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.

Out of area mega- Splatt Bridge, Gloucestershire- Black-winged Kite
Wood Sandpipers
Osprey

BRISTOL

No reports.

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

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

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