Cotswold Water Park East The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still on Pit 126 (next to Pit 125 Bowmoor Sailing Lake) today but elusive. (John & Kevin Widgery).
Coombe Hill Meadows The Greenland White-fronted Goose (with radio transmitter) in front of Grundon hide today on the floods. (Jeremy Squire).
WWT Slimbridge A MERLIN hunting viewed from the Zeiss hide, and then sat on fence post near the estuary at 2:30pm. (Andy Langley). Pics of Golden Plovers and Curlew by Dave Tait.


Ashleworth Ham This afternoon birds included 17 Snipe, three Lapwings, 131 Teal, 91 Wigeon, 48 Shovelers, 53 Pintails, five Gadwalls, five Tufted Ducks (4m, 1f), 44 Mallards, five Mute Swans, 21 Canada Geese, four Greylags, a Little Grebe, 27 Coots, a Little Egret, three Redwings, 17 Fieldfares, 85 Starlings, five Pied Wagtails and two Peregrines. (John Fletcher).
Forest of Dean Two Kingfishers and 30 Mandarins this morning at Soudley Ponds. (David Smith). A male Goosander on Woorgreens lake today. (John & Kevin Widgery).
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