Thursday, 29 May 2025

29-05-25 Thursday - Garganey

Temp 15°C to 19°C - Light cloud cover for much of the area with some periods of sunshine, high winds from WSW gusting up to 31mph. 

Garganey
Cuckoo
Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

Hengrove:
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Western Approach, Severn Beach:
1 Lesser Whitethroat

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 14 Swallow, 2 House Martin, Chiffchaff, 3+ Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7+ Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET
29-05-25 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Portishead (Daz B) 
Portishead:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
29-05-25 Cattle Egret, Backwell Lake (Rob Martin)
Backwell Lake:
15 Cattle Egret

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Herons Green:
60 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
29-05-25 Mute Swan Cygnets (Polish pale morph in centre), Stratford CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+6 cygnets - inc. 1 Polish pale morph), 1 Cuckoo (calling), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 3 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (+3 goslings), 3 Shelduck, 2 Garganey, 2 Shoveler, 66 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 2 Pochard, 30+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover,  2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Daz B, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Rob Laughton, Craig Lewis, Rob Martin, Tim Marks, Dean Reeves, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson