WWT Slimbridge A BITTERN from Zeiss hide and a two Marsh Harriers from the Estuary Tower. (Dot Jones). Three Snipe and a Cetti’s Warbler on the scrape from Martin Smith hide. 52 Black-tailed Godwits, 25 Redshanks, a Spotted Redshank, ten Ruff, 500+ Golden Plovers, 100+ Dunlins, 31 Curlews and three Common Cranes on the Tack Piece. Three Marsh Harriers from Zeiss hide. (Paul Clark).
Saul Warth Early morning no tide, a redhead Goosander flew N at 7:20am, 25 Curlews, 152 Avocets, 200 Dunlins, eight Cormorants, six Grey Herons, a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, 500 Jackdaws, a Mistle Thrush, seven Fieldfares, two Redwings, a Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail, 17 Long-tailed Tits and a Chiffchaff. (MK).

Stonechat by Mike King
Halmore Birds in the woods today included a Bullfinch, a Cetti’s Warbler, c30 Redwings, two Fieldfares, a Mistle Thrush, a singing Song Thrush, two Coal Tits, a Treecreeper, a Grey Wagtail, and a Little Grebe catching sticklebacks (a patch tick). (Chris Newton).

Little Grebe by Chris Newton
Ashleworth Ham 13 Greylags, 25 Canada Geese, 15 Wigeon, six Gadwalls (5m, 1f), 80 Teal, 200 Mallards, a Grey Heron, two Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (Mike Smart).
Stonehouse This morning along the canal between the Ocean to Roving Bridge a Kingfisher, three Cormorants, a Buzzard and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Paul Sutton).

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