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WWT Slimbridge     Three Curlew Sandpipers, five Ruff and a Greenshank along with the usual waders at Zeiss hide today. Eight Green Sandpipers on the Rushy. A Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper on South Lake. (Neil Smart/Dot Jones/Jon Mercer/Ken … Continue reading →

Robinswood Hill C.P.     A Red Kite soaring over the hill at 3:25pm at SO839149. (Felicity Davies-Birks). Hardwicke     Along the canal south of Sellars Bridge this afternoon two Kingfishers, two Buzzards, eight Swallows, four House Martins, six Long-tailed Tits, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Three Curlew Sandpipers from Zeiss hide at 9:50am. (Duerden Cormack). A Clouded Yellow butterfly on the hedgerow on walkway to Mid Point this morning. (Les Ditchburn). Cleeve Hill     A Wheatear perched on the sheep dip fence at midday. … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe     A juvenile Crossbill on power lines at Stinchcombe Hill golf club this morning. (James Robinson). Innsworth     Two Ring-necked Parakeets again this evening in a private garden. (Mark Easterbrook). Pic by Mark. Haresfield Beacon     No sign of … Continue reading →

Haresfield Beacon     A TURTLE DOVE around SO 82638 08821 seen and heard this evening. (James Barradine). Hardwicke to Moreton Valence     From Sellars Bridge to Castle Bridge along the canal a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a fresh Willow Warbler, two … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A Red Kite circled over The Pludds at 11:25am. (David Smyth). WWT Slimbridge   A Wood Sandpiper on the Top New Piece today. (Martin McGill). Coombe Hill Meadows     Also a Whinchat and a Yellow Wagtail this … Continue reading →

Netheridge Farm     A Southern Migrant Hawker at the Barn Owl Centre until 3:30pm at least. (Mark Hobson). Pic by Mike. Great Barrington     Seven Red Kites in the air together, at least 12 birds seen. A Kestrel pursuing a … Continue reading →

Symonds Yat     In the Yat Rock area today the Peregrine pair, a Hobby, Buzzards, Ravens, a Green Woodpecker, Stock Doves, a Grey Heron, a Marsh Tit, Swallows and House Martins. Also Hornets, a Bank Vole, Hummingbird Hawk moths and Small Copper, … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A probable Grasshopper Warbler at Crabtree Hill this evening. (Martin Vaisey). A  family of noisy Stonechats on top of May Hill this morning. (Rob Guest). WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide two Common Sandpipers, 139 Lapwings, 12 … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     From the Grundon hide two Wigeon, a Gadwall, Grey Herons, a Lapwing flock, two Little Ringed Plovers, two Green Sandpipers, and a pair of Wheatears. Along the canal and towpath two Buzzards, a female Redstart, Sedge Warblers, … Continue reading →