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WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece at 11:15am. (Paul Rich). Two drake GARGANEYS, a SPOONBILL and two Egyptian Geese also on the Tack Piece this morning. (Helen Bojaniwska). Coombe Hill Meadows     A WOOD SANDPIPER late … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At 6:15am a Bar-tailed Godwit, four Curlews, a Whimbrel heard, three Oystercatchers, 40 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, a Little Egret, 41 Shelducks, a pair of Shovelers, a pair of Gadwalls, a Swallow and a Whitethroat. (MK/Martin McGill). … Continue reading →

Redmarley     Late news of a HOOPOE in a private garden in Compton Green yesterday 23rd at 4:40pm. (per Rich Baatsen). Frampton     Early morning from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge, the GLOSSY IBIS again, a Great White Egret, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     The GLOSSY IBIS feeding close to the canal towpath just S of the Warth at lunchtime today. (Gordon Hodgson). Glossy Ibis by Gordon Hodgson WWT Slimbridge     The GLOSSY IBIS at 8:15am at the back of the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WOOD SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece today, until 4:20pm at least. A Spotted Redshank on the Top New Piece this morning and a GLOSSY IBIS until 7:45am when it flew off N. (Martin McGill). A Common … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This afternoon ten Bar-tailed Godwits, 3/4 Whimbrels, 20 Dunlins, six Ringed Plovers, two SPOONBILLS through and at least three possibly five adult LITTLE GULLS and a Swift. (Gordon Hodgson). Also a Marsh Harrier hunting the private grounds … Continue reading →

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge at 8pm a GLOSSY IBIS flew over high heading towards WWT. (Paul Sutton). Glossy Ibis by Paul Sutton Hidcote     A Grasshopper Warbler this afternoon in the sheep field at Hidcote Manor NT. (Mark Hobson). … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide at midday 68 Shelducks, 60+ Bar-tailed Godwits, 13 Whimbrels, two Curlews, five Grey Plovers, ten Oystercatchers, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 25 Dunlins, 11 Ringed Plovers, a Yellow Wagtail flew E, two Swallows, a … Continue reading →

Highnam Woods     Two Nightingales singing and showing well, two Hawfinches and an adult male Goshawk today. (Mike Prior). Nightingale by Mike Prior Frampton     A SPOONBILL and two Little Egrets at Splatt Bridge at 5pm. The SPOONBILL flew off … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling in the hedge/scrub below Estuary Tower this morning. A SPOONBILL and a White Wagtail on the Tack Piece. (Roberta Goodall). A Cuckoo calling near the Estuary Tower walkway at 10:55am. (Tim McGrath). Later … Continue reading →