Wednesday, 29 July 2026

29-07-26 Wednesday - Bonaparte's Gull, Osprey, Goosander

Temp 17°C to 28°C - back to a sunny and very warm feeling day, with a light to moderate W/WSW wind with gusts to 21mph.

Bonaparte's Gull
Osprey
Goosander
Common Scoter
Yellow Wagtail
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Bri Thompson)
BRISTOL

No reports.
Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Brian Lancastle)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
1 Stock Dove, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust Wetlands:
1 Marsh Harrier
Goosander, New Passage (Paul Bowerman)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Common Scoter (m), 7 Goosander (redheads), 15 Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull (some video here), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:
Garden: 1 Chaffinch (juv)
Last night: 1 Tawny Owl 

BELOW M4 & BANES

Lyde Green Lake:
14 Little Egret
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (George Stacey)
Stanton Drew:
2 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
7 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Little Egret, 10+ Cattle Egret
Osprey, CVL (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
1 Osprey

Dam:
2 Common Sandpiper
Little Egret, CVL (George Stacey)
BK Hide:
1 Little Egret

Nunnery:
2 Common Sandpiper
Little Ringed Plover, CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Herons Green:
1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 2 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:
3 Hobby

Herriotts inc. Pool:
9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Dave Chislett, Oscar Dewhurst, Ollie Eaton, Rich Keel, Brian Lancastle, Matt Hall, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, George Stacey, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson, Nesta Vireo,