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Stinchcombe     Three Swifts over the golf course this evening. (Katharine Goatman). Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon two Yellow Wagtails, a Whinchat, a Little Owl calling and three Green Sandpipers. (Les Ditchburn). Ashleworth Ham     This afternoon birds included four Little … Continue reading →

Nailsworth     An adult LITTLE GULL flew N along Nailsworth valley at 8:16am and presumably the same bird then flew S at 8:24am. (Terry Grant). Purton     Between 7:30-9:30am a juvenile Arctic Tern, 12 Common Terns, 11 Ringed Plovers, a … Continue reading →

Nailsworth     An OSPREY flying over W at 12:40pm. (Terry Grant). Purton     A SANDWICH TERN flew downriver at 7:40am. Also a Whinchat, a Wheatear, four Common Sandpipers, two Dunlins, two Ringed Plovers and a Common Seal along the  river. A … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Greenshank this morning, first on the Rushy and then later from Robbie Garnett hide, also a Green Sandpiper and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover here. The Wood Sandpiper also reported first thing on the Rushy, also there … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY flew S over the Tack Piece at 9:10am. (Richard Hearn). The Wood Sandpiper still on the Tack Piece later South Lake, two juvenile Little Ringed Plovers on the Rushy and two Garganeys from Zeiss hide. (Slimbridge Sightings). Five … Continue reading →

Arlingham     On the river bank by the two pylons a Whinchat, a Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail, two Little Egrets and a Kestrel. (Keith and Lyn Perkins). Leckhampton Hill     A Spotted Flycatcher this evening. (Greg Mabbett). WWT Slimbridge     The Wood Sandpiper … Continue reading →

Frampton     This evening a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, an Egyptian Goose, ten Yellow Wagtails, a Willow Warbler, two Spotted Flycatchers and 30+ Chiffchaffs. (Gordon Hodgson). A Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the garden today. (Gordon Kirk). Pic by GK. Painswick  … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote Reedbed birds today included a GREAT WHITE EGRET on Pit 85a, a Marsh Harrier flew towards Pit 84, two Kestrels, two Buzzards, 17 Gadwalls, two Tufted Ducks, three Water Rails heard, a Little Grebe heard, a Green Sandpiper, 35 Lapwings, … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     A  juvenile Black Tern on Pit 57 this evening. (Steve Davies). Coombe Hill Meadows     18 Yellow Wagtails and two Green Sandpipers on the Long Pool late afternoon. (Ian Ralphs). WWT Slimbridge     Eight Garganeys … Continue reading →

Walmore Common     This morning a Little Egret, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a juvenile Peregrine, a Sand Martin, 40 House Martins, three Lesser Whitethroats, four Reed Warblers, two Spotted Flycatchers, four Redstarts, two Whinchats and 18 Yellow Wagtails. (Andy Jayne). … Continue reading →