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Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote this morning four Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 105 Lapwings, a female Sparrowhawk, 40 Linnets, 25 Goldfinches, a Green Woodpecker, a pair of Bullfinches, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat, a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill a Nightjar churring and flight calls heard from 8:50pm to 9:15pm after dark.  Also a few Wild Boars heard, two Pipistrelles and a larger bat species and a Common Toad.  Earlier at Woorgreens a Little … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile BLACK TERN and the Spotted Redshank still on South Lake today. A Grasshopper Warbler from Stephen Kirk hide and a Garden Warbler at Holden Tower. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     19 Black-tailed Godwits and a Knot this morning. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile BLACK TERN still on South Lake today. Also two Ruff. From Zeiss hide the Spotted Redshank still and three Ruff. Two Green Sandpipers from Knott hide and a fresh Lesser Whitethroat. Two Green Sandpipers and a Kingfisher … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Spotted Redshank and two Whinchats from Zeiss hide today. (Slimbridge Sightings). From the Robbie Garnett hide 12 Black-tailed Godwits and on South Lake from the Hogarth Hide a Black Tern and two Ruff. (Bob Shiret). Pics by Bob.  Another … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile BLACK TERN still on South Lake today. Also a Whimbrel today. (Roberta Goodall). Coombe Hill Meadows     Eight Mute Swans, 119 Greylags, 109 Canada Geese, two Barnacle Geese, c60 Mallards, seven Little Egrets, two Grey Herons and 47 Lapwings, a juvenile … Continue reading →

Purton     23 SHAGS flew into Glos from the S early afternoon, lingered on the water for a while, before all flying off high N. Highest count for Glos and South Glos. Also a Hobby over late afternoon, a Ruff and a … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     A STORM PETREL early afternoon, later off of Sharpness until predated by gulls. Also a FULMAR flew N upriver late morning. (Paul Taylor). A Wheatear, three Yellow Wagtails and 26+ Linnets seen along the sea wall S of Berkeley. (Neil … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Curlew Sandpiper on the Rushy 1:15pm. (In Focus Slimbridge). Two juvenile BLACK TERNS from 4-4:30pm t least from South Lake. Also a Turnstone from Zeiss hide, a KITTIWAKE S, 12 Ruff (8juvs), a Mediterranean Gull and 6+ Greenshank. … Continue reading →

Gloucester    At Horsbere Brook today a Little Egret, an adult and juvenile Little Grebe, a Sparrowhawk, a Common Sandpiper, two Greenshanks, a Snipe and 50 Goldfinches. (Andy Jayne). Cheltenham     A Swift over Swindon Lane this evening. (Laurie Pierce). Lydney     7+ presumed Common Sandpipers, 75+ Swallows heading upstream … Continue reading →