20-21 Oct - A fairly productive couple of days. I headed to Soudley pond in the Forest of Dean for first light on 20th, and the small gathered crowd was rewarded with a good view of the Osprey that has been present here for a couple of weeks - it flew in and spent a few minutes perched up, then had an unsuccessful dive before heading SE towards the Severn. Interestingly, it has a distinctive tail with missing feathers giving a Kite-like appearance, so could possibly be tracked on migration.
My other stop on 20th was pit 119 in the eastern CWP at Lechlade, where the reported Great White Egret was obligingly feeding just off the track and could be viewed at leisure - with a nearby Little Egret for comparison. A huge size difference!
This morning, 21st, was another beautiful autumnal morning and the highlight at Shorncote was a very obliging pair of Stonechats in the sun..... Snipe and Green Sandpiper seen, a few Redwings were around and also my first CWP Fieldfare of the autumn. Good numbers of passerines included 2 Grey Wagtails and at least 35 Reed Buntings, and the usual Cetti's Warblers and Water Rail were calling.
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