Monthly Archives: September 2021

Saul Warth    At high tide this morning nine Grey Herons, eight Little Egrets, 30+ Shelducks, three Grey Plovers, 200+ Dunlins, 50+ Ringed Plovers, a Knot, two Bar-tailed Godwits, 58 Curlews, two Common Gulls, a Wheatear, a Meadow Pipit, two … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A FIRECREST in the Willows by the Goose House at 10:10am. Also ten Common Terns resting on the river mud. (Roberta Goodall). An Arctic Tern flew downriver. (Neil Smart). The SPOONBILL was feeding at Middle Point at … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore/pill  Two Whinchats, two Stonechats, 12 Wheatears and a Yellow Wagtail over. Also a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Common Sandpiper. (Paul Taylor). Witcombe Reservoirs    This morning 50+ House Martins, then flew S, four Swallows, a Grey Wagtail, male … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning three Grey Herons, seven Little Egrets, 100+ Curlews, three new Wheatears, including a Greenland male, 70+ Goldfinches, seven Meadow Pipits, two Chiffchaffs, a male Blackcap, two Swallows, seven Ravens and a Small Copper. (MK). Greenland … Continue reading →

Frampton     At Splatt this morning ten Chiffchaffs, three Blackcaps, two Cetti’s Warblers, three Grey Wagtails, three Goldcrests, a Wheatear and a Willow Warbler. A Jay, a Tree Pipit and 43 Meadow Pipits S. A flock of waders flew to … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     Four Wheatears, up to 75 Pied Wagtails, at least six Chiffchaffs singing and 10 Meadow Pipits. (James Robinson). Saul Warth     At high tide 28 Avocets, two Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, three House Martins, six Swallows, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A GREAT SKUA flew upriver at 7:35am, it flushed the SPOONBILL as it passed through and was lost to view over Hock Cliff. 45 Common/Arctic Terns, two BLACK TERNS and a SANDWICH TERN off Middle Point at … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     The afternoon 18 Avocets, 25 Curlews, 40+ Ringed Plovers, 10+ Dunlins, four Grey Herons, ten Little Egrets, a Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaffs, a Reed Warbler and two Grey Wagtails. (MK). Later additional birds included 153 Curlews, two … Continue reading →

Edge Common     This morning, a male and two female Redstarts on the W side. Also a Tree Pipit, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Marsh Tits and a female Kestrel. (Sam Walker). Coombe Hill Meadows     This morning a Great White … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 three Greenshanks, a Green Sandpiper and a Ruff. (Duncan Dine). WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY perched at Zeiss hide at 10:30am. Also two SPOONBILLS and three Common Cranes. (Ollie Fournier). A Wheatear … Continue reading →