WWT Slimbridge A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on South Lake from Discovery Hide at 3pm before being flushed. (Ella Slinn). Also on South Lake two Cattle Egrets and 12 Avocets. Two Firecrests still along the Estuary Tower walkway today. 25 Bewick’s Swans, a Little Stint, 500+ Dunlins, 341 Black-tailed Godwits, 66 Redshanks and 26 Ruff. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes).

Green-winged Teal by Ella Slinn
Sharpness Two SHAGS today at SARA on the canal, the marina and in the surrounding area. (Oliver Paisey).

Shag by Mark Dowie
Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge A minimum of 33 Cattle Egrets and six Little Egrets opposite the car park at at 12:50pm, but all gone by 3pm. (Craig Brookes).
Saul Warth Early morning at high tide 18 Shelducks, 25 Wigeon, 55 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, nine Cormorants, six Grey Herons, a Marsh Harrier, four Buzzards, a Kestrel, a Chiffchaff, a male Blackcap, a singing Song Thrush, a Fieldfare, eight Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King
Forest of Dean At Woorgreens NR this morning six Goosander (2 males), a Grey Heron, two Ravens, a Buzzard, six Fieldfares, four Linnets and 50+ Siskins. (Paul Clark).
Bagpath At least 1 Brambling with a mixed finch flock this morning. (Paul Rich).
Ashleworth Ham 150 Mallards, 150 Teal, 100 Wigeon, 50 Greylags, 20 Canada Geese, 12 Pintails, eight Shovelers, 250+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 100+ Linnets, 150+ Chaffinches and a Red Kite. (Shaun Curtis).
Winchcombe A leucistic Magpie feeding in the garden again today. (John Kime).

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