Monthly Archives: September 2022

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide 391 Teal, 95 Shovelers, two Garganeys, two Pintails, a Green Sandpiper, five Snipe, five Ruff, a Spotted Redshank, three Little Stints, six Curlew Sandpipers, a Little Ringed Plover, 11 Ringed Plovers, two Sanderlings, 824 … Continue reading →

Eastington     A male BRAMBLING feeding on Sunflowers with a mixed finch flock at Claypits today. (Stefan Hawley). Brambling by Stefan Hawley Frampton    On Court Lake a Spotted Redshank, the first since 2011. Also a Redshank, a Green Sandpiper, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide four Pink-footed Geese flew N distantly, a Hobby, a Sparrowhawk, 36 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, four Little Egrets, a Cattle Egret, 20+ Meadow Pipits, 12 Swallows, six Linnets, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, a pair … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    11 Pink-footed Geese on the Dumbles at 9:40am. (Roy Kinchin). On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide the wader flock included 14 Curlew Sandpipers, seven Little Stints and a Spotted Redshank. On the Dumbles over high … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    18 Curlew Sandpipers, six Little Stints and four Spotted Redshanks from Zeiss hide. Two Little Ringed Plovers on South Lake. A Peregrine hunting near the Zeiss hide.  (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Sutton). Little Ringed Plover by Paul Sutton Slimbridge  … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide early morning was hampered by fog, just 35 Grey Plovers, an Avocet, a Common Sandpiper, 200+ Dunlins, two Ringed Plovers, 100+ Curlews, eight Little Egrets, 14 Shelducks, 27 Swallows, a House Martin, a Stonechat, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 98 Grey Plovers, an Avocet, six Knot, 300+ Dunlins, 10+ Ringed Plovers, 156 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 27 Shelducks, eight Pintails, first of the Autumn here, and six Little Egrets. Also a … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning 94 Grey Plovers, 15 Curlew Sandpipers, three Common Sandpipers, four Bar-tailed Godwits, six Avocets, two Knot, two Redshanks, 189 Curlews, 580 Dunlins, a Sanderling, five Little Stints, 50+ Ringed Plovers, 50+ Shelducks, seven Little Egrets, … Continue reading →

Frampton     An OSPREY over the Perryway heading towards Court Lake at 11:37am. (Eric Palmer). At Splatt Bridge today four Cattle Egrets with the cows. (Nigel Young). Cattle Egret by Nigel Young Painswick Beacon     This morning the first REDWING … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     An ARCTIC SKUA sat on the mud upriver from Hock Ditch at 10:05am. (Martin Harrison/John Casswell). It was seen flying downriver from Middle Point around 10:30am. (Geoff Moyser). Also today At least five Stonechats, a female Kestrel, … Continue reading →