Frampton pools At the Sailing Lake early morning three Common Sandpipers, two Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, five Pied Wagtails, a Yellow-legged Gull and a Reed Warbler feeding young. (Nick Goatman). Early afternoon three Little Egrets, four Common Terns, two juvenile Black-headed Gulls, the female Tufted Duck with four small ducklings, a pair of Great Crested Grebes with four young, probably three juvenile Sparrowhawks, one seen others calling, an Oystercatcher, a Green Sandpiper, a pair of Mute Swans with five cygnets and 88+ Mute Swans on Court Lake and a Grass Snake. This evening a Swift S over Court Lake at 7:45pm. (MK). This afternoon on Court Lake a LESSER EMPEROR and a small colony of SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLIES. (Martin McGill). Pics by Mike.
WWT Slimbridge The SPOONBILL circled twice over the estuary at high tide, a female Marsh Harrier, 15 Green Sandpipers, seven Little Ringed Plovers, four Common Sandpipers, two Greenshanks and 11 Ruff. (Edward Betteridge).
Winchcombe Two Stock Doves in a neighbour’s garden, one on the bird feeder. (Peter Rodgers).