Friday 27th September 2024

Witcombe Reservoirs     Late afternoon a female COMMON SCOTER. (Duncan Dine).

Common Scoter by Duncan Dine

Frampton     The OSPREY still at Court Lake late afternoon. (Paul Sutton).

Saul Warth     14 Wigeon, four Shelducks, 67+ Curlews, two Grey Herons, three Buzzards, three Kestrels, ten Meadow Pipits, a Wheatear, four Swallows, a Chiffchaff and a Mistle Thrush this afternoon. (MK).

Kestrel by Mike King

Forest of Dean     At least three Spotted Flycatchers high in the trees near the Campbell hide at Nagshead today. (John Elley).

Spotted Flycatcher by John Elley

Coombe Hill Meadows     32 Wigeon, 250 Teal, six Tufted Ducks, two Little Grebes, 100 Lapwings, a Golden Plover, a Ruff, two Marsh Harrier, a Red Kite, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, a Kingfisher and three Sand Martins. Lots of Mallards, Canada Geese, Greylags and some Shovelers, Gadwalls and Pintails. (Andy Jayne).

Ashleworth Ham    50 Mallards, six Swallows, 25 Meadow Pipits and 1+ Chiffchaff calling. (Mike Smart).

WWT Slimbridge     On the Rushy seven Greenshanks and five Spotted Redshanks today. Two Hobbies from Kingfisher hide. The leucistic Marsh Harrier around the site again today. (Ian Hull/Tim Jukes/Dot Jones).

Maisemore     Two Little Grebes, three Cormorants, four Mallards, nine Moorhens, two Grey Wagtails, a Jay and three Buzzards this afternoon. (John Fletcher).

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Thursday 26th September 2024

Saul Warth     This afternoon at a very low high tide a Common Sandpiper, 50+ Curlews, 30+ Shelducks, a Sparrowhawk, three Kestrels, four Buzzards, a Wheatear, nine Swallows (seven at Longney). Nearby an OSPREY hovering over Gardener’s Pool at 4:10pm. (MK).

Osprey by Mike King

Frampton pools     32 Little Egrets roosting, 28 Cormorants, 31 Gadwalls, a male Pochard, eight Wigeon, four Tufted Ducks, two Little Grebes, two Kingfishers, 15 Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting this evening. (Nick Goatman). Midday at Court Lake, an OSPREY circled very high and drifted E. Also a Raven, five Buzzards, two Hobbies, two Little Grebes and  two young Great Crested Grebes. A Hobby over Splatt bridge at 1:15pm. (Paul Sutton).

Kingscote     Two Red Kites late afternoon. (Paul Sutton).

Cleeve Hill     This morning a Wheatear, a Whinchat, c20 Stonechats, 100 Linnets, 50 Swallows through and a double figure influx of Robins. (Duncan Dine).

Hardwicke     A Red Kite over Hardwicke Farm at 4:20pm. (MK).

Nailsworth     750+ House Martins and 70+ Swallows flew S between 8:10-9:20am. Small numbers of both species were moving over the Chavenage Lane area, where 13 Red Kites were seen. (Terry Grant).

Hartpury     At the college 42 House Martins, 14 Swallows, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, 50 Herring Gulls, 18 Pied Wagtails and three White Wagtails, a Buzzard, a Kestrel and four Long-tailed Tits. (Oliver Paisey).

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Wednesday 25th September 2024

Saul Warth     This morning a Wheatear, a passage of 16 Swallows, 15 House Martins and seven Skylarks, and two residents, 20+ Linnets, six Grey Herons, a Little Egret, 15 Shelducks, 53 Curlews, three Chiffchaffs, seven Meadow Pipits, a Grey Wagtail, four Pied Wagtails and a Nuthatch calling from Dunstalls Wood. (MK).

Wheatear by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     A Reed Warbler from Knott hide today. (Geoff Moyser). From Middle Point a Wheatear briefly, a Stonechat, two Chiffchaffs, a Golden Plover over calling, and two Peregrines on a kill on the Dumbles edge. (Paul Masters).

Gloucester     Around floods at Longford a Ruff, four Little Egrets, a rather late Sand Martin, 15 Skylarks and a Wheatear today. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton pools     This evening a Peregrine on a kill, two Kingfishers, two Buzzards and two Tawny Owls calling. (Nick Goatman).

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Tuesday 24th September 2024

Maisemore    Two juvenile BLACK TERNS at the River Leadon flood near Maisemore, a new species for here. Also ten Gadwalls, 16 Pintails, 14 Teal and a Kingfisher at the Over canal. (Andy Jayne).

Frampton    The unringed OSPREY still at Court Lake this afternoon. (Martin Price).

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point birds included 15 probable Arctic Terns flew SW, eight Golden Plovers, a Sanderling, a Spotted Redshank, a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit, two Great White Egrets and a Yellow-legged Gull. Seven Cattle Egrets and 44 Avocets on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). From Kingfisher Hide two Hobbies, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Marsh Harrier and the leucistic Marsh Harrier. (Warren Gill).

Cotswold Water Park West    At Shorncote Reedbed two Hobbies (at least 1 juvenile) hawking for dragonflies early afternoon. Other birds included a Red Kite, a Kestrel, a Snipe, two Common Sandpipers, 68 Lapwings, two Water Rails, two Green Woodpeckers, four Cetti’s Warblers and a Bullfinch. (Jon Mercer).

Saul Warth     This morning the leucistic Marsh Harrier hunting on and off for 35 minutes, 196+ House Martins and 34+ Swallows flew SW with a Hobby following, 26+ Meadow Pipits, four Pied Wagtails, 80 Shelducks, 16 Pintails flew N, 38 Mallards, 15 Curlews, a Snipe, four Little Egrets, a Buzzard and a Kestrel. (MK).

Leucistic Marsh Harrier by Mike King

Coombe Hill Meadows     Three Buzzards, two Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk, three Great White Egret, a Little Egret, a Cattle Egret, 20+ Wigeon, 16 Pintails, four Shovelers, ten Tufted Ducks, a female Pochard, an Egyptian Goose, a juvenile Ruff, three Snipe, two Jays, two Kingfishers and 20+ mixed House Martins and Swallows. (Paul Clark/Ian Hull/Les Ditchburn).

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Monday 23rd September 2024

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point birds included a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, two juvenile Little Ringed Plovers and two Avocets. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Purton     This afternoon 17 Black-tailed Godwits and two Curlews on the river near the hulks. Also two Grey Herons and a Wigeon. (Mike Davis).

Winchcombe     A mixed flock of c500 birds from 8:30am for three hours in heavy rain. Mainly House Martins with many juveniles, a few Sand Martins and Swallows sitting on telegraph wires and some clinging to the walls of a house. (Peter Rodgers).

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Sunday 22nd September 2024

Frampton     At Court Lake the OSPREY seen briefly at 8:15am but disappeared into a tree out of sight. (Mike Davis). Later a Cattle Egret, an OSPREY, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Water Rail calling, 12 Wigeon, 19 Shovelers, 11 Tufted Ducks, 18 Gadwalls, ten Mallards, 62 Coots, 32 Moorhens, 60 Mute Swans, four Cetti’s Warblers, 16 Chiffchaffs, four Bullfinches, four Treecreepers and two Tawny Owls. (Nick Goatman).

Saul Warth     At lunchtime today a Hobby, an immature male Marsh Harrier, 60 Curlews, an Avocet, two Common Sandpipers, two Ruff, three Stonechats and two Whinchats. (Gordon Hodgson).

Epney     A Grey Plover flew upstream on the tide this morning. Also two Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank and a Curlew. (Jeremy Squire).

WWT Slimbridge     Seven Cattle Egrets on South Lake early afternoon. A Great White Egret from Zeiss hide. (Neil Smart).

Forest of Dean     At 9:40am the Lydbrook valley 50+ House Martins feeding along the valley for 30 minutes. (Chris Sullivan).

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Saturday 21st September 2024

WWT Slimbridge     Around the grounds today three Marsh Harriers including the partial leucistic bird, 2+ Hobbies, three Great White Egrets, four Golden Plovers, four Spotted Redshanks and a Turnstone. (Helen Bojaniwska/Oliver Paisey/Mike Davis/Chris Moore).

Frampton    An OSPREY at Court Lake early afternoon today. Also a Hobby hunting dragonflies and two Kingfishers.  (Steve Pullen).

Witcombe Reservoirs     A Spotted Flycatcher this evening. (Jeremy Squire).

Elmore Court     In the rewilding area late morning 3+ Whinchats with 5+ Stonechats N of the scrape, also 10+ Reed Buntings, eight Meadow Pipits, four Skylarks, a Green Sandpiper, four Teal, a Little Egret, two Ravens and eight Swallows. (Steve Pullen).

Longney Crib     Mid afternoon a Great White Egret, a Little Egret, 27 Lapwings, two Ravens, 13 Mallards, a Cormorant, a Grey Heron, 100 Black-headed Gulls, 45 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, four Herring Gulls and two House Martins. (John Fletcher).

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Friday 20th September 2024

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide the juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 17 Ruff, three Great White Egrets and a Cattle Egret. (Slimbridge Sightings). Later six Cattle Egrets on South Lake. (Mike Davis). Also around the grounds ten Common Cranes, three Hobbies, three Marsh Harriers including the partial leucistic bird, four Spotted Redshanks, seven Greenshanks and a Green Sandpiper. (Paul Clack).

Frampton     An OSPREY fishing on the far side of Court Lake at 10:30am. (Les Ditchburn).

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Thursday 19th September 2024

Shortwood     An OSPREY being mobbed by four Red Kites and several Buzzards over the house at 2:35pm. It headed NW over Forest Green Rovers stadium towards Woodchester Park. (Jon Haw).

Frampton     At 1:30pm an OSPREY glided slowly N over the house towards Saul. (Gordon Hodgson). At Court Lake an OSPREY seen four times in flight, but distant. Also two Hobbies, a Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk. (John Fletcher). A GLOSSY IBIS flew over the sailing lake, two Grey Wagtails, 21 Cormorants, four Little Egrets and two Treecreepers. (Nick Goatman). Still two OSPREYS around, one ringed and one unringed. (Chris Newton).

Osprey by John Fletcher

WWT Slimbridge    A GLOSSY IBIS flew over at 7:40am heading towards South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). Seven Greenshanks, three Green Sandpipers, four Snipe and a juvenile Water Rail on the Rushy. (Andy Chapman/Paul Masters). Also around the grounds three Marsh Harriers including the leucistic bird, two Buzzards, two Wheatears,  8+ Snipe, 3+ Spotted Redshanks, 8+ Ruff, 6+ Skylarks, 6+ Linnets, 3+ Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting and 13+ Common Cranes. (Paul Clark).

Lydney to Aylburton Warth     Migrants flying NE into the wind, 315 Swallows, 161 Meadow Pipits and eight Grey Wagtails. Also 30 Teal, a Ringed Plover, a Snipe, a Greenshank, a Great White Egret, four Little Egrets, two Whinchats, three Stonechats, three Wheatears, a Yellow Wagtail and 100 Linnets today. (Andy Jayne).

Gloucester     Five Stonechats by the first tall pylon along the Severn Way past the Lower Parting double gate, two females by the second tall pylon and a male by the ‘Sheepdown’ (old tip area). A female Kestrel hunting over the area. Two juvenile male Sparrowhawks chasing each other around the tipping area. (Gordon Avery).

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Wednesday 18th September 2024

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER still from Zeiss hide today. Also a Spotted Redshank and a Golden Plover. Two Cattle Egrets on South Lake. (Neil Smart/Warren Gill/Oliver Paisey).

Stinchcombe Hill     This morning a juvenile Wheatear, c60 Swallows feeding over the woodland edge, 15 Meadow Pipits and c80 Goldfinches. (James Robinson).

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