Friday, 31 July 2026

31-07-26 Friday

Temp 14°C to 24°C - slightly less warm, with some cloud. A light N/NE to start, moving to a moderate and variable breeze later, from SE round to NW, settling westerly.

Glossy Ibis
Yellow-legged Gull
Garganey
Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Conham River Park to Hanham:
6 LBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Nuthatch. 10 Dunnock, 4 Robin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:
16 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit
Chiffchaff, Conham (Les Williams)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Dunlin

Severn Beach:
2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wheatear
Nuthatch, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury:
Garden: 1 Jay, 2 Blackcap (f and juv), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Dyrham:
Garden: 2 Green Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker, Dyrham (Caron TT)
Bath - Fairfield Park:
3 Nuthatch - inc juv

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon:
1 Garganey, 9 Lapwing, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sedge Warbler

Chew Valley Lake
Barnacle Goose, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Grey Heron

Woodford:
12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, 12+ Swallow
Blue Tit, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 GBB Gull, 8+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6+ Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting
Wood Sandpiper, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 GBB Gull, 12+ Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 130+ Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffhaff, 4+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting
Mute Swan family, CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
Mute Swan family (inc Polish cygnet), 60+ Gadwall, 8 Lapwing, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cattle Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler,2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Vera Carpenter, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Malcolm Gibbs, Matt Hall, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Caron ThorntonTrippit,  Les Williams