Monday, 26 May 2025

26-05-25 Monday - Red-necked Grebe

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Scattered showers with sun until lunchtime then more persistent showers and less sun for the rest of the day. A moderate breeze from the WSW but with gusts to a near gale at 34 mph.

Red-necked Grebe
Spotted Sandpiper
Garganey
Manx Shearwater
Guillemot
Storm Petrel

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
6 Starling - 4 juv early to the feeders, 1 Blackbird (m) heralding the dawn with his wonderful song

Shirehampton - Lamplighter Marsh:
1 Buzzard, Great Tit, Blackcap, Wren, 1 Song Thrush, Robin, House Sparrow, Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 12 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling - sum plum, 7 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting (m)

Rockhampton:
1 Cuckoo - calling

Severn Beach:
1 Guillemot, 1 Storm Petrel, 150 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 423 Manx Shearwater, 5 Gannet, 20 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin

Dolebury Warren:
1 Cuckoo  - calling, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Marsh Tit - feeding juv, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:
2 Swifts, c40 Woodpigeon - one flock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallow - feeding together, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite - clearing up a road-kill rabbit
26-05-2025 Spotted Sandpiper CVL (Simon Harris}
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Swift, 1 Little Egret, many Rook, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Song Thrush
26-05-2025 Spotted Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake

26-05-2025 Red-necked Grebe CVL (Tony Bridges)
Middle of the Lake

1 Red-necked Grebe - near full sum plum
26-05-25 Garganey CVL (Mike Moxon)
Stratford:

2 Garganey (f&m) - flew back to Herriotts, 2 Cuckoo - calling (m) & chasing (f), 3 Hobby
26-05-25 Spotted Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose with 3 Gosling, 2 Shelduck with 1 duckling, 2 Gargany (f&m), 2 Shoveler (f&m) 74+ Gadwell, 1 Teal, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 5 G BB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Alex Carlisle, Merv Carlyon, Dave Chislett, Andy Davis, Markas Gilmartin, Matt Hall, Simon Harris, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Judd Hunt, David Minshall, Oli Mockridge, Mike Moxon, Ross Nairn, James Packer, Matt Plenty, Joe Sargent, Matt Scott, Cliff Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Jack Wylson