Tuesday, 28 July 2026

28-07-25 Tuesday - Bonapartes Gull

Temp 13°C to 26°C - Sunny intervals with a gentle breeze from the Southwest

Bonapartes Gull


BRISTOL

Wills Memorial Building:
2 Peregrine (juv)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Bonapartes Gull, Severn Beach (Paul Bowerman)

Severn Beach:
1 Bonapartes Gull (2cy - briefly for 1st South Glos record, then later at New Passage)

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill:
c400 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Conham River Park:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

Willsbridge:
1 Kestrel

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Magpie, 20+ Swallow, 5+ Chiffchaff, 6 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
4 Stock Dove, 7 Cattle Egret (over), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Jackdaw, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren (family party), 2 Bullfinch

Hobby, Villice (Bri Thompson)

Villice:

2 Hobby

Barn Owl, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Peregrine, Herons Green (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:

4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Barn Owl (hunting - back pool), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 5+ Jackdaw, 20+ Swallow, 6+ House Sparrow, 7+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
100+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 80+ Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Herriotts inc Pool:
67+ Gadwall, 7 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail


OUT OF AREA

Woodchester Park - National Trust (BOC walk):
8 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 20 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Alastair Fraser, Martin Haynes, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, ~Chris

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