WWT Slimbridge The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed again today at Middle Point. It is becoming more reliable but is quite distant and a scope helps gain good views. 2+ DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE on the Dumbles again. Six Sanderlings on the Tack Piece. An Egyptian Goose on South Lake. (Tim McGrath/Tim Jukes/Dot Jones/Mark Dowie). A Red Kite over the Rushy at 1pm. (Tim McGrath).
Frampton A drake GARGANEY, five Greenshanks, six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Grey Plover, three Oystercatchers, eight Redshanks, five Lapwings and a Great White Egret on Splatt flashes this morning. (Gordon Hodgson/Steve Pullen). Two Hobbies hunting over the 100-Acre before moving towards Frampton pools. (Steve Pullen). A distant flock of 60+ small waders over the estuary, Ringed Plover, Dunlin and a c10 Sanderlings. (Gordon Hodgson).
Tidenham Chase A Wood Warbler at The Park today. (Steve Thorogood).
Maisemore A Cattle Egret at the River Leadon flood near Maisemore. Also two Great White Egrets, 15 Little Egrets, a Kingfisher and a singing male Redstart. (Andy Jayne).
Rodborough Common A Swift flew N over the Common today, and several Duke of Burgundy butterflies on the wing. (Rob Crofton).

Duke of Burgundy by Rob Crofton
Stonehouse Two Red Kites flew over slowly at 6:25pm. (Jon Dexter).
Cotswold Water Park East This afternoon in the Whelford area five Red Crested Pochards, two Gadwalls, six Great Crested Grebes, a Little Egrets, three Mute Swans, 15 Tufted Ducks, five Coots, two Moorhens, six Mallards, 50+ Cormorants, two Greylags, a Reed Warbler, two Sedge Warblers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, three Long-tailed Tits, three Blackcaps, two Willow Warblers and a Bank Vole. (John Fletcher).
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