Cotswold Water Park East A drake RING-NECKED DUCK at E end of Pit 114 at 12:15pm, plus c1800 ducks of ten species, mainly 1000+ Teal and including six Goldeneyes, two Goosanders, 40+ Pintails and 90+ Red Crested Pochards. Also 2 Egyptian Geese. The BLACK-NECKED GREBE still at Horseshoe Lake in the North arm earlier this morning viewable through the fence opposite the lay-by on the A361. (Peter Jackson).
WWT Slimbridge 16 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE on the Dumbles. Four Little Stints on the Tack Piece. (Ian Ralphs/Tom Mabbett). 38 Bewick’s Swans on the Rushy at 9am. 20+ Siskins along the Estuary Tower walkway, a Great White Egret from Kingfisher Hide and five Lesser Redpolls near the pond zone. (Paul Clark). 94 Avocets and 93 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Jeanne Vitkovskis).
Berkeley shore Early morning seven Turnstones, 20 Dunlins, nine Curlews, nine Wigeon, 6+ Rock Pipits, six Meadow Pipits, three Skylarks, a male Stonechat, two Ravens, 1+ Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff and two Siskins. (MK). In the afternoon the WATER PIPIT again, Turnstones increased to 15, 15+ Teal and a Green Woodpecker. (Oliver Paisey).

Turnstone by Mike King

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Siskin by Mike King
Maisemore At the Leadon Meadow 50 Shelducks, 21 Shovelers, 33 Gadwalls, 46 Wigeon, 124 Pintails, 175 Teal, a male Tufted Duck and three Little Egrets. (Andy Jayne).
Leigh Meadows This morning birds included 21 Canada Geese, a Egyptian Goose, a Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 28 Mallards, 16 Teal, three Cormorants, 18 Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 1000 Lapwings, two Stonechats, 34 Pied Wagtails, 47 Black-headed Gulls, 61 Herring Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Ravens and a Stock Dove. (Shaun Curtis).
Coombe Hill Meadows Still inaccessible by the towpath on the south side, viewed distantly from the northern side near Lower Apperley, 2500 Wigeon, 15 Gadwalls, 2500 Teal, 50 Mallards, 500 Pintails, 150 Shovelers, six Grey Herons and five Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).
Boxbush On the floods, c100 Teal, 19 Wigeon, 51 Lapwings and 62 Shovelers today. (Dan Watson).
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