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Sharpness     The BLACK REDSTART still at the end of Dock Road today. (Pete Grimmitt). Cotswold Water Park West     This afternoon at Shorncote Reedbeds a Little Grebe, 11 Shovelers, 40 Wigeon, a Water Rail heard, 32 Lapwings, a Kingfisher, … Continue reading →

Stow-on-the-Wold     A SHORT-EARED OWL hunting over a rough grass field near Stow. (Andrew Jones). WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide today, also a female and a juvenile Marsh Harrier, 12 Ruff and 11 Golden Plovers. From Martin Smith … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     Three GREAT WHITE EGRETS, a Yellow-legged Gull, two Green Sandpipers, eight Chiffchaffs, 292 Coots, 28 Tufted Ducks, 32 Teal, 25 Gadwalls, 14 Shovelers, two Wigeon and a Grey Wagtail today. (Nick Goatman/Gordon Hodgson). Newnham-on-Severn     150 Canada … Continue reading →

Frampton     12 Swallows S over the pools at 10:15am. (Richard Hearn). Upleadon/Brand Green     This afternoon two Goldcrests, five Nuthatches, two Jays, a Chiffchaff, two Green Woodpeckers, a Treecreeper, two Song Thrushes, two Buzzards and two Red Admirals. (John Fletcher). Tewkesbury     A pair of Egyptian Geese … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Swallow over the Rushy at midday. (Tim McGrath). Cotswolds     c20 Golden Plovers near Barnsley this afternoon, a very late Swallow feeding over Bibury football pitch at 2:40pm and 11 Red Kites in the air together … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A JACK SNIPE from Martin Smith hide.  Also two Black-tailed Godwits, six Redshanks and c40 Lapwings from Robbie Garnett. From Holden Tower, a Peregrine, a female Sparrowhawk, six Little Egrets, c80 Curlews and a Green Sandpiper. From Zeiss hide, 40+ … Continue reading →

Purton     Between the Berkeley Arms and the Purton Hulks a male BLACK REDSTART, two Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel this afternoon. (Colin Brown). A Stonechat and a Rock Pipit this evening. (Francis Steuck). Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote … Continue reading →

Hucclecote     A Brambling at garden feeders today. (Terry Fenton). Pic by Terry. Cotswold Water Park East     A juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Pit 126 this morning. (Duncan Dine). Pic by Duncan. Frampton     Two GREAT WHITE EGRETS and … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     60+ Redwings over, a mixed flock of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls, four Stonechats and 16 Linnets at Crabtree Hill this morning. No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler. (Martin Greenish). Frampton     At Court Lake four CATTLE … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     Three GREAT WHITE EGRETS early morning on Pits 119/119a, then flew off at 8:15am. Also five Little Egrets, a Green Sandpiper and a Kingfisher. (Jon Mercer). Pic by Jon. Frampton     Around the pools today … Continue reading →