Paul's Birding Diary

Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th February 2017 Cattle Egret, Frampton-on-Severn Saturday's birding was spent at WWT hoping to locate a Lapland Bunting that has been seen recently. A long search across the Dumbles was fruitless as was a scan from Zeiss Hide for Spotted Redshank. The highlight was a male Goshawk which was seen from the Holden Tower over the Top New Piece flying over the Long Pool and the Tack Piece. On Sunday at least three Cattle Egrets were in a horse paddock off Arlingham Road between Frampton and Saul. Cattle Egrets, Frampton-on-Severn At the red bed flashes north of Splatt Bridge four Green Sandpipers were present. Two of the four Green Sandpipers, Frampton-on-Severn - rather distant A Great White Egret was at Court Lake viewed from Court field in the reeds on the opposite side of the lake. Great White Egret, Frampton-on-Severn Great White Egret, Frampton-on-Severn

Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th January 2017 Waxwing, Quedgeley, 29th January A nice museum of Waxwings arrived and settled in Quedgeley over the past week and I made a couple of visits to see them over the weekend. On Sunday morning I had them all to myself as they came to feed on Rose hips next the the footpath opposite the moat at Manor Farm. I counted 28 on Saturday and there were still at least 20 on Sunday. Waxwing, Quedgeley, 28th January Waxwing, Quedgeley, 29th January Waxwing, Quedgeley, 29th January The hedge at Kingsway, Quedgeley With Andy on Saturday we finally caught up with the White-front flock, 180-strong, when they flew in to the Dumbles during the morning, illuminated by the sunshine. Russian White-fronted Geese, WWT, 28th January A Dunnock showed well next to the Holden Tower: Dunnock, WWT, 28th January Snipe, WWT, 28th January And Snipe , Water Rail and Long-tailed Tits around the feeders at Willow Hide: Water Rail, WWT, 28t...