Friday, 28 August 2026

28-08-26 Friday

Temp 16°C to 23°C - some sun and cloud, with scattered heavy showers. A light WSW/SW wind to start, later astrong W/WSW wind with gusts to 28mph.

Blog will be udpated later, when photos will be added.

Curlew Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Osprey

BRISTOL

Stoke Park:
1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 3 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 2 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
High tide wafer roost at Shaft beach: 500+ waders Inc 3 Curlew Sandpiper, Knot, 1 Sanderling

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grasshopper Warbler,  67 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham Manor Rd:
3 Tawny Owl

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Stanton Drew:
Sandy Lane: 5 Greenfinch, 40+ Goldfinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
1 Ruff

Stratford:
3 Pochard, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 9 Ruff, 2 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 12 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Pintail, 34 Lapwing, 17 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9+ Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Ruff, 4 Knot, 13 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 10 Cattle Egret (1juv), 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 2 Kingfisher

Reported by: James Adams, Paul Bowerman, Merv Carlyon, Dave Chislett, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Rich Keel, Andy Mears, Lee Patch, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson,