Monthly Archives: March 2024

Woodchester    c30 WAXWINGS flew E along the Woodchester Valley at 2pm. (Mark Hobson). Charlton Kings    A WAXWING again at the junction of Bradley Road and Cirencester Road between 5-6pm. Its visits are now infrequent. (Lucy Martin). Waxwing by … Continue reading →

Stinchcombe Hill     An OSPREY over low heading N at 9:50am. (Tim McGrath). Moreton- in-Marsh     A male BLACK REDSTART feeding on gnats from 5:30 until 6:30pm on a corrugated barn roof on the village outskirts. Pin 51:981152  -1.697995. (Mark … Continue reading →

Bourton-on-the-Water     An OSPREY over the lakes this morning. (Ben Hilder). Coombe Hill Meadows     This afternoon an OSPREY heading NW, also four Black-tailed Godwits and three Shelducks. (Neil Pryce-Jones). Also today four Mute Swans, two Greylags, two Canada Geese, … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     This morning at high tide a Great Crested Grebe came up, 91+ Curlews, five Oystercatchers, a Redshank, seven Dunlins, six Buzzards, eight Fieldfares, a male Wheatear and two Chiffchaffs. (MK). Wheatear by Mike King Oystercatchers by Mike … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The SPOONBILL and the Spotted Redshank this morning on the Tack Piece. 249 White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles still this morning. (Neil Smart). Saul Warth    At high tide this morning in very rough conditions, two Black … Continue reading →

Purton     This morning a brief WAXWING, an early YELLOW WAGTAIL, 22 Sand Martins, two Rock Pipit amongst 100 Meadow Pipits, three Lesser Redpolls, 15 Siskins, a Redwing, 20 Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler. (Francis Steuck). Coombe Hill Meadows    … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A pair of GARGANEYS on the Rushy for most of the day. A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. Three Little Ringed Plovers on the Tack Piece and later the Estuary Tower scrape and two White Wagtails at … Continue reading →

Windrush    36 Corn Buntings and four Wheatears at Windrush airfield this afternoon. (Richard Tyler). Hazleton     On the approach road from the Salperton direction 50 Brambling still. (Richard Tyler). Brambling by Richard Tyler May Hill     2+ FIRECRESTS and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL showed well from Van de Bovenkamp hide at 10am. (Paul Masters). Green-winged Teal by Paul Masters Belated news of a WHITE WAGTAIL on the Tack Piece yesterday 22nd (Caroline Quinn), still present today … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     A Wheatear and eight Turnstones this morning. (Paul Taylor). WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL showing well from Martin Smith hide at 12:30pm. (Caroline Quinn). A Bewick’s Swan on the Tack Piece. (Jonathan Bull). Frampton     Late afternoon … Continue reading →