Tuesday, 19 May 2026

19-05-26 Tuesday - Temminck's Stint

Temp 11°C to 018°C - Overcast with light rain to start and a touch of sun, driven by a light southerly wind gusting to 27mph. After lunch the wind shifted to west south west with very heavy showers, again indisperds with sunny interludes gusting to 30mph.

Barnacle Goose
Temminck's Stint

BRISTOL

Bedminster - Victoria Park:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker Fishponds (Jon Angell)
Fishponds - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Frenchey:
5 Ring-necked Parakeet

Oldbury Court:
6 Ring-necked Parakeet

Southmead Swimming Lake -WeBS:
4 Canada Goose, 3 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 2 Swift, 1 Blackcap

Sims' Hill
1 Willow Warbler - singing still

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
19-05-26 Stonechat OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
2 Oystercatcher, 26 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 7 Dunlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow - alarm calling the HO, 15 Stonechat - inc juv

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
45 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover - sum plum, 15 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Temminck's Stint, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Mute Swan - inc cygnet, 2 Canada Goose, 3 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Long-tailed Tit - 3 families, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail - inc fledged juv

NORTH SOMERSET
19-05-26 Raven Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)
Long Ashton - garden:

4 Raven - family party - including fishing for newts in the pond

North Worle - garden:
1 Hobby - hunting

Puxton - BOC walk highlights:
6 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 1 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 7 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Burnett:
1 Kestrel

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS
19-05-26 Cattle Egret CVL (TINA)
Chew Valley Lake


Extras seen today: 4 Otter - adult+ 3 pups

Dam:
4 Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 20+ Swift, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martin,1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail
19-05-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker CVL (Lee Patch)
Picnic Site:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - working hard

Woodford:
1 Collared Dove, 2 G S Woodpecker, 5 L TT, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren - feeding chicks, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch
19-05-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 5 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Barn Owl - hunting, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler - singing, 8+ House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail
19-05-26 Reed Warbler CVL (Lucy Master)
Stratford:

2 Mute Swan + 2 cygnet, 12 G C Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 G S Woodpecker - feeding chicks, 9 Hobby, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler
19-05-26 Barnacle Goose CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 4 gosling, 3 Shoveler (f&2m), 38 Gadwell, 1 Common Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 30+ Swift, 10 Jackdaw, 4+ Reed Warbler - singing, 5 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Jon Angell, Mike Birkin, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Nick Hawkridge, Lucy Holloway, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Lucy Masters, Steve Newland, Lee Patch, Gareth Roberts, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, TINA, Mark Tranter, Reuben Veal, Karen Wilkinson

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