30-07-25 Wednesday - Wood Sandpiper

Temp 17°C to 25°C - overcast with sunny periods. Moderate westerly breeze, fresher in the afternoon with gusts of 29 mph.

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Ashton Gate - infants:

1 Swift, 6 House Martin - nesting

Bishopston:

1 Jay - squawking, 2 Raven - over calling 

30-07-25 Chiffchaff Redland (Mike Owen)

Redland - garden:

1 Chiffchaff

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Egyptian Goose - over, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Wetlands:
1 Hobby - seen several times

30-07-25 Little Egret Yate (Mark Coller)

Yate Kingsgate Park:
Little Egret

Thornbury:

1 Hobby - over

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Kingswood:

1 Red Kite

Siston Hill:

2 Peregrine - circling

Dyrham - garden:

1 Little Egret

Marshfield:
2 Red Kite

Willsbridge - Stables:
1 Peregrine - pylon, 15 Swallow - on the wires, breeding success

30-07-25 Little Owl Saltford (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Saltford:
2 Little Owl

Marksbury to Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Gurney:

1 Swift, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull - juv, 6 Mistle Thrush - inc 1 juv

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
30+ Canada Goose, 2 G BB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 38 Little Egret, 

2 Red Kite, 30+ Sand & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 16+ Pied Wagtail

Blue Bowl:

3 House Martin, 10+ House Sparrow

29-07-25 Greenshank CVL (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:
Mute Swan + Polish cygnet, 1 Garganey (m - eclipse), 1 Shelduck - juv, 4 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret - breeding plum,  6 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine - juv, 1 Cetti's Warbler, many Reed Warbler + chicks

30-07-25 Waders & Wagtail CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
5 Egyptian Goose -inc 3 gosling, 4 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin,2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Green Sandpiper,  2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 G BB Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret (pool) 8 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 40+ Sand & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail, 18+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting 

Reported by: Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Andy Davis,Tim Ford, Chris Gay, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Martyn Hayes, John Lewis, Mike Owen, Matt Plenty, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit, Reuben Veal
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

29-07-25 Tuesday - Yellow Wagtails

Temp 16°C to 22°C - and some very welcome rain!  Showers on and off till mid-afternoon when the skies brightened for a pleasant evening with some sun though still a lot of cloud.  Mostly a light northerly wind but some stronger gusts now and then.

Yellow-legged Gull

Spotted Flycatcher
Yellow Wagtails

Yellow-legged Gull in Manor Road, Keynsham (Ian Stapp)

BRISTOL

Stoke Bishop (garden):

2 Peregrine (circling and calling), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven (over)

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

Garden Warbler.

29-07-25 Tawny Owl Wickwar (Paul Sadley)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Kingfisher (and Water Rail yesterday).

Wickwar:

Tawny Owl

NORTH SOMERSET

Gordano - Walton Common and coast path:
(BOC walk)  6 Pheasant, 8 Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, 12 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 4 Coal Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest, 4 Wren, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Bullfinch, 14 Greenfinch, 23 Goldfinch.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Keynsham, Manor Road:
ad. Yellow-legged Gull

Cameley:

14 Greenfinch, 13 of them juv. at sunflower feeder

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
5 Little Egret trying to fish in the middle of the lake with the Cormorants and gulls.

Herons Green:
40+ Little Egret (inc 4 juveniles).

Stratford:

5 Swift, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 3 Greenshank, 4 Cattle Egret.

Herriott's Bridge:

4 Egyptian Geese, 5 Lapwing, 3 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

Out of Area

Cheddar Reservoir:

Wood Sandpiper

Reported by:  Andy Davis, Bob Medland, Rich Mielcarek, Ian Stapp, Roger White, contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

28-07-25 Monday - Goshawk

Temp 14°C to 24°C - overcast until lunch, then long sunny periods. Light airs from the west but becoming fresher in the afternoon with gusts of 28 mph.

Goshawk

Crossbill

Spotted Flycatcher 

BRISTOL

Badocks Wood:

1 or 2 Crossbill - over calling

Hallen Marsh:

inc - 8 Stock Dove, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, Family Parties: 1 of Cetti's Warbler (3juv), 1 of Chiffchaff (3juv), 2 of Whitethroat (5juv), flock of 41 Starling and 80+ of Goldfinch

St Judes, Riverside Park:

1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Greenfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
20 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron - juv, 1 Goshawk - juv, 2 Kingfisher, several Whitethroat,  2 Stonechat - 1 juv

Pilning Wetlands:

1 Spotted Flycatcher 

Severn Beach:
70 Canada Goose, 25 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 20 Dunlin, 2 Grey Herron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 House Martin, 45 Starling

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 50 Redshank

Yatton:
1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 7 Swallow, 1 Greenfinch

Dolebury Warren:

3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Blackcap, 5 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

28-07-25  G W Egret CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan - plus cygnets inc Polish morph, 12 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 

Stratford:
200+ Tufted Duck, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Tawny Owl, mix of 30 Sand & House Martin, 2 Swallow, 6 Reed Warbler, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 

28-07-25 Kingfisher CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
4 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Sand Martin, 2+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting, 

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Heather England, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hobbs, Tom O'Shea, James Rawson, Mark Savage, Ian Stapp, Roger White,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

27-07-25 Sunday

Temp 14°C to 21°C - overcast with showers for some until late afternoon, when the sun came out. Light airs from the north west going round west north west in the late afternoon with gusts around midday of 16 mph.

Avocet

Arctic Tern

White Wagtail

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Greenbank Cemetery:

Green Woodpeckers

Hotwells:

Black-headed Gull +juv, Herring Gull +juv, LBB Gull +juv, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk - prey carry, 1 Peregrine - roosting on B Bond

27-07-25 Little Egret Nethan (Lee Gardiner)

Netham - lock & weir:

1 Little Egret - on the weir

Sea Mills:

7 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail - ad (m) with juv, 

27-07-25 Avocet PIL (Vĕra Carpenter)

Pilning Wetlands - BOC Walk:
23 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 22 Shelduck (only one adult), 10 Gadwall, Mallard, 4 Swift, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 2+ Moorhen (+4 chicks), Coot, 3+ Little Grebe (chick), 80 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 42 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 54 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 13 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 60 Starling, Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, Linnet, Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

27-07-25 Grey Heron with Rat - PIL (Rob Martin)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Mute Swan, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Raven, 4 Coal Tit, 8 Skylark, 9 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 6 Willow Warbler, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Bullfinch, 10 Greenfinch

27-07-25 Goldcrest Almondsbury (Vĕra Carpenter)

Almondsbury - garden:

4 Goldcrest

NORTH SOMERSET

Langford:

2 Collared Dove, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch

Winscombe:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Greenfinch

Sand Point/Bay:
1 Whimbrel, 125 Curlew (Sand Bay), Marsh Harrier over east, 5 Sand Martin, 11 Swallow, 4 (1 juv) Willow Warbler, 21 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail 7 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chelwood:

1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Herons Green:
60+ Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan with Polish Cygnet, 6 Little Grebe inc 4 chicks, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 12+Sand Martin, 10+ House Martin, 7 House Sparrow, 12+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
200+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 16 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (f),  1 Tawny Owl, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 40+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Reed Warbler, 10+ Pied Wagtail

27-07-25 Cattle Egret & Sandpipers CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Garganey, 4 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull,  2 Common Tern, 1 Black Tern, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 10+ Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler - feeding chicks, 3 Grey Wagtail, 15+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 

Reported by: Vĕra Carpenter,  Mark Coller, Fermandez Francis, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hull, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Mike Owen, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

26-07-25 Saturday

Temp 14°C to 24°C - overcast with showers before breakfast and more until lunch. Some sunny spells in the late afternoon. A light breeze from the west south west, with gusts strengthening to 27 mph by the evening. 

Grasshopper Warbler

Cuckoo

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

2 Raven - over calling

Frenchay:

25 House Martin - Harvester colony

26-07-25 Cuckoo Greenbank (Keith Williams)

Greenbank Cemetery:

1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail - over

Knowle:

1 Yellow Wagtail - over the garden

Sea Mills - garden

4 Crossbill - calling, going over north

Sims' Hill:
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 50 Starling

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No reports

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports - but why not a nice Cuckoo pic from Bristol

26-07-25 Cuckoo Greenbank (Steve Richardson)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham- garden:

1 Little Egret - over

Freshford-  Friary:

30 Crossbill

RESERVOIRS

26-07-25 Curlew BG (Merv Carylon)

Barrow Tanks:
Curlew

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
2 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper

26-07-25 Avocet CVL (Bri Thompson)

Bernard King Hide:
1 Avocet - briefly

Herons Green:
1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper

Stratford:
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Marsh Harrier (f)

Herriott's Bridge:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 

Reported by: Merv Carlyon, Allan Chard, Chris Craig, Raoul Chandrasakera, Nick Hawkridge, Markas Gilmartin, Rob Laughton, Steve Richardson, Tom O'Shea, Steve Preddy, Matt Rogers, xRich Scantlebury, Matt Slaymaker, Larry Sweetland, Rod Taylor, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson, Keith Williams, Jack Wylson
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

25-07-25 Friday - Arctic and Black Tern

Temp 16°C to 23°C.  Clear, hot and sunny with a moderate-to-fresh SW breeze.

Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher

Arctic Tern, Black Tern

Redstart, Yellow Wagtail

Cuckoo juv. at Greenbank Cemetery (Andy Davies)

BRISTOL

Eastville:

Ring-necked Parakeet (over Glenfrome Road - a garden tick)

Greenbank Cemetery:

juv. Cuckoo (species nr 99, see below).

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Garden Warbler, 1 f. Pied Flycatcher (at bottom of slope below BT tower, and species nr 100 for those dedicated patch-watchers at Eastville/Stoke Park).

Whitchurch:

Red Kite.

Green Woodpecker juv. at Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:

4 Oystercatcher, 4 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Redshank, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch.

Chipping Sodbury Common inc. golf course:

(7:30-10:30, 57 species) 

3 Swift, 1 Great  White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Raven, 23 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap, 12 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Kenn:

1 juv. Grey Wagtail (visiting garden pond)

Kenn Moor:  Buzzard, Kestrel.

Yatton:
6 Swift plus 250+ Swallow & 180 Starling - pre roosting on high voltage cablers before flying south.

Weston-Super-Mare:
3 Swallow south off the beach.

Congresbury Moor:
4 Swallow, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Stonechat (1 juv.), 2 Reed Bunting.

A Wren, probably a fledgling, at Dyrham (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

BELOW M4 & BANES

no reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
(yesterday, 24th)  
2 Garganey, 1 Greenshank, juv. Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 20+ Cattle Egret.

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 ad. Arctic Tern

Herons Green:
1 Common Sandpiper

Stratford:

m. Garganey in flight, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 ad. Black Tern (in full summer plumage), 3 Common Tern, 1 

Marsh Harrier.  3 small waders flew over, probably Dunlin.

Herriott's Bridge:
4 Lapwing, 11 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 ad. Cattle Egret.

Out of Area

Slimbridge WWT, Glos:

Caspian Tern

Reported by: John Croxton, Andy Davis, Pete Harrison, Michael Hutchinson, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, Larry Sweetland, all contributors to local WhatsApp groups, blagdonlakebirds, 

24-07-25 Thursday

Temp 15°C to 24°C. Mainly cloudy, some sun. Light breeze variably from west or north.

Crossbill

BRISTOL

Filton:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

24-07-25 Ring-necked Parakeet, Frenchay (Julie Evans)

Frenchay - White Lion pub / Pearces Hill gardens:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Mute Swan, 14 Mallard, 4 Moorhen + 1 small youngster, 5 Coot + 1 juv, 1 Little Grebe, c.400 BH Gull, 17 Common Gull, 17 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.30 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler (in pond reeds - a family?), flock 28 Starling, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (m)

Kingsgate Park:
inc - 6 Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, 2 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 8 LBB gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush

Kendleshire Golf Club, Coalpit Heath:

Ring-necked Parakeet

Downend garden:

2 Crossbill (over)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon garden:
4 Crossbill (over)

Duck Lane, Kenn:
50+ returning Swallows

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury to Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King hide: 

5 Redshank

 
Herons Green:
60+ Canada Goose, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 GBB Gull, 20 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 10+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 60+ Pied Wagtail

Stratford:

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Gull (2cy), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Hobby

24-07-25 Redshank, Herriotts CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe (pool), 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, 20+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Julie Evans, Craig Lewis, Nick Page, Lois Pryce, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs:
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

23-07-25 Wednesday

Temp 15°C to 23°C - some sun in the morning then overcast all day but with sun showing towards dusk. A light breeze from the north north west, with gusts to 22 mph. 

Crossbill

Sanderling

BRISTOL

Blaise, Avon Riding Centre:

4 Crossbill

Brandon Hill:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 24 Blackbird

Royal Fort Gardens:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Services:

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Crossbill

New Passage/Northwick:
30 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 

Pilning Wetlands:
11 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 24 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Kestrel

Severn Beach:
25 Oystercatcher, 40 Curlew, 8 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat

Chittening Warth:
20 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew

Wickwar:

12 Swift - over

Frenchay - Pearces Hill:
12+ Ring-necked Parakeet

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead - Pier:
20 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 25 Redshank

Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
1 Peregrine - food carry, 20 + Long-tailed Tit

BELOW M4 & BANES

23-07-25 Green Woodpecker Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield - Shire Valley:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 40 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail, Chaffinch, Linnets, Goldfinch

Stanton Wick:
1 Red Kite

Marksbury:
2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

23-07-25 Egyptian Goose CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
7 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper

Bernard King Hide:
1 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 3 Redshank

23-07-25 Common Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)

Walley Bank Path:
1 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 GB-b Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 20 GW Egret, 19 Little Egret, mix of 12 Sand and House Martin,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6+ Pied Wagtail

Blue Bowl:

5 House Martin

Stratford:
20+ Canada Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 4 GB-b Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 GW Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler

23-07-25 Ruff CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Water Rail - calling, 5 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 4 GB-b Gull, 6 Grey Heron, 3 GW Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker - calling, mix of 20 Sand and House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 5 Grey Wagtail - inc 3 chicks, 8+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Darran B, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Jamie Dunning, Julie Evans, Rupert Higgins, Annabelle Lam,  Andy Mears, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, James Richard, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Bri Thompson, 

blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

22-07-25 Tuesday - Grasshopper Warbler

Temp 15°C to 20°C - overcast with showers this morning (at least on the Mendips), brighter later with a lot of high cirrus cloud.  A light south-westerly breeze and a fresh, pleasant evening.

Little Ringed Plovers
Ruffs
Whimbrels

Grasshopper Warbler

Crossbill

Wood Sandpiper

Spotted Flycatcher

Great White Egrets at Herons Green (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Victoria Park, BS3:

3 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Raven (not usual at this site), 1 Goldcrest, singing Goldfinch.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
9 Redshank in the Pill, juv. Stonechat (shore by Lagoon 3).

juv. Peregrine attacking BH Gulls, then picked out a lone Oystercatcher and dived at it a couple of times over the estuary, forcing the wader to ditch in the water. 

Pilning Wetlands:
(yesterday, 21st)  81 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 48 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 5+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Grey Wagtail

22-07-25 Stonechat SB (Vic Savery)

Severnside Distribution Park:

6 Stonechat - inc 4 Juv

22-07-25 Spotted Flycatcher Avening Green (Heather England)

Avening Green - Damery Bridge:

2 Kingfisher, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail - juv, 1 Sislin

Oystercatcher flying into Herriots Pool this morning (Merv Carlyon)

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Swift, 3 Whimbrel, 200 Rook/Carrion Crow, 7 Sand Martin, 9 Swallow, 27 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (flushed above Woodspring Priory), 5 Blackcap, 13 Lesser Whitethroat, 24 Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 alba Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 1 Crossbill (over), 4 Reed Bunting.

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

Ruff at Herons Green (Dave Hughes)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Walley Bank Path:

3 Common Sandpiper

Herons Green:

Canada Goose, Little Grebe - juv, 2 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 1 Ruff (a female? - not the same bird as at Herriotts), 1 Wood Sandpiper, Black=headed Gull, 1 juv. Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby

Little Ringed Plover at Herons Green on the exposed old road (Merv Carlyon)

Stratford:

1 Swift, 1 Red Kite, adult Cattle Egret, 1 Peregrine (juv), 1 Hobby, 1 Redshank

Herriotts Bridge:

1 moulting m. Ruff , 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 12 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret. 1 Red Kite.

Ruff and Blackwits on Herriotts Pool (George Stacey)

Out of Area

Stockhill Woods and Mineries: 

(BOC walk):  8 Woodpigeon, 3 LBB Gull, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin.

R.Severn in Glos:

Frampton:  White-winged Black Tern

Westbury-on-Severn:  Caspian Tern 

Reported by:  Dru Brooke-Taylor, Andy Davis, Heather England, Dave Hughes, John Lewis, George Stacey, Vic Savery, all WhatsApp contributors, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

21-07-25 Monday

Temp 12°C to 22°C - cloudy with a moderate WNW-WSW wind.

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Yellow-legged Gull

Wood Sandpiper

BRISTOL

21-07-25 Kingfisher & Dipper EP (Allan Chard)

Eastville Park:

1 Kingfisher, 1 Dipper

Netham Weir:

3 Little Egret

Oldbury Court/Pearces Hill:
12 Ring-necked Parakeet

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
2 Stock Dove, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Common Gull, 1 Peregrine catching 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

New Passage/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 1 Common Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

10 Dunlin, 35 Redshank

Backwell Common:
1 Yellowhammer

Kenn:
Garden- 2 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

21-07-25 Sand Martin, Barrow (Merv Carlyon)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-07-25 Common Sandpiper, CVL (George Stacey)

Dam:
4 Common Sandpiper

21-07-25 Yellow-legged Gull, CVL (Penny Wills)

Woodford:
1 Yellow-legged Gull

Cattle Egret, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herons Green:
Gadwall family, Little Grebe family, 9 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 25+ Pied Wagtail

Nunnery:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Buzzard

Stratford:
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 GBB Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby

21-07-25 Common Gull, CVL (Merv Carlyon)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Little Grebe, 5 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpuper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier

Snipe, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Darren Birdton, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Julie Evans,  Lee Gardiner, Andy Middleton, Trevor Riddle, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Penny Wills

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

20-07-25 Sunday

Temp 17°C to 22°C - a cm of rain overnight, the day was humid with a light to moderate E to S with in the am, moving to SW in the pm.

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Henbury:

Garden: 16 Swift, 3 Stock Dove, 1 GReat Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Yellowhammer

Pilning:

1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper

Severn Beach:

1 Mediterranean Gull

Thrush anvil and snail shells (Lois Pryce)

Spaniorum Hill:

1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush anvil + fresh snails, 3 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Wain's Hill:

1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports.

RESERVOIRS

20-07-25 Wood Sandpiper, Barrow (Dave Hughes)

Barrow Tanks:

1 Wood Sandpiper

Blagdon Lake:
4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 19 Cattle Egret, 13 Litte Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

Denny:
5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret

Herons Green:
40+ Canada Goose, Gadwall family, 6 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 19 Great White Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 10+ Pied Wagtail

20-07-25 Common Tern, CVL (Bri Thompson)

Stratford:
4 Oystercatcher, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 3 Common Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl

20-07-25 Kingfisher & Green Sands, CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
300+ Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 11 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 3 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Jason Brown, Stephen Curtis, Dave Hughes, Lois Pryce, Matt Scott, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson, Reuben Veal

blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds

19-07-25 Saturday - Caspian Tern

Temp 16°C to 24°C - Overcast at first, then some sun, a few showers, more overcast but finishing with warm sun, A light breeze from the west but moving southerly by nightfall. Gusts late on but only to 21 mph. 

Caspian Tern

Osprey

BRISTOL

Bishopston:

1 Raven - over early, calling

Blaise Estate - R Trym:

1 Kingfisher

19-07-25 Peregrine Clifton Down (Caron Thornton-Trippet

Clifton Down - Peregrine Watch Point:

1 Buzzard - high up, 4 Peregrine - inc 3 juv - good display

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

19-07-25 Caspian Tern Severn Beach - Orchard Pools (Matt Plenty)

Severn Beach - Orchard Pools:
1 Caspian Tern - 1st for S Glos

Wickwar:
1 Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Red Kite, 1 Redstart (m)

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:

1 Peregrine - carrying prey.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Oldland Common, Westcourt Drive:

20 Swift - screaming party

RESERVOIRS

19-07-25 Wood Sandpiper BG (Keith Williams)

Barrow Tanks:
7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret

19-07-25 Cattle Egret BG (Keith Williams)

Chew Valley Lake
95 Canada Goose, 45 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose - inc 3 juv, 4 Shoveler, 12 Teal, 3 Water Rail - calling, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 8 GB-b Gull, 11 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler, 2 Treecreeper

North Shore:

c400 Cormorant

Herons Green:
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Cattle Egret,  1 Osprey - juv, 2 Hobby

Stratford:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, GB-b Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Tawny Owl, 

Herriotts inc Pool:
2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 18 Cattle Egret - over

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Pete Cheetham, Andy Davis, Duncan Evered, Tim Ford, Nick Hawkridge, Olwen Jones, Chris Patch, Matt Plenty, Phil Quinn, Paul Sadley, Bri Thompson, Caron Thompson-Trippet, Keith Williams, 
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds