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