01-05-25 Thursday - Fulmar

Temp 12°C to 28°C - Nationally the hottest 1st May ever recorded. Some high cumulus building but no rain anywhere at time of writing. A force 2 NE wind.

Arctic Tern

Fulmar

01-05-25 Whinchat, Middle Hope (Matt Hull)

BRISTOL

Hartcliffe - Jessop Park:

1 Reed Warbler

St. George:

3 Swift

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Ringed Plover, 9 Whimbrel, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Sanderling - upriver, 1 Greenshank, 37 Black-headed Gull, 8 Skylark, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Whinchat

North Yate - BBS square:
1 Greylag Goose, 49 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 7 Herring Gull, 17 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 12 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 4 Dunnock

Chipping Sodbury - River Frome Bridge:

1 Grey Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Lake Grounds:
4 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 28 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 3 Whimbrel, 10 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 45 Carrion Crow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 11 Blackbird, 2 Greenfinch

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
1 Red Kite - over at 10AM

Clevedon - Yeo:
Swifts back today

01-05-25 Whitethroat, Middle Hope (Wayne Pannell)

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
Vismig:

1 Swift, 4 Collared Dove, 3 Whimbrel, 21 Arctic Tern, 27 Black-headed Gull, 68 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 55 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Fulmar, 9 Gannet, 1 Sand Martin, 16 Swallow, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 3 Goldfinch

Present:

1 f Cuckoo, 11 Whimbrel, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 33 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Greenfinch

North Worle:
5 Swift, 1 House Martin

Upper Langford:

2 Red Kite 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Whitchurch:

1 Red Kite, House Martins present in ok numbers

Pensford:
1 Red Kite over at 4:15PM

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-05-25 Great White Egret, Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Pied Wagtail

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Shelduck, 22+ Gadwall, 12+ Teal, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 8+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

01-05-25 Bluethroat, Slimbridge (Ross Nairn)

Out of area:

Broad-billed Sandpiper still at Goldcliff early morning (and evening)

Bluethroat back at Slimbridge

Reported by: John Allen, Rich Andrews, Jane Cumming, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Paul Davison, Geoff Dring, Alison Griffies, Peter Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Wayne Pannell, Ian Stapp, Jeff Steady, Larry Sweetland, Clare Tait.
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