Monday, 20 July 2026

20-07-26 Monday - Avocet

Temp 14°C to 26°C - sunny with a only light air to mitigate the heat, swinging from east north east to west and gusting to 19mph from tea time.

Avocet 
Knot
Wood Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Redland:
2 Swift

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
20-07-26 Black-tailed Godwit OPS (Pete Hazelwood)
Oldbury Power Station:
9 Gadwall - inc 8 well grown juv, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Knot. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 23 Dunlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Banwell - Eastermead Lane:
2 Woodpigeon, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Linnett

BELOW M4 & BANES

Norton Malreward:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin,
11 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet

Keynsham, Memorial Park:
100+ Jackdaw, 40 Rook

Keynsham, Manor Road
8 Swift - screaming party, 

Chelwood
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 23 Cattle Egret - inc 5 juv, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby - 1st sum

Chew Valley Lake
20-07-26  Avocet CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:

40+ Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 10+ Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
2 Collared Dove, 2 G BB Gull, 7 Cattle Egret - over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff - singing, 1 Song Thrush - singing

Herons Green:
1 Gadwall +2 duckling, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Reed Warbler - singing, 10+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow - dip drinking, 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
5+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 G BB Gull, 4+ Cattle Egret - over, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff - singing
20-07-26  Avocet CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

2 Egyptian Goose +4 gosling, 8 Tufted Duck, 38+ Gadwell (pool), 7 Avocet -  flew about then settled to feed, 9 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 G W Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 12+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Pete Brain, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Marc Hunt, Adrian Polglase, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen