Monthly Archives: December 2021

Forest of Dean    11+ Hawfinches at Parkend at Crown Lane next to the cricket pitch SO6140007809 at 10am. (John Casswell/Jane Bailey). At Cannop Upper Pond this morning on the bird table ten Chaffinches, two Nuthatches and a Marsh Tit, … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Crown Lane, Parkend four Hawfinches, five Long-tailed Tits and a Nuthatch. At Cannop Stoneworks three Marsh Tits, three Nuthatches, 15+ Tufted Ducks, a Jay and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. At Woorgreens Lake 30+ Goosanders and at Crabtree Hill three … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Late morning a Kingfisher landed in the sluice at Hock Ditch, a MERLIN perched briefly, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, three Dunlins, 75 Wigeon flew S, 30+ Meadow Pipits, three Pied Wagtails, 20+ Linnets, 20+ Redwings, … Continue reading →

Hasfield     A male HAWFINCH in St Mary’s churchyard mid-morning. (Ian Hull). WWT Slimbridge     A Goshawk over Van de Bovenkamp hide this morning. (Martin Price). The SPOONBILL again on the Rushy this morning. (Paul Masters). Goshawk by Martin Price … Continue reading →

Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon a family of three OTTERS showed well from the hide. Birds included 53 Teal, 56 Wigeon, 202 Mallards, nine Pintails (7m, 2f), male and female Shoveler, a Canada Goose, three Moorhens, two Grey Herons, a … Continue reading →

Sharpness     The male BLACK REDSTART again today at the end of Dock Road. (Andy Jordan). Leckhampton Hill     Three Stonechats on top of the hill this afternoon. (Duncan Dine). Cotswold Water Park East     At Whelford this afternoon on Pits … Continue reading →

Tresham area     Early morning a MERLIN, two Red Kites and a Golden Plover. (Paul Rich). Syde    Four Grey Partridges feeding in a field opposite Syde Church late morning. Visible from road at SO 94983 10847. (John Casswell). Forest … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     At least one, probably two, adult KITTIWAKES upriver towards Saul Warth at 9:45am. Seven Knot at South Lake and a Goshawk put up nearly everything there at 1:10pm. (Andy Jayne). Frampton    A male MERLIN N of … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Bottom New Piece from Kingfisher hide two Dark-bellied Brent Geese, the Ross’s Goose, ten Ruff, 250 Lapwings and 300 Golden Plovers. Two Chiffchaffs from the Estuary Tower. (Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Jake King/Paul Masters). Forest of Dean  … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     The SNOW BUNTING still at the Dew Pond at SO 99651 24895 today. (Tim Jukes/Andy Jordan/Lisa Kinghorn). At West Down at SP 00797 23821 a ring-tailed HEN HARRIER, a Sparrowhawk and a female MERLIN. (Graham Baker). Sharpness  … Continue reading →