Main sighting: 4 pairs goosander (no chicks)

Between Redbrook and brockweir –
Above plus 15 mandarin (mostly male)
2 grey wagtail, only 1 imm cormorant

Main sighting: Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler, Wheatear, Redstart, Willow Warbler, Swallow.

Main sighting: GOS Outdoor Meet on Somerset Levels

The society had a great day out on the Somerset Levels with a group of nine.
The day started at RSPB Grey Lake, which immediately kicked off well with sightings of Red Kite, Marsh Harriers and a Barn Owl.
We later moved on to RSPB Ham Wall for lunch and an afternoon birdwatch. Highlights were Ring-Necked Duck, a pair of Glossy Ibis and Spotted Redshanks, Ruff, Great White Egrets and Marsh Harriers.
The trip ended with a diversion to Durliegh Reservoir in Bridgewater where the group was rewarded with good views of a rare Whiskered Tern , Goldenye and a Common Sandpiper.
The birding adventure was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Full list

1. Red Kite
2. Marsh Harrier
3. Barn Owl
4. Reed Warbler
5. Sedge Warbler
6. Garden Warbler
7. Willow Warbler
8. Cetti Warbler
9. Robin
10. Blackbird
11. Blue Tit
12. Great Tit
13. Long Tailed Tit
14. Blackcap
15. Reed Bunting
16. Wren
17. Carrion Crow
18. Magpie
19. Glossy ibis
20. Grey Heron
21. Little Egret
22. great White Egret
23. Bittern
24. Redshank
25. Spotted Redshank
26. Lapwing
27. Ruff
28. Teal
29. Shoveler
30. Gadwall
31. Mallard
32. Pochard
33. Tufted Duck
34. Ring-Necked Duck
35. Goldeneye
36. Coot
37. Moorhen
38. Cormorant
39. Dunnock
40. Great Crested Grebe
41. Great Spotted Woodpecker
42. Herring Gull
43. Hobby
44. Lesser Black-Backed Gull
45. Little Grebe
46. Snipe
47. Swallow
48. House Martin
49. Woodpigeon
50. Common Sandpiper
51. Whiskered Tern
52. Chaffinch
53. Buzzard
54. Pied Wagtail
55. Canada Goose
56. Greylag Goose
57. Water Rail
58. Goldfinch
59. Mute Swan
60. ChiffChaff

Main sighting: whimbrel

5 whimbrel calling and heading upriver 1400hrs, also single wheatear, 8 little egret and a count of 80 shelduck viewing from pill towards Undy foreshore.

Main sighting: Garganey

Out of county at Parc Slip m+f Garganey on the main lake from 14h50.

Main sighting: Wader mix

En-route to hides: wren, pheasants, chiffchaffs, moorhen, blackcaps, starlings, great tits and herring gulls. Hide 1: Canada geese, mallards, cettis, greylags, 8 shelduck, 4 redshanks, 4 oystercatchers, skylark, 2 whimbrel (on the island feeding), 4 lapwing, 9 avocet, crows, woodpigeons and coot. Hide 2: blackbirds, 483 black tailed godwits (not sure if there more on lagoon 3, didn’t venture that far due to the rains), 13 knot, 3 cormorants, 6 gadwall, 8 swallows, 4 shoveler, 6 teal, 11 swans fly-past, 7 ringed plovers, 1 little ringed plover, 4 bar-tailed godwits, 143 dunlin (flock broke to 43 with 1 little stint mixed in), 1 greenshank, reed warbler, 1 spotted redshank (very dark now), 3 white wagtails, lesser black-backed gulls, curlew, pied wagtail, stonechat, meadow pipit, goldfinches, house martins, 1 ruff, great white egret flying over lagoon 3 and out to wards The Point, sedge warbler and reed buntings.

Main sighting: osprey

Both ospreys at nest site at 0800hrs, mating briefly at 0925hrs before both flying off

Main sighting: Cuckoo

In valley on south side. Also Redstart and Tree Pipits.

Main sighting: Ring Ousel

Also Wheatear (8), Stonechat (6), Swallow (4), Raven (2), Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, Linnet flock and plenty of Willow Warblers.

Main sighting: Whinchat

Whinchat 1, Whitethroat 1, Garden Warbler 1, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 1, Tree Pipit 10+, Willow Warbler 20+, Linnet 12+, Cuckoo

Main sighting: Cuckoo

Cuckoo perching on fence posts on the track up to the old Brynmawr reservoir. Snipe flushed from the moor. Siskins visiting garden feeders after a gap of some weeks.

Main sighting: 2 swallows

2 swallows on telegraph pole