Wednesday, 29 April 2026

29-04-26 Wednesday

Temp 09°C to 19°C - It's been a lovely sunny day with 30mph gusts from East Northeast, leaving the warm weather feeling more 14°C.

Rarities: Bar-Tailed Godwit, Avocet, Ruff, Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL
Withywood:
4 Swift, 1 Red Kite

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
29-04-26 Avocets, Pilning Wetlands (Robin Martin)

29-04-26 Sedge Warbler, Pilning Wetlands (Robin Martin)
Pilning Wetlands:
10 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Swallow, 3 Linnet
29-04-26 Kestrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)
29-04-26 Kestrel, Severn Beach (Matt Hobbs)

Severn Beach:
2 Whimbrel, 1 Kestrel

Chittening Warth:
2 Whimbrel, 22 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 17 Common Tern, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET
Portishead:
1 Red Kite, 120+ Ravens

Clevedon - Yeo:
10+ Shelduck, 7+ Swift, 2+ Skylark, Swallow, 1 Starling, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet

Uphill:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 7 Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat 

Sandford Hill
Red Kite

BELOW M4 & BANES
Siston:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Bullfinch

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite
29-04-26 Yellowhammer, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp)
Compton Dando
2 Red-Legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite,  2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Raven, 2 Jay, 6 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat,  2 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer  
29-04-26 Red Kite, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)

29-04-26 Common Whitethroat, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)

29-04-26 Kestrel, Maes Knoll, East Dundry (Denise Rudeforth)
Maes Knoll, Dundry
1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 16+ Skylark, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Common Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
2 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear 

Chew Valley Lake

29-04-26 Avocets, Dam, Chew Valley (Lee Patch)
Dam:
3 Avocet1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 30+ Sand Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Woodford:
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 60+ Sand Martins, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap,  2 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch

Villice:
2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 2 Bullfinch
29-04-26 Common Sandpiper, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 50+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallow, 20+ House Martins, 3 Chiffchaff

Moreton:
Hybrid Greylag Canada Goose, 2 Little Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 16 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, 5+ Reed Warbler, 100+ Sand Martins, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6+ Chaffinch

Stratford:
1 Goldeneye, 50+ Swift, 2 Hobby

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 10 Teal, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper,
3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 100+ Swift, 1 Buzzard, 6+ Reed Warbler, 100+ Sand Martins, 12 Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

OUT OF AREA
No reports. 

Reported by: Jon Angell, Pete Brain, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Pete Cheetham, Ben Crabb, Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Andy Davis, Matt Hobbs, Robin Martin, Michael Moxon, Ross Nairn, Phil Quinn, Tom O'Shea, Lois Pryce, Denise Rudeforth, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen

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