Cotswold Water Park West An OSPREY being mobbed by gulls over the Pit 43 area going W in the direction of Shorncote. 16 Arctic Terns on Pit 57 this morning. (Duncan Dine).
WWT Slimbridge An Arctic Tern on South Lake again. Nine Bar-tailed Godwits feeding in a channel on the river viewed from Holden Tower this morning. A Little Ringed Plover on the scrape viewed from Holden Tower and on the Tack Piece two Greenshanks and three Ringed Plovers. (Ian Hull).
Frampton Pools Two Arctic Terns left high N at 1:10pm, two Common Terns, four Common Sandpipers, a White Wagtail, five Swifts, a Reed Warbler, 300+ Swallows, 400+ Sand Martins, 50+ House Martins, a Whitethroat, 18+ Blackcaps, eight Chiffchaffs, five Oystercatchers, two Stock Doves, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Green Woodpecker, a Little Grebe, 40+ Tufted Ducks, two Cormorants, a Jay, a Willow Warbler, a Buzzard, ten Greylags and a Mistle Thrush. (Mark Grieve/Gordon Hodgson/Jeremy Squire). Also two Whimbrels from Splatt Bridge at lunchtime. (Gordon Hodgson).
Coombe Hill Meadows A Whimbrel and a Little Ringed Plover at lunchtime today. (Jeremy Squire). This evening birds included two Mute Swans, 16 Canada Geese, two pairs of Greylags, 20 Shelducks, a female Wigeon, at least 15 Gadwalls, a pair of Pintails, four drake Shovelers, three Great Crested Grebes, two Little Egrets, 30 Coots, three Oystercatchers, nine Lapwings, at least three Redshanks, a Cuckoo, ten Swallows, 20 Sand Martins and a Lesser Whitethroat. (Mike Smart).
Quedgeley A Hobby low over Shelduck Road heading S at 7:25 this evening. (Steve Pullen).
Kingswood A Cuckoo calling at 1pm today. (Thomas McCarthy).
Ashleworth Ham This afternoon birds included five Curlews, six Shelducks, 21 Coots, two Oystercatchers, three Teal, six Shovelers, two Lapwings, 15 Canada Geese, a Little Egret, three Gadwalls (2m, 1f), three Blackcaps, two Whitethroats, two Lesser Whitethroats, four Chiffchaffs, five Swallows, a House Martin, a Sand Martin, four Skylarks, a Cuckoo heard and three Buzzards. (John Fletcher).
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