Berkeley shore Two DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE flew S past the shore at 6:46am. (Paul Taylor).
Cotswold Water Park West A BLACK TERN on Pit 41. (Jon Mercer).
Lydney Three Commic Terns and a LITTLE TERN flew down river at New Grounds, also three Dunlins and two Oystercatchers. A Bar-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel flew upriver. (Dan Watson).
WWT Slimbridge A LITTLE TERN off of Middle Point. Two Spotted Redshanks on the Bottom New Piece distantly from Estuary Tower. (Mark Hobson). A WOOD SANDPIPER and an immature SPOONBILL around the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings).
Purton A drake COMMON SCOTER floating N upriver on the tide past Purton at 9:26am. Also two Whimbrels, three Dunlins, a Curlew, three Yellow Wagtails, two Jays, 16 Swallows, 18 House Martins, a Siskin, two Whitethroats and a Garden Warbler. (Francis Steuck).
Frampton pools Three Common Terns, a Redstart, a Garden Warbler, a Whimbrel, six Lesser Whitethroats, 15 Whitethroats, 25 Chiffchaffs, 36 Blackcaps, ten Reed Warblers, four Sedge Warblers, seven Cetti’s Warblers, a Yellow Wagtail, two Oystercatchers, 100+ Sand Martins, 20+ Swallows, a House Martin and a Common Sandpiper today. (Nick Goatman).
Coombe Hill Meadows A Mute Swan, seven Greylags, six Canada Geese, eight Teal, four Gadwalls, 20 Mallards, six Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, three Coots, four Oystercatchers, four Avocets, six Lapwings, at least three Little Ringed Plovers, two Curlews, at least three Redshanks, a Cuckoo, ten Swallows, five House Martins, five Sand Martins, a Redstart, at least one Cetti’s Warbler, a Reed Warbler, several singing Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs and two or three Reed Buntings. (Mike Smart).
Saul Warth 11 Whimbrels, 18 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank, 47 Ringed Plovers, a Sanderling, ten Dunlins, five Curlews, three Oystercatchers, two Common Terns and a Wheatear this morning. (Mark Hobson).
Cheltenham A Common Sandpiper at Pittville Park. (Tom Mabbett).
Gloucester A Swift over St. Lawrence Church, Barnwood. (Rob Crofton).
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