A day out birding today with Andy Bond with our first stop at Splatt Bridge near Frampton On Severn for a LONG EARED OWL that has been roosting there for a few days & we got views of the bird but it was a bit obscured , we then went to Slimbridge WWT & we saw 4 SPOTTED REDSHANK , 450+ WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE , 100+ BEWICK`S SWAN , 100+ BARNACLE GOOSE , PEREGRINE FALCON & SPARROWHAWK .
The next stop was at Cirencester where we got a GREAT GREY SHRIKE & Andy was happy as he missed the Dartmoor one , on then to the Cotswald water park in Wiltshire & we are in luck & see 3 male & 7 female SMEW & 11 RED-CRESTED POCHARD so a good end to a good day !!!!