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WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOOONBILLS arrived on the Top New Piece late afternoon viewed from Zeiss hide. (Martyn Leighton).  A first-summer LITTLE GULL, a drake GARGANEY and a Spotted Redshank on South Lake and a CATTLE EGRET on the Top … Continue reading →

Gloucester     11 WAXWINGS still high up in the trees in Glevum Way park behind Morrisons this morning. (Rob Curtis). The SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still at Port Ham today. Park along the by-pass before the Over turn by the metal gate on … Continue reading →

Gloucester     At 2pm 11 WAXWINGS in the park adjacent to Abbeydale community centre. From the community centre walk past the children’s play area, the birds were in the trees in the eastern corner of the park, near Longborough Drive. (Steve Parker). … Continue reading →

Mickleton    Belated news of an OSPREY headed N over Meon Hill, near Mickleton on the 25th March. (Louise Boxall). Frampton     Two CATTLE EGRETS and six Little Egrets on the flashes NW of Splatt Bridge at 11 am. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL on and off on South Lake today, with a short visit to Frampton Sailing Lake early morning. (Nick Goatman). Also today the Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on the Dumbles, a pair of GARGANEY on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL early morning on the Rushy and then not again until 3:45pm  when it returned to South Lake. Also the Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles, two GARGANEYS, three Mediterranean Gulls and a Spotted … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     An immature LITTLE GULL feeding over South lake from 2:50pm. (Jon Mercer). The SPOONBILL seen around the grounds today, three second-summer Mediterranean Gulls and a drake GARGANEY on South Lake, a Willow Warbler singing along the Holden … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A SPOONBILL this afternoon on South Lake, also a Mediterranean Gull, a drake GARGANEY still, 180 Black-tailed Godwits, two Snipe and a Kingfisher. From Zeiss hide four Swallows, a Cetti’s Warbler, two Little Egrets and two Ravens. (John Fletcher/Roy Widgery). Pics by John. Five SANDWICH … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill     A male RING OUZEL in the Washpool Valley this morning. (Mark Dowie). Saul    Five CATTLE EGRETS at Saul Lodge pond this afternoon with 15 Little Egrets. (Roy Widgery). WWT Slimbridge     Two second-summer Mediterranean Gulls displaying on South … Continue reading →

Cleeve Hill    A GREAT GREY SHRIKE in the Washpool Valley area at SO995256, also five Wheatears, two on the W slopes of the common at SO990253, three in a field by Wontley Gate at SP001246. (Roger Gillespie). WWT Slimbridge     … Continue reading →