Herefordshire Bird News

8/5 11:40 : Osprey : Wellington Gravel Pits. Few attempts at fishing on the main lake. Got mobbed by

3/5 10:25 : 2 (m & f) Egyptian Goose : Bodenham Gravel Pits SO523510. Matthew Harber.

25/4 13:38 : Osprey : Bodenham Gravel Pits SO523510. Circled around the lake for few minutes then

25/4 09:40 : Great White Egret : Bircher Common. Flying north. Steve Woolfenden.

24/4 18:41 : 3 Garganey : Wergin's Bridge SO530444. 2m + 1f. Stuart Moore.

22/4 19:13 : 2 (m+f) Garganey : Wergin's Bridge SO529446. Stuart Moore.

18/4 19:55 : Whimbrel : Wellington Gravel Pits. Fly over heading N/E calling, seen with P Downes.

18/4 19:30 : Great White Egret : Wellington Gravel Pits. Terry Downes.

15/4 07:30 : Bar-tailed Godwit : Wellington Gravel Pits. On mud infront of hide. John Tilby.

9/4 13:24 : 2 Egyptian Goose : Oak Tree Farm, Dinmore SO509507. Mike Bound.

5/4 18:00 : 5 White Wagtail : Wellington Gravel Pits. On flood pool, Hayward Lane. Terry Downes.

28/3 15:30 : Osprey : Bromsash. Seen on a post at Eccleswall Court Bromsash beside the B4224 then

28/3 08:00 : Cattle Egret : Brockhall Gravel Pit. Sighting with NC Pegler & G Bilbao. John Tilby.

24/3 09:00 : Water Pipit : Kenchester Pools. Sightings with NC Pegler. John Tilby.

23/3 10:30 : Cattle Egret : Kenchester Pools SO435425. Seen by Nick Pegler and then by myself at

22/3 10:06 : male Ring-necked Duck : Bodenham Gravel Pits SO525509. In amongst tufty ducks again.

21/3 10:02 : male Ring-necked Duck : Bodenham Gravel Pits SO523510. Matthew Harber.

21/3 10:02 : 2 (male and fem) Egyptian Goose : Bodenham Gravel Pits SO523510. Matthew Harber.

21/3 08:00 : Cattle Egret : Brockhall Gravel Pit. Sightings with NC Pegler. John Tilby.

11/3 18:10 : Cattle Egret : Wellington Gravel Pits. Came in to the roost with around 18 Little and 5

10/3 17:55 : Glossy Ibis : Wellington Gravel Pits. Came in late with large roost of Egrets, flew

10/3 17:55 : Cattle Egret : Wellington Gravel Pits. In roost of Egrets that came in late. Viewed with

10/3 17:55 : 8 Great White Egret : Wellington Gravel Pits. Up to 8 came into roost. Terry Downes.

3/3 14:05 : Cattle Egret : Lower Lugg Meadows. Steve Coney.

3/3 07:30 : Cattle Egret : Lower Lugg Meadows. John Tilby.

28/2 09:00 : 2 Red-crested Pochard : Lower Lugg Meadows. Sightings with N Pegler, G Bilbao & P

28/2 07:51 : Black-tailed Godwit : Lower Lugg Meadows. Gerry Bilbao.

25/2 10:23 : Red-crested Pochard : Lugg Meadows. North of Lugwardine bridge. Gerry Bilbao.

25/2 10:17 : Red-crested Pochard : Lugg Meadows. North of Lugwardine bridge. Gerry Bilbao.

23/2 09:00 : Brent Goose : Lower Lugg Meadows. Gerry Bilbao.