose (Nick Page)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose - inc juv, 1 Garganey (m), 1 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover - inc 1 juv, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Reported by: Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Fermandez Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-06-25 Wednesday

Temp 18°C to 25°C - warm with the odd shower, and a light to moderate variable NW/W/SW breeze. 

Garganey

BRISTOL

25-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Chris Snook)

Avon Gorge:
Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:

5 Stock Dove, 5 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 17 Swallow, 1 Willlow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff ,12 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 7 Mistle Thrush, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 16 Greenfinch, 13 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch

Lower Woods:

5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Curlew

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Keynsham:
Garden: 6 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

25-06-25 Red Kite, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Dam:
300+ Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Greast White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
86 Canada Goose, Gadwall family, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 9 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler

25-06-25 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
6 Shoveler, 56+ Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Garganey (m), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Gibb, Chris Snook, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-06-25 Tuesday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 15°C to 20°C - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze from the West

Manx Shearwater, Gannet 

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

3+Peregrine (family, performing over the gorge)

Withywood (garden):

1 Chaffinch (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Red Kite, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands/Northwick Warth:

1 Canada Goose, 104 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 103 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 15 Swift, 14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 35 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 37 Curlew, 56 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 12 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Severn Beach:

8 Curlew, 9+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet 

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pucklechurch (BOC walk):
4 Swift, Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, 40Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 33 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 10 Wren, 8 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch

Wick:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Little Grebe/Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Nick Page)

Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cattle Egret

Herriot's Bridge:

5 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 4 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Cheetham, Alan Daniells, Neil Delaney, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Paul Sadley
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-06-25 Monday

Temp 14°C to 20°C - largely sunny with a cooling moderate to strong breeze from the W/WSW. Gusts to 30mph.

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Keynsham:
Garden: Great Spotted Woodpecker family

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, 12 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose

23-06-25 Redshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King/Bittern Trail:
1 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby

Stratford:
Egyptian Goose family, 155 Coot, 180+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, probable Common Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler

23-06-25 Lapwing, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 5 Shoveler, 16 Teal, Gadwall family, 1 Garganey (m), 252 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gul, 19 BH Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Reported by: Andy Davis, John Lewis, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-06-25 Sunday

Temp 13°C to 20°C - Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze from the west.

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow,  3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat (2 juv), 1 Bullfinch, 32 Goldfinch (lots of juv)

Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Mandy Leivers)

Avon Gorge:

3 Peregrine (juvs)

Withywood (garden):

8 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Raven (tumbling)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Greenfinch, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar (garden):
2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf (Sheepway Lane BBS):
1 Pheasant, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

Portishead:
1 Hobby (over)

Green Woodpecker, Kenn (John Croxton)

Kenn (garden):

2 Green Woodpecker (adult + juv)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Rodway Common,:
1+ Green Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon (dam):

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Black-headed Gull (juvs.), 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Pochard, Herons Green (Nick Page)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, Gadwall (family), 1 Great Crested Grebe (with young passenger on back), 1 Green Sandpiper

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern (lake)

Reported by: John Croxton, Jane Cummings, Neil Delaney, Andy Gibb, Anthony Goodwin, Nick Hawkridge, Mandy Leivers, Nick Page, Paul Sadley
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-06-25 Saturday

Temp 15°C to 31°C - Sunny to start, clouded over with a some rain until 12 then sunny. The light breeze was south eastly until the rain swept in on a south westerly, finishing the day westerly - gust up to 34mph around tea time.

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

Mallard plus chicks, 6 Swift, 1 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 8 House Martin - plus nests with young, 2 Starling - plus chicks, under house eaves.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton-on-Severn/ Whale Wharf:
2 Red-legged Partridge

Littleton Brick Pits:

2 Cuckoo (f&m), 2 Sand Martin

Aust Warth:
1 Hobby

Rangeworthy:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:

1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush

Nailsea - Holy Trinity Church:

2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - school:

1 Red Kite

Marshfield (BOC walk around Rushmead Lane)
4 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Swift, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 12 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 40 Starling, Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 7 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Cold Ashton:

1 Red Kite

Warmley/Oldland - Cycle Path:

5 Swift

Oldland Common:

7 Swift, 2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
5 Cattle Egret - sum plum

Stratford:
1 Tawny Owl

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Canada Goose, 4 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Reed Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Josh Abron, Di Bunniss, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Tim Ford, Fermandez Francis,  Anthony Goodwin, Ann Rossiter, Paul Sadley, Gary Thoburn
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds