Cotswold Water Park West The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at Shorncote on Pit 87 today. (Jon Mercer).
WWT Slimbridge 12 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE on the Dumbles today. (Slimbridge Sightings). 65 Avocets on South Lake. (Jeanne Vitkovskis).
Slimbridge Two WHOOPER SWANS on the moor S of Shepherds Patch bridge on the far side of the canal at SO717037 at 8:20am but viewing difficult through the hedgerow. Two Egyptian Geese flew towards WWT at 8:24am. (Mark Hobson). 18+ Ruff on the Tack Piece today. (Paul Clark).
Tewkesbury A drake Goldeneye on the floods at Severn Ham today. Also 43 Tufted Ducks, a Shoveler, six Gadwalls, 72 Wigeon, five Pintails, 26 Teal, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher. (Andy Jayne). At Mythe Hook early afternoon two Mute Swans, two Greylags, 135 Canada Geese, 132 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 25 Mallards, three Grey Herons, a Cormorant and four Lapwings. (Mike Smart).
Nailsworth A MERLIN at Barton End at 3pm today and 46 Corn Buntings. (Mark Hobson).
Frampton Two drake Goldeneyes on Court Lake this afternoon. (Nick Goatman).
Halmore In the woods today, five Bullfinches, a Kingfisher, a Marsh Tit, two Siskins, a singing Blackcap, a singing Song Thrush, 11 Long-Tailed Tits, two Coal Tits, two Goldcrests, two Nuthatches, a Treecreeper, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Goshawk and three Buzzards over, a hunting male Sparrowhawk, two Fieldfares and c120 Redwings coming in to roost at sunset. (Chris Newton).
Ashleworth/Hasfield Hams This morning three Canada Geese, four Shelducks, 75 Wigeon, five Gadwalls, 175 Teal, 40 Mallards, a Grey Heron, 800 Lapwings, two Snipe and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming. (Mike Smart).
Cobney Meadows This morning two Mute Swans, 11 Shelducks, 80 Wigeon, 60 Teal, ten Pintails, five Little Egrets, a male Peregrine and a Lapwing. (Mike Smart).
Leigh Meadows This morning four Egyptian Geese, six Little Egrets, 15 Black-headed Gulls, ten Herring Gulls and ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (Mike Smart).
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