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- Friday 5th May 2024 May 12, 2024
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Friday 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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Thursday 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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Tuesday 30th April 2024
WWT Slimbridge A CURLEW SANDPIPER on the Rushy with four Dunlins this afternoon. A Yellow Wagtail from Kingfisher hide. (Dot Jones/Roy Kinchin). The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed briefly early this morning at Middle Point. Four Egyptian Geese on the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart). Two Yellow Wagtails and two Little Ringed Plovers from Hogarth hide. (Martin Price).
Westonbirt A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER at the Arboretum today at 4pm by the end of the treetop walkway. Admission fee payable. (Tom McCarthy).
Highnam Woods 2+ Nightingales this afternoon. (Paul Dunham).
Nightingale by Paul Dunham
Frampton pools An adult LITTLE GULL, four Hobbies, three Common Terns, a Common Sandpiper, a pair of Oystercatchers, a Cuckoo, a Nuthatch, 30+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows and a few Swifts today. Also the Ross’s Goose, two downy broods of five Greylags with their parents, and one downy young Barnacle Goose with its parents. (Nick Goatman/Nigel Young/Terry Grant). A Hobby from Splatt Bridge. (Terry Grant).
Hobby by Nigel Young
Saul Warth At high tide early afternoon six Whimbrels, 16 Dunlins, three Oystercatchers, eight Gadwalls, a drake Shoveler, a Little Egret, ten Sand Martins, six Swallows, three Whitethroats, a male Reed Bunting, a very late pair of Stonechats and a Peacock butterfly. (MK).
Stonechat by Mike King
Reed Bunting by Mike King
Sharpness An ARCTIC TERN at high tide and a mating pair of Oystercatchers. (Terry Grant).
Forest of Dean This morning at Nagshead three Redstarts (2m, 1f), 5+ Pied Flycatchers (3+m, 2f), Treecreepers, a Nuthatch, 3+ Blackcaps, five Song Thrushes (2ads, 3 juvs), a male Great Spotted Woodpecker, a pair of Bullfinches, a male Kingfisher caught a Palmate Newt and a Garden Warbler. (Terry Stevenson/Dave Stone/Paul Rich). Also a Wood Warbler singing at Nagshead today. (Wendy Kennison). Two Woodcocks roding in Haywood Plantation this evening. (Owen Follis).
Epney Four Common Cranes flew S this evening. Also 12 Whimbrels, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper and a Whitethroat. (Jeremy Squire).
Aldsworth Four Red Kites near Aldsworth this morning circling low around a road kill. (Chris Snook).
Red Kite by Chris Snook
Wotton-Under-Edge At Cotswold Edge Golf Club a Red Kite following the line of the edge. Also two Red-legged Partridges by the 7th green. (Mike Tranter).
Coombe Hill Meadows From the track to the right of the canal from the car park in the meadow from the first stile two male Yellow Wagtails. From the metal kissing gate a male Wheatear, a Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat, a male Reed Bunting and Lesser Whitethroat and a Cuckoo heard. From the hide two Avocets, two Oystercatchers, two Redshanks, four Cattle Egret, a Curlew and a Whimbrel. (Derek Summers).
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Monday 29th April 2024
Selsley At Bownhill Equestrian Centre a male RING OUZEL, a Whinchat and three Wheatears today. (Keith & Lyn Perkins).
WWT Slimbridge A drake GARGANEY on South Lake. (Andy Chapman/Paul Masters). A male Whinchat along the Summer Walkway. Two Cuckoos, a Lesser Whitethroat and two Wheatears from Middle Point. (Mike Davis/Ian Hull/Geoff Moyser/MK).
Cuckoo by Mike King
Frampton Around the pools four Hobbies, two Common Sandpipers, a pair of Mandarins, 19 Swifts, 50+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, 30+ House Martins, an ARCTIC TERN, two Common Terns, a Garden Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Reed Warbler, a Curlew, a Kingfisher, a Sparrowhawk and 28 Tufted Ducks. (Nick Goatman/Mike Davis/MK). From Splatt Bridge early morning, a Whimbrel, two Great White Egrets, three Common Sandpipers near the bridge, two Redshanks, a Lapwing, nine Little Egrets, two Gadwalls, 12 Shelducks, two Sedge Warblers, a Reed Bunting, 15+ Swallows and four Cetti’s Warblers. (Steve Pullen).
Cotswold Water Park West At Pit 57 at least six Garden Warblers and four Common Terns. Also good numbers of Reed, Sedge and Cetti’s Warblers and a Cuckoo heard. (Paul Rich).
Cleeve Hill A Cuckoo on the butterfly reserve at 11:30am today. (Howard Smith).
Cassey Compton A circling feeding flock of hirundines, 40 House Martins and ten Swallows, in a woodland glade bordering Coln water meadows at Turpin’s Green ½ mile S of Cassey Compton today. (Harvey Sherwood).
Prestbury A Swift over the house at 10am. (Ken Heron).
Nailsworth A Hen Harrier type raptor (definitely a harrier sp and not Marsh) flew N up the Nailsworth Valley then veered W and out of sight at 7:15pm. (Terry Grant).
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Sunday 28th April 2024
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed occasionally on reeds at the edge of the river at Middle Point this morning. (David Creber/Tan Grigg/Simon Ashley). Also a reeling Grasshopper Warbler. Also around the grounds two singing Lesser Whitethroats, a Cuckoo, a Swift, five Common Sandpipers, four Med Gulls (James Robinson). Two adult LITTLE GULLS feeding on the mud on the Tack Piece. Also the Snow Goose still. (Slimbridge Sightings). Also on the Tack Piece an Egyptian Goose and two Swifts over. (Jonathan Bull). A fully winged Goldeneye in the Big Pen today. (Jeremy Squire). Around the grounds a Wheatear, a Kingfisher, two Grey Partridges, three Common Cranes, a Marsh Harrier and two Reed Warblers. (Chris Harper/High Peak RSPB group).
Highnam Woods A Nightingale singing early morning. Also a flock of 15 WAXWINGS calling and flying out of their roost. (Greg Mabbett).
Coombe Hill Meadows Three WOOD SANDPIPERS, a male Ruff, three Little Ringed Plovers, three Whimbrels, a Dunlin, three Avocets, four Cattle Egrets, a Great White Egret, a female Marsh Harrier, two Yellow Wagtails and a singing male Redstart. (Jeremy Holland/Greg Mabbett/Geoff Fawcett/Rich Baatsen). Also a Swift. (Alan McIlquham).
Framilode A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF calling outside the church this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire).
Epney & Longney This evening a Great White Egret, 16 Whimbrels, three Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, a drake Mandarin and two unseasonal Stonechats. The Whimbrel roosted on the small pool opposite Longney Crib. (Jeremy Squire).
Frampton On the sailing lake at 7:30am two Common Terns, a Common Sandpiper, 35 Tufted Ducks, four Shelducks, two Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, ten Stock Doves, a Kingfisher, 100+ Sand Martins and a Garden Warbler. (Nick Goatman/MK). Also a Swift over. (Mike Davis). Later around the pools 200+ Sand Martins, 40+ Swallows, 30+ House Martins, three Swifts, two Lesser Whitethroats, five Whitethroats, two Reed Warblers, 31 Chiffchaffs, 19 Blackcaps and four Yellowhammers. (Nick Goatman). Two Hobbies hunting low over Court Lake at 2:30pm. (Nigel Hewston).
Huntley Two Swifts together over Solomon’s Tump at 7:30am. (Derek Summers).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead four Pied Flycatchers, a pair of Redstarts and a male Siskin today. (Dot Jones). A Wood Warbler on the Sculpture Trail. (Mark Hobson).
Bisley This afternoon between the village and the lane to Calfway Farm birds included five Swallows, four Skylarks, two Stock Doves, three Goldfinches, a Buzzard, 75 Woodpigeons and 25+ House Sparrows. (John Fletcher).
Skylark by John Fletcher
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Saturday 27th April 2024
WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT in song-flight briefly, from the reeds at the edge of the river at Middle Point at 10am, but no further sign after. (Paul Masters). A KITTIWAKE on South Lake at 1:10pm for 15 minutes. (Dot Jones). On the Tack Piece 36 Black-tailed Godwits, two Avocets, two Lapwings, two Curlews, a Whimbrel, 23 Ringed Plovers, 14 Dunlins, an Oystercatcher and the Snow Goose. (Chris Moore).
Coombe Hill Meadows c60 Mute Swans, ten Greylags, ten Canada Geese, 24 Shelducks, two Wigeon, 20 Gadwalls, 4+ Teal, 30 Mallards, a pair of GARGANEYS, 18+ Shovelers, 20 Tufted Ducks, four Cattle Egrets, four Little Egrets, 30 Coots, three Avocets, two Oystercatchers, a Ringed Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers, five Lapwings, a Dunlin, a female Ruff, a Whimbrel, at least three Redshanks, three WOOD SANDPIPERS, an adult LITTLE GULL, 50 Black-headed Gulls, five Swallows, two House Martins, five Sand Martins, five Skylarks, two Redstarts, three Yellow Wagtails, a Reed Warbler, 5+ Sedge Warblers, 5+ Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats, 2+ Blackcaps and 3+ Chiffchaffs. (Mike Smart/Ian Parsons/Dan Gornall).
Cotswold Water Park West On Pit 201b two male GARGANEYS, six Yellow Wagtails, a Little Ringed Plover and an Oystercatcher today. (Mark Coller).
Garganey by Mark Coller
Frampton pools A pair of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS over, an ARCTIC TERN, two Common Terns, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, three House Martins, a Hobby, a Garden Warbler, four Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Lapwings and two Shelducks today. (Nick Goatman).
Highnam Woods Between 7am-8am at least one Nightingale singing and seen twice, a Garden Warbler, two Willow Warblers, many Blackcaps, a Buzzard and two Ravens. (Chris Harper/High Peak RSPB group).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead 10am-2pm five Redstarts, two Pied Flycatchers, three Treecreepers, a Hobby reported with it possibly heard calling and numerous Nuthatches. (Chris Harper/High Peak RSPB group).
Elmore Court At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch birds this afternoon included three Stonechats, a Reed Warbler, two Cetti’s Warblers, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting, six Skylarks, four Stock Doves, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (Steve Pullen).
Winchcombe Early afternoon a Little Egret flew S above the line of the River Isbourne. Also an adult Robin feeding a youngster in the garden. (Peter Rodgers).
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Friday 26th April 2024
Coombe Hill Meadows This afternoon two WOOD SANDPIPERS from Grundon hide but chased off by a Shoveler at 4:30pm. Also five Great White Egrets, four Cattle Egrets, 16 Little Egrets, a Little Ringed Plover, a Yellow Wagtail, five Whimbrels, two Greenshanks, an adult LITTLE GULL and four singing Redstarts. (Keith Colcombe/Steve Money). This morning an adult LITTLE GULL, a Cattle Egret, a Ruff, two Avocets, two Greenshanks, a Black-tailed Godwits, three Whimbrels, a Curlew, three Oystercatchers and two Redshanks. (Andy Lodge).
Wood Sandpipers by Steve Money
Wood Sandpipers by Steve Money
Little Gull by Steve Money
Saul Warth An ARCTIC TERN flew high N after resting briefly on the mud at 8:45am, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits, an Avocet, a Whimbrel, a Curlew, a Common Sandpiper, five Oystercatchers, 12 Dunlins, 18 Swallows, 16 Sand Martins, a pair of Stonechats, two Whitethroats, two Blackcaps and a Roe Deer. (MK).
Bar-tailed Godwits by Mike King
Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams Late morning/early afternoon 11 Mute Swans, three drake Shovelers, a Grey Heron, two Great White Egrets and two Little Egrets all from the viewing screen at Meerend Thicket. A Peregrine in flight between the hams. Along Stank Lane a Grey Heron, a male Redstart and a male Reed Bunting; also two Willow Warblers, two Blackcaps, at least three Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, several Chiffchaffs and Skylarks all heard singing, and a Curlew heard calling. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).
Cleeve Hill At Wardens’ Wood this morning two Blackcaps, two Willow Warblers, four Chiffchaffs, a Yellowhammer, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Buzzard, a Linnet, a Whitethroat and three Skylarks. (Cottia Howard).
Forest of Dean At Nagshead today four Pied Flycatchers, two Redstarts, five Treecreepers, four Nuthatches, two Goldcrests, six Blackcaps, a Grey Wagtail, two Coal Tits, a Mistle Thrush, three Song Thrushes, two Mallard and a Goshawk briefly calling. (John Fletcher).
Pied Flycatcher by John Fletcher
Hawling A Cuckoo this morning. (Duncan Dine).
Cuckoo by Duncan Dine
Frampton A Hobby over the sailing lake this afternoon. (Jeremy Squire/Neil Smart).
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