Monthly Archives: April 2017

Frampton    An OSPREY N over Splatt Bridge at 9:05am. (Gordon Hodgson). Then presumably the same bird heading slowly N quite low at Minsterworth at 10am. (John & Viv Phillips). A Yellow Wagtail by the S side of the Sailing Lake this morning. Also … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     This morning at 8:15am, two SPOONBILLS seen from Holden Tower, later they were on South Lake. Also from Holden Tower, five Oystercatchers, a pair of Shovelers, seven Lapwings, a Peregrine perched on a post and a Chiffchaff.  On the Rushy … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Two SPOOONBILLS arrived on the Top New Piece late afternoon viewed from Zeiss hide. (Martyn Leighton).  A first-summer LITTLE GULL, a drake GARGANEY and a Spotted Redshank on South Lake and a CATTLE EGRET on the Top … Continue reading →

Gloucester     11 WAXWINGS still high up in the trees in Glevum Way park behind Morrisons this morning. (Rob Curtis). The SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still at Port Ham today. Park along the by-pass before the Over turn by the metal gate on … Continue reading →

Gloucester     At 2pm 11 WAXWINGS in the park adjacent to Abbeydale community centre. From the community centre walk past the children’s play area, the birds were in the trees in the eastern corner of the park, near Longborough Drive. (Steve Parker). … Continue reading →

Mickleton    Belated news of an OSPREY headed N over Meon Hill, near Mickleton on the 25th March. (Louise Boxall). Frampton     Two CATTLE EGRETS and six Little Egrets on the flashes NW of Splatt Bridge at 11 am. (Andy & Sue Gibbons). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL on and off on South Lake today, with a short visit to Frampton Sailing Lake early morning. (Nick Goatman). Also today the Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on the Dumbles, a pair of GARGANEY on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The immature LITTLE GULL early morning on the Rushy and then not again until 3:45pm  when it returned to South Lake. Also the Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles, two GARGANEYS, three Mediterranean Gulls and a Spotted … Continue reading →