Monthly Archives: December 2020

Gloucester    A male and a female BLACK REDSTART seen on the S side of Gloucester Cathedral today between 2pm and 3pm. (Sara Baldwin). Cotswolds    Three Short-eared Owls hunting late afternoon at a new site. (Duncan Dine). Purton    … Continue reading →

Minsterworth Ham     Adult and immature Whooper Swans today. (Andy Jayne). Slimbridge     Nine CATTLE EGRETS still in fields around the Tudor Arms today. (Paul Masters/Neil Smart). Frampton     At Splatt Bridge this morning a Stonechat, a Blackcap, a Kingfisher … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     The drake RING-NECKED DUCK and two Egyptian Geese still at Pit 127 today. (Jeremy Voaden). Calmsden     Five Grey Partridges N of Calmsden at SP045096. (Jeremy Voaden). Slimbridge     Nine CATTLE EGRETS in the field … Continue reading →

Walmore Common     A CACKLING GOOSE (presumably the one seen previously at WWT), 137 Canada Geese, 40 Greylags, three Shelducks, 48 Wigeon, 45 Mallards, five Pintails, 245 Teal and the Bar-headed Goose again. (Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge     Nine CATTLE … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     The first-year male RING-NECKED DUCK still present on Pit 127 at noon. (Duncan Dine). Cheltenham     A drake Goosander on Pittville Park boating lake this morning, favouring the area around the island. (Tom Mabbett/John Sanders). … Continue reading →

Coaley    Three CATTLE EGRETS flew over the garden at 10:30am today, then continued heading S. (Paul Skirrow). Forest of Dean     At Woorgreens Lake eight Goosanders (3m,5f), Siskins, a Buzzard, a Grey Heron, 50+ Snipe in two flocks and a … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas Cotswold Water Park East     A first-winter drake RING-NECKED DUCK still on Pit 127 this morning. (Jon Mercer). Little Rissington     A male LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER at 2pm. (Ewan Urquhart). Bussage     A LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER at Toadsmoor … Continue reading →

    Cotswold Water Park East     A drake RING-NECKED DUCK still on Pit 127 this afternoon. Also three Snipe and five Yellowhammers. (Duerden Cormack). Slimbridge     Nine CATTLE EGRETS and a Little Egret on the field between the Tudor … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Nine CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake this morning before flying out to the roadside fields. One still there late morning. (Slimbridge Sightings/Peter Taylor). Amberley     At Theescombe Lane this afternoon a male Siskin, a male Blackcap, a … Continue reading →

Gloucester    The male BLACK REDSTART showing well again on Gloucester Cathedral, usually on the South Transept. (Tim Salkeld). WWT Slimbridge    Nine CATTLE EGRETS on South Lake this morning, then flew towards roadside fields at 9:55am. (Scott Petrek). A … Continue reading →