Cheltenham 17 WAXWINGS in the Double Tree hotel car park next to The Clock Tower on Cirencester Road this morning. (per Rob Mabbett/Pete Clifford).
Dowdeswell Reservoir Early afternoon four Goosanders, three males and a female. (Duncan Dine).
Sharpness Male and female BLACK REDSTARTS along Dock Road by the construction area again today. (Martin & Michelle Greenish).
WWT Slimbridge The WHOOPER SWAN still on the Rushy today. (Martin Price). A Grey Plover on the Dumbles at 3:12pm with the Golden Plover flock. Also seen from Kingfisher hide. (Paul Masters). From Kingfisher hide a Little Grebe, both Kingfishers busy near the bank, a Goshawk hunting, three OTTERS and six Roe Deer. (Mike Davis).
Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge Early morning at least 12 Cattle Egrets flew over the canal heading low NE to feed in the fields. (Martin McGill).
Saul Warth At 7:45am 32 Curlews, 40 Dunlins flew N, a Common Sandpiper, 17 Shelducks, a Kestrel, 20 Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, three Pied Wagtails, eight Goldfinches and a Chiffchaff at the sewage works still. A Little Egret and six Stock Doves in fields off of Passage Road. (MK).
Epney 25 Lapwings on the river and a drive-by Little Owl at 7:33am. (MK).
Coombe Hill Meadows This evening two Mute Swans, 50 + Canada Geese, c500 Wigeon, c1000 Teal, 40 Mallards, 296 Pintails, c150 Shoveler, 20 Tufted Ducks, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, an Oystercatcher roosted, a huge gull roost on open water of at least 3000, a mixture of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls and a few Black-headed Gulls and 135 Carrion Crows, gathering on the ground to roost. (Mike Smart). This morning 12+ Little Egrets, a Kingfisher, two Chiffchaffs and a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Paul Clark).
Ozleworth On the small lakes at Ozleworth Bottom this afternoon by Whitehall Farm 12 male Mandarins and two Little Grebes. (Paul Rich).
Tresham Early morning three Corn Buntings, three Stonechats, 16 Golden Plovers, two Red Kites and two Stock Doves. (Paul Rich).
Stroud A Kingfisher, a Red Kite, a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Jay between Wallbridge and Bowbridge along the towpath. (Richard Williams).
Brockworth 62 Goldfinches in the garden today. (John Miles).
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