Redmarley A WHITE STORK preening on a rooftop at Playley Green, Redmarley at 9:30pm. (Jeff Wheeler). Record shot by Jeff.
Eastleach Martin 4-5 QUAILS still calling this morning in wheat field close to road and one seen in flight N of Eastleach Martin at SP20600754. Also two Red Kites, 3+ Corn Buntings, 4+ Yellowhammers, 3+ Whitethroats, two Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap still singing. (Jonathan Angliss/R Hopkins).
Saul Warth Early morning a Common Sandpiper, 100+ Curlews, two adult and two juvenile Redshanks, a Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, 30+ Shelducks (50% juveniles) and four Little Egrets. (MK).
Tirley Sandpits 7+ Skylarks, nine Chiffchaffs, seven Swifts S, a Goldcrest, 24+ Swallows, 20+ House Martins, two Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Yellow Wagtails, six Whitethroats, a male Whinchat in a Beet field, nine Stock Doves, a Blackcap, 36+ House Sparrows feeding on maize, two Yellowhammers, a Bullfinch and 15 Linnets. Also a juvenile Bullfinch in the garden and at Staunton 15 House Martins. (Mark Grieve).
Coombe Hill Meadows A pair of Mute Swans with four cygnets, a juvenile Shelduck, three Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, 27 Lapwings, an adult Little Ringed Plover, a Dunlin, a Greenshank, an adult Redshank guarding its chick, a Curlew and three Whinchats. (Les Brown/Mike Smart).
Forest of Dean At Moseley Green Ravens, Greenfinches, Linnets, a Ringlet and Small Skipper butterflies, a Fallow Deer and 20+ Dor Beetles. At Parkend a Song Thrush, a Blackcap, Marbled White and Ringlet butterflies, a Common Lizard and five Wild Boars. At Nagshead a Bullfinch, Ringlet butterflies, a mating pair of Emerald Damselflies, an Emperor Dragonfly laying eggs and a male Common Lizard. (Chris & Phil Andrews).
Symonds Yat From Yat Rock viewpoint the Peregrine pair with the juvenile male, Buzzards, Ravens, two Goshawks, Stock Doves, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Rose Chafer and two Holly Blue butterflies. (Chris & Phil Andrews).
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