Sunday, 26 July 2026

26-07-26 Sunday

Temp 18°C to 24°C - rain! But only 1mm of it. Largely sunny for a change, with a moderate W/WSW to start, moving to N/NW/W wind later, gusts to 24mph.

Gone birding.. blog will be updated when I return after having failed to find any decent birds.

Turnstone
Redstart
26-07-26 Redshank, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
BRISTOL

No reports.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
inc BOC walk: Shelduck families, 1 GBB Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Raven, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroatt, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat
Whinchat, Northwick Warth (Brian Lancastle)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 34 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 300 Starling, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat

Severn Beach:
2 GBB Gull, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
6 Egyptian Goose, 22 Little Grebe, c40 GBB Gull

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone
Redshank, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:
2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank
26-07-26 Common Sandpiper, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
12 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper

Reported by: Peter Bryant,  Merv Carlyon, Oscar Dewhurst, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page,  Bri Thompson, Tom Wright