Monthly Archives: October 2020

Prestbury     A MEALY REDPOLL at 2:47pm in St. Mary’s Churchyard today. (Ken Heron). Stinchcombe Hill    Six Crossbills, a Reed Bunting, 18 Chaffinches, eight Siskins, two Lesser Redpolls, three Linnets, six Greenfinches and two Cormorants over this morning. Six … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     An OSPREY being mobbed by crows, ten Long-tailed Tits, two Wigeon, five Grey Heron, a Hobby and three Jays at Pit 42 near Pike Corner. (Cas & Luther Hambling, age 11 & 9). Also seen … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     Belated news of an OSPREY fishing at Lower Mill Estate yesterday afternoon and still present in the Pit 57/41 area today. (Helen Llewelyn). Deerhurst     A HOODED CROW near Deerhurst on the Severn walkway at … Continue reading →

Frampton     19 Little Egrets and four House Martins over the village this evening. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson).

Frampton     Vis mig at Splatt Bridge 7:30-9:45am 24 Wigeon, 20 Lapwings, two Snipe, six Siskins, two Lesser Redpolls, two Crossbills, a Rock Pipit, a Redwing, 25 Goldfinches, 27 Linnets, nine Skylarks, 18 Reed Buntings, 85 Meadow Pipits and 27 … Continue reading →

Tetbury     A calling YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER at a private site this morning. (Dan Watson). WWT Slimbridge     Three calling TREE SPARROWS repeatedly circled Middle Point at 8:40-8:43am. In the Goose House Ground two Whinchats and four Stonechats. (Martin McGill). 120+ … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN very briefly from Kingfisher hide today. (Alan Bryant). Two female MERLINS at Mid Point. Also there a Wheatear, a Rock Pipit, 13 Siskins, a Lesser Redpoll, a Peregrine, ten Grey Plovers, a Bar-tailed Godwit and … Continue reading →

Awre     This afternoon two Whinchats, two Wheatears, a Rock Pipit, 46 Meadow Pipits, nine Skylarks, four Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrests, 23 House Martins, 50 Swallows, 72 Curlews, a Ruff and a Little Egret. (Lewis Thomson). WWT Slimbridge     A MERLIN … Continue reading →

Westbury-on-Severn    This morning at Westbury Strand (Pimlico Sand) on the rising tide three SANDWICH TERNS, a second-winter Mediterranean Gull, three Ruff and three Little Stints with c20 Dunlins. (John Phillips). Berkeley shore     A juvenile HEN HARRIER hunting at … Continue reading →

Selsley Common     A male Redstart at 12:45pm today. (Rich Hearn). WWT Slimbridge     From Decoy hide a CATTLE EGRET, a Little Egret, two Mandarins and a Pochard. Two juvenile Spotted Redshanks on South Lake. Also 15 Ruff, 73 Black-tailed … Continue reading →