13 Apr 2024

Shorncote – Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, f Sparrowhawk, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank over, Cuckoo (first of year), Yellow Wagtail over, Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, male Redstart (DC), 2 Whinchat (NP), Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 4 Sedge, 6+ Reed and 5 + Cetti’s Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Linnet, 10+ Reed Bunting, Jay – David Creber, Nigel Pleass, Roger Gillespie, JM.

male Redstart (above) and male Whinchat (below) at Shorncote.

Pit 43 – 2 Grasshopper Warbler – Roger Gillespie.

Ashton Keynes – 8 Sand Martin and 3 Swallow over, Sedge Warbler singing opposite house – Chris Snook.

Eysey – Pit 305 – 8 Great Crested Grebe, Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 3 Common Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, Red Kite, Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Chaffinch – Simon Gathercole.

Eysey – Canal pit – 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 3 Egyptian Geese, 12 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Sand Martin 15+, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler – JM.

Oystercatcher at Eysey.

Pit 42 – Cuckoo over.

Pit 59 – Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat and 2 Reed Warbler along adjacent Thames Path – Pete Jackson.

Old Railway Line S of Cricklade – Lesser Whitethroat – Elliot Horton.

Blakehill – Red Kite, Curlew, Swallow, m Redstart, m Stonechat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Linnet – Robin Griffiths.

Pit 130 – Little Egret, Common Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, pair Bullfinch.

Pit 132 – Grey Heron, 2 Shelduck, pair Gadwall, Red-breasted Goose of unknown origin, 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, 6 Common Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting, Brimstone, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Comma. Kempsford SF – Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch – Steve Davies.

Red-breasted Goose at Pit 132 by Steve Davies.

Pit 75 – 5 Shoveler, Wigeon, c20 Pintail, Teal, Tufted Duck.

Old Railway Line, Cerney Wick – Pit 201 – Little Egret, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, 5 Sand Martin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Goldcrest, Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Brimstone – Simon Gathercole.

Common Whitethroat in CWP west by Elliot Horton.

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