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, 
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