Tuesday, 26 May 2026

26-05-26 Tuesday - Spotted Flycatcher

Temp 17°C to 33°C - Sunny all day and thankfully the thunder held off until 6pm. A light breeze, veering from south east to west and backing to south during the day. Gust increasing to 16 during the afternoon.

Greenshank
Spotted Flycatcher

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
2 Sparrowhawk

Eastville Park:
3 Stockdove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Song Thrush

Knowle - early:
1 Whimbrel - recorded going over
26-05-26 Reed Warbler Sea Mills R Avon (Di Bunniss)
Sea Mills - station and R Avon:

3 Reed Warbler, c40 House Martin - bonanza, 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Oystercatcher, 45 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 + Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper - inc yuv being fed, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Swift, 1 Greenshank, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinch

Wickwar inc Lower Woods:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Yate - Common:
3 Swift, 3 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush

Chipping Sodbury Common:
4 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 7 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat - inc juv, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury, Priors Wood - BOC Walk:
5 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw,
1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, Present Great Tit, 3 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap,
1 Goldcrest, 10 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 4 Robin,
4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch

Backwell Lake:
7 Mute Swan, 14 Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wick:
1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - calling, 1 Grey Wagtail

Dyrham:
2 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Rook, 10+ Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch
26-05-26 Spotted Flycatcher NSL (Chris Rawlings)
Newton St Loe:
2 Spotted Flycatcher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Goldeneye (f&m), 1 Red Kite

Picnic Site 1:
1 Red Kite

Stratford:
1 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
5 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Gull - 2nd yr

Reported by: David Allward. Graham Blacker, Pete Bryant, Di Bunniss, Dereck Clarke, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Nigel Jones, John Lewis, Rich Mielcarek, Chris Rawlings, Paul Sadley, Rich-y-babs Scantlebury, Caron Thornton Trippit, Mike Tranter

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