12-05-25 Monday - Garganey

Temp 15°C to 22°C - muggy, the odd spot of rain, a light SE/E breeze.

With some new sea birds this week, the year list is at least 194, see it here.

Garganey

BRISTOL

Sims Hill:
1 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Westbury-on-Trym:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Shoveler, 29 Gadwall, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 6 Swallow, 10+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando and nearby lanes:
5 Stock Dove, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 2 Grey Wagtail

12-05-25 Whitethroat, CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2 to Hollowbrook:
many Blackcap, Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Dunnock

12-05-25 Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 20+ Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 12+ Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Hobby, 3 Swallow

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, 1 Garganey (f), 56 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 20+ Swift, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Hobby, 1 Willow Warbler, 6+Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Mears, Aravind Ramesh, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds