Monthly Archives: May 2023

Cotswold Water Park East     A summer plumaged Grey Plover on Pit 132 this morning. (Duncan Dine). Grey Plover by Richard Tyler Grey Plover by Richard Tyler WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT still today from Zeiss hide on … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT still today around the grounds. A drake GARGANEY and three Greenshanks from Zeiss hide. A Little Ringed Plover, a drake Pochard and a Common Sandpiper on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). Slimbridge village    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male BLACK-WINGED STILT around the grounds today. Four Greenshanks and a pair of Common Terns on the Top New Piece. (Slimbridge Sightings). A CATTLE EGRET on the Tack Piece at 11:55am then flew N. (Julian Gould). … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide the BLACK-WINGED STILT and a pair of Common Terns and a Little Ringed Plover. On the Bottom New Piece three Greenshanks. A Little Ringed Plover on the Rushy early … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Greenshank, two Common Terns and the Common Crane pair with two chicks on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. (Helen Bojaniwska). Coombe Hill Meadows    A pair of Ringed Plovers, a drake GARGANEY, a male … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT gave brief perched views at 8:48am and 9:55am and a couple of flight views, it wasn’t singing today. No further reports received today. The drake Goldeneye still in the Eider Pen, a mobile … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showed at Middle Point for c1 min at 9:55am in the reedbed left of the path. A drake GARGANEY on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings et al). White-spotted Bluethroat by Richard Tyler White-spotted Bluethroat … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The BLACK-WINGED STILT around the grounds still today. This afternoon it was on the Tack Piece and showing well. (Slimbridge Sightings). The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT reverted to type singing and calling sporadically between 8:30-11:45am and showing once … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The male WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT showing today on and off on stick perches at Middle Point. Generally it is very elusive and requires time and patience. (Martin McGill et al). The BLACK-WINGED STILT on South Lake before relocating … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    The IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still in Old Staple-edge Wood around SO 64929 10114 singing and showing, often high in the Beech canopy. (Lauren & Wayne, NSL-Birding). Parking suggestions here, there are no real close access points, at … Continue reading →