Frampton An OSPREY flew S over Splatt Bridge at 9:30am heading for WWT. (Gordon Hodgson).
WWT Slimbridge From Middle Point 12 Golden Plovers, 358 Ringed Plovers, 275 Dunlins, 21 Sanderlings, six Little Stints, 13 Curlew Sandpipers, four Bar-tailed Godwits, adult and juvenile Turnstone, four Ruff, four SPOONBILLS, two Great White Egrets, five Little Egrets and a Marsh Harrier. 15+ Yellow Wagtails on the Dumbles. . (Slimbridge Sightings/Ian Ralphs/Steve Pullen). On South Lake a Grey Heron with a Vole and 16+ Ruff. On the Tack Piece a Common Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper. A SPOONBILL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. Two Garganeys, 2+ Spotted Redshanks and 11+ Snipe on the Rushy. (Paul Clark).
Shepherd’s Patch 28 Cattle Egrets in the field on the left before the pub at 7:45am. Eight were there yesterday. (Mike Davis).
Saul Warth Early morning at high tide, 107 Curlews, two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Common Sandpipers, 18 Shelducks, 12 Teal, a Little Egret, five Grey Herons, a Kestrel, five Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, male and female Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, 50+ Swallows moving SW, four Ravens and 20 Goldfinches. (MK). Also a Snipe, three Grey Herons, three Buzzards, a Southern Hawker, Common Darters and a Painted Lady. (Steve Pullen).
Elmore Court In the Rewilding area this afternoon at least five each of Whinchats and Stonechats, a male Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels, a Cetti’s Warbler and ten Reed Buntings. Southbound migrants included 140+ Swallows, three Sand Martins and 15 Meadow Pipits. (Andy Jayne).
Painswick Beacon This morning’s VisMig watch 2260 House Martins, 1150 Swallows and six Swifts. (John Fleming).
Nailsworth VisMig from Windsoredge 1480+ House Martins, 320+ Swallows, one, possibly two Hobbies, a Sparrowhawk,10+ Buzzards, five Ravens, four Siskins, 45+ Goldfinches, seven Greenfinches, a Grey Wagtail and a Grey Heron. (Terry Grant).
The Campdens 30+ House Martins feeding over the fields between Chipping Campden and Broad Campden, and also pair of Ravens. (Malcolm Dunn).
Coombe Hill Meadows A Grey Heron, five Mallards, three Moorhens, a Buzzard, a Skylark, five Swallows, three Chiffchaffs, ten Carrion Crows and five Linnets. (Mike Smart).
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