WWT Slimbridge From Zeiss hide this afternoon five Garganeys, three SPOONBILLS, two Great White Egrets, 100+ Teal, a Peregrine, moulting Gadwall, six Common Cranes and two Green Sandpipers. (Thomas McClung). Earlier a juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER. Two Mandarins in the Decoy. On the Rushy two Spotted Redshanks. (Slimbridge Sightings). Two BITTERNS from Van de Bovenkamp hide. (Alan Bryant).
Saul Warth Between 6-9am no tide, waders all distant 132 Curlews, 22 Avocets, 75 Ringed Plovers, 30 Dunlins, a Knot, two Grey Plovers, a Greenshank heard, 97 Shelducks, two Little Egrets, two Arctic Terns, a Grey Wagtail, five Pied Wagtails, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat, three Chiffchaffs and 20 Goldfinches. (MK).
Epney A Wigeon again with 35 Mallards S of the Anchor Inn at Epney at 5:55am. (MK).

Wigeon by Mike King
Coombe Hill Meadows This lunchtime 100+ Goldfinches, a Grey Wagtail, 4+ Yellow Wagtails and a Kingfisher. (Paul Clark).
Coscombe In the copse at Coscombe Corner a singing Blackcap and six very active Spotted Flycatchers. Also a Whitethroat singing along Campden track. (Ali Clifton Barnard).
Stroud A Dipper, a Grey Wagtail and a Kingfisher at Frome Banks NR. (Paul Sutton).

Dipper by Paul Sutton
Quedgeley A Peregrine on the incinerator seen from southbound M5 at midday. (Paul Sutton).
Forest of Dean At 8:15am 60+ House Martins in and above the Lydbrook valley. Further groups of up to 30+ appearing throughout the afternoon. (Chris Sullivan).
Stonehouse A Coal Tit in the garden, the first for a couple of years. (Paul Sutton).
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