A vigilant Avocet parent on a rooftop lookout for predators. Seen many times through the day on the Rushy buildings yesterday! #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Tower- brood of Little Grebe on Pillbox pool, Bittern flew out and South at 0757hrs, Cuckoo singing in Decoy again today. Top New Piece- Crane pair with chick, 89 Gadwall, 6 Teal and a few Redshank. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Rushy Hide- 2cy Mediterranean Gull in the BH Gull colony. Numerous Avocet + Black-headed Gull broods + Tufted Ducks/Gadwall broods seen, new brood of 10 Shelduck. Estuary Tower- a few Cranes, 240 Ringed Plover, 155 Sanderling and 22 Dunlin on Severn off Dumbles. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- 2 Spoonbill feeding on far shore (Awre) of the Severn. Cuckoo singing in Decoy Wood #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

South Lake- c80 Avocet, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 6 Oystercatcher + 2 chicks, pr Teal, Black-headed Gulls, Greylags, Gadwalls,Tufted Ducks. Top New Piece- 64 Gadwall + a brood that Herring Gull pair of Little Grebe, Lapwing, Crane + chick, 5m 3f Teal, 2m 1f Shoveler #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Tower- 3 Cranes on the Dumbles, 173 Ringed Plover, 49 Sanderling and c30 Dunlin but mobile on the flood tide. Tack Piece- 5 Gadwall, Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, Barnacle and Greylag Geese, flock of Black-headed Gulls around the muddy patch in field. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower- Peregrine on the sands, Red Kite on Dumbles cross fence, female Marsh Harrier hunting Bottom New Piece, imm Spoonbill dropped in and left Top New Piece, adult Little Gull feeding over Severn to North with Black-headed Gulls #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Turtle Dove with Collared and Stock Dove and feral pigeons around Top Hut buildings and barns, worth scanning from Peng Observatory or Rushy Hide as it was last on the roof top. Also worth looking around the visitor centre #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Rushy Hide- two broods of Tufted Duck (10 and 5), brood of Gadwall (10) and brood of Shoveler (7) all on the Lower Pond. 30+ Avocet chicks, numerous broods across the two ponds. A flock of 63 moulting Gadwall, drake Shoveler, 2cy Mediterranean Gull among Black-headed Gulls. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

One of the many pairs of Avocets from Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory (MJM). This pair have a brood of six young! #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Top New Piece- pair of Cranes (Oakie and Sherbert) have hatched a chick, it's been for a swim across the scrape with parents but returned to the island. 2m 3f Teal, m Marsh Harrier hunted here today, Cuckoo calling, 88 Gadwall with a mixed brood of 15 near Kingfisher Hide #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Tower- Two Spoonbill in the high tide gull roost on the Dumbles foreshore. 9 Cranes also feeding on the Dumbles #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Decoy Hide - Both male and female Kingfishers perched (14:34) #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

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Rushy - Mediterranean Gull on the causeway, 1 Male Pochard, atleast 11 Avocet Chicks, 15 Shelduck Chicks and first Tufted Duckling brood! #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

Dumbles - 4 Cattle Egrets flown in from Zeiss Hide #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

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Best seen from Estuary Tower still present at 14:40 #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Rushy - Cuckoo, 3 broods of 2 Avocet Chicks, 1 Male Pochard, 2 broods of 2 Black-headed Gull chicks #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Tack Piece - 15 Gadwall, 1 Greenshank, 23 Barnacle Geese, Cetti’s heard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 14 Greylag Geese, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Teal, 4 Shelduck #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Dumbles 4 House Martins collecting mud, 3 Shelduck on the scrape 8 unringed Cranes 1 unidentified on Lower Dumbles. Cuckoo (heard), 2 Little Egret, ~100 small waders (too distant to confidently ID), 3 Curlew, Peregrine. #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Pillbox Pool - Little Grebe with 3 chicks #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Kingfisher Hide - Cettis and Reed Warbler. #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Top New Piece - 62 loafing Gadwall, two pair of Tufted Duck. Crane incubating on island. Cettis Warbler, male Marsh Harrier, Reed Warbler and a Redshank. Roe buck with doe and Kid #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake - Crane pair and their chick. Reed Warbler singing at Hogarth hide entrance. 12 Male Tufted Duck. 2 Common Tern, 79 Avocet, 2 Redshank, 27 Black-tailed Godwit seen from Discovery Hide #wwtslimbridgesightings #glosbirds

South Lake - Duck Marsh 4 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck, 6 Canada, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Reed Warbler Wader Scrape - 1 Ruff, 64 Avocet, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 14 Shelduck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Kingfisher Hide - 1 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Skylark, 1 Redshank Top New Piece - Zeiss Hide 3 Reed Warbler, 57 Gadwall, 20 Shelduck, 21 Mallard, 6 Teal, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Skylark, Crane on Nest, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan with 3 Cygnets #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake - Pair of Common Tern on the Deep Lake raft at 10:45 #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Knott Hide - Juvenile Kingfisher seen fishing #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Top New Piece - 22 Shelduck, 38 Gadwall, 4 Teal, Redshank, 2 Lapwing, Crane on nest, Reed Bunting, Sedge and Reed Warbler #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake - 78 Avocet, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher with 2 Chicks, Cetti's Warbler, Ruff, 8 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 16 Gadwall, Redshank #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Tower - 2 Common Tern flew over the Long ground Pool Dumbles - 2 Egyptian Geese on middle scrape island and 6 Cranes #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Walkway - Cuckoo heard and Bittern seen flying from in front of Knott Hide to Zeiss Hide #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Tack Piece - 20 Canada Geese, 28 Barnacle Geese, 13 Greylag Geese, Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 15 Tufted Ducks, 1 Coot, 11 Black-headed Gulls #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Dumbles - 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 39 Canada Geese, 11 Crane (10 unringed and Oakie), Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull. Lots of Swallows and Swifts flying around the tower, Sedge Warblers singing #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Pillbox Pool - 1 Mallard with 2 chicks, 2 Tufted ducks, 1 Moorhen and 1 Coot feeding a chick #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Kingfisher Hide - Juvenile Kingfisher #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Decoy - 7 Tufted Ducks, 5 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Top New Piece - 26 Shelduck, 43 Gadwall, 2 Redshank, 44 Canada geese, (Sherbert) Crane on her nest #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Tack Piece - 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Mute Swan, 25 Greylag, 3 Canada and 13 Barnacle Geese, 6 Shelduck, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 43 Gadwall, 18 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Dumbles - 4 Greylag Geese, 55 Canada Geese, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 9 Cranes, Skylark Pill Box Pool - Bittern, 2 Shelduck, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Coot #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings