Monthly Archives: August 2016

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     This morning two juvenile Shelducks, a Little Egret, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, five Oystercatchers, 70 Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel, 600 Curlews, a Turnstone, a Sanderling, 72 Dunlins, four Common Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, a Kingfisher, three Whinchats, two Wheatears, … Continue reading →

Minchinhampton Common     First thing this morning 2-3 Redstarts, a Wheatear, a Whitethroat and a Yellow Wagtail heard calling in the mist. (Terry Grant). WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece four juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPERS with seven juvenile Ruffs, two Avocet and a Garganey … Continue reading →

Cotswolds     Juvenile Hobbies today just fledged for two weeks and already agile enough to catch insects in flight. (Richard Tyler). Pics by Richard. Frampton pools     Six Spotted Flycatchers, a Lesser Whitethroat, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, seven Common Terns, two Green Sandpipers, … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park West     At Shorncote this morning four Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 105 Lapwings, a female Sparrowhawk, 40 Linnets, 25 Goldfinches, a Green Woodpecker, a pair of Bullfinches, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat, a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     At Crabtree Hill a Nightjar churring and flight calls heard from 8:50pm to 9:15pm after dark.  Also a few Wild Boars heard, two Pipistrelles and a larger bat species and a Common Toad.  Earlier at Woorgreens a Little … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile BLACK TERN and the Spotted Redshank still on South Lake today. A Grasshopper Warbler from Stephen Kirk hide and a Garden Warbler at Holden Tower. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     19 Black-tailed Godwits and a Knot this morning. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile BLACK TERN still on South Lake today. Also two Ruff. From Zeiss hide the Spotted Redshank still and three Ruff. Two Green Sandpipers from Knott hide and a fresh Lesser Whitethroat. Two Green Sandpipers and a Kingfisher … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Spotted Redshank and two Whinchats from Zeiss hide today. (Slimbridge Sightings). From the Robbie Garnett hide 12 Black-tailed Godwits and on South Lake from the Hogarth Hide a Black Tern and two Ruff. (Bob Shiret). Pics by Bob.  Another … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile BLACK TERN still on South Lake today. Also a Whimbrel today. (Roberta Goodall). Coombe Hill Meadows     Eight Mute Swans, 119 Greylags, 109 Canada Geese, two Barnacle Geese, c60 Mallards, seven Little Egrets, two Grey Herons and 47 Lapwings, a juvenile … Continue reading →

Purton     23 SHAGS flew into Glos from the S early afternoon, lingered on the water for a while, before all flying off high N. Highest count for Glos and South Glos. Also a Hobby over late afternoon, a Ruff and a … Continue reading →