21-07-25 Monday

Temp 12°C to 22°C - cloudy with a moderate WNW-WSW wind.

Many thanks to those that completed an Avon BBS square this year, if you have not had the chance to enter your data, the deadline is coming up quick- 10 days time.

Yellow-legged Gull

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

21-07-25 Kingfisher & Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Netham Weir:

3 Little Egret

Oldbury Court/Pearces Hill:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine catching 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 Common Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

10 Dunlin, 35 Redshank

Backwell Common:
1 Yellowhammer

Kenn:
Garden- 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

21-07-25 Sand Martin, Barrow (Merv Carlyon)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-07-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper

21-07-25 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Penny Wills)

Woodford:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, Little Grebe family, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 25+ Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Buzzard

Stratford:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

21-07-25 Common Gull, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpuper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Julie Evans,  Lee Gardiner, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Penny Wills

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-07-25 Sunday

Temp 17°C to 22°C - a cm of rain overnight, the day was humid with a light to moderate E to S with in the am, moving to SW in the pm.

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Henbury:

Garden: 16 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 1 GReat Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellowhammer

Pilning:

1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Severn Beach:

1 Mediterranean Gull

Thrush anvil and snail shells (Lois Pryce)

Spaniorum Hill:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush anvil + fresh snails, 3 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Wain's Hill:

1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

20-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 19 Cattle Egret, 13 Litte Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Denny:
5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, Gadwall family, 6 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 19 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 10+ Pied Wagtail

20-07-25 Common Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
4 Oystercatcher, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl

20-07-25 Kingfisher & Green Sands, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
300+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jason Brown, Stephen Curtis, Dave Hughes, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-07-25 Saturday - Caspian Tern

Temp 16°C to 24°C - Overcast at first, then some sun, a few showers, more overcast but finishing with warm sun, A light breeze from the west but moving southerly by nightfall. Gusts late on but only to 21 mph. 

Caspian Tern

Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Raven - over early, calling

Blaise Estate - R Trym:

1 Kingfisher

19-07-25 Peregrine Clifton Down (Caron Thornton-Trippet

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:

1 Buzzard - high up, 4 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - good display

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-07-25 Caspian Tern Severn Beach - Orchard Pools (Matt Plenty)

Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:
1 Caspian Tern - 1st for S Glos

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite, 1 Redstart (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Peregrine - carrying prey.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common, Westcourt Drive:

20 Swift - screaming party

RESERVOIRS

19-07-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Keith Williams)

Barrow Tanks:
7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret

19-07-25 Cattle Egret BG (Keith Williams)

Chew Valley Lake
95 Canada Goose, 45 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose - inc 3 juv, 4 Shoveler, 12 Teal, 3 Water Rail - calling, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 8 GB-b Gull, 11 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper

North Shore:

c400 Cormorant

Herons Green:
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Cattle Egret,  1 Osprey - juv, 2 Hobby

Stratford:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, GB-b Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 18 Cattle Egret - over

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Olwen Jones, Chris Patch, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson, Caron Thompson-Trippet, Keith Williams, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-07-25 Friday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 18°C to 25°C - warm and muggy in the light W/SW breeze.

BRISTOL

Avonmouth Sewage Works:

2 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck

Hallen Marsh:

4 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel

Sea Mills:
3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 50 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

18-07-25 Goldcrest, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)

Almondsbury:

Garden: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
6 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

5 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Meadow Pipit

Portishead:
3 Whimbrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Cattle Egret

Chew Valley Lake

18-07-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
80+ Canada Goose, 1 Gadwall (+7 ducklings), 2 Little Grebe (+3 young), 1 Redshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 6 House Sparrow

18-07-25 Waders, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
4 Collared Dove, 200+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 juv Raven

Reported by: Karen Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Andy Gibb, John Lewis, Tom O'Shea, Chris Rawlings, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Simon Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

17-07-25 Thursday - Sanderling

Temp 18°C to 25°C - overcast with showers to start, sunny in the pm. A light W/WSW breeze.

Wood Sandpipers

Kittiwake

Crossbill

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
11 Crossbill, 1 Yellowhammer

17-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, Pilning (Jamie Dunning)

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Mediterrarean Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-s-Mare:
2 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

17-07-25 Little Ringed Plover, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:

20 Canada Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 86 Mallard, 1 Teal, 3 Pochard, 338 Tufted Duck, 20 Little Grebe, 10 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Kittiwake, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail 

17-07-25 Kittiwake, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King:

1 Sanderling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Herons Green:
1 Cattle Egret, c50 Sand Martin

Stratford:
8 Black-tailed Godwit, c30 Sand Martin

Herriotts inc. Pool:
60 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 55 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, 150 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 90 BH Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 14 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Gary. Pagan Birder, David Allward, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Jamie Dunning, Duncan Evered, Matt Hall, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, 

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

16-07-25 Wednesday - Kittiwake

Temp 15°C to 22°C - Overnight cloud and rain soon cleared for a bright, sunny day.  A slight westerly breeze kept the temperature down and brought some showers towards the end of the afternoon.

Little Ringed Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Kittiwake

Mediterranean Gull

Manx Shearwater

Hobby

BRISTOL

16-07-25 Lesser B-b Gull Bedminster (John Lewis)

Bedminster

1 Juvenile Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Sea Walls, Clifton Down:

1 Kestrel

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

6 Swift, 2 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Pilning Wetlands:
5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, c30 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Hobby (same bird as reported at New Passage)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point sea watch and vis mig:

1 Mediterranean Gull, 1st Common Gull, 1 Auk species (downstream), 2 Manx Shearwater (downstream), 10 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 alba Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit - - - Also present: 1 Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hunstrete:

1 Red Kite

Yellowhammer, Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
1 Swift, 150 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 50 Rook, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Wood Sandpiper, Barrow No 2 Tank ( David Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:
9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Cattle Egret

Kittiwake, Barrow No 3 Tank ( Raoul Chandrasakera)

Chew Valley Lake

16-07-25 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
5 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:

150+ Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan (+Polish cygnet), Gadwall (+ducklings on pool),  2 Little Grebe (+3 chicks pool), 4 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 12+Sand Martins, 10+ House Martin, 3 House Sparrow (wall), 7 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
150+ Cormorant (Sunning and drying off wings)

Reed Warbler, Stratford Hide - boardwalk (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

4 Swift, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret,  5 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 10+Sand Martins, 2 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 12+ Reed Warbler (mostly chicks being fed on Ladybirds), 2 Blackcap (feeding chicks 3)   - - - (lots & lots of 7 Spot Ladybirds on the reeds being fed to Reed Warbler chicks)

Green Sandpiper, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose (lake), 3 Lapwing (lake), 2 Little Ringed Plover (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper (pool), 14 Green Sandpiper (pool) 5 GBB Gull (lake), 6 Grey Heron, 20 Great White Egret (pool & lake), 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher (pool),  20+ Sand Martin, 6+ Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 4+ Reed Warbler (+ lots of chicks calling from the reeds), 1 Grey Wag (pool), 5+ Pied Wag (pool), 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Jon Angell,  Raoul Chandrasakera,  Patrick Hancock, David Hughes, Matt Hull, John Lewis, Mike Owen, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

15-07-25 Tuesday

Temp 14°C to 21°C - Overcast at first, then patchy sun with light rain on and off all day. A fresh breeze from the south west, going further westward after lunch, gusts to gale force at 41 mph. 

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

15-07-25 Kestrel Sea Walls (Mike Owen)

Clifton Down, Sea Walls:

Kestrel

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

15-07-25 Chiffchaff NP (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:
50 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 13 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff - new family in the garden

15-07-25 Greenshank PIL (Paul Bowerman)

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Mute Swan, 6 Little Grebe inc 3 chicks, 47 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
7 Coot, 2 Curlew

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redstart, 5 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Bourton Combe - BOC walk:

inc - 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

15-07-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Gurney Tanks:

34 Swift - over southerly, 18 Little Grebe, 9 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 30 Sand Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
3 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 7 Cattle Egret - over

15-07-25 GC Grebe CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
Great Crested Grebe - family

Stratford:
10 Swift, 2 Greenshank 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Little Ringed Plover - ad & juv, 1 Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 20 Sand Martin

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Paul Bowerman. Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Marc Hunt, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Stewart Pointer, Lisa Presland, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-07-25 Monday - Wood Sandpipers

Temp 18°C to 25°C - slightly cooler with a moderate W/SW wind when it blew, muggy when it didn't. Gusts to 35mph. And some very welcome rain, a massive 1.6mm.

Wood Sandpipers- a rare bird in Avon the last couple of years

Garganey

Common Tern

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Garden Warbler - early returner

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
5 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank

New Passage:
3 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Cameley:
1 Kingfisher

Chew Magna:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 juv Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 9 Common Sandpiper, 35 Cattle Egret, 11 Little Egret, 17 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake
51 Little Egret, 17 Great White Egret

14-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Denny/Bernard King Hide:
1 Garganey, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
50+ Canada Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
1 Garganey, 11+ Little Grebe

14-07-25 Common Tern, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 14 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Bob Medland, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

13-07-25 Sunday

Temp 18°C to 33°C - still feeling hot, hot, hot. The light E/NE wind was lovely when it blew for about 2 seconds.

BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
10 Mallard, 2 Swift, 1 Common Sandpiper, 85 BH Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Coal Tit, 9 House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetland:

5 Lapwing, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 430 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull

13-07-25 Lesser Whitethroat, CSC (Rod Taylor)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Great White Egret, 1 juv Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 juv Stonechat, 1 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo, WeBS:

17 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 80 Mallard, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 40 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Dunlin, 80 Redshank, 125 Black-headed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Middle Hope:

545 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great White Egret

Uphill:
WeBS: 16 Shelduck, 36 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 116 BH Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 3 LBB Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Red Kites, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

Keynsham:
Manor Road: 12+ Swift, 2 Red Kite, 100+ Jackdaw, 2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:

4 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Little Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 16 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4+ Green Woodpecker

13-07-25 Common & Green Sandpipers, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King:
8 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper

Herriotts inc. Pool:
7 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Bearded Tit

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Matt Hull, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor, Bri Thompson, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

12-07-25 Saturday - Hotter, even hotter!

Temp 14°C to 35°C - Even hotter than yesterday, almost no wind all day.

Little Ringed Plover

BRISTOL

St George's:

20+ Swift

Withywood Garden:

7 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Lulsgate Bottom

4 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Lapwing, 16 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
Egyptian goose (family), 1 Lapwing

Villice:
1 Little grebe,1 Green woodpecker,1 Coal Tit

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:

Gadwall with 7 duckling, 7 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe with 2 young,1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank

Reported by: Neil Delaney, Adrian Hockey, Nick Page

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

11-07-25 Friday - hot!

Hot, hot, hot!  Temp 15°C to 29°C - Clear and sunny heating up rapidly.  Very light SW breeze.

Birds need water!  Even an upturned dustbin lid with water in it could be a lifeline for your garden birds in this heat.

Mediterranean Gull, Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail (all yesterday)

Common Sandpiper juvenile at Chew (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage & Pilning Wetlands:

(Yesterday, 10th)  5 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 26 Shelduck (24 ducklings), ad. Mediterranean Gull, 150 Black-headed Gull, 9 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 5+ Little Ringed Plover (including 2+ flightless juveniles), 20+ Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 4+ Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Severn Beach:
(Yesterday, 10th) 18+ Shelduck, many Black-headed Gull, single adult GBB Gull, 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 27 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, male Marsh Harrier, Swift, singing Lesser Whitethroat.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
16+ Swift over Phoenix Way yesterday evening.

Kenn (Duck Lane):

2 Swift, 14 Swallow.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury to Hunstrete:

3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven.

Grey Heron at Chew (George Stacey)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper. 

Herons Green:

90+ Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan (+ Polish cygnet), 6 Green Sandpiper, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron,  10+ House Martin, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail. 

Stratford:

2 Swift, 80+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 8+ Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 5+ Reed Warbler (most juvs), 2 Reed Bunting.

Cattle Egret at Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts Bridge:

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Water Rail (calling in the channel), 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 5 GBB Gull, 9 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 20+ House Martin, 20+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 5+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting.

Black-tailed Godwit on Herriotts Pool (Bri Thompson)

Reported by:  John Croxton, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups

10-07-25 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 30°C. Sunny and hot, with only a very gentle westerly breeze.

Marsh Tit

Spotted Flycatcher

Crossbill

10-07-25 Great White Egret, Chipping Sodbury Golf Course (Mark Coller)

BRISTOL

Redland:

c20 Swift

Crews Hole Woodland:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest

Troopers Hill LNR:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Great Crested Grebe floating upriver on tide, 3 Sand Martin and 1 Siskin over

Chipping Sodbury Common / Golf Course:
4 Stock Dove, 5 Swift, 5 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Skylark, 10 Swallow, 4 House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, 19 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 11 Mistle Thrush, 1 or 2 Yellow Wagtail (over),  5 Bullfinch,  Greenfinch, Linnet, 1 Crossbill

10-07-25 Grey Heron, Aztec West (Joe Sargent)

Aztec West:

1 Grey Heron - "waiting patiently to cross the road"!

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:
2 Stock Dove, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Clevedon - Yeo:
2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Peregrine - food pass, 4+ Rock Pipit

Duck Lane, Kenn:
31 Swallow

Yatton:
9 Swift

Goblin Coombe:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush

Hewish:
1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper

10-07-25 Cattle Egret, Moreton CVL (Bri Thompson)

Moreton:

Cattle Egret

10-07-25 Egyptian Geese, Herriotts CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Egyptian Geese, (2ad + 3juv), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret

Reported by: Pete Allen, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Duncan Evered, Emily Lomas, Mike Moxon, Lee Patch, Matt Plenty, Gary Prosser, Joe Sargent, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

09-07-25 Wednesday

Temp 13°C to 28°C - very hot as the day went on, with no relief provided by the variable light breeze after lunch

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Blaise:

2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 5 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Song Thrush

Westbury Park:
Crossbill over

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Raven, 3 Marsh Tit, 17 Chiffchaff, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, 1 Redstart, 3 Crossbill over

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
35 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

09-07-25 Greenfinch, Bath (Merv Carlyon)

Lyde Green:
5 Little Egret

RESERVOIRS

Barrow:
5 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 8 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake

09-07-25 Oystercatcher, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Dam:
1 Oystercatcher

Bernard King:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank

09-07-25 GBB Gull and Cattle Egret, CVL (Bri Thrompson)

Herons Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Cattle Egret

Stratford:
18 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 10 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl

Herriotts inc. Pool:
13 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Helen Daniels, Andy Gibb, Markas Gilmartin Dave Hughes, Gareth Jones, Andy Mears, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-07-25 Tuesday

Temp 10°C to 22°C - Continuously sunny, but not too hot, with a gentle breeze from the west.

Dunlin
Crossbill

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:

1 Pink-footed Goose

Ring-necked Parakeet, Stoke Park (~Graham)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Sand Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station (yacht club):
3 Curlew (~70 on the otherside of the river), 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

Yate (Kingsgate Park):
3 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 5+ Blackcap

Coalpit Heath (BOC walk):
2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 11 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn (Duck Lane):
24 Swallow

Sand Point/Middlehope:
3 Swift, 40 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret, 5 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 19 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 16 Blackcap, 32 Whitethroat, 37 Starling, 7 Stonechat, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Crossbill (St Thomas's Head), 5 Siskin.

Winscombe:

1 Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
3 Red Kite (over Shire Bridge)

Willsbridge:
4 Chiffchaff (fledglings)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

2 Common Sandpiper

2 Redshank+1 Greenshank+1Black-headed Gull,
BK Hide (George Stacey)

Greenshank, BK Hide (George Stacey)

Greylag, BK Hide (George Stacey)

Bernard King Hide:
5 Greylag Goose, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank

Moreton:
3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, (10+ House & Sand Martin), 1 Chiffchaff, 5+ Reed Warbler

Stratford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 8+ Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 18+ Little Egret (entrance to Villice bay), 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, (20+ House & Sand Martin), 1 Chiffchaff, 9+ Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Dunlin, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 8+ Gadwall, 8 Teal, 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, I Common Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 10+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied/White Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alan Daniels, Matt Hull, Nigel Kempson, Andrew Middleton, Mike Moxon, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds