Tuesday, 7 July 2026

07-07-26 Tuesday

Temp 14°C to 25°C - Cloudy early on, becoming sunny with a gentle breeze from the west. 


BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 41 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 25 Shelduck - inc 7 juv, 25 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Woodpigeon, 4 Feral Pigeon, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Reed Warbler, 11 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite (on freshly turned hay)

Olveston:
30+ Swift

Frampton Cotterell:
20+ Swift

NORTH SOMERSET
07-07-26 Swift Long Ashton (Karen Wilkinson)
Long Ashton - garden:
40+ Swift - screaming party

Watercress Farm:
1 Kestrel, 5 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer (m)
Curlew, Portishead (Ian Stapp)
Portishead (lake grounds):
Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 8 Black-headed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 4 Swift, 26+ Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 4 House Sparrow

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
2 or 3 Quail (singing on Down Rd), 30+ Swift, Corn Bunting, Skylark
07-07-26 Green Woodpecker, Dyrham (Caron Thornton Trippit)
Dyrham - garden:

3 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail

Wick:
2 Swift

Oldland:
2 House Martin (over St Annes church)

Chew Magna:
8 Swallow (Moorledge), 13 House Martin - nests, Newtown

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
1 Shelduck, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin

OUT OF AREA

Berkley Castle & Pill (BOC walk):
4 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 1 Collared Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Swift, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 1 Raven, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 10 Skylark, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 20 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch

Reported by: Pete Brain, Peter Bryant, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Stuart Evans, Paul Francis, Peter Hazelwood, Nigel Jones, Andrew Middleton, Ian Stapp, Clare Tait, Caron Thornton Trippit, Karen Wilkinson

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