Frampton A blue-ringed OSPREY fishing at Court Lake at 4pm. (Steve Money). Pics by Steve.




WWT Slimbridge Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece until 11:35am at least. Two Garganeys and at least three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy. Two Goosanders from Hogarth hide late morning. Three Wheatears, five SPOONBILLS and three Bar-tailed Godwits at Middle Point. (Slimbridge Sightings/Ian Hull).
Saul Warth At high tide this morning 121 Curlews, 28 Avocets, two Knot, a Black-tailed Godwit, six Little Egrets, ten Grey Herons, nine Common Cranes, 35 Shelducks, three Teal, a Tufted Duck, unusual on the river, three Grey Wagtails, one singing, four Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Stonechat, 14 Swallows, two Reed Buntings and five Skylarks. (MK).

Grey Wagtail by Mike King

Tufted Duck by Mike King
Coombe Hill Meadows This afternoon 3+ Buzzards, a Peregrine, a Kestrel, a Raven, 12+ Swallows, three House Martins, a female Bullfinch, two Reed Bunting, a Southern Hawker, 12+ Migrant Hawkers, 10+ Common Darters and 8+ Willow Emerald damselflies. (Paul Clark).
Lydney Harbour to Aylburton Warth A steady trickle of Swallows moving NE, totalling 460 during the day. Also three Snipe, eight Redshanks, two Kestrels, a Peregrine, a Kingfisher, five Sand Martins, a late Willow Warbler, two Whinchats, 14 Stonechats, two Wheatears and 80 Meadow Pipits. (Andy Jayne).
Cleeve Hill This afternoon east from the aerials past the trig point to the fence three families of Stonechats, a Whinchat, a Willow Warbler and still several Meadow Pipits. (Keith White).
Newent A pair of Ravens over today. (Barry Nicholson).
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