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Saturday 17th December 2016

Arlingham     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still this morning at 9am at SO719117 in a small, narrow, rough field on the edge of the river with a small, mistletoe-covered hawthorn in the middle of it.  (Mark Dowie). Pic by Mark.Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS … Continue reading →

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Friday 16th December 2016

Arlingham     A RICHARD’S PIPIT this morning at SO719117 in a small, narrow, rough field on the edge of the river with a small, mistletoe-covered hawthorn in the middle of it. It flew across the river twice to Rodley, behaving much like … Continue reading →

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Thursday 15th December 2016

Frampton     Three CATTLE EGRETS at dusk at Court Lake presumably the Saul birds, also nine Little Egrets and a Chiffchaff. (Nick Goatman). Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS still on the SW side of the lake adjacent to the Arlingham road feeding in … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 14th December 2016

Cotswold Water Park West      A BITTERN flew into the reed bed on the far side of Pit 57 mid morning.  Also 101 Red-crested Pochards on Pit 44. (Chris Stott). Tewkesbury     Again no sign of the Eastern Black Redstart at Tewkesbury Abbey … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 13th December 2016

Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS still present morning and afternoon feeding with up to 11 Little Egrets on the W side of the lake adjacent to the Arlingham road. (Roy Widgery). Tewkesbury     No sign of the Eastern Black Redstart by 4pm at Tewkesbury Abbey … Continue reading →

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Monday 12th December 2016

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill today the GREAT GREY SHRIKE, c50 Lesser Redpolls and small flocks of Siskin. (Derek Hale). Saul     Three CATTLE EGRETS and seven Little Egrets feeding at the lake, W of the B4071 in Saul on … Continue reading →

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Sunday 11th December 2016

Tewkesbury     A male EASTERN BLACK REDSTART on the eastern side of Tewkesbury Abbey (originally reported as Black Redstart) for its 5th day. This is the first record for Gloucestershire. Best viewed from the field behind the Abbey between the river and … Continue reading →

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Saturday 10th December 2016

Tewkesbury     An EASTERN BLACK REDSTART has present been on Tewkesbury Abbey tower for the last 4 days. It has made several brief visits to the Peregrine nesting tray – see clip here. (David Bagley). Sharpness     Two female/first-winter BLACK REDSTARTS still this … Continue reading →

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Friday 9th December 2016

Forest of Dean     The GREAT GREY SHRIKE still at Crabtree Hill this morning. (Frank Williams). Damery     Along the Little Avon this afternoon a Buzzard, a Jay, a Goldcrest, a Bullfinch, two Grey Wagtails, two Dippers and two Song Thrushes. (David Poulton).

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Thursday 8th December 2016

WWT Slimbridge     The TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE on the Tack Piece for most of the day, a BITTERN briefly from Kingfisher hide at 10:10am and two Water Rails and a Little Egret from Martin Smith hide. (John Budd/MK). Yanworth     Two Red … Continue reading →

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