Monthly Archives: July 2022

Epney     A TURTLE DOVE on wires and in trees around the Anchor Inn from late morning until 9pm at least. Please park sensibly by the entrance opposite the seawall without blocking access and not in the pub unless you … Continue reading →

Westbury-on-Severn    An OSPREY fishing unsuccessfully off Garden Cliff this afternoon. (From Twitter @severnpiscator). Then an OSPREY seen at Broadoak at 6pm. (Steve Jayne). This is undoubtedly the bird that has lingered on the river/Forest since early June. Saul Warth  … Continue reading →

Fretherne     An OSPREY at Hock Cliff at 4:40pm. (From Twitter @bigman6101). Cotswold Water Park East     At Pit 132 this morning a Yellow Wagtail feeding young, a juvenile Redstart, waders included a Lapwing with a chick and a pair of … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     20 COMMON SCOTERS off of Hock Ditch from 8:30am until 3pm at least. (Gordon Hodgson). Common Scoters by Mike King Frampton     From Splatt Bridge the first returning Willow Warbler, three Sand Martins S, c50 Avocets on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    A BITTERN perched on reeds at Zeiss hide, two Spotted Redshanks on the Rushy and three Red Kites over the grounds. (Terry Grant/Malcolm Black). Bittern by Terry Grant Again no sign of the Bluethroat today. (Terry Richer). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     No sign of the Bluethroat today. Six Little Egrets at Middle Point on the falling tide. Four Green Sandpipers and two Black-tailed Godwits on the Tack Piece. 60 Black-tailed Godwits, two Ruffs, an Avocet, a Redshank and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed on one of the sticks this morning at 9:47am. (Roy Kinchin). A juvenile Little Ringed Plover and two Green Sandpipers from Hogarth hide, two Ruffs and two Spotted Redshanks on South Lake and … Continue reading →

Sapperton     Near Cranhill Barn a QUAIL calling from a field of clover at SO942007 and another QUAIL N of Sapperton near Park Corner at SO960048. Also a Hobby near Duntisbourne Abbots. (Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge    On South Lake … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows    30+ Lapwings with at least four chicks, 12 Little Egrets, three Little Ringed Plovers, 4+ Redshanks and 10+ Swifts. (Les Ditchburn). In the evening a pair of Avocets with three chicks and a Green Sandpiper. (Eric … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed a few times on stick perches in the reed bed at Middle Point between 10:15am and midday. On South Lake two Spotted Redshanks, five Ruffs and a Mediterranean Gull still. Two SPOONBILLS flew … Continue reading →