WWT Slimbridge Highlights today included three Greenland White-fronted Geese and ten Russian White-fronted Geese, the Dark-bellied Brent Goose, the SPOONBILL, a BITTERN, a GARGANEY, three Little Stints and a WATER PIPIT today. (Neil Smart).
Berkeley Pill A WATER PIPIT today. (Andy Jordan).
Tresham Early morning a Peregrine, 40+ Golden Plovers and three Corn Buntings. (Paul Rich).
Frampton pools Seven Chiffchaffs, 12 Fieldfares, four Redwings, 12 Siskins, seven Goldcrests, a Blackcap, 11 Little Grebes, 52 Wigeon, 17 Shovelers, 31 Gadwalls, 54 Tufted Ducks and a Common Darter. (Nick Goatman).
Stinchcombe Hill Still at least 20 Bramblings feeding with other finches this afternoon. Small flocks of Siskins and a few Lesser Redpolls heading westwards. (James Robinson).
Cambridge Arms Bridge On the Gloucester Sharpness Canal this afternoon, a male Kingfisher, a Cetti’s Warbler calling, and at least 17 Common Darters, including three mating pairs. (Sheila Wasley).
Forest of Dean Today at Staple Edge wood a small mixed flock of Chaffinches, Bramblings, Siskins and Goldfinches. Above Lower Soudley at 2:30pm two Hawfinches at SO666108 flying across and perching briefly and on the other side of Soudley Brook a Hawfinch atop a tall conifer. (Andrew McDermid & Louise Watson).
Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth WeBS count today at the Guscar end 13 Canada Geese, 25 Wigeon, 200 Teal, a Grey Heron, a Buzzard, two Lapwings, five Snipe, 20 Curlews, a Green Sandpiper, 29 Redshanks, a Turnstone, 2-3 Skylarks, one in song, five Meadow Pipits, three Pied Wagtails, a very late SWALLOW, a pair of Stonechats and three Reed Buntings. From the Aylburton end three Grey Herons, two Cormorants, a Peregrine, 70 Lapwings, three Snipe, 320 Curlews, 50 Black-headed Gulls, five Herring Gulls, three Skylarks, 20 Meadow Pipits, a Pied Wagtail and three Reed Buntings. (Barrie Mills/Mike Smart).
Tewkesbury At Cowfield Farm this morning 50+ Redwings, 40+ Goldfinches, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Green Woodpecker. (Les Ditchburn).
Maisemore This afternoon a Goldcrest, 40 Fieldfares, two Redwings, three Long-tailed Tits, two Greenfinches, two Green Woodpeckers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Stock Doves, eight Moorhens, three Mallards, two Cormorants, two Mute Swans and a Buzzard. (John Fletcher).
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