22-04-26 Wednesday

Temp 05°C to 19°C - It's been a sunny day today, with max gust 21mph from the East, keeping it mild. 

Rarities: Hybrid Canada Greylag Goose, Cuckoo, Little Ringed Plover, Bar-Tailed Godwits, Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret, Merlin, Northern Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Redpoll, Siskin

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Swift, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4+ Common Whitethroat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Aust Warth:

1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 3 Sedge Warbler, 12 Swallow, 8+ House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Stonechat

22-04-2026 Kestrel, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

22-04-2026 Kestrel, New Passage (Lisa Presland)

New Passage/Northwick:

2 Greylag Goose, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Redpoll

22-04-2026 Kestrel, Pilning Wetlands (Rosemary Setter)

Pilning Wetlands:

2 Tufted Duck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 72 Dunlin, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

22-04-2026 Bar-Tailed Godwit, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Grey Plover, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Whinchat, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

22-04-2026 Yellow Wagtail, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

Severn Beach:

2 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 32 Whimbrel, 33 Bar-Tailed Godwits, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 14 Swift, 2 Red Kite, 1 Sand Martin, 100+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 27 Linnet, 1 Redpoll, 109 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:

2 Swift

Portishead:

5 Shelduck, 3+ Whimbrel, 24 Turnstones, 1 Curlew, 50+ Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin

22-04-2026 Grey Wagtail, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Grey Wagtail, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Marsh Harrier, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

22-04-2026 Wheatear, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)

Clevedon - Yeo:
80 Oystercatcher, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 90 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, 5 Little Egret, 1 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail

Long Ashton - Yanley Patch:

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest

Nailsea Moor:

5 Whinchat, 15 Wheatear

Backwell Lake:
1 Common Sandpiper

Weston-Super-Mare:
1 Cuckoo, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

Worle:
2 Swift

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:

2 Kestrel

Stanton Wick:

2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard

Saltford:

1 Red Kite, 2 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat

Hunstrete:

1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Yellowhammer

Compton Dando:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch,

1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Redpoll, 6 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

No reports. 

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

8 Canada Goose, Herring Gull + Magpie eating a large fish on the wall, 50+ Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail

22-04-2026 Blackcap, Hollowbrook (Lee Patch)

Hollowbrook:

1 Blackcap

Woodford:
1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200+ Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 12+ Swallow, 4+ House Martins, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail

22-04-2026 Garden Warbler, Moreton (Ian Stapp)

Moreton:
1 Hybrid Canada Greylag Goose, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 5+ Reed Warbler, 300+ Sand Martin, 2 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 12+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
2 Goldeneye, 4 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 250+ Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Jay, 4 Reed Warbler, 250+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Ham Wall:

1 Great Reed Warbler

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Paul Chapman, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Julian Eastoe, Stephen Flohic Le, Peter Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Matt Hull, Dendy Platt. Mark Ponsford, Lisa Presland, Rosmary Setter, Ian Stapp, Andrew Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines, Jack Wylson

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