Thursday, 18 June 2026

18-06-26 Thursday

 Temp 16°C to 25°C. Sun and cloud, with sun winning as the afternoon wore on. Light southerly breeze gusting to 18mph max.

Avon Gorge Peregrines in good form
Arctic Skua at Severn Beach
Green Sandpiper back at CVL

BRISTOL
18-06-26 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Devin Vaghela)
Avon Gorge: 
Peregrine family inc 3 juv. & "a few" Kestrels
18-06-26 Peregrine, Avon Gorge (Mike Owen)
Redland:
1 Hobby over

Eastville Park Lake:
1 Gadwall

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Arctic Skua (ad, pale)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Little Grebe & Coot all with young,
1 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff

Tutshill Sluices (River Yeo):
1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzards mobbed by crows, 1 Kestrel

BELOW M4 & BANES

North Stoke: 
4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 5 House Martin,
2 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch (inc 2 juvs)
18-06-26 Yellowhammer, Marksbury (Ian Stapp)
Marksbury:
2 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
17 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 9 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
200+ Canada Goose, 1 Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid, 2 GBB Gull, 8+ Cattle Egret (fly over), 2 Grey Heron, 20+ Swift, 30+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 20 Swallow 30+ House Martin, 2 Whitethroat (singing), 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+one Polish cygnet), 1 Pochard (m), 1 Cuckoo (calling), 8 Great Crested Grebe (one nest), 2 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 20+ Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 6+ Reed Warbler (some chicks), 12+ Swallow, 50+ House Martin (high up in the showers), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
18-06-26 Jackdaw, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose (+4 goslings), 72+ Gadwall, 1 Shoveler (m), 2 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper,  Common Tern, 2 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 10+ Swift, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 4 Jackdaw, 3+ Reed Warbler (some singing), 10 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail
18-06-26 House Martin, Blue Bowl Pub (Lucy Masters)
Blue Bowl Pub:
10 House Martin 

Reported by: Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Brian Lancastle, Lucy Masters, Ruth Muir, Steve Newland, Mike Owen, John Rossetti, Ben Searle, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Devin Vaghela, Jack Wylson