Temp 13°C to 19°C - Sharp showers and overcast at first, but really nice after lunch. A moderate breeze from the west but the gusts again were near gale force at 34 mph.
Spotted Sandpiper
Mandarin
BRISTOL
Hengrove:
2 Peregrine
Pomphrey Hill:
1 Goldcrest
Southmead Swimming Lake - WeBS:
2 Canada Goose with 3 gosling, 3 Mallard, 8 Moorhen + 6 tiny chicks, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| 28-05-25 RW nests with Cuckoo deposits Brick Pits (Mark Dadds) |
2 Cuckoo (f&m) - - - 3rd nest with 'extra' egg found, other 2 have hatched
New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
32 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Shelduck, 14 Gadwall, 2 Swift, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot + 2 young, 3 Lapwing, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 70+ Starling (on roofs - seafront houses) incl. youngsters, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Severn Beach:
c50 Manx Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel - distant
NORTH SOMERSET
Uphill - WeBS:
41 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 50 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 2 BH Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull
BELOW M4 & BANES
Mangotsfield:
1 Raven - very vocal
Midford - Cam Brook
1 Mandarin & c10 duckling, 1 Little Egret
Marksbury:
1 Grey Heron
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail - inc juv
Peasedown - Radstock:
Midford - Cam Brook
1 Mandarin & c10 duckling, 1 Little Egret
Marksbury:
1 Grey Heron
Midsomer Norton:
1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail - inc juv
Peasedown - Radstock:
1 Hobby
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
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| 28-05-25 Sanderling CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Pochard, 200+ Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 25+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Sanderling, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 10+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting
Blue Bowl - Pub
6+ House Martin
Moreton:
160+ Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 400+ Swift, 2 Cuckoo - calling & flying past hide, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 G BB Gull, 2 G S Woodpecker with 2 chick, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
160+ Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 400+ Swift, 2 Cuckoo - calling & flying past hide, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 G BB Gull, 2 G S Woodpecker with 2 chick, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 28-05-25 Garganey CVL (Wayne Tucker) |
2 Garganey (f&m), c250 Swift, 2 Cuckoo - both calling, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher
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| 28-05-2025 Spotted Sandpiper (Penny Wills) |
2 Egyptian Goose with 3 gosling, 2 Shelduck, 2 Garganey (f&m), 2 Shoveler (f&m), Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye (f) no duckling now, 400+ Swift, 2 Stock Dove, 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 6 G BB Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 12+ Swallow 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Reported by: Dave Chislett, Pete Coslett, Jane Cumming, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Malcolm Gibbs, Anthony Goodwin, Simon Harris, Daphne Havercroft, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, Karen Jayne, Tim Jukes, Tim Marks, Lois Pryce, Dean Reeves, Nige Sluman, Ian Stapp, Wayne Tucker, Penny Wills
