Saturday, 8 August 2026

08-08-26 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 27°C - sunny with high cloud after lunch with a light breeze that started from the east and veered slowly during the day to finish westerly by supper time. Gusting to 19mph as the day wore on.

Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
Little Owl

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk - chased by 4 Magpie, 2 at close quarters giving sly pecks, the others above riding shotgun

Eastville Park:
5 Stock Dove, c20 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven

St George - Crew's Hole Woodland:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk. 2 Coal Tit, 9 Blackcap - inc juv, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
3 Swift, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Stock Dove, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 100 Black-headed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 13 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1+ Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch
08-08-26 Kestrel Severnside (Andy Stockhausen)
New Passage/Northwick:
Kestrel - one of 10 around Severnside at present
08-08-26 Kingfisher SB (Mark Smith)
Severn Beach:
1 Kingfisher

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Red Kite, 3 Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 12 Skylark, 24 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Mistle & Song Thrush, 2 Spotted Flycatcher,  1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea - West End:
1 Little Owl

Yatton, North End, Little River:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallow, 75 House Martin, 9 Starling

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Swift, 2 Raven, 1 Sedge Warbler, 29 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 35 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 8 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 20 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch & 4 Greenfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge - garden:
1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk
08-08-29 Little Owl MF (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Little Owl, Skylark, a few Swallow, Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear - inc juv, Linnett, Corn Bunting

RESERVOIRS

no reports

OUT OF AREA

Cotswold Water Park - BOC Walk:
2 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch

Reported by: Peter Bryant, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Duncan Evered, Chris Hall, Freddie Nash, Nick Hawkridge, Matt Hull, Emily Lomas, Dean Reeves, Richard Scantlebury, Mark Smith, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland

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