Saturday, 23 August 2025

23/08/25 Saturday - Osprey

Temp 14°C to 24°C - sunny periods to start then overcast from midday. Light air from the east to north east, with only 9 mph gusts

Osprey
Spotted Redshank
Wood Sandpiper
Garganey
Ruff

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2+ Ring-necked Parakeet

Oldbury Park - Frome Valley Walkway:
2 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Mills:
2 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 35 House Martin

Snuff Mills:
1 Great Black-backed Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redstart - juv, 

Littleton Brick Pits - ringing session:
50 birds processed this morning including; 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler,  lots of Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots of Blackcap, 1  Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest (f), 1 Treecreeper,  and lots of chiff and blackcap.

New Passage/Northwick:
130 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 90 Oystercatcher, 120 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 kestrel, 

Pilning Wetlands:
160 Canada Goose, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 13 Lapwing, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 

Severn Beach:
330 Ringed Plover, 12 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Garden Warbler - together, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chittening Warth:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher 
23-08-25 Dipper Avening Green (Chris Teague)
Avening Green, Damery Bridge, Little River Avon:
1 Dipper

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Redstart - inc 2 on the golf course,  18+ Yellow Wagtail - following the cattle

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard

Portishead - harbour mouth:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:
1 Tawny Owl (f) active until 2am    

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Burrington Ham:
6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
11 Mute Swan, 5 Teal, 1 Pochard, 25 Little Grebe, 59 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret

Blagdon Lake:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Chew Valley Lake
7 Common Tern - ranging over the lake 

Bernard King Hide:
2 Garganey, 4 Ruff, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank

Sutton Wick:
2 Black Tern

Nunnery:
Spotted Redshank

Herons Green:
15 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Black headed Gull - leucistic, 3 G BB Gull (in the bay), 1 Osprey, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk - chasing Pied Wagtail,  8 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 80+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
8 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 14 Black tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 7 G BB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - sat on a tree stump, 4 Swallow, 10+ mix of Sand and House Martin
23-08-25 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:

 8 Lapwing, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 8 Grey Heron , 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 

Reported by: Tristan Biswell-Izzard, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Jo Carter, Xiaoyi Cheng, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Chris Gay, Anthony Goodwin, Rupert Higgins, Paul House, Andy Mears, Steve Newland, Paul Sadley, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague

Friday, 22 August 2025

22-08-25 Friday - Merlin

Temp 10°C to 24°C - largely sunny in the weak W/NW wind.

Spotted Redshank
Wood Sandpiper
Osprey
Merlin
Yellow Wagtail
Black Redstart
Quail

BRISTOL

Chittening Warth:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Quail, 68 Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Black Redstart

New Passage:
1 Swift, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Merlin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:
320 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 44 Dunlin

Mayshill:
1 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Collared Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 33 Starling, 18 House Sparrow

NORTH SOMERSET
22-08-25 Wood Sandpiper, Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)
Watercress Farm:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Easton-in-Gordano:
1 Whinchat

Failand:
1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Strawberry Line/Congresbury Moor:
1 Swift, 3 Cattle Egret, 12 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS
22-08-25 Ringed Plover, Barrow (Bri Thompson)
Barrow:
1 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine

Chew Valley Lake
1 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 644 Cormorant, 1 Hobby, 22 Reed Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler
22-08-25 Yellow Wagtail, CVL (Lee Gardiner)
Herons Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 11 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 pale Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, c12 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Sutton Wick:
2 Garganey, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Stratford:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler
22-08-25 Kingfisher, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Lapwing, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 30+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: bensonmorris, Derek Angell, Bryan Cook, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Mike Jackson, Robin Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Matt Plenty, Mark Savage, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson

Thursday, 21 August 2025

21-08-25 Thursday - Black Redstart

Temp 11°C to 22°C - Overcast until midday followed by plenty of sunny periods. A gentle breeze from the north north east, with gust up to 20 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank
Black-winged Kite - out of area
Little Owl
Black Redstart
Wood Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Garganey
Sandwich Term 

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs - survey:
1 Peregrine, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Knowle:
2 Raven - over

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart (f), 1 Wheatear, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart (f), 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

Severn Beach:
12 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 6 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear

Yate - Common:
1 Red Kite - around hay cutting

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stoke Dove, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 13 Swallow, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Combe Reserve:
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

Yatton - Congresbury Yeo :
3 Swifts, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, lots of Swallows and House Martin's landing in the berry hedges, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - Riding Barn Hill:
1 Red Kite

Saltford:
3 Little Owl

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 

Chew Magna -  Sandy Lane:
2 Yellowhammer

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, a Snipe, some Common & Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 
21-08-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Bri Thompson)
Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
24 - 25, Cattle Egret

Bernard King Hide:
1 Garganey

Nunnery:
18 Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern
21-08-25 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
Mute Swan - inc polish cygnet, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper - inc ringed bird, 1 Bh Gull - Leucistic, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 18 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard - inc the white one, 20+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Sandwich Term 

Stratford:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 300 to 400 Cormorant
21-08-25 Grey Wagtail CVL (Lee Patch)
Herriott's Bridge:

1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 12+ Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pie Wagtail,

Out of Area

Slimbridge:
1 Black-winged Kite

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Barham, Graham Blacker, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Barry Dursley, Ollie Fournier, Alastair Fraser, Nigel Jones, Iris Langson, Emily Lomas, Andy Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Lee Patch, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Wednesday, 20 August 2025

20-08-25 Wednesday

Temp 15°C to 18°C - overcast with the odd drop of rain til lunchtime, with sunny intervals after. A moderate NE/NNE wind. No sign today of the Grey Phalarope found yesterday evening at Chew.

Black-winged Kite - Out of area 
Wood Sandpipers
Osprey

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:
2 Peregrine - calling 

St George:
2 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
340 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 1 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
16 Chiffchaff, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

20-08-25 Linnet, Turnstone, Wheatear, Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon:
3 Turnstone, 5 Wheatear, 20 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: 2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallow

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Greenshank, 2 Ruff

Chew Valley Lake
20-08-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper

Bernard King Hide:
4 Garganey, 1 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 1 Wheatear
20-08-25 Spotted Flycatcher CVL (Lucy Masters)
Villice Lane:
2+ Spotted Flycatcher
20-08-25 Yellow Wagtail, BH Gull and Wood Sandpipers, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
21 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 1 Osprey, 1 pale Buzzard, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail

Nunnery:
Ringed Plover, 1 Peregrine

Stratford:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Black Tern, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Wheatear

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Swift, 5 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Out of Area

Gloucestershire - Splatt Swing Bridge:
1 Black Winged Kite

Reported by: Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Lee Gardiner, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, John Lewis, Lucy Masters, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

19-08-25 Tuesday

 Temp 13°C to 23°C - Light cloud and moderate breeze from the east

Ruff
Wood Sandpiper
Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL
Grey Heron, The Cut (Les Williams)
The Cut:
1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET
Spotted Flycatcher, Tyntesfield (Robin Martin)

Wheatear, Tyntesfield (Robin Martin)
Tyntesfield (BOC walk):
1 Mallard, 11 Rock Dove, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 150 Jackdaw, Rook, 30 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 16 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Robin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middlehope:
2 Swift, 5 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (first of the autumn), 16 Meadow Pipit, 1 Crossbill.

Banwell (garden):
Stock Dove, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:
1 Tawny Owl (calling male)

Warmley:
1 Green Woodpecker

Keynsham (garden):
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard)

Compton Dando:
2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Yellowhammer.

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Denny:
400 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine (m)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank

Nunnery:
18 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper
Leucistic Black-Headed Gull? (R), Herons Green (Raoul Chandrasakera) 
Herons Green:

21 Little Grebe, 1 Ruff (juv), 1 Black-headed Gull (a very white bird, no head markings), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 300+ Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 80+ Sand Martin, 50+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail
Peregrine/Wheatear, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

15+ Swift, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 100+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 80+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Pied/White Wagtail
Greenshank, Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:

12+ Swift, 1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ Sand Martin, 5+ Swallow, 60+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Derek John Angell, Phil Barlow, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Anthony Goodwin, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Robin Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, Les Williams blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Monday, 18 August 2025

18-08-25 Monday - Quail

Temp 17°C to 23°C - Mostly overcast, dull and muggy with little wind.  The sky cleared a bit at times and the SE wind gusted more strongly as the day wore on.  Warm, dry.

Quail
Black Tern
Firecrest
Grasshopper Warbler
Whinchats
Yellow Wagtails

Grasshopper Warbler ringed at CVRS (Chris Craig)
BRISTOL

Crews Hole:
1 Swift, 1 singing Stock Dove,1 Swift, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, singing Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 LT Tit, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 imm. Firecrest (ringed today), Treecreeper, 3 Wren.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Quail, 1 moulting adult Black Tern upriver, 1 Great White Egret, 8 Sand Martin upriver.
Redstart on CSC (Les Williams)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, many Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 m. Redstart.
Spotted Flycatcher at CSC (Keith Williams)
NORTH SOMERSET

Easton in Gordano:
1 Marsh Tit (on seed feeder in garden)

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Greenshank, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting (patch tick for the regular watchers).

Worle:
1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:
3 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk 

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite.
Green Sandpipers & Snipe at Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper.

Nunnery:
10 Swift.

Stratford:
3 Swift, 3 Cattle Egret. 1 Hobby, c.20 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear.

CVRS:
1 Grasshopper Warbler (ringed)

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 9 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 18 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 50+ Sand & House Martin, 20+ Pied Wagtail.
Great White Egret at Chew (George Stacey)
Out of Area

Cheddar Reservoir:
3 Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern, 1 Glossy Ibis.

Tealham Moor:
2 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Reported by:  Bryan Cook, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Ian Stapp, Les Williams, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirding

Sunday, 17 August 2025

17-08-25 Sunday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 16°C to 27°C - Sunny all day with a gentle breeze from the east and gust up to 25 mph.

Glossy Ibis
Redstart
Spotted Flycatcher
Willow Warbler

BRISTOL

Bell Hill, Hillside Rd:
1 Willow Warbler

Bishopston:
1 Raven - over calling
17-08-25 Common Sandpiper Netham Weir (Lee Gardiner)
Netham - Weir:
1 Common Sandpiper

St George, Crew's Hole Woodland:
1 Stock Dove - singing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest

Trooper Hill - LNR:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow

Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel , 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 31 Swallow. 2 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 65 Linnet

Filton - garden:
1 Yellow Wagtail - over calling, early morning moth release

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Warbler

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Wheatear
17-08-25 LTT Middle Hope (Wayne Pannell}
Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:
c12 Long-tailed Tit

Weston-super-Mare:
1 Swift - lingering

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven - tumbling flight

Hanham:
4 Swift

Keynsham, Keynsham Rd:
1 Red Kite

Bath - Englishcombe:
1 Swift, 1 Buzzard
17-08-25 Chiffchaff Cameley (Bob Medland)
Cameley:

1 Peregrine, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Greenfinch - inc 2 juv
17-08-25 Blackbird Paulton (Patrick Hancock)
Paulton:

Blackbird - juv

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
390 Tufted Duck, 34 Little Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 34 Sand Martin, 8 Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
4 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 8 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Cattle Egret, 27 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 

Chew Valley Lake
17-08-25 Peregrin & Swallow CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Nunnery:

26 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine - juv, 30 to 40 mix of Swallow and House Martin

Herons Green:
6 Greenshank

Stratford:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 22 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by:Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Markas Gilmartin,  Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Bob Medland, Ross Nairn, Wayne Pannell, Andy Pym, Paul Sawyer, Nick Tippett
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Saturday, 16 August 2025

16-08-25 Saturday - Shag

Temp 13°C to 28°C - Sunny all day with a gentle breeze from the east north east occasionally east and gusting up to 25 mph.

Glossy Ibis
Shag
Redstart
Wheatear
Whinchat
Spotted Flycatcher
Kittiwake
Ruff

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Raven - over, appeared to be 'escorting' a Grey Heron

Clifton Down:
1 Wheatear

Henbury - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 50 Jackdaw - roosting, 2 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch (f), 38 Goldfinch

Snuff Mills:
1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
123 Mallard, 2 Ringed Plover, 15 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Shag, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Kingfisher, 35 Swallow

Chipping Sodbury Common:
12 Swallow. 7 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Linnet
16-08-25 Mallard Yate (Chris Teague)
Yate - Kingsgate Park:
Mallard, 1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET
16-08-25 Whinchat Cl-Y (Rob Martin)
Clevedon - Yeo - BOC walk, inc:
28 Oystercatcher, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 3 Whimbrel, 43 Curlew, 6 Turnstone,  5 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 115 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Kenn Moor:
4 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 70 Swallow,
4 House-Martin, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Robin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet,
10 Goldfinch

Brockley Combe:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Yatton - Strawberry Line:
2 Grey Heron, 24 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 6 House Sparrow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Grey Heron - 1 juv, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff - calling, 2 Wheatear - juv
16-08-25 Willow Warbler Downend (Craig Lewis)
Downend - garden:
6-7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler

Saltford:
2 Little Owl

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Cameley:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Peregrine - juv calling loudly, 1 Swallow - saw off the SH

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Peregrine

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 4 G W Egret, 2 Little Egret 3+ Chiffchaff

Woodford:
3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Ruff

Little Denny:
2 Ruff, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad

Nunnery:
2 Swift, 27 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wheater
16-08-25 Buzzard - v-pale CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

20+ Canada Goose, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 14 Little Egret, 
2 Buzzard - inc the white bird, 50+ Sand & House Martin with Swallow, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 30+ Goldfinch, 5 House Sparrow

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier

Stratford:
1 Stock Dove, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard
16-08-25 Kingfisher CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:

1 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kittiwake, 4 G BB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kingfisher, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Graham Blacker, Raoul Chandrasakera, Xiaoyi Cheng, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Stephen Curtis Nick Hawkridge, Craig Lewis, John Lewis, Rob Martin, Tim Mcgrath, Andy Mears, Bob Medland, Ruth Muir, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Friday, 15 August 2025

15-08-25 Friday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 12°C to 28°C - Another sunny day with a light N-NNE breeze gusting to 13mph

Garganey
Glossy Ibis
Tree Pipit

BRISTOL

15-08-25 Reed Warbler, Brentry (Mark Dadds)
Brentry:
1 Reed Warbler

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Wheatear

Mayshill:
2 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotter Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Swallow, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 30 House Sparrow

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon
1 Glossy Ibis (flying north east)

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Glossy Ibis (different bird to the one seen over Clevedon)

Stratford:
Garganey (two males initially seen in flight), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Tern, 2 Hobby, 10 Great White Egret

Reported by: Mark Coller, Mark Dadds, Andy Davis, Mike Jackson, Nigel Milbourne, James Payne, Aravind Ramesh,  Mark Smith

Thursday, 14 August 2025

14-08-25 Thursday

Temp 16°C to 25°C. Cloudy start brightening later. Moderate SW breeze gusting to 22mph

Ruff
Sanderling
Mediterranean Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
Redstart
Tree Pipit
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Horse fields next to Moorgrove Wood, Henbury:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 24 Mistle Thrush

Fox Park, Easton:
1 Kingfisher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
4 Greylag Goose, 11 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sanderling, 400+ BH Gull, 46 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 32 LBB Gull, Lesser Whitethroat. 1 Nuthatch, 4 Grey Wagtail, 6 Yellow Wagtail

Littleton Warth:
4 Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Curlew, BH Gulls, 1 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, Jackdaws, 146 Rook, Carrion Crows, Swallows, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Linnet

New Passage:
140 Canada Goose, 18 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, Curlew, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Redshank, Turnstone, 1 Knot ("best guess"), Dunlin, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Little Egret,1 Kingfisher,  Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail, Linnet

Northwick Wharf:
76 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 20 Turnstone, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
Shelduck, 1 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 27 Lapwing, Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Linnet

Severn Beach:
Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 7 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Swallow, Chiffchaff

Chittening Warth:
3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 21 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 4 Willow Warbler, 128 Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit, 8 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead Hole:
3 Oystercatcher, 75 Redshank, BH Gull, Swallow, House Martin

14-08-25 Sparrowhawk, WSM (Ross Nairn)
Weston-super-Mare garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine

BELOW M4 & BANES

Englishcombe Lane, Bath:
3 Swift, 1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
43 Great White Egret

Chew Valley Lake
5 Egyptian Goose, 27 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 7 Greenshank, 7 Dunlin, 5 Common Tern, 7 Cattle Egret

14-08-25 Common Sandpiper, Walley Bank CVL (George Stacey)
Walley Bank Path:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

Nunnery:
24 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 4 Common Tern, Hobby

Herriott's Bridge/Pool:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 1 Ruff (f)

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Paul Bowerman, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Trevor Ford, Pete Harrison, John Lewis, Nigel Milbourne, Ross Nairn, Steve Newland, George Stacey:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirds

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

13-08-25 Wednesday - Wheatear

Temp 17°C to 26°C - Overcast to start, with a light breeze from the west south west that veered to south west by late morning, some longer sunny intervals from lunch time and gusts increasing to 22 mph by tea time.

Wheatear
Sanderling 
Osprey
Ring-necked Parakeet
Pied Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Hotwells - garden:
4 Peregrine - family party calling and interacting

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 13 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch 1 Yellow Wagtail
13-08-25 Bullfinch Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar- garden:
1 Bullfinch - juv

NORTH SOMERSET
13-08-25 Wheatear Clevedon (Wayne Pannell)
Clevedon - Bandstand Beach:
7 Turnstone, 1 Wheatear
13-08-25 Ruff Cl-Y Darran Birdton)
Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Oystercatcher, 15 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, Curlew, 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 20 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Snipe over, 1 Common Sandpiper, 200 Corvids, 200+ Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1+ Whinchat, 2 Stonechat,
1 Yellow Wagtail, 26 Meadow Pipit & 3 Tree Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Downend, Cleeve Hill Allotments:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet

Downend - garden:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet

Siston Hill:
1 Tawny Owl - calling from midnight - for an hour!!!

Warmley - William Champions gardens:
3 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Raven 

Bath - Spring Gardens:
1 Tufted Duck, 2 Swift, 12 House Martin

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
13-08-25 Pied Flycatcher Cameley (Bob Medland)
Cameley:

1 Pied Flycatcher - juv, ringed in the garden

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
13-08-25 Common Tern CVL (George Stacey)
Nunnery:

55 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 5 Greenshank, 29 Common Tern, 2 Cattle Egret
13-08-25 Egrets CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

2 Little Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 4 Common Tern, flock of Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 88 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard - very white, 30+ mixed Sand & House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail,  
13-08-25 Whimbrel CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Avocet, 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 20+ Common Tern, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 20+ mixed Sand & House Martin, 20+ Pied Wagtail

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 5 Common Tern, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 40+ Mix of Sand Martin, Swallow and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Darren Birdton, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Anthony Goodwin, Matt Hull, Bob Medland, Wayne Pannell,  Andy Rhodes, George Stacey, 1an Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Paul Villaespesa