Cotswold Water Park West The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still on Pit 16 this morning at 10:30am. On Pit 31 c40 Red Crested Pochards and three Goosanders. On Pit 42 eight Goosanders and 14 Red Crested Pochards. (Paul Masters/Roberta Goodall). Also at Pit 16 a Great Crested Grebe, a Great White Egret, four Pochards, 30 Tufted Ducks, six Shovelers and 12 Canada Geese. (Mil Petkovic).

Great Northern Diver by Paul Masters
WWT Slimbridge Two WHOOPER SWANS flew into the Rushy at 4pm. (Paul Rich). : 89 White-fronted Geese on the Goose House Ground, just N of the Tack Piece from the Sloane Tower. From the Estuary Tower two Little Stints on the scrape, 36 White-fronted Geese and six on Tack Piece, and the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin with the Canada Geese. (Tim Jukes).
Saul Warth At high tide four Cattle Egrets, three Little Egrets, 20 Shelducks, six Pintails, 45 Avocets, four Curlews, 500 Lapwings flew N and 20 flew W, 50 Redwings, 12 Fieldfares, a Mistle Thrush and two Chiffchaffs. (MK/Martin McGill).

Little Egret by Mike King
Tewkesbury Two Cattle Egrets on the farm this morning near Forthampton Court. (Sarah Loaring).
Stonehouse A Great Oldbury a garden Goldcrest in the Christmas tree on the patio. (Cathy Pugh).
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