WWT Slimbridge Three juvenile WOOD SANDPIPERS 1 on the Rushy, 1 from Robbie Garnett hide and 1 from Zeiss hide. A Common Sandpiper from Robbie Garnett hide. Three Spotted Redshanks and two Greenshanks on the Rushy, also 10+ Snipe, 12+ Ruff, an Avocet, 150+ Black-tailed Godwits and 7+ Redshanks. Two SPOONBILLS from Zeiss hide, also two Little Stints with 15 Dunlins and 10+ Ringed Plovers. (Jon Mercer/Martin Price). A Water Rail feeding on wet mud along the reed edges at Knott hide. A Whinchat and a Wheatear on Middle Point fences at 11:35 am. (Les Ditchburn).
Cotswold Water Park East At Pit 132 this afternoon a Hobby, a Green Sandpiper and two Little Ringed Plovers. (Jon Mercer).
Frampton Early morning at the Sailing Lake a Swift, 50+ Sand Martins, three Swallows, a Red Kite and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. At lunch time on Court Lake a Garganey, two Wigeon, two Teal, six Great White Egrets, 11 Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, five Little Grebes, two Kingfishers and 14 Gadwalls. (Nick Goatman).
Stinchcombe Hill A Redstart and family of Spotted Flycatchers (3 juvs) this evening. (James Robinson/Tim McGrath).
Bourton-on-the-Water A family of five Spotted Flycatchers, the young flying but still begging. (Andy Lewis).
Halmore A Hobby in an oak tree today. Also a flock of c70 Canada Geese in the fields. (Chris Newton).
Maisemore From Church Road, the Court Lake to above the upper parting mid afternoon a male Whinchat, five House Martins (2 ads, 3 juvs), nine Linnets, two Whitethroats, a Kestrel, five Red-legged Partridges, eight Mallards, nine Coots, seven Moorhens, a Cormorant, a Grey Heron and five Mute Swans including three large cygnets. (John Fletcher).
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