30-08-26 Sunday - Spotted Redshank

Temp 15°C to 21°C - Some sun and some heavy rain all carried on a south south west moderate breeze, gusting to 32 mph.

Spotted Redshank

Glossy Ibis

Spotted Flycatcher

Pied Flycatcher

Ruff

Garganey

Black Tern

Whimbrel

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:

2 Canada Goose - over honking at 6:30 am

30-08-26 Little Egret EP (Rich Scantlebury)

Eastville Park:

1 Little Egret, 1 Tawny Owl - back in the box, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch

Sea Mill - station and R Avon:

2 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 42 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Martin - juv still on the nests

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 20 House Martin, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

30-08-26 Firecrest Littleton (Mark Dadds)

Littleton Brick Pits - ringing arena:

1 Firecrest

Aust Warth:


New Passage/Northwick:
1 Golden Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Whinchat -1st wint, 1 Stonechat - juv, 2 Wheatear - juv

Pilning Wetlands:
2 Spotted Redshank - juv

30-08-26 Redstart (Caron Thornton Trippit)

Sodbury Common  BOC walk:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Skylark, 17 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wren, 4 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 18 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch

CSC - patch walk - early

2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 5+ Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 3 Tree Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
1 Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay,
4 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat

Clevedon - Dowlais:

3 Peregrine = over

R Yeo - Tutshill sluice:
1 Common Sandpiper, some Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Cattle Egret

Yatton

 - Little River: 3 Swallow, 60 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Starling

 -Wemberham Lane: 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Wick:
1 Barn Owl

East Harptree:

2 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 9 Greenshank

30-08-2026 Glossy Ibis CVL (Ian Stapp)

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 40 B H Gull, 2 G BB Gull, 2 L BB Gull, 1 G W Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 40+  Swallow, 4 Pied Wagtail

Salt & Malt:

1 BH Gull - ringed (Lithuanian) 

Bernard King Hide:
Black Tern, Common Tern _both seen from Stratford

Herons Green:
4 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 10 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 3 Wigeon, 9 Pintail, 40+ G C Grebe, 9 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 7 Ruff, 1 Black Tern, 12 Common Tern - over, 3 G BB Gull, c200 Cormorant, 1 Glossy Ibis  - commuting, 9 Little Egret, 12 G W Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Raven, 1 Reed Warbler, 50+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff

30-08-26 Water Rail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Garganey, 1 Water Rail, 10 Ring Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 10 Ruff, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis - in the pool on & off, 7+ Little Egret, 5 G W Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Pete Cheetham,  Mark Coller, Steve Curtis, Mark Dadds, Julie Evans, Nick Hawkridge, Mike Jackson, Brian Lancastle, Emily Lomas, Andy Mears, Andy Middleton, Giles Morris, Mike Moxon, Nick Page, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Carol Rushton, Wichard Scantlebury, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Gary Thoburn, Caron Thornton Trippit

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding severnsidebirds