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Sharpness-Berkeley Pill     Between Sharpness Coastguards and the Pill this morning a very elusive WATER PIPIT, five Rock Pipits, a Common Sandpiper, 15 Redshanks, 35+ Lapwings, 20 Snipe, 212+ Wigeon, six Teal, a Peregrine on the Power Station, five Skylarks, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The adult drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still from Zeiss hide this morning. (Liz Clipson/Dean Reeves). The CATTLE EGRET on South Lake at 10:10am. Also a drake Mandarin here. (Ken Mihill). A female Goldeneye on the Rushy. On the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Five Whooper Swans on the Tack Piece early morning then flew off N. (Paul Masters/Mark Hobson). The adult drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL still from Zeiss hide today, also a Cetti’s Warbler. From Willow hide a Water Rail, eight … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL again on the Top New Piece viewed from Zeiss hide today. Also a female Marsh Harrier, a Goshawk and a Peregrine. From Kingfisher hide eight Pink-footed Geese, 70+ White-fronted Geese and two juvenile … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL this afternoon from Zeiss hide with Eurasian Teal. (per John Budd). From Kingfisher hide eight Pink-footed Geese, 115 White-fronted Geese, two juvenile Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Bar-headed Goose. (Slimbridge Sightings). Pic by Paul … Continue reading →

Berkeley    A singing male BLACK REDSTART at Berkeley Power Station at 1:52pm today. It was on the southern area on the “huts” and the power house corner itself (the south-east) part. (Ken Heron). WWT Slimbridge     A BITTERN again from Zeiss … Continue reading →

From Mike Smart: Les Brown’s funeral will be on Monday 27th January at Worcester Crematorium at 1pm. His son Peter has said that any of his friends will be very welcome to attend. This photo was taken on Les’s 80th … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    The LESSER WHITETHROAT possibly of the Eastern race blythi still at Shorncote reedbed along the stream beside the footpath, usually by the last bramble covered hawthorn just before the deepest flood on the path. Park at South Cerney … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    A first-winter LITTLE GULL briefly at Pit 56 at 1:30pm. It dropped in for a wash and preen and then went off again. Also the BLACK-NECKED GREBE still at Pit 16. Best viewed from the … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West    The LESSER WHITETHROAT possibly of the Eastern race blythi still at Shorncote reedbed along the stream beside the footpath, usually by the last bramble covered hawthorn just before the deepest flood on the path. Park at South … Continue reading →