25-08-25 Monday- Glossy Ibis, Wryneck, White-tailed Eagle

Temp 14°C to 29°C - warm and sunny. A light SE wind to start with it moving to moderate SSW/SW at midday, gusts to 27mph.

White-tailed Eagle - G717, a male, released on the IOW in 2024.- 

Spotted Redshank

Osprey

Wryneck

7 Glossy Ibis

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Paul Dunham)

BRISTOL

Sea Mills Lane:
Garden: 1 Wryneck

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Avocet

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 105 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 6 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston Big Wood:

25+ Raven

Congresbury Moor Yatton:
100+ Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat

Wemberham Lane: 1 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
3 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 8 House Martin, 4 Yellowhammer

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 19+ Great White Egret,  7 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake
3 Wood Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 38 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 White-tailed Eagle

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
15 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 8 Great White Egret, 20 Little Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 60+ Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail

25-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Moreton:
1 Black Tern

Stratford:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Black Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

25-08-25 Greenshank, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
12+ Swift, 8 Lapwing, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 100+ Martins, 50+ Swallow

Reported by: Ollie, George Ashman, Pete Brain, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Greg Dawes, Paul Dunham, Tim Ford, Ryan Frost, Lee Gardiner, Jon Green, Dave Hughes, Tim Ford, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Steve Mac, Nick Page, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Rod Taylor, Gary Thoburn, Bri Thompson, Caron TT, Chris Vines, Jason Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

24-08-25 Sunday - White-tailed Eagle, Wryneck

Temp 15°C to 27°C - largely sunny and warm with a moderate S/SW wind.

The ringed Wood Sandpiper seen at Herons Green Bay, Chew, was ringed fairly recently in Norway, so made a 605 mile journey in at the most 8 days. It was still there today. The code of the flag begins MA.. if anyone manages to read the the third letter, please let us know or report the sighting yourself.

White-tailed Eagle

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Osprey

Wryneck

Pied Flycatcher

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Lucy Masters)

BRISTOL

Henbury:
Garden: 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 9+ Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

Seamills:

12 Common Sandpiper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Tufted Duck, 3 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth to Northwick Warth:
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear

24-08-25 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
220 Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin, 1 Redstart, 2 Wheatear

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 4+ Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear

24-08-25 Kingfisher, Damery (Paul Sadley)

Damery:

1 Kingfisher

NORTH SOMERSET

Watercress Farm:
28 Species incl: 1 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 4 Whitethroat

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
St Thomas' Head: 1 Wryneck

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Kelston View: 2 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Litton Res.

1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven

Blagdon Lake:
36 Little Grebe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Snipe, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 pale Buzzard

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Chew Valley Lake
2 Commic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier

Dam:
4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Sandpiper

Woodford:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

24-08-25 White-tailed Eagle, CVL (Mike Owen)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Shoveler, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 1 White-tailed Eagle

Wood Sand with Flag, Herons Green, Chew (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
12 Little Grebe, 2 Wood Sandpiper (inc ringed bird), 2 Greenshank, 5 Cattle Egret

Nunnery:
27+ Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin

Stratford:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 Willow Warbler (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Herriotts inc. Pool:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 10 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 1 White-tailed Eagle (same as BK hide later), 1 Peregrine

Reported by: Bron, Rich Andrews, Tony Bridges, Merv Carlyon, David Chalkley, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Tony Cook, Chris Craig, Stephen Curtis, Sean Davies, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Mike Hutchinson, Eobert Kelso, Karen Jayne, Lucy Masters, Frankie Macrow, Les Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Mike Moxon, Tom OShea, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Dean Reeves, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Oliver Smart, Martyn Smith, Stuart Strange, Gary Thoburn, Lauren Tucker, Reuben Veal, David Wallace, Les Williams, Rich Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23/08/25 Saturday - Osprey

Temp 14°C to 24°C - sunny periods to start then overcast from midday. Light air from the east to north east, with only 9 mph gusts

Osprey

Pintail

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Garganey

Ruff

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2+ Ring-necked Parakeet

Horfield - garden:

3 Swift - over the house

Oldbury Park - Frome Valley Walkway:

2 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sea Mills:

2 Common Sandpiper, 30 Redshank, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 35 House Martin

Snuff Mills:

1 Great Black-backed Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redstart - juv, 

Littleton Brick Pits - ringing session:

50 birds processed this morning including; 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler,  lots of Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots of Blackcap, 1  Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest (f), 1 Treecreeper,  and lots of chiff and blackcap.

New Passage/Northwick:
130 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 90 Oystercatcher, 120 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Pilning Wetlands:
160 Canada Goose, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 13 Lapwing, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 

23-08-25 Knot SB (Brian Lancastle)

Severn Beach:
330 Ringed Plover, 12 Curlew, 1 Knot - juv, c60 Dunlin, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Garden Warbler - together, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Chittening Warth:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher 

23-08-25 Dipper Avening Green (Chris Teague)

Avening Green, Damery Bridge, Little River Avon:

1 Dipper

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Redstart - inc 2 on the golf course,  18+ Yellow Wagtail - following the cattle

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Mute Swan, 1 Teal, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard

Portishead - harbour mouth:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:

1 Tawny Owl (f) active until 2am    

Mangotsfield:

2 Raven

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

Burrington Ham:

6 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 25 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
11 Mute Swan, 5 Teal, 1 Pochard, 25 Little Grebe, 59 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, a few Sand and House Martin, 3 Swallow

Blagdon Lake:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Chew Valley Lake
7 Common Tern - ranging over the lake 

Bernard King Hide:
2 Garganey, 4 Ruff, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank

Sutton Wick:

2 Black Tern

Nunnery:
1 Spotted Redshank

Herons Green:

15 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Black headed Gull - leucistic, 3 G BB Gull (in the bay), 1 Osprey, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk - chasing Pied Wagtail,  8 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 80+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
8 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 14 Black tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 7 G BB Gull, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - sat on a tree stump, 4 Swallow, 10+ mix of Sand and House Martin

23-08-25 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
 8 Lapwing, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 8 Grey Heron , 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 3 G BB Gull, 2 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 

Reported by: Tristan Biswell-Izzard, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Jo Carter, Xiaoyi Cheng, Mark Coller, Sean Davies, Chris Gay, Markas Gilmartin, Anthony Goodwin, Rupert Higgins, Paul House, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Steve Newland, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Chris Teague

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-08-25 Friday - Merlin

Temp 10°C to 24°C - largely sunny in the weak W/NW wind.

Spotted Redshank

Wood Sandpiper

Osprey

Merlin

Yellow Wagtail

Black Redstart

Quail

BRISTOL

Chittening Warth:

1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Quail, 68 Ringed Plover, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Black Redstart

New Passage:
1 Swift, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Merlin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:

320 Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 44 Dunlin

Mayshill:
1 Swift, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Collared Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 33 Starling, 18 House Sparrow

NORTH SOMERSET

22-08-25 Wood Sandpiper, Watercress Farm (Rob Martin)

Watercress Farm:

1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Easton-in-Gordano:

1 Whinchat

Failand:
1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher

Strawberry Line/Congresbury Moor:
1 Swift, 3 Cattle Egret, 12 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Englishcombe Lane: 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

22-08-25 Ringed Plover, Barrow (Bri Thompson)

Barrow:
1 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Peregrine

Chew Valley Lake
1 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 644 Cormorant, 1 Hobby, 22 Reed Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler

22-08-25 Yellow Wagtail, CVL (Lee Gardiner)

Herons Green:
1 Egyptian Goose, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 11 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 1 pale Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, c12 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Sutton Wick:

2 Garganey, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Stratford:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

22-08-25 Kingfisher, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
8 Lapwing, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 30+ Pied Wagtail

Reported by: bensonmorris, Derek Angell, Bryan Cook, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Mike Jackson, Robin Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Matt Plenty, Mark Savage, Cliff Smith, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-08-25 Thursday - Black Redstart

Temp 11°C to 22°C - Overcast until midday followed by plenty of sunny periods. A gentle breeze from the north north east, with gust up to 20 mph.

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Redshank

Black-winged Kite - out of area

Little Owl

Black Redstart

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

Garganey

Sandwich Term 

BRISTOL

Clifton Downs - survey:

1 Peregrine, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Knowle:

2 Raven - over

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart (f), 1 Wheatear, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Black Redstart (f), 2 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

Severn Beach:
12 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 6 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear

Yate - Common:
1 Red Kite - around hay cutting

Chipping Sodbury Common:
3 Stoke Dove, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 13 Swallow, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

Goblin Combe Reserve:

2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper

Yatton - Congresbury Yeo :
3 Swifts, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, lots of Swallows and House Martin's landing in the berry hedges, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick - Riding Barn Hill:

1 Red Kite

Saltford:
3 Little Owl

Stanton Wick:

1 Red Kite, 1 Raven, 

Chew Magna -  Sandy Lane:

2 Yellowhammer

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:

4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, a Snipe, some Common & Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank, 

21-08-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Bri Thompson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
24 - 25, Cattle Egret

Bernard King Hide:
1 Garganey

Nunnery:

18 Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern

21-08-25 Wood Sandpiper CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Mute Swan - inc polish cygnet, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper - inc ringed bird, 1 Bh Gull - Leucistic, 2 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 18 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard - inc the white one, 20+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Pied Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Sandwich Term 

Stratford:
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 300 to 400 Cormorant

21-08-25 Grey Wagtail CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 12+ Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pie Wagtail,

Out of Area

Slimbridge:

1 Black-winged Kite

Reported by: David Allward, Paul Barham, Graham Blacker, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Barry Dursley, Ollie Fournier, Alastair Fraser, Nigel Jones, Iris Langson, Emily Lomas, Andy Mears, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Lee Patch, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

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.

Black-winged Kite - Out of area 
Wood Sandpipers

Osprey

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:

2 Peregrine - calling 

St George:

2 Swift

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

20-08-25 Spotted Flycatcher CVL (Lucy Masters)

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

Out of Area

Gloucestershire - Splatt Swing Bridge:

1 Black Winged Kite

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

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-08-25 Tuesday

 Temp 13°C to 23°C - Light cloud and moderate breeze from the east

Ruff

Wood Sandpiper

Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Grey Heron, The Cut (Les Williams)

The Cut:

1 Grey Heron

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Spotted Flycatcher, Tyntesfield (Robin Martin)

Wheatear, Tyntesfield (Robin Martin)

Tyntesfield (BOC walk):
1 Mallard, 11 Rock Dove, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 150 Jackdaw, Rook, 30 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 16 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Robin, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Sand Point/Middlehope:
2 Swift, 5 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear (first of the autumn), 16 Meadow Pipit, 1 Crossbill.

Banwell (garden):
Stock Dove, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill:
1 Tawny Owl (calling male)

Warmley:
1 Green Woodpecker

Keynsham (garden):
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard)

Compton Dando:
2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Yellowhammer.

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Denny:
400 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine (m)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank

Nunnery:
18 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper

Leucistic Black-Headed Gull? (R), Herons Green (Raoul Chandrasakera) 

Herons Green:
21 Little Grebe, 1 Ruff (juv), 1 Black-headed Gull (a very white bird, no head markings), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 300+ Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 80+ Sand Martin, 50+ House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail

Peregrine/Wheatear, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
15+ Swift, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 100+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 80+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Pied/White Wagtail

Greenshank, Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
12+ Swift, 1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ Sand Martin, 5+ Swallow, 60+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied/White Wagtail

Reported by: Derek John Angell, Phil Barlow, Pete Brain, Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Anthony Goodwin, Rob Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Robin Martin, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, John Thorogood, Les Williams blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

18-08-25 Monday - Quail

Temp 17°C to 23°C - Mostly overcast, dull and muggy with little wind.  The sky cleared a bit at times and the SE wind gusted more strongly as the day wore on.  Warm, dry.

Quail

Black Tern

Firecrest
Grasshopper Warbler
Whinchats
Yellow Wagtails

Grasshopper Warbler ringed at CVRS (Chris Craig)

BRISTOL

Crews Hole:

1 Swift, 1 singing Stock Dove,1 Swift, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, singing Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 LT Tit, 4 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 imm. Firecrest (ringed today), Treecreeper, 3 Wren.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Quail, 1 moulting adult Black Tern upriver, 1 Great White Egret, 8 Sand Martin upriver.

Redstart on CSC (Les Williams)

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, many Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 m. Redstart.

Spotted Flycatcher at CSC (Keith Williams)

NORTH SOMERSET

Easton in Gordano:

1 Marsh Tit (on seed feeder in garden)

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Greenshank, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting (patch tick for the regular watchers).

Worle:
1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath, Englishcombe Lane:

3 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk 

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite.

Green Sandpipers & Snipe at Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

2 Common Sandpiper.

Nunnery:
10 Swift.

Stratford:

3 Swift, 3 Cattle Egret. 1 Hobby, c.20 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear.

CVRS:

1 Grasshopper Warbler (ringed)

Herriott's Bridge:

1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 9 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 18 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 1 f. Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 50+ Sand & House Martin, 20+ Pied Wagtail.

Great White Egret at Chew (George Stacey)

Out of Area

Cheddar Reservoir:

3 Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern, 1 Glossy Ibis.

Tealham Moor:

2 Snipe, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Reported by:  Bryan Cook, Judy Copeland, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Ian Stapp, Les Williams, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding

17-08-25 Sunday - Glossy Ibis

Temp 16°C to 27°C - Sunny all day with a gentle breeze from the east and gust up to 25 mph.

Glossy Ibis

Redstart

Spotted Flycatcher

Willow Warbler

BRISTOL

Bell Hill, Hillside Rd:

1 Willow Warbler

Bishopston:

1 Raven - over calling

17-08-25 Common Sandpiper Netham Weir (Lee Gardiner)

Netham - Weir:

1 Common Sandpiper

St George, Crew's Hole Woodland:

1 Stock Dove - singing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest

Trooper Hill - LNR:

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Redstart

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Swallow

Chipping Sodbury Common:
5 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel , 1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 31 Swallow. 2 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Redstart, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 65 Linnet

Filton - garden:

1 Yellow Wagtail - over calling, early morning moth release

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Warbler

Clevedon - Yeo:
1 Wheatear

17-08-25 LTT Middle Hope (Wayne Pannell}

Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:
c12 Long-tailed Tit

Weston-super-Mare:

1 Swift - lingering

BELOW M4 & BANES

Mangotsfield:

2 Raven - tumbling flight

Hanham:

4 Swift

Keynsham, Keynsham Rd:
1 Red Kite

Bath - Englishcombe:
1 Swift, 1 Buzzard

17-08-25 Chiffchaff Cameley (Bob Medland)

Cameley:
1 Peregrine, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Greenfinch - inc 2 juv

17-08-25 Blackbird Paulton (Patrick Hancock)

Paulton:
Blackbird - juv

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney Tanks:

390 Tufted Duck, 34 Little Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 34 Sand Martin, 8 Grey Wagtail

Blagdon Lake:
4 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 8 Greenshank, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Cattle Egret, 27 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 

Chew Valley Lake

17-08-25 Peregrin & Swallow CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)

Nunnery:
26 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 1 Peregrine - juv, 30 to 40 mix of Swallow and House Martin

Herons Green:
6 Greenshank

Stratford:
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 22 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by:Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Duncan Evered, Lee Gardiner, Markas Gilmartin,  Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, John Lewis, Bob Medland, Ross Nairn, Wayne Pannell, Andy Pym, Paul Sawyer, Nick Tippett
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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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