Monthly Archives: July 2018

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile Wood Sandpiper around the grounds again today. Three Curlew Sandpipers from Zeiss hide. A Whimbrel on the Dumbles with six Curlews. (Duerden Cormack/Slimbridge Sightings). Pic by Derek Hale. Cotswold Water Park East     This afternoon … Continue reading →

Netheridge Farm     A Garden Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and six Swifts at the Barn Owl Centre this morning. (Mark Hobson). WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile Wood Sandpiper around the grounds again today. Two Curlew Sandpipers from Zeiss hide. At least … Continue reading →

Frampton pools     18 Swifts, two GREAT WHITE EGRETS, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Water Rail, six Great Crested Grebes and six young, 63 Mallards, four Tufted Ducks, three Teal, two Gadwalls, a Mandarin, 11 Common Terns, 100+ Sand Martins, 30+ … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Three Curlew Sandpipers, five Ruff and a Greenshank along with the usual waders at Zeiss hide today. Eight Green Sandpipers on the Rushy. A Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper on South Lake. (Neil Smart/Dot Jones/Jon Mercer/Ken … Continue reading →

Robinswood Hill C.P.     A Red Kite soaring over the hill at 3:25pm at SO839149. (Felicity Davies-Birks). Hardwicke     Along the canal south of Sellars Bridge this afternoon two Kingfishers, two Buzzards, eight Swallows, four House Martins, six Long-tailed Tits, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Three Curlew Sandpipers from Zeiss hide at 9:50am. (Duerden Cormack). A Clouded Yellow butterfly on the hedgerow on walkway to Mid Point this morning. (Les Ditchburn). Cleeve Hill     A Wheatear perched on the sheep dip fence at midday. … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe     A juvenile Crossbill on power lines at Stinchcombe Hill golf club this morning. (James Robinson). Innsworth     Two Ring-necked Parakeets again this evening in a private garden. (Mark Easterbrook). Pic by Mark. Haresfield Beacon     No sign of … Continue reading →

Haresfield Beacon     A TURTLE DOVE around SO 82638 08821 seen and heard this evening. (James Barradine). Hardwicke to Moreton Valence     From Sellars Bridge to Castle Bridge along the canal a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a fresh Willow Warbler, two … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     A Red Kite circled over The Pludds at 11:25am. (David Smyth). WWT Slimbridge   A Wood Sandpiper on the Top New Piece today. (Martin McGill). Coombe Hill Meadows     Also a Whinchat and a Yellow Wagtail this … Continue reading →

Netheridge Farm     A Southern Migrant Hawker at the Barn Owl Centre until 3:30pm at least. (Mark Hobson). Pic by Mike. Great Barrington     Seven Red Kites in the air together, at least 12 birds seen. A Kestrel pursuing a … Continue reading →