17-07-2026 Friday

Temp 20°C to 27°C - Warm sunny day, with a subtle 16mph breeze from the northwest. Splattering of rain in the evening around North Somerset. 

Rarities: Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper, Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Nothing to report. 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
17 Swift

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Little Ring Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Redshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Bay:
Vismig:

2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 11 Black-Headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 12 Swift, 45 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 White Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Siskin

Present:

1 Whimbrel, 90 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap,  2 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Whitethroat, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-07-2026 Linnet, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer and Whitethroat, Marshfield (Caron Thornton)

Marshfield:
17 Skylark, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat, 11 Corn Bunting, 1 Wren, 5 Linnet, 12 Yellowhammer

Keynsham, Memorial Park:

6+ Swift

Weston:

18 Swift

Chelwood

2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Nothing to Report.

Chew Valley Lake
Dam:

40+ Canada Goose, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Cetti's Warbler,  5 Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:

6 Great Black-Backed Gull, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush,  10+ Chaffinch

17-07-2026 Barn Owl, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

6 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall,  4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper,  2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret,  3 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl,  2 Buzzard, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Swallows, 10+ Sand Martins, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Moreton:

18 Great Crested Grebe, 6+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 12+ Chaffinch

17-07-2026 Sedge Warbler, CVL (Ian Stapp)

17-07-2026 Cattle Egret, CVL (Brian Thompson)

Stratford:

8+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Sedge Warblers, 3+ Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 

      

17-07/2026 Black-Tailed Godwit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose,  4 Tufted Duck, 25+ Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-Backed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

OUT OF AREA

Nothing to Report. 

Reported by: Alan Gilbert, Matt Hull, Mike Moxon, Ian Stapp, Chris Rawlings, Andy Stockhausen, Brian Thompson, Caron Thornton, Reuben Veal, Jack Wylson

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