Friday, 29 May 2026

29-05-26 Friday

Temp 15°C to 23°C - Cloudy with with the odd scattered shower and more sun later. A light to moderate wind from the W/WSW, gusts to 20 mph.

Quail

BRISTOL

Bristol Uni Botanical Gardens:
Coal Tit family

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Wickwar:
2 Red Kite

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 Quail singing, Stock Dove, 5+ Skylark, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting
Cotswold Way: 1Red Kite, 18 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite 

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite 

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
4 Canada Goose,  2 Goldeneye, 2 GBB Gull, 100 Swift, 5 Magpie, 30+ Swallow, 40+ House Martis, 4 Pied Wagtail

Woodford and Walley Bank Path:
Collared Dove, 2 Buzzard, 2 G S Wood, 2 Jay, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 L-t Tit, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m),  2 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 GW Egret, 50+ Swallow and House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4+ House Sparrow

Moreton:
1 f Cuckoo, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chaffinch

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+5 normal and 1 Polish Cygnet), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 2 GW Egret,  c80 Swift, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woopecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 120 House Martin and Swallow, 4+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 Goslings), 74 Gadwell (pool),  3 Shoveler (2 M 1 F pool),1 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret (pool), 3 Grey Heron, 6 Jackdaw, 3 G BB Gull (pool), 60+ Swift, 20+ Swallows, 30+ House Martin, 4+ Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler     
  
OUT OF AREA
Ham Wall- VP1- Blue-winged Teal (m)- often not the best views but worth the wait when it does show

Reported by: Rosemary Buckland, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis, John Lewis, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Clare Tait

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