Epney A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE on the sands on the far bank just S of the Anchor Inn at 4:45pm with 174+ Canada Geese. Also two Greenshanks, which flew S, and two Common Sandpipers. (MK).

Pink-footed Goose by Mike King
Forest of Dean A Tree Pipit WSW over the garden near Littledean this morning. (Dan Watson).
Saul Warth This afternoon a Wheatear, a Redstart, a Chiffchaff, a Kestrel, a Little Owl, six Swallows, 25 Shelducks, seven Little Egrets on the foreshore, 20 Curlews and a pair of Collared Doves. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King
Stow-on-the-Wold A recently fledged Hobby today. (Richard Tyler).

Hobby by Richard Tyler
WWT Slimbridge At Middle Point c800 Sand Martins resting on the sands early morning, two SPOONBILLS, two Turnstones, three Greenshanks, a Sanderling, the Grasshopper Warbler reeling occasionally and the Grey Partridge still. (Slimbridge Sightings). At least three Snipe, 12 Cattle Egrets, a SPOONBILL for a while and an eclipse Garganey on South Lake. (Esther Rumsey/Matt Lathan/Martin Price). A Great White Egret from Zeiss hide. (Matt Lathan).
Elmore Court At the Rewilding Project from the public footpath along Broadmeadow Bank Ditch this afternoon three Greenshanks flew up from the main scrape, also a Grey Heron, six Lapwings, a Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a juvenile Stonechat, juvenile Linnets and Goldfinches and three Buzzards. (Paul Masters). Nearby at Elmore Back a garden Yellow Wagtail today. (Nicki Barker).
Nailsworth A Swift flew S in a small movement of Swallows, also a garden Hummingbird Hawkmoth. (Terry Grant).
Near Babdown At least seven Red Kites and 60+ Stock Doves today. (Terry Grant).
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