Friday, 19 June 2026

19-06-26 - Friday

Temp 16°C to 25°C - sun with some cloud which thickened toward evening. The gentle breeze from the south west / south south west with gusts to 25 mph.

BRISTOL

Badock's Wood:
3 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush

Brislington - garden:
4 Swift, 2 Buzzard

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:
5 Peregrine - inc 3 juv

Southville - garden:
2 Swift, 4 Magpie, 28 Long-tailed Tit
19-06-26 Siskin Withywood (Lee Patch)
Withywood - garden:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue & Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin - juv. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Avocet, 6 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Wickwar - garden:
2 Bullfinch - pr

Yate Common:
2 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET
19-06-26 Little Grebe PW (Beth Burton)
Portbury Wharf:
2 Swan + cygnets, Little Grebe +chicks, Moorhen and Coot with chicks, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler - busy
19-06-26 Goldfinch Portishead (B&D Burton)
Portishead - garden:

goldfinch - feeding on sorrel

Wraxall Watercress Farm:
1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 6 Skylark, 1 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer

BELOW M4 & BANES
19-06-26 Kestrel Wick (Nigel Jones)
Wick:
1 Little Owl - calling early hours, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 

Bath - Charmy Down (bbs):
2 Collared Dove, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 32 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Redstart (m), 2 Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 17 Goldfinch

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

Pensford - Lord Wood:
1 Mallard + 3 juv, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Coal Tit 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch,

Chelwood
2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
250+ Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 10+ Swift, 4 Magpie, 2 Reed Warbler - chicks, 4 Swallow, 20+ House Martins, 5+ Pied Wagtail

Denny Island:
2 Egyptian Goose

Herons Green:
1 Pochard (m), 4 Little Grebe, 1 G W Egret, 25+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 B H Gull - ad, 
2 Swift, 2 Reed Warbler - singing, 4 Swallow, 8+ H Martins, 1 Whitethroat - singing, 6+ House Sparrow,  4 Pied Wagtail
19-06-26 Common Tern CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:

10+ G C Grebe - nest in front of hide, 1 Cuckoo - calling,  2 Common Tern, 1 B H Gull, 2 G W Egret, 6+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard,  12+ Coot, 3+ Reed Warbler, 2 Swallow, 20+ H Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 1 Shoveler (m), 78+ Gadwell inc juv, 2 Teal, 6 B H Gull - 5 juv, 2 G BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby - 2nd yr, 6 Jackdaw, 5+ Reed Warbler - feeding chicks. 3 Swallow, 10+House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Eric Booth, Beth & Darren Burton, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Ian Duncan, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Nigel Jones, Sam Levy, Robin Martin, Nick Page, Lee Patch,  Paul Sadley

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