02-05-26 Saturday

Temp 10°C to 17°C - sunny intervals in the morning giving way to rain in the afternoon. Light winds from the south veering east.

Spotted Flycatcher

Fulmar

Arctic Skua

BRISTOL

Reed Warbler, Duchess Pond (Les Williams)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

7 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat (Purdown)

Knowle:

1 Yellow Wagtail (calling in flight 0700hrs)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton Warth:

1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Gadwall, 2 Avocet, 14 Oystercatcher, 11 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar

Yate:
1 Hobby (west)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo (BBS):
66 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 55 Ringed Plover, 25 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 7 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 5 Skylark, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Linnet

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Arctic Skua (Pale Morph - NE)

Uphill:
1 Cuckoo (STW)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:
Swift (plural)

Tawny Owl, Willsbridge (~Chris)

Willsbridge:
1 Tawny

Reed Warbler, Newton St Loe (Robert Hargreaves)

Newton St Loe (R. Avon):
10 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Skylark, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch

Stanton Drew:
2 Pheasant, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Whimbrel, Picnic site 1 (Bri Thompson)

Bittern Trail:
1 Whimbrel

Stratford:

2 Hobby

Dunlin, Herriotts (Andrew Harrison)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Red Kite, 2 Hobby

Reported by: David Allward, Karl Burford, John Croxton, Julian Eastoe, Paul Gregory, Rob Hargreaves,  Andrew Harrison, Paul House, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Trevor Riddle, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Les Williams, ~Ben, ~Chris, ~Nick

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01-05-26 Friday - Arctic Skua

Temp 14°C to 19°C - light cloud and some scattered showers to start, more sun later. A light to moderate SE wind early, moving to W/WSW later.

Red-throated Pipit
Arctic Skua 2+8+45

Little Stint

Black Tern

01-05-26 Black Tern, CVL (Tina snaps)

BRISTOL

Lamplighters Marsh:

1 Lesser Whitethroat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Pintail, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 5 Dunlin, 12 Cattle Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Red-throated Pipit (heard flying over by visiting birder)

01-05-26 Whimbrel, Severn Beach (Les Williams)

Severn Beach:
3 Oystercatcher, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, early: 2 Arctic Skua (dark phase), late: 8 + 45 Arctic Skua, Common Tern, Hobby, Cuckoo

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
BBS inc: 1 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 13 Blackbird, 4 Greenfinch

Abbot’s Pool:

2 Mandarin

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Folly Farm:

2 Mallard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 14 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1Treecreeper, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

01-05-26 Little Ringed Plover, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap

Woodford:
1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch

Herons Green:
2 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 20 Swift, 1 Garden Warbler

01-05-26 Dunlin, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 5 young, 3 Shelduck, 24 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Hobby, 5+ Reed Warbler

Reported by: Tina, Paul Bowerman, Pete Brain, Jamie Buchan, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Tim Fell, Matt Hall, Brian Lancastle, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Simon Stuart, Les Williams

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds