Thursday, 7 August 2025

07-08-25 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 22°C. Cloudy with some light rain. Gentle/moderate breeze from south-west, gusting to 22mph. Not a very attractive day for birding it seems!

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Kingsgate Park:
inc - 6 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 130 Mallard, Moorhen, 6 Coot, 9 BH Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
1 Grey Heron
& 5 Swift + 1 House Martin over heading south

Coast Road south of Portishead:
1 Peregrine

Weston-Super-Mare garden:
2 Chiffchaff

Worle garden:
6 House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
inc - 6 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Egyptian Goose, 50 Mallard, 25 Tufted Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Moorhen, 6 BH Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Blue Tit, 20 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake:

Moreton: 
50+ Great Crested Grebe, 50+ Coot, 50+ Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Pied Wagtail including juveniles

Herriotts:
1 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Joseph Carter, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, David Howes, Steve Newland, Dean Reeves, Keith Wisbey.
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