Wednesday, 6 August 2025

06-08-25 Wednesday - Osprey

Temp 14°C to 23°C - Cloudless first thing then long sunny intervals. Almost still air until late morning when a light breeze from the west whispered in and the gusts started, peaking by tea time with a max of 21mph.

Spotted Flycatcher
Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Raven - over, calling persistently

Henbury - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - heard, 1 Green Woodpecker - juv, for an hour!! , 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch - heard, 4 Mistle Thrush
06-08-25 Green Woodpecker St George (Duncan Evered)
St George - Crews Hole Woodland:
2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl - calling 12:30, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker - inc 1 juv, 1 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 4 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
6 Swift, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 150 Goldfinch, 9 Greenfinch
06-08-25 Chiffchaff Withywood (Lee Patch)
Withywood - garden:
1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
2 Coal Tit, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Treekeeper, 12 Tree Pipit, 1 Crossbill, 1 Siskin, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Swift, 1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redstart, 10 Stonechat, 21 Meadow Pipit, 2 Crossbill, 1 Reed Bunting
06-08-25 Willow Warbler WSM (Dean Reeves)
Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
1 Willow Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven

Hanham:
8 Swift

Willsbridge - garden:
1 Red Kite - coming down for chicken scraps

Keynsham, Manor Road
 - Playing Fields:
4 Swift, 100+ mix of Jackdaw & Carrion Crow, 30+ Starling
- Garden:
9 Goldfinch

Saltford:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Dundry:
2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Raven, 4/5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff

Chelwood to Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

Cameley:
2 Peregrine - still 'noisily' around the valley.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Path to Villice:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5+ Chiffchaff, 

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 16 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite. 1 Buzzard, 10+ Pied Wagtail
06-08-25 Spotted Flycatcher Saltford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Dunlin, 7 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret - sum plum, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Chiffchaff, 6+ Reed Warbler - inc chicks, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Stephen Curtis, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Rob Laughton, Bob Medland, Dean Reeves, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Nick Tippett
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