Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast until noon then sun into the evening. A gentle breeze backing from the north east to west by teatime and gusts to 20 mph.
Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Curlew Sandpiper
Whinchat
Garganey
Yellow-legged Gull
BRISTOL
Bishopston:
1 Sparrowhawk (m)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mediterranean Gull
New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
8 Tufted Duck - 4 juv, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 54 Oystercatcher, 220 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 38 Lapwing, 500 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 72 Redshank, 2 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 200 Dunlin, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier - ad (f), 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven. 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Sand Martin, 250+ Swallow, 40 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 200+Starling, 3 Redstart (f&2m), 6 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 26 Linnet
8 Tufted Duck - 4 juv, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 54 Oystercatcher, 220 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 38 Lapwing, 500 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 72 Redshank, 2 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 200 Dunlin, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 1 G BB Gull, 1 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier - ad (f), 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Raven. 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Sand Martin, 250+ Swallow, 40 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 200+Starling, 3 Redstart (f&2m), 6 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 26 Linnet
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 180+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit
2 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, 180+ Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Warth:
1 Kingfisher
Walton Common:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 5 Spotted Flycatcher - family party
Uphill - WeBS:
34 Mallard, 10 Shelduck, 13 Stock Dove, 53 Oystercatcher, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 126 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 10 Curlew, 462 BH Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 47 L BB Gull, 1 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 2 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler 2 Lsr Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat - juv, 6 Stonechat - juv, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting, 30+ Linnet
BELOW M4 & BANES
Burnett:
1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel
Chelwood
1 Buzzard
RESERVOIRS
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| 16-08-2026 Black Swan BG (Bri Thompson) |
1 Black Swan, 2 Common Sandpiper
Blagdon Lake:
1 Cuckoo - juv, 4 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 11 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 2 G W Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail
Woodford:
21+ Common Tern - in flight over lake, 12+ Little Egret - on Denny Island, 5 G W Egret - on Denny Island, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff
Herons Green:
1 Gargany, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwell, 28+ Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 20+ Common Tern - out over the lake, 3 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, lots of Sand Martin - high up, 10+ Swallow, 4 House Martin. 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 10+ House Sparrow
21+ Common Tern - in flight over lake, 12+ Little Egret - on Denny Island, 5 G W Egret - on Denny Island, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff
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| 16-08-26 Stock Dove & Buzzard CVL (Ian Stapp) |
1 Gargany, 8 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwell, 28+ Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 20+ Common Tern - out over the lake, 3 G W Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, lots of Sand Martin - high up, 10+ Swallow, 4 House Martin. 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 10+ House Sparrow
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| 16-08-26 Garganey CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Mute Swan family - inc polish cygnet, 1 Garganey, 20+ Gadwell, 6+ Teal, 9 Lapwing, 1 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 G BB Gull, 11 Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 12+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail
Reported by: Kevin Bainbridge, Beth Burton, Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Mark Coller, Annie Hawkridge, Dave Horlick, Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Ben Ofield, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Bri Thompson