30-06-25 Monday - Quail

Temp 17°C to 32.5°C - started warm with some mist, once the sun had burnt that off it became a scorcher and not very pleasant in the moderate SE to SW breeze.

Still quiet but things definilteyl on the move with a lot more waders today, gull and egret numbers also building. 

Quail

BRISTOL

Bishopton:
1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull

New Passage:
20 Oystercatcher, 39 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret

Little Badminton:

1 Quail singing, 60 Swallow

Little Sodbury:

4 Corn Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

c15 Swift- some fledglings included

Clevedon:
30 Mallard, Moorhen on nest, 22 Swift, BH Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 13 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
300+ Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Pied Wagtail, 12+ Chaffinch

30-06-25 Greylag Geese, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail/Bernard King Hide:
6 Greylag Goose, 1 Redshank, juv BH Gull

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Moreton:
3 Great White Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
200+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

30-06-25 Tawny Owl, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 12+ Teal, 20+ Gadwall, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher family, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Budd, Chris Craig, Andy Gibb, Richard Giles, Pete Hazelwood, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Mike Moxon, Fiona Neate, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-06-25 Sunday

Temp 19°C to 27°C - cloudy, then sunny and felt warm in the light W/WSW breeze.

Redstart

Crossbill

BRISTOL

29-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Keith Williams)

Durdam Downs/Peregrine watchpoint:

2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Peregrine family, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 3 Goldfinch

Henbury

Garden: 1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch

Henleaze:
6 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
7 Swift, 5 Red Kite, 35+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (first bird returning)

NORTH SOMERSET

Dolebury Warren:
2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 9 Wren, 8 Song Thrush, 20 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 5 Goladfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Compton Dando:
8 Collared Dove, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush,
1 Crossbill, 5 Yellowhammer (singing)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron

Herons Green:
16 Gadwall, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sedge Warbler

Stratford:

1 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 6 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 1 Lapwing, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Arun Bose, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Stephen Curtis, Fermandez Francis, Steve Newland, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Richard Scantlebury

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-06-25 Saturday - Crossbill

Temp 16°C to 24°C - Steady drizzle until 10am, overcast with some warmth until 3pm then sunny. The moderate to fresh west south west breeze made the afternoon tolerable and westerly thereafter. Gusts to 34mph during the day.

Crossbill

Whimbrel

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

28-06-25 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down - Sea Walls:

5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - performed will for the BOC 

Eastville - Glenfrome Rd:

1 Sparrowhawk - hunting mode

Henbury - garden, nr Blaise car park:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard, 1 Green Woodpecker - eating ants, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch - heard, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird - anting

Sea Mills - Station:

12 House Martin - 6 nests occupied

Temple Back:
30 Herring Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Oystercatcher - inc 2 juv, 1 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Kestrel - juv calling, 

Littleton-upon Severn:

1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv, 3 Kestrel - in 2 nestlings, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush

Severn Beach - Business Park:
1 Barn Owl - early hours

Yate - Wapley Bushes LNR:
4 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch

Frampton Cotterell - fields:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods - private site: 

1 Crossbill - flyover

Portbury Wharf:
5 Tufted Duck, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, lots of LBB Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 5 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 200 Starling, 2 Reed Bunting

Cleeve - Goblin Combe:
1 Raven, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Garden Warbler

Burrington Combe:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat - inc juv, 3 Meadow Pipit - singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

Freshford - yesterday:

1 Mandarin (f) plus 4 juv

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
Swift, Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby, Swallow

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose - inc 3 juv, 1 Garganey (m), in eclipse plumage, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Richard Cudmore, Stephen Curtis, Alan Daniells, Mick Eddleston, Fermandez Francis, Robert Kelsh, Tom O'Shea, Mike Owen, Dean Reeves, Rich Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Abbie Thorne

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-06-25 Friday

Temp 14°C to 28°C - overnight rain, then largely sunny, clouding over later. Very warm in the moderate W/SW wind, gusts to 23mph.

Pete Hazelwood, birder at Oldbury Power Station (OPS), and who runs the website, https://www.opsbirding.co.uk/, has written a book 'The local patch, the Ruff with the smooth', about birding at OPS. More details on his wesbite, or you can buy direct from ebay.

The water level at the reservoirs is dropping with more mud being exposed every day. Some new waders in today, so whilst it is a quiet time of year, hopefully not long til things get going again. Whilst the drought is not good for a lot of things, it does make for a possibly good few months for waders and other migrants ahead.

Being quiet also means it is a good time to submit all your records of breeding birds, things like house martin, swift and many others tend to get under reported, have a look at the Avon submission guidance here.

BRISTOL

27-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Stephanie Chadwick)

Avon Gorge:

3 Peregrine

Crew's Hole Woodland:

Possible Iberian Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, 21 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Reed Bunting

Coalpit Heath:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 8 House Sparrow, 3 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:

2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard

Clevedon - Pill:

1 Little Egret - fishing the outfall, Sedge Warbler - posing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat - heard, 1 Greenfinch

Clevedon Marine Lake:

1 Peregrine, 1 Rock Pipit

27-06-25 Green Woodpecker, Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell:

Garden - 1 Green Woodpecker

Axe Estuary:
WeBS: 40 Shelduck (plus some young), 6 Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 38 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew, 50 BH Gull, 22 Herring Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

27-06-25 Red Kite, Burnett (Ian Stapp)

Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 5+ Skylark, 4+ House Martin

Oldland Common:

5 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

27-06-25 Greenshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail/Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps

Herons Green:
12 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Lapwing, 5+ Little Ringed Plover, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Sand Martin

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Stephanie Chadwick, John Croxton, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Andy Gibb, Markas Gilmartin, Geoff Hardman, Colin Hawkins, Mike Jackson, John Lewis, Nick Page, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-06-25 Thursday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Cloud and rain until 9am, then sunny spells. The fresh southerly breeze carried the rain and when westerly - the sun tried its best but some fierce gusts up to 35 mph.

Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

26-06-25 GS Woodpecker Bishopston (Nick Hawkridge)

Bishopston- garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker  (2nd ever) - juv on the feeder, House Sparrow and Goldfinch all watched

Eastville Park:

35 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Swift, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

6 Swift, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail

Withywood - garden:

2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Oystercatcher - inc juv, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, 1 Kestrel. 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit - juv, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point:
43 Swift, 96 Manx Shearwater, 3 Peregrine, 4 Sand Martin

Lower Langford:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna
1 Red Kite - flew over to the west

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Main Dam:

6 Egyptian Goose - ad

Stratford:
6 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier - new (f), 10 Sand Martin

Egyptian Goose (Nick Page)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Egyptian Goose - inc juv, 1 Garganey (m), 1 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover - inc 1 juv, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Reported by: Andy Davis, Neil Delaney, Fermandez Francis, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Nick Page, Paul Sadley, Rich Scantlebury
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-06-25 Wednesday

Temp 18°C to 25°C - warm with the odd shower, and a light to moderate variable NW/W/SW breeze. 

Garganey

BRISTOL

25-06-25 Peregrine, Bristol (Chris Snook)

Avon Gorge:
Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:

5 Stock Dove, 5 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 17 Swallow, 1 Willlow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff ,12 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 7 Mistle Thrush, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 16 Greenfinch, 13 Linnet, 14 Goldfinch

Lower Woods:

5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Curlew

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Keynsham:
Garden: 6 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

25-06-25 Red Kite, CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Dam:
300+ Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Greast White Egret, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
86 Canada Goose, Gadwall family, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 9 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
3 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler

25-06-25 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
6 Shoveler, 56+ Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Garganey (m), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Gibb, Chris Snook, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-06-25 Tuesday - Manx Shearwater

Temp 15°C to 20°C - Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze from the West

Manx Shearwater, Gannet 

BRISTOL

Clifton Down:

3+Peregrine (family, performing over the gorge)

Withywood (garden):

1 Chaffinch (m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Red Kite, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands/Northwick Warth:

1 Canada Goose, 104 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 103 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 15 Swift, 14 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 35 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 37 Curlew, 56 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 12 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 2 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch

Severn Beach:

8 Curlew, 9+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet 

NORTH SOMERSET

No Reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pucklechurch (BOC walk):
4 Swift, Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, 40Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 33 Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 10 Wren, 8 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 3 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch

Wick:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake:

Little Grebe/Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Nick Page)

Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cattle Egret

Herriot's Bridge:

5 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 4 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Cheetham, Alan Daniells, Neil Delaney, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Paul Sadley
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-06-25 Monday

Temp 14°C to 20°C - largely sunny with a cooling moderate to strong breeze from the W/WSW. Gusts to 30mph.

BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports.

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

Keynsham:
Garden: Great Spotted Woodpecker family

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, 12 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose

23-06-25 Redshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King/Bittern Trail:
1 Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap

Herons Green:
1 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby

Stratford:
Egyptian Goose family, 155 Coot, 180+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, probable Common Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler

23-06-25 Lapwing, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptian Goose family, 5 Shoveler, 16 Teal, Gadwall family, 1 Garganey (m), 252 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 3 GBB Gul, 19 BH Gull, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret

Reported by: Andy Davis, John Lewis, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-06-25 Sunday

Temp 13°C to 20°C - Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze from the west.

BRISTOL

Hallen Marsh:

5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (m), 2 Skylark, 4 Swallow,  3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat (2 juv), 1 Bullfinch, 32 Goldfinch (lots of juv)

Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Mandy Leivers)

Avon Gorge:

3 Peregrine (juvs)

Withywood (garden):

8 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Raven (tumbling)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Greenfinch, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar (garden):
2 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf (Sheepway Lane BBS):
1 Pheasant, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 16 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch

Portishead:
1 Hobby (over)

Green Woodpecker, Kenn (John Croxton)

Kenn (garden):

2 Green Woodpecker (adult + juv)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Rodway Common,:
1+ Green Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon (dam):

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Black-headed Gull (juvs.), 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Pochard, Herons Green (Nick Page)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, Gadwall (family), 1 Great Crested Grebe (with young passenger on back), 1 Green Sandpiper

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern (lake)

Reported by: John Croxton, Jane Cummings, Neil Delaney, Andy Gibb, Anthony Goodwin, Nick Hawkridge, Mandy Leivers, Nick Page, Paul Sadley
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-06-25 Saturday

Temp 15°C to 31°C - Sunny to start, clouded over with a some rain until 12 then sunny. The light breeze was south eastly until the rain swept in on a south westerly, finishing the day westerly - gust up to 34mph around tea time.

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:

Mallard plus chicks, 6 Swift, 1 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 8 House Martin - plus nests with young, 2 Starling - plus chicks, under house eaves.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton-on-Severn/ Whale Wharf:
2 Red-legged Partridge

Littleton Brick Pits:

2 Cuckoo (f&m), 2 Sand Martin

Aust Warth:
1 Hobby

Rangeworthy:

1 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

Ashton Court:

1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush

Nailsea - Holy Trinity Church:

2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - school:

1 Red Kite

Marshfield (BOC walk around Rushmead Lane)
4 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Swift, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, 12 Skylark, 20 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 40 Starling, Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 7 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer

Cold Ashton:

1 Red Kite

Warmley/Oldland - Cycle Path:

5 Swift

Oldland Common:

7 Swift, 2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
5 Cattle Egret - sum plum

Stratford:
1 Tawny Owl

Herriotts inc Pool:
15 Canada Goose, 4 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Reed Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Josh Abron, Di Bunniss, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Mark Dadds, Alan Daniels, Tim Ford, Fermandez Francis,  Anthony Goodwin, Ann Rossiter, Paul Sadley, Gary Thoburn
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-06-25 Friday - Marsh Harrier

Temp 20°C to 31°C - overcast early, clearing to sunshine later.  Hot and sultry after a fresher start. The light and variable breeze has shifted mainly to the south and east.

Mediterranean Gull

Little Ringed Plover

Marsh Harrier
Crossbill

Too hot to do anything but count Swifts, apparently!  Montpelier (c.20), Warmley (three), Yate (8), Keynsham (16, probably including juvs. now on the wing), Stroud yesterday (11), North Worle (17+), Cheddar (12) and Burnham-on-Sea (4-5).

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

Crossbill (flying east at 7:30 a.m.)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

Common Sandpiper

Vassals Park and Snuff Mills:

(early morning walk before it got too hot!)

3 Mallard, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Jay (juvs. bathing in the River Frome together), 7 Magpie, 14 Jackdaw, 32 Carrion Crow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 11 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 9 Robin, 1 juv. Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull (and a sunbathing Grass Snake)

NORTH SOMERSET

Pilning Wetland:

Marsh Harrier

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

6 adult Egyptian Goose

Herons Green:
Gadwall family (female with four ducklings), 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Kingfisher.

Stratford:

Cuckoo

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 m. Garganey, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby.

Reported by: Andy Davis, Chris Holloway, David Hughes, Nick Page, Mark Smith, contributors to the local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-06-25 Thursday

Temp 14°C to 32°C. Sunny and very hot. Light breeze predominantly easterly .

Garganey

Marsh Tit

Spotted Flycatcher

Black Redstart

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Hanham:

21 Swift, 1 red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk (m), 1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Coot (5 adults plus 1 juv now), pair Oystercatcher (seen again with no juv), 1 Little Owl, 1 Black Redstart, pair Stonechat (+ 4 juv), 1 Crossbill over

New Passage:

1 Canada Goose, 6 Shelduck, 14 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Skylark, Swallow, Linnet, Goldfinch

Pilning Wetland:

2 Mute Swan, Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, 2 Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 9 Redshank, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:

18 Shelduck, 3 Coot, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Cetti's warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Linnet, Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead, Lakegrounds and Battery Point:
98 Canada Goose, 11 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 78 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 81+ Herring Gull, 1 LBB gull, 1 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 50 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 5+ Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 4 Wren, 6 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail

Walton Common:
Small group of Crossbill over 

Long Ashton:
20 Swifts flying low

Hewish:
2 Red Kite attracted by hay-cutting

Burrington Ham:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, pair Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lords Wood:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail

Marksbury to Hunstrete road over the valley:

2 Red Kite

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

19-06-25 Cattle Egret, Herons Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Woodford & path + Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-tailed Tit (lots of chicks), 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6+ Goldfinch, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Bittern Trail:

1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, several Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Blue Tits. 

19-06-25 Little Egret, BK Hide CVL (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Little Egret 

19-06-25 Sedge Warbler, Herons Green CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler (lots of singing), 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting.

Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Tawny Owl,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
Egyptian Goose (+3 goslings), 1 Garganey (m), 54+ Gadwall,  4 Tufted Duck, 24 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret,  2 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Pete Allen, Paul Bowerman, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Rob Laughton, Mike Moxon, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Rod Taylor, Bri Thompson, Karen Wilkinson:
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19-06-25 Wednesday

Temp 14°C to 26°C - Sunny. The light breeze was mainly from the west only varying a point or two  south and then north for an hour or so, with gusts after lunch to 19mph.

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

the attack of the House Sparrow - 2 new families trying for the feeders and thankfully while queuing, eating the aphids on the apple tree.

18-06-25 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Bri Thompson)

Clifton Down, Avon Gorge:

5 Peregrine - 2 ad, 3 juv of which 2 (m) have fledged.

Clifton St Andrews/Hill View:

2 Swift, 2 Raven, 3 Coal Tit

Easton:

1 Red Kite - over low

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-06-25 Red Kite Yate (Chris Teague)

Yate:
6 Swift, 1 Red Kite - low over the garden

Yate Common, Road to Nowhere
1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing

NORTH SOMERSET

Long Ashton:

9 Swift - screaming around the house, lots of House Martin too!

Congresbury/Yatton, Cadbury Hill:
Woodpigeon, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush - family party, 1 Dunock, 2 Bullfinch - pr, 4 Greenfinch

Banwell:
1 Red Kite - circling low over Summer Lane

BELOW M4 & BANES

Crew's Hole Woodland:

1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

Dyrham:

229 Jackdaw - in one flock, but many more - a tiny bit noisy!!

Saltford:
2 Red kite

Bath Hill:
1 Raven

Winford

1 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer

18-06-25 Sparrowhawk High Littleton (Steve Mackie)

High Littleton:

1 Sparrowhawk - in the garden

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
2 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
300 Canada Goose - it's moult time, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler

Herons Green:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 7 Cattle Egret, 

18-06-25 Tawny Owl CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Stratford:
2 Tawny Owl

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Shoveller, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Ben Bird, Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Duncan Evered, Trevor Ford, Ollie Fournier, Fermandez Francis, Andy Gibb, Nick Hawkridge, Steve Mackie, Steve Newland, Shaun Probert, Tony Scott, Anita & Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Caron Thornton-Trippit, John Thorogood, Chris Vines, Karen Wilkinson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

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