Sunday, 6 September 2026

06-09-26 Sunday

Temp 18°C to 26°C - sunny most of the day, with a gentle breeze from the south west veering south, by mid morning, for most of the rest of the day and gusting to 25 mph.

Glossy Ibis
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
7 Swift, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
22 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 20 Swallow, 150 House Martin - around the towers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 

Aust Services/STW:
3 Swallow, 32 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit
06-09-26 Yellow Wagtail NP (Andy Stockhausen)
New Passage/Northwick/
Pilning Wetlands:
80 Teal, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank,  4 G BB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 9 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 8 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit
06-09-26 Little Egret NP (Rosemary Setter)
Severn Beach:
lots of  - Ringed Plover, Turnstone, and Dunlin

Wickwar:
1 Little Owl - calling
06-09-26 Osprey CSC (Mark Coller)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Osprey - going south

NORTH SOMERSET

Kingston Seymour: 
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine

Uphill:
12 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Whinchat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Warley Forest Park:
1 Sparrowhawk - calling, 6 Swallow

Willsbridge - Londonderry Farm:
1 Swallow

Kelston:
4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine - pr hunting

Burnett:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
06-09-26 Spotted Redshank CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herons Green:

16 Little Grebe, 8 Lapwing, 2 Black tailed Godwit, 6+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank,  2 G BB Gull, 8 Little Egret, 23 G W Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 30+ mix of Swallow and H Martin over the cattle field, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10+ House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail,  20+ Pied Wagtail

Ringing Station:
35 Sedge Warbler - ringed, only one Retrap, so a significant passage
06-09-26 Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts inc Pool:

10+ Pintail,  1 Water Rail, 32 Lapwing, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 10+ Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Ruff,  4 G BB Gull, 1 Glossy Ibis, 5+ Little Egret, 6 G W Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 5+ Jackdaw, 3 Reed Warbler, a few Sand Martin & Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail
-  - flock of 30+ birds, mostly L TT with other mixed Tits plus Chiffchaff - all around the trees

Reported by: Alex Carlisle, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Paul Francis, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Matt Hobbs, Ross Nairn, Mike Prior, Bob Proctor, Paul Sadley, Joe Sargent, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, 

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