07-08-26 Friday

Temp 10°C to 24°C - sunny moderate westerly breeze up to 6mph.

Bonaparte's Gull

Whinchat

Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Mark Smith)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

46 Swift, 44 Ring-necked Parakeet(!), 10 House Martin, 25 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

07-08-26 Linnet, Chipping Sodbury Common (Les Williams)

Oldbury Power Station:

23 Shelduck, 9 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 35 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat

Bonaparte's Gull, New Passage (Mark Smith)

Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
9 Ringed Plover (2 juv), 1 Lesser Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 71 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 1 Hobby, 3 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear (juv), 4 Yellow Wagtail

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Little Owl (heard), Linnet

Wickwar:

1 Hobby

NORTH SOMERSET

07-08-26 Sparrowhawk Portishead (Beth Burton)

Portishead- garden:

1 Sparrowhawk

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 25 Swallow, 6 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 5 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Warbler.  VISMIG: 1 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit

Uphill:
1 Whinchat (juv)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bitton/Oldland Common:

3+ Red Kite

Stanton Drew:

15+ Cattle Egret

Chelwood:

2 Red Kite

Burnett:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
7 Egyptian Geese, 3 Greenshank

Chew Valley Lake

08-08-26 Yellow Wagtail, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

08-08-26 Mallard and deer, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:

12 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, Common Sandpiper,  2 Grey Heron, 4 GBB Gull (out on lake), 4 Swift, 29+ Swallow, 10+ House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
1 Greenshank

Woodford:
80+ Great Crested Grebe (lake), 100+ Cormorant (big fishing flock lake), 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch

Buzzard, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwell + (2 Ducklings pool), 4 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 4 Buzzard,  6+ Swift, 20+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin  

Little Egret. CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
5 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 7+ Cattle Egret, 12+ Swift (high over lake early), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Raven, 3 Sedge Warbler (some chicks), 5+ Reed Warbler (chicks being fed), 4 Cetti's Warbler (some chicks), 

Black-tailed Godwit, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
72+ Gadwell (pool), 9 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret (lake),  5 Little Egret (pool),   4 Cattle Egret, 1 Reed Warbler,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting   

Green and Wood Sandpipers, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Leon Hickman, Gary Hughes, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Jones, Andy Middleton, Ross Nairn, Paul Sadley, Mark Smith, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Les Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds