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Cotswold Water Park West    Today five Goldeneyes and a Nuthatch at Pit 41. Seven Goldeneyes, the Golden Merganser hybrid, 90 Tufted Ducks, four Siskins and a Kingfisher at Pit 57. A pair of Goosanders, 22 Red Crested Pochards and … Continue reading →

Charlton Kings    Two WAXWINGS at the junction of Bradley Road and Cirencester Road at 2:15pm. 19 reported there Tuesday morning. (Becky & Duncan Dine). Waxwings by Duncan Dine Tidenham Chase     A JACK SNIPE still today. (Steve Thorogood). Frampton … Continue reading →

Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge    12 Cattle Egrets and ten Little Egrets today. (John Fletcher/Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge    On the Rushy two WHOOPER SWANS and ten Bewick’s Swans and also a Spotted Redshank. Around the reserve a Ringed Plover, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Still 11 Bewick’s Swans this morning and two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy. A LITTLE RINGED PLOVER seen and a Bar-tailed Godwit joining the birds on the Tack Piece. (Neil Smart). A Scandinavian Rock Pipit on the … Continue reading →

Purton     This morning birds included a 2cy/1st-winter CASPIAN GULL feeding over tidal floods for a few minutes, then flew inland E with a mixed flock of large gulls, five Mediterranean Gulls, six Rock Pipits and 280 Chaffinches flew N. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     From New Fancy View c5 Greylags, a male Crossbill, eight Siskins and two Stock Doves in the morning. There again from 4-4:30pm 15 WAXWINGS flew up the valley and landed in a tree top, stayed for a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    This morning six Goosanders (1m, 5f), a male Teal at Woorgreens, at Nagshead lots of Siskins and a Goshawk. At Cannop ponds, ten Mandarins (8m, 2f), three Little Grebes, two Grey Wagtails and a Nuthatch. (Steve … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Four LITTLE GULLS flew NW over the river viewed from Estuary Tower and a 5th flew NE. (William Lambourne). Two adult SPOONBILLS still today. (Dot Jones). Highnam woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, two Goldcrests, two … Continue reading →

Purton     Six adult LITTLE GULLS flew NE upriver past Purton at 8:08am. (Francis Steuck). Gloucester     At Saintbridge Pond in the main reedbed area near the wooded path on the N side of the pond a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge  Two adult SPOONBILLS on the Tack Piece for most of the day. Two WHOOPER SWANS still on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). Forest of Dean    A female Goshawk from New Fancy View. Also 3+ Hawfinches calling in trees … Continue reading →