Wednesday, 27 August 2025

27-08-25 Wednesday - Pied Flycatcher

Temp 12°C to 21°C - overcast then rain until mid afternoon with sun after. A moderate southerly breeze gusting to 32mph as the wind veered westerly.

White-tailed Eagle
Pied Flycatcher
Redstart
Osprey
Whinchat

BRISTOL

Ashton - Greville Smyth Park:
3 Herring Gull, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Henleaze - Badocks Wood:
7 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart (f or imm)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Pied Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
27-08-25 Whinchat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Greenshank, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat

Aust Wetland:
9 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel - inc 2 juv, 1 Hobby, 15 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat (f&m), 12 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting
27-08-25 Curlew NP (Martin Tayler)
New Passage/Northwick:
28 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 1 Merlin - panicking the avian population, 2 Swallow

Pilning Wetlands - BOC family walk:
8 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 80 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 120 Ringed Plover, 80 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 8 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 120 Starling, 5 Redstart, 10 Linnet, 25 Goldcrest
27-08-25 Redstart Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar, West End:
1 Hobby, 1 Redstart

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit, 
27-08-25 Grey Heron Duck Pond (Les Williams)
Winterbourne Duck Pond:
1 Grey Heron


NORTH SOMERSET

no reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Valley:
1 Dipper - returns with the water

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Osprey
27-08-2025 White-tailed Eagle CVL (Dave Chislett)
Denny/Little Denny Island:
5 Egyptian Goose, 1 White-tailed Eagle
27-08-25 Cattle Egret CVL (Denise Rudeforth)

Woodford - path:

White-tailed Eagle, 1 Cattle Egret

Nunnery:
37 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin - juv, 1 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
1 Wood Sandpiper - ringed, 2 Greenshank, 1 Hobby, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 White-tailed Eagle

Stratford:
3 Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, c400 Sand Martin, c200 Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Raoul Chandrasakera, Allan Chard, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davies, Andy Davis, Julian Eastoe, Paul Francis, Matt Hobbs, Dave Hughes, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Denise Rudeforth, Paul Sadley, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker
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