Ashleworth Ham From Meerend thicket hide this afternoon a male Wigeon. (m), five Linnets, four Swallows, five Whitethroats, a Buzzard and a Fox which made a failed attack on the ducks. (Pic by John). Along Stank Lane two Curlews, eight Swallows, three Buzzards, a family of five Bullfinches, two Sedge Warblers and a male Reed Bunting. (John Fletcher).
Cotswolds Along the River Coln, Quenington to Fairford this morning a Dipper feeding two fledglings at Rag Hill SP 14900 03836, two Kingfishers, five Pied, two Grey and a Yellow Wagtail, a Hobby over, a Little Owl, a Treecreeper, three Willow Warblers, a female Sparrowhawk chasing a Blackbird, seven Lapwings and three Skylarks. Also a Water Vole at SP 14718 03565 and a Painted Lady. (Michael Cook).
WWT Slimbridge A MARSH HARRIER around the Dumbles still this morning. (@slimbridge_wild).
Tewkesbury At Severn Ham 40 House Martins, three Linnets, two Reed Buntings singing and a Moorhen with chicks. (Mike Smart).
Coombe Hill Meadows A pair of Mute Swans with four cygnets, a juvenile Shelduck, two Teal, a female Mallard with six freshly hatched ducklings, three Little Egrets, two Grey Herons, six Lapwings, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, a Curlew, a Green Sandpiper, an adult Redshank guarding two very small chicks on the island, two Reed Warblers, 1-2 Sedge Warblers, Whitethroats and Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).
Tirley A Willow Warbler in the garden today. (Mark Grieve).
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