02-07-26 Thursday

Temp 17°C to 24°C. Overcast early on, soon turning sunny. A gentle breeze from WNW gusting to max 20 mph. 

Mediterranean Gull

Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

No reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 35 Canada Goose (a single flock on Severn), 8 Mallard + 1 family of 9 young, 2 Little Grebe + 3 young, 1 Moorhen, 3 Coot + 2 young, 1 Oystercatcher + 1 young, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 possible Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine (chasing off Buzzards), 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 adult & 2 juv Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail

Aust Cliff: 

1 drake Pochard (rare here in summer), 3 Little Egret, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Pilning Wetlands:

7 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 226 BH Gull (7 juvs) together with 2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swift, 2 Stonechat

Severn Beach:

10 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew moving up channel, 2 GBB Gull, 15 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 8 Swift, 1 Sand Martin & 3 Swallow heading north east, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Olveston:

Swift, Buzzard, Raven, Swallow, House Martin 

Kingsgate Park, Yate:

1 Common Sandpiper

NORTH SOMERSET

East Dundry:

5 Skylark, 5 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting singing

Portbury Wharf:
17 Mute Swan inc cygnets, 5 Canada Goose inc goslings, 2 Tufted Duck, Moorhen inc young, 3 Coot, 4 Little Grebe inc young, 1 Oystercatcher, 7 BH Gull inc juvs, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk mobbed by Swallows, 1 Kestrel, 5 Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting

Clevedon Marine Lake:
2 Peregrine over

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard

02-07-26 Yellowhammer, Publow (Ian Stapp)

Publow:
1 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:

200+ Canada Goose (+ 1 Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid), 4 Egyptian Goose (all adult), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler

02-07-26 Chiffchaff, Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Bittern Trail:

Several vocal Reed Warblers, Chiffchaff and Blackcaps  

02-07-26 Gadwall with ducklings, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
1 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall (with 8 ducklings), 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 6+ Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Swift,  2 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Whitethroat (singing), 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
2 Mute Swan (+ family inc 1 Polish cygnet), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 20+ Coot, 1 Common Tern, 1 Common Gull (adult with one leg), 2 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret (crossing over lake), 50 Swift, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel (m, fly past hide), 1 Hobby, 4+ Reed Warbler (some chicks), 6 Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (singing)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose (+ 4 goslings), 68+ Gadwall, 1 Shoveler (m), 8+ Teal,  1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 12+ Swift, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 4+ Reed Warbler (some singing), 4 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 4 Grey Wagtail

Blue Bowl Pub

8+ House Martin

Reported by: Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Stuart Evans, Emily Lomas, Steve Newland, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Jack Wylson

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds

Wednesday 01-07-26 - Yellow-legged Gull

Temp 15°C to 23°C - A warm sunny day with a little bit of a fresh breeze, cloudier in the east

Mandarin
Quail
Yellow-legged Gull

01-07-26 Redshank, Portishead (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Cumberland Basin: 

2 Oystercatchers over

Greville Smyth Park: 

1 Coal Tit singing, 2 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Chipping Sodbury Common:

1 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

01-07-26 Oystercatcher, Portishead (Ian Stapp)

Portishead Lake:
Lots of Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 1 Moorhen, 8 BH Gull, 16 Herring Gull, 12 Carrion Crow, 6 House Sparrow

Uphill:
400 Woodpigeon north, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 146 BH Gull, 1 sub-ad Med Gull, 35 Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield, drive round:
3 Quail, 1 Swift, 3 Buzzard, 15 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 19 Corn Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
18 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 14 Cattle Egret inc 1 juv, 1 Red Kite

Chew Valley Lake

Dam: 

1 Mandarin

Reed Warbler, CVL (George Stacey)

Picnic Site 2: 

2 Reed Warbler

Stratford:
1 Common Tern, 1 'sinensis' Cormorant

Green Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Herriotts:
10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad

Reports: Jon Angell, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, John Lewis, Ross Nairn, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Chris Vines, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG