Thursday, 18 September 2025

18-09-24 Thursday

Temp 17°C to 22°C. Cloudy with some sun and light rain. Gentle southwesterly gusting to 27mph.

Wood Sandpiper
BlackTern
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Whinchat
Red-backed Shrike

18-09-25 Red-backed Shrike, Portbury Wharf (Chris Teague)
BRISTOL

Badocks Wood & Henleaze Lake:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Meadow Pipit (over), 22 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 5 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 4 Swallow, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 6+ Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 30 Siskin (low to SW). 1 Reed Bunting

Kingsgate Park, Yate:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (over to S)

NORTH SOMERSET

18-09-25 Red-backed Shrike, Portbury Wharf (Wayne Pannell)
Portbury Wharf:
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 15 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red-backed Shrike

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
5 Moorhen, 2 Kestrel, 30 Rook, 1 Raven, 2 Whinchat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 8 Linnet

Strawberry Line:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 10 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham garden:
1 Sparrowhawk, 15+ Goldfinch 

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

18-09-25 Green Woodpecker, Radstock (Merv Carlyon)
Radstock - Writhlington:
Green Woodpecker

RESERVOIRS

18-09-25 Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit, Herriotts Pool CVL(George Stacey)
Chew Valley Lake
800+ House/Sand Martin and Swallows all over the lake

Nunnery:
1 Little Stint

Herons Green:
8 Little Grebe, 8 Lapwing, 5 Ruff, 4 GBB Gull, 62 Glossy Ibis, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 300+Sand/House Martins and Swallows, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 10+ House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail   
 
18-09-25 Osprey, Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:
2 Shelduck, 6 little Grebe, 12+ Lapwing, 26 Black tailed Godwit, 15 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 6 Ruff, 4 GBB Gull, 5+ Common Tern, 8 Black Tern, 4 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 2 Osprey, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

18-09-25 Osprey CVL (Mike Trew)
Out of Area

Cheddar Res: 
Grey Phalarope, 1 Red-necked Phalarope

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Alex Carlisle, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Wayne Pannell, Chris Rawlings, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, Mark Savage, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague, Mike Trew:
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