30-07-25 Wednesday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast with sunny periods. Moderate westerly breeze, fresher in the afternoon with gusts of 29 mph.

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Ashton Gate - infants:

1 Swift, 6 House Martin - nesting

Bishopston:

1 Jay - squawking, 2 Raven - over calling 

30-07-25 Chiffchaff Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland - garden:

1 Chiffchaff

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Egyptian Goose - over, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
1 Hobby - seen several times

30-07-25 Little Egret Yate (Mark Coller)

Yate Kingsgate Park:
Little Egret

Thornbury:

1 Hobby - over

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:

1 Red Kite

Siston Hill:

2 Peregrine - circling

Dyrham - garden:

1 Little Egret

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite

Willsbridge - Stables:
1 Peregrine - pylon, 15 Swallow - on the wires, breeding success

30-07-25 Little Owl Saltford (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Saltford:
2 Little Owl

Marksbury to Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:

1 Swift, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 6 Mistle Thrush - inc 1 juv

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 38 Little Egret, 

2 Red Kite, 30+ Sand & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 16+ Pied Wagtail

Blue Bowl:

3 House Martin, 10+ House Sparrow

29-07-25 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
Mute Swan + Polish cygnet, 1 Garganey (m - eclipse), 1 Shelduck - juv, 4 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret - breeding plum,  6 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine - juv, 1 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler + chicks

30-07-25 Waders & Wagtail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Egyptian Goose -inc 3 gosling, 4 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin,2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sandpiper,  2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 G BB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret (pool) 8 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Sand & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail, 18+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting 

Reported by: Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis,Tim Ford, Chris Gay, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal
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