16-06-26 Tuesday - Little Tern

Temp 15°C to 20°C - Cloudy, but dry until late afternoon with a gentle breeze from the southwest.

Little Tern

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead (Lakegrounds BBS):
5 Mute Swan, 105 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 70 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 16 Woodpigeon, 1 Rock Dove, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, 56 Herring Gull, 4 Swift, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 27 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 8 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

Gordano (Walton Common BBS):
5 Pheasant, 2 Feral Pigeon, 12 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 10 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crown, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 24 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 3+ House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:

35 Swift

Kingswood:
1 Peregrine (seen taking a pigeon)

Bishop Sutton:
4 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

White-faced Whistling Duck (presumed escape), Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 10+ Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 10+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 8+ Pied Wagtail

Cattle Egret, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Little Tern, Herons Green (Lee Patch)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Little Tern (came from Stratford, later flew towards Blagdon Lake), 1 Great White Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Swift, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Swallow, 6+ House Martin (Blue Bowl Pub), 2 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reed Warbler (juvs), Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
1 Pochard (m), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Coot, 2 Little Tern, 1 Black-headed Gull (1st Summer), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 22+ Cattle Egret (flying), 1 Marsh Harrier, 6+ Reed Warbler (+juvs), 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 72 Gadwall, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, Simon Bowles, Jane Cummings, Andy Davis, Rob Hargreaves, Lee Patch, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

15-06-26 Monday

Temp 55°C to 25°C - a jolly nice day, the light breeze started off E/ENE, moving around to SW before the close of play.

Quail

Peregrine, Bristol (Pete Blanchard)

BRISTOL

Avon Gorge:

1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
39 Canada Goose, 21 Shelduck, 48 Mallard inc 3 families, Little Grebe family, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 BH Gull,  2 GBB Gull, 3 Red Kite, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Little Egret, 13 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 6 Reed Warbler

Elberton:

Shelduck family

Horton:
1 Little Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Abbots Pool:

1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Coal Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 3 Nuthatch, 16 Wren 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, 15 Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Grey Wagtail

Buzzard, Goblin Combe (Emily Lomas)

Goblin Combe:
2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 9 Coal Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 11 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Treecreeper, Goblin Combe (Emily Lomas)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Langridge:

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Hobby, 1 Raven, 2 Swallow nests, 10 House Martin nests, 4 Whitethroat(singing), 2 Greenfinch

Keynsham:
8 nests in House Martin colony

Burnett:

2 Quail, 3 Red Kite

Farmborough:

5+ nests in House Martin colony

Wellow:

6+ Buzzard, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Mandarin (m)

Chew Valley Lake

Reed Warbler CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 1 Redshank, 2 GBB Gull,  2 Grey Heron, 20+ Swift, 1 Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 5+ Reed Warbler, 12+ Pied Wagatil

Redshank, CVL (George Stacey)

Pic site 1 to 2:
1 Reed Bunting

Reed Bunting, CVL (George Stacey)

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Whhite Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Whitethroat

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Raven, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc. Pool:
Egyptain Goose family, 88+ Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 2 Gbb Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 

Reported by: John Aldridge, Pete Blanchard, Pete Brain, Staurt Evans, Geoff Hardman, John Lewis, Emily Lomas, Andrew Middleton, Nick Page, George Stacey, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

14-06-26 Sunday

Temp 12°C to 24° - largely sunny and dare I say it, almost felt like summer. Still to start then a light breeze from any and all directions later.   

Common Tern 

BRISTOL 

2 juvenile Peregrine & 1 being fed by parent

Avon Gorge: 
3 young Peregrines

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

Olveston:

1 Cuckoo

Wapley Bushes, Yate: 

1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 9 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 6 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET 

No reports. 

BELOW M4 & BANES 

No reports. 

RESERVOIRS 

Chew Valley Lake 

Dam: 
200 Canada Goose, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron

Little Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green: 
1 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Reeed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

Kingfisher CVL (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:

1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cuckoo, 3+ Reed Warbler

Stratford: 
1 Common Tern

Herriotts inc. Pool: 
6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 69+ Gadwell, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Cuckoo

Reported by: Alan Daniells, Stuart Evans, Nick Page, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

13-06-26 Saturday

Temp 10°C to 20°C - Sunny from dawn (04:54) to dusk (21:28). The moderate breeze blew mainly from the west with gusts of 24 mph.

BRISTOL

Bedminster:

- Victoria Park: - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - juv, 1 Coal Tit - singing, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

- South Street Park: - 3 Swift, 1 Red Kite - mobbed by gulls

- Windmill Hill: - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Clifton Down - Watch Point:

2 Peregrine + 3 fledglings

Hallen Marsh:

3 Shelduck, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Rook, 3 Raven, 3 Skylark, 1 Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton - Whale Wharf:

2 Little Grebe + 4 downy grebelings

Severn Beach:
3 Sanderling, 8 Storm Petrel

Wickwar:

2 Red Kite

Yate - Common:
2 Skylark

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall Watercress Farm:

2 Red Kite, 3 Kestrel, 5 Whitethroat - in 3 juv, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Grey Wagtail - in 2 juv, 6 Yellowhammer

Tyntesfield:

1 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 3 Swallow, 19 House Martin, 5 Goldcrest

Clevedon - Yeo:
115 Shelduck ( +6 ducklings), 1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen, 20 Oystercatcher, 1 B H Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 3 Lt Egret, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed W, 2 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 2 Linnet and 1 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common:

5 Swift

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

13-06-26 Cuckoo CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
2 Cuckoo (f&m), 1 Hobby

13-06-26 GW Egret CVL (Lee Patch)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Great White Egret

OUT OF AREA

Westhay - Avalon Fisheries:

1 White-tailed Eagle - on the island

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Dadds, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin,  Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Steve Newland, Lee Patch, Trevor Riddle, Nathan Rose, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Bri Thompson, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

12-06-26 Friday Great Shearwater

Temp 12°C to 18°C - Overcast until after lunch then the sun breaking through. The fresh breeze from the west south west veered to westerly and was gusting to 36 mph.

Firecrest

Great Shearwater

Arctic Skua

Leach's Petrel

Manx Shearwater

Razorbill

Storm Petrel

BRISTOL

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:

2 Peregrine (f&m)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Avocet

Severn Beach:
6+ Arctic Skua, 2 Arctic Tern, 4 Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1st sum, 7 Storm Petrel, 1 Leach's Petrel, 1 Fulmar, 2 Great Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 2 Gannet, 1 Swift, 

Chipping Sodbury - St John's Way:
1 Little Egret - over

Easter Compton, Wild Place Project
1 Tawny Owl, 1 Firecrest

Bradley Stoke - garden:

1 Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Shelduck, 6 Curlew, 1 Razorbill, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Fulmar, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet & 1 Cormorant.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - garden:

1 Red Kite - over the mower, 1 Bullfinch (m) - on the seed heads

Hanham - garden:

1 Little Egret

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan + 5 eggs, 5 Mallard + 2 duckling, 2 Moorhen + 1 fledged, 2 Coot + on nest, 4 LBB Gull, 5 Little Grebe + 3 fledged, 3 Grey Heron - 1 visible on nest. 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1  Kestrel (f), 2 Grey Wagtail - feeding

Bath:

Lidl's - 6 House Martin - 4 nests

Windsor Bridge - 8 Sand Martin - 4 nests

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
3 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 173 Sand Martin, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Tree Creeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail - inc juv

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Cattle Egret - over. 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 2 Sand Martin. 6 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail,

12-06-26 Pochard CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe (pool), 3 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 50+ Cattle Egret - back of the pool, 2 Grey Heron, 50+ Swift. 2 Reed Warbler -singing, 20+ Swallow 30+ H Martin. 1 Whitethroat - singing, 8 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail

Moreton:

1 Great White Egret, 2 Hobby

12-06-26 Mute Swan CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan +6 cygnet, inc polish one, 8+ G C Grebe - 2 nesting in front of hide, 1 Cuckoo - calling, 10+ Coot, 4 G W Egret, 5+ Cattle Egret - over, 150+ Swift, 3 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby,
3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow 60+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

12-06-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 72+ Gadwell, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Jackdaw, 100+ Swift, 3+ Reed Warbler - singing, 10+ Swallow, 30+House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Allen, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, James Dickinson, Alastair Fraser, Chris Hall, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Matt Plenty, Vic Savery, Paul Sawyer, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Martin Wightman

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

11-06-26 Thursday

Temp 11°C to 16°C - Overcast  rainy until lunch time, remaining cloudy but brighter and drier in the afternoon. A gentle breeze from the south west freshening in the afternoon with gusts to 38 mph.

Storm Petrel

Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

Kingsweston Wood:

1 Firecrest

Clifton:

4 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chittening Warth:
1 Storm Petrel, 1 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:

1 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

150+ Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 100+ Swift, 30+ House Martin

11-06-26 Grey Heron, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 60+ Swift, 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 20+ Swallow, 30+ H Martin, 1 Whitethroat

& beyond Herons Green - 35 Cattle Egret

Moreton:

2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo (calling), 1 Grey Heron (juv), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler

11-06-26 Mute Swans, Stratford (Lucy Masters)

Stratford:

2 Mute Swan (+6 cygnet inc one a Polish), 8+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cuckoo (1m, 1f), 1 Water Rail (calling), 10+ Coot, 1 Oystercatcher (flying around calling), 2 Great White Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 100+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 3 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow, 60+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose (+4 goslings), 68+ Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher (flying around calling), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 100+ Swift, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 10+ Swallow, 30+House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Ken Blake, Andy Davis, Steve George, Lucy Masters, Tom O'Shea, Lee Patch, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

10-06-26 Wednesday - Squacco Heron

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Overcast with shower and sunny with shower. A moderate breeze from the west south west, veering to west by early afternoon and increasing strength gusts to 30 mph.

Squacco Heron

Spotted Flycatcher

Common Tern

10-06-2026 Squacco Heron CVL (Mark Suddaby)

BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:

3 Collared Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 9 Feral Pigeon, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Swift, 4 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 15 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

10-06-26 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Tony Scott)

Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:

1 Peregrine (f), 5 Raven

High Kingsdown:

12 Swift - high up

10-06-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)

Coombe Dingle - garden:

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar - east

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

Hawkesbury Upton - bbs:

1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer, and 

NORTH SOMERSET

no report

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Yellow Wagtail, 

Willsbridge:
1 Red Kite

Mangotsfield:

2 Raven

10-06-26 Yellowhammer nr Bath (Merv Carlyon)

Bath - near:

10-06-26 Spotted Flycatcher Dunkerton (Merv Carlyon)

Dunkerton:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 Herring Gull & 2 G BB Gull eating 3 large dead Pike, 50+ Swift, 5 Magpie, 30+ House Martins, 4 Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
1 Squacco Heron - flighty

10-06-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret - feeding back pool, 20+ Swift, 1 Barn Owl (back pool), 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Swallow 30+ H Martin. 2 Whitethroat, 10 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail

10-06-2026 Squacco Heron CVL (Mark Suddaby)

Moreton:
1 Squacco Heron

10-06-26 Great Crested Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

2 Mute Swan +6 cygnet, inc polish, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 12+ G C Grebe - two pair nesting in front of hide, 2 Coot - nesting in front hide, 1 Cuckoo - calling and flying, 2 Little Egret, 1 Squacco Heron, - flew towards Nunnery Point, 1 G W Egret, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 100+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 8+ Reed Warbler - mostly chicks, 3 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow 100+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 74Squacco Heron,+ Gadwall, 1 Common Tern, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Squacco Heron - arrived and gone to roost 8:30 pm, 2 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 1 Hobby, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 12+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, John Budd, Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Chris Hall, Gareth Jones, Brian Lancastle, Rich Mielcarek, Matt Prior, Tony Scott, Martyn Smith, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Mark Suddaby, Nick Tippett, Keith Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

09-06-26 Tuesday

Temp 10°C to 17°C - some heavy showers to start, sunnier later. The W/SW wind increased as the day went on, with gusts to 34mph.

It has been great to see all the breeding evidence or records being submitted to us, or put on Bird Track or eBird. Please do log whatever you can. For some species like Willow Warbler, Dipper and many others we are often short of breeding info when we try to write the Avon Bird Report. Obviously the safety of nests and birds is paramount. Any breeding you notice that can be recorded safely and without distrubance is really helpful for any species, especially as the country gears up for the next Breeding Atlas which is not too far away.

Redstart

Storm Petrel

09-06-26 Storm Petrel, Severn Beach (Mark Smith)

BRISTOL

No reports.

09-06-26 Tawny Owl (Katie Horrocks)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton-on-Severn:
1 Redstart

Severn Beach:

1 Storm Petrel

NORTH SOMERSET

Compton Martin/Blagdon BOC walk:
2 Swift, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch

09-06-26 House Sparrow family, Warmley (Peter Coslett)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Writhlington:
1 Red Kite

09-06-26 Hobby, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Pochard 

Stratford:
2 Great White Egret, c350 Swift, 2 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sand Martin

Reported by: Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, Alastair Fraser, Rob Hargreaves, Katie Horrocks, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Mark Smith, Tim Snowdon, Wayne Tucker

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

08-06-26 Monday

Temp 08°C to 15°C - A damp start but brightening up after mid-morning, giving sunny intervals on a moderate breeze from the west.

Gannet

BRISTOL

House Martin, Seamills (Diana Bunniss)

Gannet, Seamills (Diana Bunniss)

Seamills:

1 Gannet (later reported near MShed, then rescued near Temple Meads and returned to the R Severn), c34 House Martin (~17 nests)

Brislington (River Avon):

5 Canada Goose (+3 gosling)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
Redshank (3 juvs)

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Reed Warbler (Roman Way pond)

Chelwood

1 Red Kite

Robin, High Littleton (Steve Mackie)

High Littleton:
1 Robin (feeding fledgling)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
50+ Canada Goose, 2 Goldeneye, 80+ Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 60+ Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 2 Reed Warbler, 60+ Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 8 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Cuckoo, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+6 cygnet - one with Polish rings), 2 Shoveler (m+f), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret, 200+ Swift, 2 Red Kite, 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 50+ House Martin

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Egyptian Goose (+4 gosling), 3 Shoveler, 78+ Gadwall, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 80+ Swift, 2 Red Kite, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler, 8 Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: David Allward, George Ashwell, Paul Bowerman, Diana Bunniss, Andy Davis, Rob Laughton, Steve Mackie, Ian Stapp

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

07-06-26 Sunday Osprey

Temp 12°C to 19°C - Overcast until lunch time, with the sun breaking through but sadly rain by teatime. A moderate breeze from the south west, backing to sous south west by nightfall. Gusts to 27 mph.

Osprey

Quail

Cuckoo

BRISTOL

Frenchay - bbs:

2 Collared Dove, 7 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel,  2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Jackdaw, 2 Long-tailed Tit - and family, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, colony of House Sparrow

Golden Hill - bbs:

8 Swift, 3 Blackap, 9+ Dunnock, 13+ Goldfinch

Shirehampton - garden:

3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - inc juv

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush

07-06-26 Red Kite Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

Wickwar:

1 Red Kite

Iron Acton -  garden ctr:

1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite - both heading east.

NORTH SOMERSET

07-06-26 Linnet PW (Beth Burton)

07-06-26 Kestrel PW (Keith Williams)

Portbury Wharf - inc BOC walk:
11 Shelduck, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 18 Herring Gull, 74 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 6 Skylark, 8 Reed Warbler, 5 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Greenfinch,  2 Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:

1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield - Tormarton Rd:
2 Quail - calling

West Littleton

1 Quail - calling

Bathampton:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Magna - Winford Brook

1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite 

RESERVOIRS

07-06-26 Buzzard BG (Tony Scott)

Barrow Tanks:
2 Buzzard plus 3 juv

Chew Valley Lake

07-06-26 Peregrine CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herons Green:
1 Peregrine

07-06-2026 Reed Bunting CVL (Karen Wilkinson)

Stratford:
6 Greylag Goose - over, Reed Bunting

07-06-26 Greylag Goose  (Bri  Thompson)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: John Barnett, Paul Bowerman, Beth & Darren Burton, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Nick Hawkridge, Nick Hilton, Simon Mackie, Robin Martin, Katie Robson, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Tess Skelly, Martin Smith, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

06-06-2026 Saturday

Temp 10°C to 15°C - Pleasant enough start but rain showers on gusty winds from the west later..

Manx Shearwater

Cuckoo

Osprey

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

06-06-26 Tufted Duck Abbots Pool (Jamie Buchan)

Abbots Leigh, Abbots Pool:

1 Tufted Duck (m) - a surprise 1st here

Clevedon - garden:

Greenfinch - back on the feeders after an absence of many years

Yatton:
1 Hobby

Sand Point/Bay:
6 Manx Shearwater, 1 Gannet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
8 Swift, 2 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Swift, Bittern Trail (Bri Thompson)

Bittern Trail:
1 Goldeneye (f), Swift (a few)

Denny Island:
1 Osprey (seen from Stratford Hide)

Oystercatcher, Herons Green (Bri Thompson)

Herons Green:
1 Oystercatcher

Cuckoo, Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Cattle Egret, Stratford (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
3 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Hobby

Reported by: Jamie Buchan, Geoff Dring, Chris Hall, Matt Hull, Emily Lomas, Bri Thompson, 

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05-06-26 Friday Osprey

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Sunny start but clouding over and mixed rain and sun after lunch. A gentle breeze from the west south west, backing westerly for a short time before veering to south west and then south south west by teatime. Gusts to 21 mph.

Cuckoo

Osprey

Little Owl

Spotted Flycatcher

Yellowhammer

BRISTOL

Brislington:

4 Swift

Eastville Park:

2 Mallard, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, c 10 Jackdaq, 1 Song Thrush

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, 4 Mallard +7 juv, 2 Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot + 2 young, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great S Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch

05-06-26 Oystercatcher SB (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
2 Oystercatcher

NORTH SOMERSET

Wraxall - Watercress Farm:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 5 Skylark - singing, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer - singing

05-06-26 Great Tit Portishead (Darren Burton)

Portishead - garden:
3 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit

Clevedon Pill - Wain's Hill:
20 Shelduck, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch

Nailsea Moor:
2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, Swallow & House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

05-06-26 Jay BLR (Darren Burton)

Backwell Lake:
Mute Swan & Canada Goose with juv, 4 Jay, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap

05-06-26 GS Woodpecker Banwell (John Thorogood)

Banwell - garden:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - first juv on the feeder

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warmley - Cock Ridge:

1 Little Owl

Bitton:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer

Keynsham - garden:
1 Tawny Owl - 05:25 

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

Chew Magna:

1 Little Egret & 1 Peregrine flew over the garden

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

05-06-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Lucy Masters)

Dam:
50+ Canada Goose, 2 Goldeneye (f&m), 30+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 20+Swallows, 20+ House Martins, 4 Pied Wagtail

Sutton Wick:
1 Osprey, flying around then perched

Woodford:
80+ Swift, 2 G S Woodpecker, 5 Jay - inc juv, 60+ Swallow and H Martin. 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 2 Robin

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 1 G BB Gull - eating fish, 1 G W Egret, 60+ Swift , 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 60+ Swallow and H Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

05-06-26 Cuckoo CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan - 6 cygnet, one a polish, 1 Shoveler (m), 4+ G C Grebe, Coot + juv, 2 G W Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret - crossing over lake, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cuckoo - flying calling and sitting in a tree, 100+ Swift, 2 Hobby, 6+ Reed Warbler - feeding chicks, 1 Sand Martin, 100+ H Martin, & Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting - inc 2 juv

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose - 4 gosling, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 74 Gadwell, 1 Cuckoo, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 80+ Swift, 1 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 30+Swallow, 20+House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Phil Barlow, Beth & Darren Burton, Andy Davis, Annali Grimes, Robin Martin, Lucy Masters, Steve Newland, Lois Pryce, Mike Prior, Gill Sapsed, Ian Stapp, Jon Thobroe, John Thorogood, Les Williams

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