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- Friday 10th May 2024 May 13, 2024
- Thursday 9th May 2024 May 12, 2024
- Wednesday 8th May 2024 May 12, 2024
- Tuesday 7th May 2024 May 12, 2024
- Monday 6th May 2024 May 12, 2024
- Sunday 5th May 2024 May 12, 2024
- Saturday 4th May 2024 May 11, 2024
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Friday 10th May 2024
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again today at Middle Point. It is becoming more reliable but is quite distant and a scope helps gain good views. 2+ DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles again. Six Sanderlings on the Tack Piece. An Egyptian Goose on South Lake. (Tim McGrath/Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Mark Dowie). A Red Kite over the Rushy at 1pm. (Tim McGrath).
Frampton A drake GARGANEY, five Greenshanks, six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Grey Plover, three Oystercatchers, eight Redshanks, five Lapwings and a Great White Egret on Splatt flashes this morning. (Gordon Hodgson/Steve Pullen). Two Hobbies hunting over the 100-Acre before moving towards Frampton pools. (Steve Pullen). A distant flock of 60+ small waders over the estuary, Ringed Plover, Dunlin and a c10 Sanderlings. (Gordon Hodgson).
Tidenham Chase A Wood Warbler at The Park today. (Steve Thorogood).
Maisemore A Cattle Egret at the River Leadon flood near Maisemore. Also two Great White Egrets, 15 Little Egrets, a Kingfisher and a singing male Redstart. (Andy Jayne).
Rodborough Common A Swift flew N over the Common today, and several Duke of Burgundy butterflies on the wing. (Rob Crofton).
Duke of Burgundy by Rob Crofton
Stonehouse Two Red Kites flew over slowly at 6:25pm. (Jon Dexter).
Cotswold Water Park East This afternoon in the Whelford area five Red Crested Pochards, two Gadwalls, six Great Crested Grebes, a Little Egrets, three Mute Swans, 15 Tufted Ducks, five Coots, two Moorhens, six Mallards, 50+ Cormorants, two Greylags, a Reed Warbler, two Sedge Warblers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Long-tailed Tits, three Blackcaps, two Willow Warblers and a Bank Vole. (John Fletcher).
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Thursday 9th May 2024
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again today at Middle Point. Also two Grasshopper Warblers reeling. Two Grey Plovers, three Ringed Plovers, 31 Dunlins, a Greenshank and an Egyptian Goose on the Tack Piece. (Roberta Goodall/Paul Masters/Steve Pullen/John Fletcher).
White-spotted Bluethroat by John Fletcher
Berkeley shore Seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE flew S at 7:12am. (Paul Taylor).
Frampton A drake GARGANEY, a Greenshank, four Redshanks, three Bar-tailed Godwits, two Grey Plovers, two Avocets, a Cuckoo and a Red Kite over at Splatt flashes. (Gordon Hodgson). Three Hobbies high over Court Lake late morning. (Steve Young). Around the pools 42 Chiffchaffs, 12 Whitethroats, four Lesser Whitethroats, 36 Blackcaps, six Cetti’s Warblers, ten Reed Warblers, eight Common Terns, three Oystercatchers, three Shelducks, a Lapwing, a Whimbrel and 62 Stock Doves. (Nick Goatman).
Tresham Early morning two Yellow Wagtails, three Corn Buntings and a Whitethroat. (Paul Rich).
Chedworth Three Swift feeding at altitude over Chedworth this evening. (Harvey Sherwood).
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Wednesday 8th May 2024
Cotswold Water Park East The drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK still on Pit 111 at Whelford pools today. (Mark Dowie/Christopher Teague).
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again today at Middle Point. (Mike Davis). From Estuary Tower seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the foreshore. (Slimbridge Sightings). At 11:35am three Red Kites drifting NW high over the Rushy and Tack Piece. (Tim McGrath).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead today two pairs of Pied Flycatchers, a Raven, a Peregrine and two Firecrests. (Chris Snook). Five Swifts over the garden in Cinderford this morning. (Owen Follis).
Elmore Court In the rewilding area this morning, four Gadwalls including a female with six ducklings, two Lapwings, a Grey Heron, a Cuckoo heard, a Buzzard, a Sedge Warbler, two Reed Warblers, three Lesser Whitethroats, three Whitethroats, two Reed Buntings, eight Skylarks and 12 Linnets. (Steve Pullen).
Frampton pools Three Hobbies circling high over Court Lake this afternoon, also the Ross’s Goose. (Steve Pullen).
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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Cotswold Water Park East The drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK still on Pit 111 at Whelford pools today. (Jeremy Holland/Paul Masters).
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again this morning at Middle Point. From Estuary Tower seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the foreshore. (Martin McGill/Julian Thomas). A SHORT-EARED OWL N of the Shepherd’s Hut today. (Geoff Moyser/Warren Gill). Also a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER reeling at Middle Point. (Dot Jones). Also a distant SHORT-EARED OWL at Middle Point, seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE and a Greenshank on the Dumbles. (Steve Pullen).
Frampton pools An OSPREY over, six Hobbies, ten Common Terns, an ARCTIC TERN, a male Gadwall, a male Mandarin, a Garden Warbler, two Reed Warblers and six Swallows today. (Nick Goatman). Also today three pairs of Greylags with goslings, two Oystercatchers, four Great Crested Grebes, the Ross’s Goose, two Sedge Warblers and four Pied Wagtails. From Splatt Bridge a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets and four Shelducks. (John Fletcher).
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Monday 6th May 2024
Cleeve Hill A juvenile PALLID HARRIER flew through near the radio masts this afternoon. (Greg & Tom Mabbett). Pics by Greg.
Cotswold Water Park East A drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK on Pit 111 at Whelford pools today. (Paul Rich).
Ferruginous Duck by Paul Rich
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again this morning at Middle Point. From Estuary Tower seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the foreshore. (Ian Hull/Sarah Townsend/Les Ditchburn/Martin Price/Colin Greenfield).
Highnam Woods Two Nightingales singing early this morning. (Steve Pullen).
Forest of Dean Around the Crabtree Hill area two Tree Pipits, three Garden Warblers, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Redstart, four Linnets and three Stonechats. (Roy Kinchin).
Sharpness Two Common Cranes flew over the garden, heading towards the docks. (Clare Glanville).
Nailsworth Seven Swifts over this afternoon. (Jake King).
Frampton pools This afternoon 4+ Hobbies over the sailing lake, also 6+ Common Terns, three Swifts and a Great Crested Grebe. Also a Peregrine over Splatt flashes. (Steve Pullen).
Ashleworth Ham This afternoon birds included a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, five Grey Herons, two Canada Geese, three Greylags, a male Shoveler, a pair of Gadwalls, six Shelducks, one pair with three ducklings, 46 Mallards, one pair with seven ducklings, three Coots, two Cormorants, 14 Mute Swans, two Swallows, four Blackcaps, two Song Thrushes, two Chiffchaff and three Brimstones. (John Fletcher).
Shelducks by John Fletcher
Gloucester Around Alney Island N.R. this morning a Lesser Whitethroat, two Whitethroats, 4+ Reed Warblers, three Sedge Warblers, a Coot, eight Mallards, two Canada Geese, many Blackcaps and a Red Fox. (Steve Pullen).
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Sunday 5th May 2024
Highnam Woods A Nightingale singing early this morning. (Paul Masters).
WWT Slimbridge A drake GARGANEY on South Lake this morning. Also a Whimbrel. (Slimbridge Sightings/Roberta Goodall).
Coombe Hill Meadows A drake GARGANEY from Grundon hide this morning. (Les Ditchburn). Also today five Little Egrets, two Great White Egrets, two Grey Herons, three Redshanks, two Lapwings, two Avocets, 19 Gadwalls, seven Shovelers, four Tufted Ducks, a Cattle Egret, a Buzzard, an Oystercatcher, a Reed Bunting, a Great Black-backed Gull, a Linnet, a Skylark, Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Lesser Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers. (Chris Moore).
Forest of Dean At Crabtree Hill Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler and Garden Warbler all singing today. (Dot Jones).
Frampton 16 Common Terns on the sailing lake this evening, most departed at 7:30pm. Also four Oystercatchers. (Nick Goatman). Also the Ross’s Goose today. (Karle Burford/Paul Sutton).
Ross’s Goose by Paul Sutton
Longney Six Whimbrels, a Redshank and at least one 2nd year Yellow-legged Gull at lunchtime. (Jeremy Squire).
Gloucester Along the canal at Over this morning several Chiffchaffs, a Green Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a Kingfisher and two Treecreepers. Also Azure and Large Red Damselflies. (Paul Clark).
Tirley Two Hobbies today. (Robin Lewis).
Aylburton Common Birds today included a Buzzard, three Goldfinches, 13 Blackbirds, nine House Martins building nests under the eaves on a house on Chapel Hill and five Swallows. (John Meadows).
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Saturday 4th May 2024
Highnam Woods A Nightingale, a Treecreeper, a Nuthatch, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler and a Chiffchaff. (Eric Harris/Mark Hobson/Simon Bradfield).
WWT Slimbridge From the Estuary Tower seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE, 2+ Oystercatchers, a pair of Black Swans, 2+ Avocets and 2+ Skylarks. (Oliver Paisey). Four SPOONBILLS landed on the Dumbles at 9:50am seen earlier over Frampton pools. (Helen Bojaniwska/Mike Davis/Steve Money). At Middle Point the WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed occasionally and a SHORT-EARED OWL quartered up and down the sea wall and reed beds. (Neil Smart). A WOOD SANDPIPER from Robbie Garnett hide. (Mark Coller).
Short-eared Owl by Mark Coller
Wood Sandpiper by Mark Coller
Spoonbills by Steve Money
Tresham Early morning two Wheatears, four Corn Buntings and a Whitethroat. (Paul Rich).
Frampton pools Four SPOONBILLS flew over Court Lake at 9:30am in the direction of Slimbridge. (Steve Money). Around the pools today a Marsh Harrier, seven Common Terns, a Cuckoo, six Shelducks, 32 Tufted Ducks, three Oystercatchers, two Red-legged Partridges, six Stock Doves, four Skylarks, 15 Whitethroats, eight Lesser Whitethroats, 11 Reed Warblers, 28 Blackcaps, 43 Chiffchaffs, a Sedge Warbler, eight Swallows, two Swifts, two Reed Buntings and a Yellowhammer. (Steve Pullen/Nick Goatman). From Splatt Bridge this morning a Grasshopper Warbler reeled a few times, four Lesser Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler, two Great White Egrets, a Cuckoo, two Common Sandpipers, a Whimbrel, six Redshanks, three Lapwings, four Common Terns and 30 Swifts. (Gordon Hodgson).
Spoonbills by Steve Money
Coombe Hill Meadows At least 28 Mute Swans, seven Greylags, ten Canada Geese, four Egyptian Geese, 22 Shelducks, two Teal, ten Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, at least ten Shovelers, 31+ Tufted Ducks, three Cattle Egrets, four Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, 15 Coots, four Avocets, two Oystercatchers, 10+ Lapwings, a Ringed Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers, two Black-tailed Godwits, eight Whimbrels, Curlews bubbling from southern meadows, at least four Redshanks, two Great Black-backed Gulls, a Cuckoo singing. Skylark, Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Reed Bunting all singing. (Mike Smart).
Forest of Dean At Woorgreens two Wood Warblers, seven Garden Warblers, two Tree Pipits, a Redstart, four Stonechats and lots of Willow Warblers. At Nagshead three Pied Flycatchers, two Firecrests and a Redstart. (Steve Pullen). A NIGHTJAR churring at a traditional site this evening, also two Woodcocks. (Frank Williams).
Gloucester A Sedge Warbler, a Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat and a Reed Bunting at Horsebere Flood Storage Lake this afternoon. (Daniel Cowl).
Winchcombe On the garden feeders today, three Siskins (2f, 1m), a male Greenfinch, two Goldfinches, two Coal Tits. Also a Goldcrest, a Song thrush, Brimstones and Small White butterflies. (Gill Worthington).
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Friday 3rd May 2024
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again this morning at Middle Point. Two summer-plumaged Turnstones on the Tack Piece with 14 Dunlins. (Tim Jukes). Seven DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles. (Paul Rich).
Frampton pools An ARCTIC TERN, eight Common Terns, two Hobbies, five Oystercatchers, a Greylag with young, nine Shelducks, two Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler, four Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, 30+ Swifts, 50+ House Martins, 30+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, a male Siskin and a Roe Deer today. (Nick Goatman).
Walmore Common A WOOD SANDPIPER this morning, but it disappeared as soon as the rain stopped at 9:45am. Also a pair of Yellow Wagtails, a White Wagtail and a Lapwing chick. (Andy Jayne).
Churcham Four Ringed Plovers on a flood near Churcham this afternoon. (Andy Jayne).
Coombe Hill Meadows An ARCTIC TERN this morning. (Jeremy Squire). In the evening six Whimbrels, two Black-tailed Godwits and two Dunlin, two male Garganeys and a Cuckoo. (Ian Ralphs).
Framilode A Great Crested Grebe on the river today. (Jeremy Squire).
Longney A Wheatear, two Stonechats, a Kestrel and a Dunlin tonight. The Cuckoo was around earlier. (Jeremy Squire).
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Thursday 2nd May 2024
Newent A NIGHTJAR sat on a garden birdbath all day until 6pm at least. (Helen Lister).
Nightjar by Helen Lister
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed at 9am and 9:15am on the far edge of the reeds left of path at Middle Point. (MK). Then it showed on and off from 11:15am until 2:15pm at least when it was singing. (Paul Masters/Jake King/Steve Pullen). Also this morning from Middle Point a Marsh Harrier, two Black Swans, three Egyptian Geese, the Snow Goose, a Swift, 16+ Swallows, 6+ House Martins, Cuckoo and Lesser Whitethroat heard, a Reed Warbler moving along the hedge line and a Yellow Wagtail. (Paul Masters/MK). A LITTLE TERN fishing over the main river channel at 1:15pm, then lost to view. (Slimbridge Sightings). At Middle Point from 2:30pm a SHORT-EARED OWL patrolled the area for 30 minutes at least. (Steve Pullen).
White-spotted Bluethroat by Paul Masters
Coombe Hill Meadows Today four GARGANEYS (3m, 1f), 50 Gadwalls, four Whimbrels, four Cattle Egrets, three Great White Egrets, two Black-tailed Godwits, a pair of Great Black-backed Gulls and a Cuckoo. (Duncan Dine/Andy Jayne).
Garganey by Duncan Dine
Longney Sands 18 Whimbrels still this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead today a male Pied Flycatcher, three male Blackcaps, two Nuthatches, three Treecreepers and 20+ Blackbirds. (Jack Green).
Pied Flycatcher by Jack Green
Barnsley Warren SSSI Approached from the Fosse Way, two Red Kites, two Buzzards, three Corn Buntings, three Yellowhammers, a Whinchat, three Wheatears, three Redstarts, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Lapwings and several Blackcaps and Willow Warblers. Just outside the SSSI boundary two Goshawks heard and two more Redstarts. (Steve Brown).
Chedworth At the disused airfield a Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail and two Lapwings today. (Steve Brown).
Frampton At Court Lake two Hobbies, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, an Oystercatcher, the Ross’s Goose, three pairs of Great Crested Grebes and a pair of Mandarins. (Paul Sutton).
Ross’s Goose by Paul Sutton
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Wednesday 1st May 2024
Purton This morning migrants through or at Purton included a SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, a Cuckoo, 180 Swallows, 20 Sand Martins, 12 House Martins, a Swift, 12 Yellow Wagtails, two Tree Pipits, a White Wagtail, a Garden Warbler, 50 Goldfinches, a Sanderling, five Ringed Plovers and two Avocets. (Francis Steuck).
Coombe Hill Meadows Two male GARGANEYS this morning and two Whimbrels on the southern meadows. (Ian Hull).
WWT Slimbridge From Middle Point this morning a male Marsh Harrier, six Common Cranes flew N and landed at The Noose, a pair of Black Swans on the river, a Yellow Wagtail flew N and a Grasshopper Warbler heard briefly at 10:50am. The Snow Goose still on the Tack Piece. (MK). A SHORT-EARED OWL sat on a post to the left of Zeiss hide at 11:45am. (Paul Rich/Martin Price). Two chicks have hatched in the Common Crane nest on the Top New Piece. (Martin Price). Four Egyptian Geese on the Tack Piece, three MEDITERRANEAN GULLS on South Lake, a Garden Warbler along the Estuary Walkway and several Lesser Whitethroats heard around the grounds. (Adrienne Sanders).
Frampton At the sailing lake this morning two Common Terns, a Water Rail, two Common Sandpipers, two Oystercatchers, a pair of Mandarins, 28 Tufted Ducks, a Kingfisher and a Reed Warbler. (Steve Pullen).
Longney A Cuckoo flew over the river to Rodley this lunchtime. (Jeremy Squire).
Chedworth Five Wheatears and a Yellow Wagtail on the Airfield this afternoon. (Duncan Dine).
Yellow Wagtail by Duncan Dine
Cotswold Water Park West At Cerney Wick on a flooded field just on the Glos side three Black-tailed Godwits, a male Pintail and a Cuckoo calling. (Duncan Dine). On Pit 43 four Dunlins and three Reed Warblers. (Jack Green).
Reed Warbler by Jack Green
Cotswold Water Park East A Cuckoo calling by Pit 127, four Common Terns on Pit 114 and another on Pit 125. (Duncan Dine).
Forest of Dean A Garden Warbler in Haywood Plantation this afternoon. (Owen Follis). At Nagshead this afternoon two Treecreepers, three Nuthatches, two Redstarts (1m, 1f) and three Pied Flycatchers (2m, 1f). (Paul Clark).
Cleeve Hill In the east section of the Common today two Wheatears, a Whinchat, a Corn Bunting, three Red Kites, three Whitethroats and a Willow Warbler. In Warden’s Wood a few Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, a Raven and a Bullfinch heard. (Keith White).
Tewkesbury Swifts back to nesting sites in Tewkesbury this morning. (Dawn Ballinger).
Minchinhampton A Wheatear near the village today. (Stephen Phillipson).
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