Wednesday, 10 June 2026

10-06-26 Wednesday - Squacco Heron

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Overcast with shower and sunny with shower. A moderate breeze from the west south west, veering to west by early afternoon and increasing strength gusts to 30 mph.

Squacco Heron
Spotted Flycatcher
10-06-2026 Squacco Heron CVL (Mark Suddaby)
BRISTOL

Bishop Road to Horfield Common:
4 Swift, 9 Feral Pigeon, 11 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 15 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch
10-06-26 Peregrine Avon Gorge (Tony Scott)
Clifton Down - Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine (f), 5 Raven

High Kingsdown:
12 Swift - high up
10-06-26 Great Spotted Woodpecker Coombe Dingle (Pete Bunniss)
Coombe Dingle - garden:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Fulmar - east

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
1 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush

Hawkesbury Upton - bbs:
1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer, and 

NORTH SOMERSET

no report

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Yellow Wagtail, 

Willsbridge:
1 Red Kite

Mangotsfield:
2 Raven
10-06-26 Yellowhammer nr Bath (Merv Carlyon)
Bath - near:

10-06-26 Spotted Flycatcher Dunkerton (Merv Carlyon)
Dunkerton:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 Herring Gull & 2 G BB Gull eating 3 large dead Pike, 50+ Swift, 5 Magpie, 30+ House Martins, 4 Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
1 Squacco Heron - flighty
10-06-26 Barn Owl CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret - feeding back pool, 20+ Swift, 1 Barn Owl (back pool), 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 20+ Swallow 30+ H Martin. 2 Whitethroat, 10 House Sparrow, 5 Pied Wagtail
10-06-2026 Squacco Heron CVL (Mark Suddaby)
Moreton:

1 Squacco Heron
10-06-26 Great Crested Grebe CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

2 Mute Swan +6 cygnet, inc polish, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 12+ G C Grebe - two pair nesting in front of hide, 2 Coot - nesting in front hide, 1 Cuckoo - calling and flying, 2 Little Egret, 1 Squacco Heron, - flew towards Nunnery Point, 1 G W Egret, 8+ Cattle Egret - over, 100+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 8+ Reed Warbler - mostly chicks, 3 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow 100+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 2 Shoveler (f&m), 74Squacco Heron,+ Gadwell, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Squacco Heron just arrived 8:30 pm, 2 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 60+ Swift, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Reed Warbler - singing, 12+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: John Barnett, John Budd, Pete Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Chris Hall, Gareth Jones, Brian Lancastle, Rich Mielcarek, Matt Prior, Tony Scott, Martyn Smith, Ian Stapp, Mark Suddaby, Nick Tippett, Keith Williams

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