Monthly Archives: February 2024

Gloucester     An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL with full black hood at 10am amongst several hundred Black-headed Gulls on Horsbere Brook floods, just W of the A38 near Twigworth Church. Also a Sparrowhawk in the area. (David Lawrence). Mediterranean Gull by … Continue reading →

Shepherd’s Patch, Slimbridge      39 Little Egrets and 12 Cattle Egrets in the field on the left before the pub as you approach WWT. (Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mike Davis/Ian Sherriffs). WWT Slimbridge     A MEDITERRANEAN GULL (2cy) on South Lake … Continue reading →

Rodborough Common     A WAXWING still today. (Ollie Fournier). WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide the SPOONBILL still today. Also 363 Black-tailed Godwits and a Water Rail. On South Lake 44 Avocets and a Great Crested Grebe. (Ian Hull). The … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The adult SPOONBILL again today on the Tack Piece. The WHOOPER SWAN on the Rushy. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles. Also the unknown Snow Goose, Ross’s Goose and Lesser White-fronted Goose on the Dumbles. 41 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge   The SPOONBILL about the grounds again today, the Grey Plover distant on the Dumbles with Golden Plovers. Also the Pink-footed Goose and Ross’s Goose, both of unknown origin and the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE. A Whooper Swan on the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL arrived this morning and stayed throughout the day. Two WHOOPER SWANS on the Rushy at dawn, remaining for the feed. The juvenile DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE, the Grey Plover, the Spotted Redshank and a MERLIN from … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     This morning the juvenile DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Lesser White-fronted Goose of unknown origin and three Ringed Plovers on the Dumbles. A Red Kite through NW. The Grey Plover and 150 White-fronted Geese on the Tack … Continue reading →

Quedgeley    30+ WAXWINGS noisily heading NE over the house at 11:40am today. (Steve Pullen). Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS, the adult male and a female/immature at the dock near the entrance to the lightboat at Dock Road this morning. … Continue reading →

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning around SO7162209074. (Ian Sherriffs). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Two 2nd calendar-year CASPIAN GULLS, a 2nd calendar-year Yellow-legged Gull, a 3rd calendar-year argentatus Herring Gull, an adult Great Black-backed Gull with 1500+ Herring Gulls/Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also a drake Pochard, two Snipe, two Oystercatchers, 31 … Continue reading →