Monthly Archives: March 2024

Purton     This morning birds included a 2cy/1st-winter CASPIAN GULL feeding over tidal floods for a few minutes, then flew inland E with a mixed flock of large gulls, five Mediterranean Gulls, six Rock Pipits and 280 Chaffinches flew N. … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean     From New Fancy View c5 Greylags, a male Crossbill, eight Siskins and two Stock Doves in the morning. There again from 4-4:30pm 15 WAXWINGS flew up the valley and landed in a tree top, stayed for a … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean    This morning six Goosanders (1m, 5f), a male Teal at Woorgreens, at Nagshead lots of Siskins and a Goshawk. At Cannop ponds, ten Mandarins (8m, 2f), three Little Grebes, two Grey Wagtails and a Nuthatch. (Steve … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Four LITTLE GULLS flew NW over the river viewed from Estuary Tower and a 5th flew NE. (William Lambourne). Two adult SPOONBILLS still today. (Dot Jones). Highnam woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, two Goldcrests, two … Continue reading →

Purton     Six adult LITTLE GULLS flew NE upriver past Purton at 8:08am. (Francis Steuck). Gloucester     At Saintbridge Pond in the main reedbed area near the wooded path on the N side of the pond a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF and … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge  Two adult SPOONBILLS on the Tack Piece for most of the day. Two WHOOPER SWANS still on the Rushy. (Slimbridge Sightings). Forest of Dean    A female Goshawk from New Fancy View. Also 3+ Hawfinches calling in trees … Continue reading →

Frampton     From Splatt Bridge two Sand Martins flew S. (Les Ditchburn). A Spotted Redshank with three Redshanks on the flashes N of Splatt earlier. (Gordon Hodgson). Saul Warth     A SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF and two Chiffchaffs at the sewage works … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    Three SAND MARTINS low over the Rushy heading N at 4:20pm. (Tim McGrath). Frampton pools     Three SAND MARTINS this evening, maybe the WWT birds. Also nine Shovelers, three Gadwalls, 54 Tufted Ducks, two Oystercatchers, 32 Greylags, … Continue reading →

Frampton    50+ WAXWINGS at Frampton Court feeding in trees on the Perryway side of Court Lake this morning. (Nick Goatman). This afternoon a Kestrel and 14 Cormorants at Court Lake, a pair of Teal in the reeds by the … Continue reading →

Frampton    28 WAXWINGS feeding on Mistletoe by Frampton Court gate on The Perryway today. (Gordon Hodgson). Purton     A drake COMMON SCOTER drifting upriver past Purton on the tide, roughly mid channel at 9:52am. (Francis Steuck). Also seen going … Continue reading →