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

Horfield - garden:
4 Swift - low 

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
26-05-26 Pied Wagtail Severnside (Rosemary Setter)
New Passage/Northwick:
2 Swift, 1 Greenshank, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail - juv, 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

Chelwood - garden:
4 Tufted duck - (2f&m), 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 1 Raven 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail

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, Ken Blake, 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, Joe Sargent, Rich Scantlebury, Rosemary Setter, Caron Thornton Trippit, Mike Tranter

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