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.

Turnstone
Redstart
26-07-26 Redshank, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Turnstone, CVL (Bri Thompson)
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:
2 Mute Swan, 23 Canada Goose, 6 Little Grebe, Moorhen family, Coot family, 2 Lpawing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 34 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 350 BH Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 300 Starling, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit, 55 Linnet

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
Many juvenile Reed Warblers around, c50 ringed this weekend as well as 15 juv Blackcap
Juv reed warbler, CVL (DuncanBrenda Evered)
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:
49 Mute Swan, 125 Gadwall, 68 Teal, 170 Coot, 13 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 311 BH Gull (84 juv), 7 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite 1 Hobby

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Merv Carlyon, Oscar Dewhurst, Duncan & Brenda Evered, Brian Lancastle, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Bri Thompson, Tom Wright