Monthly Archives: October 2021

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on site this morning. (Roy Kinchin). Three Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy and a male Mandarin briefly on Big Pen. (James Robinson). Two Swallows flew S over South Lake. (Dot Jones). Nine Golden Plovers … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Cattle Egret on the Tack Piece and later from Zeiss hide this morning. A juvenile SPOONBILL on river from Middle Point and later on the Top New Piece, also a Great White Egret on the river. … Continue reading →

Frampton    Vis-mig from the towpath N of Splatt Bridge between 7-10:30am included a high count of 1638 Meadow Pipits, 486 Linnets, 108 Swallows, 56 Alba Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 12 Reed Buntings, three Jays and four Skylarks all flew … Continue reading →

Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 three Great White Egrets, a Garganey, 451 Teal, 14 Shovelers, 13 Gadwalls, 19 Wigeon, three Dunlins, three Greenshanks, two Snipe, six Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 16 Lapwings, a Peregrine, a Red … Continue reading →

Frampton     A Barn Owl hunting at Splatt Bridge 7:45-8am, mobbed by three Magpies and six Jackdaws. (Roy Widgery). Saul Warth     This afternoon a Little Stint, two Dunlins, 15 Ringed Plovers, 200+ Curlews, a Buzzard, a Peregrine, two Kestrels,  … Continue reading →