17-06-25 Tuesday

Temp 12°C to 20°C - Sunny with a gentle breeze from the west.

Common Gull

BRISTOL

Peregrine, BRI Chimney (Keith Williams)

BRI Chimney:

2 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 12 Mallard (eclipse plumage), 1 Pheasant, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, flock 25 Starling (flock), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Oldbury Village:

1 Buzzard, 8 House Martin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Peregrine, lots of Chiffchaff, 6+ Blackcap, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat

NORTH SOMERSET

Sandford Wood (BOC walk):
1 Pheasant, 2 Swift, 2 Rock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 4 Robin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Skylark, Marshfield (Caron Thornton)

Linnet, Marshfield (Caron Thornton)

Marshfield:
22 Skylark, 8 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Wick:
2 Raven

Keynsham, Manor Road:
9 Swift, 50+ Starling (flock)

Bath:
1 Red Kite

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite (over the vale)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
260+ Canada Goose, 2 Swift, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 12+ Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied/White Wagtail

Blackcap, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, several Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap (family)

Herons Green:
34 Canada Goose, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

1 Cuckoo (calling), 78+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby (together), 12+ Blue Tit (mostly fledglings), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Garganey, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Garganey (summer plumage m.), 60+ Gadwall, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Stock Dove, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 6+ House Martin, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied/White Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Mark Coller,  Andy Davis, Nigel Jones, Brian Martin, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp. Caron Thornton, Keith Williams
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-06-25 Monday

Temp 16°C to 23°C - largely sunny and warm, with a moderate W/WSW wind.

No sign so far today of the Desert Wheatear.

 Common Scoter

BRISTOL

16-06-25 Little Egret, Eastville Park (Andy Davies)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, Green Woodpecker family, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail

St Anne's:
1 Cetti's Warbler

16-06-25 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

16-06-25 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:
Garden: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

12 Mute Swan, 101 Canada Geese with one brood of 5 gosling, 119 Mallard with one brood of 2 duckling, 9 Tufted Duck (2f, 7m), 1 Moorhen with 1 Juv., 18 Herring Gull

Nr Weston-in-Gordano:
1 Buzzard, 1 Raven

Backwell Lake:
16 Mute Swan,  19 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch

Bristol Airport:

Common Scoter- heard early this morning migrating over

Strawberry Line, Yatton:
4 Swift, 2 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting

Uphill Park:

Ring-necked Parakeet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley:
1 Kestrel

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Hallatrow:

1 Red Kite

Hollow Marsh:

1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest,
2 Nuthatch, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

Bath:

Sand Martins inc juvs

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
c250 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose

16-06-25 Greylag Geese, CVL (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
13 Greylag Goose, 2 Cattle Egret

16-06-25 Greylag Geese, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Moreton:
2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Raven, 1 Hobby, 5 Chiffchaff, $ Reed Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Hobby, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

16-06-25 Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose, 56 Gadwall, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 6 GBB Gull, 19 BH Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Hobby

Reported by: Nick, Pete Brain, Merv Carlyon, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Adrain Dutt, Trevor Ford, Lee Gardiner, Richard Giles, Rob Hargreaves, Andy Leggatt, Fiona Neate, Tom O'Shea, Mike Owen, Lee Patch, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Lauren Tucker, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-06-25 Sunday - Desert Wheatear

 Temp 11°C to 19°C - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze from the west.

Desert Wheatear

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

2 Shelduck, c40 Mallard, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

Stoke Park:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Brick Pits:

2 Cuckoo (m+f)

Wickwar:
6 Swift

Westerleigh:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Banwell (Jon Thorogood)

Banwell (garden):
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (adult female + 2 fledglings)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:
6 Swift, 1 Red Kite

Saltford:

1 Red Kite

Desert Wheatear, Somerdale (Bri Thompson)

Desert Wheatear, Somerdale (David Hughes)

Desert Wheatear, Somerdale (Paul Tompkins)

Desert Wheatear, Somerdale (Bri Thompson)

Somerdale:
4 Skylark, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Desert Wheatear

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Herriotts - inc pool:

1 Redshank

Reported by: Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Paul Francis, Rupert Higgins, Craig Lewis, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, John Thorogood, Chris Vines
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-06-25 Saturday - Desert Wheatear

Temp 13°C to 21°C - Sunny spells with the odd deluge of rain but only a bit more cloud towards evening. The moderate breeze was mainly from the west with gusts to 29mph.

The Desert Wheatear was favouring the weedy side of the path near the playing fields at Somerdale in Keynsham, and regularly perched on the fence. Please note both car parks require payment 24 hours a day and have APNR, so you will get a ticket if you don’t pay. The bird was seen at this Location .  

Desert Wheatear

Wood Sandpiper

Common Tern

Cattle Egret

Spotted Flycatcher

Black Redstart

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

6 Starling inc 4 juv - fighting for feeder space

Sea Walls - Clifton Down:

3 Peregrine - feathers flying while feasting! 

Withywood - garden:

6 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

14-06-25 Sedge Warbler OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Tawny Owl - calling, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 or 2 Nuthatch, 1 Black Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:

1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

1 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel - family of nestlings, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Skylark, 3 Yellowhammer

Felton Common:

1 Red Kite, 15 Skylark, 3 Stonechat

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Common Scoter, 1 Swift, 1 Curlew, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Swallow & 1 Grey Wagtail - very early migrant

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - service station:
1 Red Kite 

14-6-25 Desert Wheatear Keynsham (Rob Laughton) 

Keynsham:

Desert Wheatear 

Bath - Kilkenny Lane:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard - fracas in the newly cut hay

Paulton:
1 Barn Owl

RESERVOIRS

14-06-25 Common Tern CVL (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Redshank, 2 Cattle Egret

Stratford:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher    

14-06-25 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose - 3 Gosling, 3 Shoveler (f&m), 50+ Gadwell, 6 Teal, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush - singing, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Phil Crouter, Neil Delaney, Brenda Evered, Jen Goodwin, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Andy Mears, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Les Reynolds, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Jon Swift, Paul Tompkins, Bri Thompson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

13-06-25 Friday - Black Kite

Temp 16°C to 20°C - largely sunny, warm and muggy. Moderate S wind to start, moving to WNW in the pm. 

Black Kite

Spotted Redshank

Garganey

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Kingfisher, 6 juv Coot

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
28 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 12 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 3 BH Gull

Severn Beach:
20 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 80 BH Gull

Hallen:
c40 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Walton in Gordano:
4 Pheasant, 15 Woodpigeon, 2+ Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 8 Coal Tit, 10 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 24 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 6+ Goldfinch

13-06-25 Spotted Flycatcher, Yatton (Emily Lomas)

Cadbury Hill, Yatton:

7 Swift, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 11 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Wood and Coombe:

Right on the Avon/Somerset border, so whilst most were in Avon, the Pied Flycatcher was in Somerset:

1 Cuckoo, 2 Red Kite, 1 Black Kite, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 21 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Flycatcher

Chew Magna:
1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Keynsham:

2 Red Kite

Bath:
Weston: 2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

13-06-25 Great White Egret, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
286 Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 7 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler

13-06-25 Sedge and Reed Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
Mute Swan (+ Polish cygnet), 60+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 6+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 64 Gadwall, 1 Garganey (f), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Si Bowles, Di Bunniss, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal, Sean Whyte,

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

12-06-25 Thursday - Black Redstart

Temp 16°C to 22°C - heavy rain (at least 1cm) in the weak E/NE til the early pm. Then cloud with some sun in a stronger E/SE/SW wind with gusts to 33mph.

A quiet day, maybe have a look at Rich M's excellent annotated check list of Avon birds here. Or the Avon year list here- let us know how many I have missed off. Or a printable one-page checklist of Avon birds here- still with both Redpolls and Great Snipe until the next update of it.

Or have a look through this flickr ablum by Jim Welford on Caspian Gulls to gen up for finding your own over the next few months.

Black Redstart

Spotted Redshank

Garganey

Common Tern

BRISTOL

Greville Smyth Park:

1 Swift, 3 LBB Gull, 4 House Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 juv Oystercatcher, 1 Turnstone, 1 Black Redstart

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
Gadwall, 2 Stock Dove, Little Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, Redshank, 6 BH Gull, 3 Great White Egret

New Passage:
3 Shelduck, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Coal Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
3 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 9 Coot (7 chicks), 15 Oystercatcher, 17 Curlew, 3 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret

Chittening Warth:
Shelduck, Oystercatcher, 13 Curlew, GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Writhlington:
1 Red Kite

Timsbury:

1 Red Kite

12-06-25 Little Owl, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:

2 Pheasant, 55 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Owl, 1 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 5 Yellowhammer

12-06-25 Yellowhammer, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

4 Egyptian Geese (adults), 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Garganey, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Tern

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Patrick Hancock, John Lewis, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Page,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

11-06-25 Wednesday - Green Sandpiper

Temp 12°C to 25.5°C - Sunny with some cloud, and very warm in the weak S/E breeze.

Garganey

Spotted Redshank

Green Sandpiper - back for the 'autumn'

BRISTOL

Ashton Court:
2 Red Kite

11-06-25 Peregrines, Avon Gorge (Tony Scott)

Avon Gorge:

3 Peregrine

Withywood:
5 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-06-25 Reed Bunting, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

2 Red Kite

Kenn:
2 Red Kite

Worle:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

11-06-25 Dipper, Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)

Keynsham:
1 Dipper

Chew Magna:

4 Swift, 1 Little Egret

Stanton Wick:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

West Harptree:
1 Red Kite

Folly Farm:

1 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

c360 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, c60 Tufted Duck

Heron's Green:

c60 Canada Goose, 1 Kingfisher

Stratford:
pr Mute Swan with young (including Polish cygnet)

11-06-25 Spotted Redshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 1 Garganey, 62 Gadwall,  4 Pochard, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper,  8 BH Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Jamie, Jon Angell, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Chris Gay, Andrew Harrison, Graham Horrocks, Dean Reeves, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

10-6-25 Tuesday - Pomarine Skua

Temp 15°C to 19°C - overcast most of the day but feeling quite muggy with some late afternoon sunshine.  A WSW breeze with gusts to 20mph 

Garganey

Cuckoo

Little Ringed Plover

Spotted Redshank

Pomarine Skua

BRISTOL

House Martin, Lamplighters Marsh NR ( David Minshall)

Lamplighters Marsh NR:

5 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

49 Canada Goose, 11 Shelduck (+8 juv), 2 Cuckoo, 2 Oystercatcher (+2 juv) 1 Curlew (+2 juv), 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Garden Warbler (moved to edge of the lake / No 3), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat 

Littleton Brick Pits:

2 Tufted Duck, 2 Cuckoo (f,m)

Severn Beach:
1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Marsh Harrier

Old Sodbury BBS visit:

1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 80 Rook, 8 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer

Tormarton BBS visit:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 11 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 17 Starling, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 24 Linnet, 3 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:

1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Spotted Flycatcher, Dunkerton (Merv Carlyon)

Dunkerton

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood:

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:

24 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

1 Cuckoo (heard), 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bullfinch (m, Stratford Lane)

Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover and Spotted Redshank, Herriots Pool (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Mute Swan (+6 cygnet one the Polish cygnet, lake), 2 Egyptian Goose (+3 Gosling pool), 1 Garganey (m, pool), 6 Shoveler (pool), 54 Gadwell (pool), 5 Teal (1f,4m pool), 2 Tufted Duck (pool), 1 Cuckoo (calling), 90+ Great Crested Grebe (lake), 1 Ringed Plover (pool), 2 Little Ringed Plover (pool),  1 Spotted Redshank (pool), 2 GBB Gull (pool), 9 Cattle Egret (flew towards Denny Island from Herons Green),  4 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret (pool), 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard,1 Kingfisher (pool), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Grey Wag (pool), 6 Pied Wag (pool), 2 Reed Bunting,      

Early in the rain,  250+ Swift 50+ House Martin,  6+ Sand Martin,  3 Swallow.  Over pool and lake but all disappeared by 10am.

Reported by:  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Merv Carlyon, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge,  Robert Hawkridge, Andrew Middleton, David Minshall, Mark Smith, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-06-25 Monday

Temp 14°C to 18°C - overcast most of the day but midday sun was welcome. A gentle west south west breeze with gusts to 24mph 

Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

09-06-25 Collard Dove Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland - garden:

2 Collared Dove

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate Common:
1 Greenfinch - singing

NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend - garden:

2 Red Kite

Lansdown, Upper Langridge
8 Skylark, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Corn Bunting - singing

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
60+ Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:

Mute Swan +6 Cygnet inc a Polish variant, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Dunlin -poss, in flight, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 G S Wood,  1 Peregrine, 2 Reed Warbler, 

09-06-25 Garganey CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose - +3 Gosling, 1 Garganey (m), 6 Shoveler, 55+ Gadwell, 6 Teal (pool), 1 Cuckoo - calling, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Little ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 G BB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Brain. Barry Dursley, Matt Hull, Mike Owen, Steve Richardson, Ian Stapp
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-06-25 Sunday

Temp 10°C to 17°C - sunny with some cloud, a moderate W/WSW wind with gusts to 23mph.

Spotted Redshank

Osprey

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Shelduck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel

New Passage:
2 Collared Dove, Swallow, 2 House Martin

Severn Beach:
Coot family, Little Grebe family

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Skylark, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

08-06-25 Young Kestrels, North Somerset (Di Bunniss)

Nailsea Moor:
2 Cattle Egret, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

Icelton - Kingston Seymour:

Rhynes - 1 Mallard with 2 juveniles, 3 Moorhen with two broods of 2 each, 1 Kestrel
Fields - 7 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel
Tutshill Sluice/ River Yeo - 16 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

3 Grey Heron, 5 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dyrham Park:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Bath:
1 Red Kite 

Kingswood:

Garden: 1 Little Egret over

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

08-06-25 Spotted Redshank, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Blagdon:

10 Cattle Egret, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

08-06-25 Spotted Redshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Osprey

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 68 Gadwall, 1 Cuckoo, 100+ Swift, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Gary, Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Richard Giles, Markas Gilmartin, Rob Hargreaves, Martyn Hayes, Julian Head, Dave Hughes, Brian Martin, Mike Moxon, Fiona Neate, James Richard, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson,  blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

07-06-25 Saturday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 7°C to 14°C - Heavy showers and a gentle breeze from the west.

Spotted Redshank

Cuckoo

Garganey

Spoonbill

BRISTOL

Filton (Golf Course):

15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Hawkesbury Common - BBS:

2 Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

Spoonbill, Pilning Wetlands (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Spoonbill

Whitethroat, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite, Whitethroat (fledging)

Juvenile Blue Tit, Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate:
Blue Tit (fledglings), Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Coombe:

6+ Marsh Tit, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Sand Point:

2 Shelduck, 11 Herring Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat
BELOW M4 & BANES

Emersons Green:
1 Reed Bunting (Pomphrey Hill)

Willsbridge:
1 Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper, Song Thrush (several)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Peregrine

Cuckoo, Stratford (Wayne Tucker)

Reed Warbler, Stratford (Wayne Tucker)

Garganey, Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
1 Garganey (m), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl, Reed Warbler (several)

Spotted Redshank, Herriotts (Bri Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank (summer plumage), 1 Hobby

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Peter Bryant, Ben Crabbe, Chris Craig, Paul Francis Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hull, ~Irene,  Jennifer Poole, Lois Pryce, Paul Sadley, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

06-06-25 Friday - Black Tern

Temp 11°C to 15°C - overnight rain and cloud cleared by mid morning to give a sunny but blustery day.  Wind from the SW with gusts up to 20mph

Garganey

Cuckoo

Little Ringed Plover

Black Tern

BRISTOL

Vassals Park and Snuff Mills:

13 Mallard, 18 Swift, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 5 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 31 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Black Tern

New Passage and Pilning Wetlands:

2 Canada Geese,  2 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 11 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 18 Oystercatcher, 12+ Lapwing,  3+ Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cetti’s Warbler

Severn Beach:

20 Shelduck, 6 Little Egret,1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti’s Warbler 

NORTH SOMERSET

Marsh Tit, Flax Bourton (Giles Morris)

Flax Bourton

1 Marsh Tit (in a bedroom!)

Uphill:
3 Ring-necked Parakeet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Bloomfield:

1 Red Kite

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

Radstock - Writhlington:

3 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Red Kite, Herons Green, (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

40+ Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe (pool), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron,1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite,1 Buzzard,1 Barn Owl,1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting.   

Garganey, Stratford Hide ( Lucy Masters)

Stratford:
2 Garganey (f,m), 4 Shoveler (1f,3m), 1 Cuckoo (calling), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great White Egret,      

2 Tawny Owl (in tree off board walk), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (showing),1 Chiffchaff (singing in car park), 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Reed Bunting. 

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Mute Swan (+6 Cygnets one the Polish pale colour morph), 2 Egyptian Goose (+3 Goslings pool), 6 Shoveler, 62 Gadwell (pool), 2 Pochard  (pool), 1 Cuckoo (calling), 4 Stock Dove, 10+ Great Crested Grebe (lake), 2 Little Ringed Plover (pool), 1 Ringed Plover (pool), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (pool), 6 GBB Gull (pool),  5 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret (pool), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Grey Wagtail (pool), 8 Pied Wagtail (pool), 2 Reed Bunting,     

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Adrian Dutt, Chris Holloway, Brian Martin, Lucy Masters, Giles Morris, Nick Page, Ian Stapp
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

05-06-25 Thursday

Temp 11°C to 18°C - light rain all morning with occasional glimpses of the sun. A bit more sun after lunch with the moderate breeze going round to west south west gusting to 20 mph

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood/Henleaze Lake:

6 Swift

Filton - Abbey Wood Lake

1 Little Grebe

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Swift, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Great White Egret - flew inland to south east, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Aust Warth:
1 Mallard, 1 GW Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 6 House Martin (at nests on New Passage House), 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Severn Beach:
1 Shelduck, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush

NORTH SOMERSET

Cleeve, Goblin Combe
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Blackcap, Goldcrest, 5+ Treecreeper - family party, Chaffinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Bathampton:

05-06-25 Starling Writhlington (Merv Carlyon)

8 Swift, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 6 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush

Lower Peasedown:
1 Collared Dove, 8 Blue Tit - inc 6 fledglings, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch (m), 5 Greenfinch - inc 3 fledglings, 6 Goldfinch - inc 4 fledglings

Radstock:

1 Red Kite, Starling

Timsbury:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
2 Garganey (f&m), c50 Swift, 1 Cuckoo (m) - singing, 1 Red Kite - went south, c100 House Martin, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit

Reported by: John Barnett, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Rob Laughton, Emily Lomas, Stuart Malcolm, Nick Page, Mike Prior, Lois Pryce, Keith Wisbey
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds