Thursday, 11 June 2026

11-06-26 Thursday

Temp 11°C to 16°C - Overcast  rainy until lunch time, remaining cloudy but brighter and drier in the afternoon. A gentle breeze from the south west freshening in the afternoon with gusts to 38 mph.

Storm Petrel
Manx Shearwater

BRISTOL

Kingsweston Wood:
1 Firecrest

Clifton:
4 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chittening Warth:
1 Storm Petrel, 1 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
150+ Canada Goose, 2 GBB Gull, 100+ Swift, 30+ House Martin
11-06-26 Grey Heron, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 60+ Swift, 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 20+ Swallow, 30+ H Martin, 1 Whitethroat

Moreton:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cuckoo (calling), 1 Grey Heron (juv), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler
11-06-26 Mute Swans, Stratford (Lucy Masters)
Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+6 cygnet inc one a Polish), 8+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cuckoo (1m, 1f), 1 Water Rail (calling), 10+ Coot, 1 Oystercatcher (flying around calling), 2 Great White Egret, 4+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 100+ Swift, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3+ Reed Warbler, 3 Sand Martin, 20+Swallow, 60+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (+4 goslings), 68+ Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Oystercatcher (flying around calling), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 100+ Swift, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 10+ Swallow, 30+House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Reported by: Andy Davis, Steve George, Lucy Masters, Tom O'Shea, Lee Patch, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp