Monthly Archives: August 2024

Fairford      The OSPREY still in the Fairford area today. (Richard Tyler). Osprey by Richard Tyler Frampton     A Garden Warbler this morning, just south of Saul Lodge. Also a Stoat took a Woodpigeon high in the hedgerow. (Gordon … Continue reading →

Longlevens     A late Swift over at 8:10pm. (Andy Jayne). WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL, later at Middle Point, and a Great White Egret from Zeiss hide. (Dot Jones/Tim Jukes). Also a Cattle Egret from Zeiss hide. (Oliver Paisey). 191 … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning two Whinchats, a Nuthatch, rarely seen here, three Common Cranes flew N past Frampton church, four Little Egrets, 41 Curlews, a Ringed Plover, four Dunlins, two Kestrels, a Lesser Whitethroat, ten Chiffchaffs, a Yellow Wagtail … Continue reading →

Bibury     An OSPREY at Ready Token at SP 09888 04953 today N of the Welsh Way. (Keith Jennings). Sherborne     Two Great White Egrets on the Broadwater today. (Keith Jennings). Saul Warth     Early morning a Snipe, 81+ Curlews, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Two male Garganeys from Martin Smith hide and a female on the Rushy. Three Mandarins on Decoy pool. (Magnus Carter). Frampton     From Splatt Bridge early this morning, a juvenile Goshawk flew S along the canal, a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The leucistic Marsh Harrier, the SPOONBILL, the Pink-footed Goose of unknown origin and the Ross’s Goose about the grounds today. A BITTERN flew into Island reed bed from Zeiss hide at 10am. On the Rushy a Garganey, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The leucistic Marsh Harrier around the grounds again today also two juvenile Marsh Harriers. Two Garganeys on the Rushy and two Garganeys from Zeiss hide, probably different. The Pink-footed Goose with the Canada Goose flock on the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     An OSPREY flew high downriver at 11:25am. The SPOONBILL from Zeiss hide. 18 Avocets on the river at high tide. The leucistic Marsh Harrier hunting on the Dumbles. A Garganey and three Greenshanks on the Rushy. (Mike … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The stunning leucistic Marsh Harrier seen at several places around the grounds today. On the Rushy Rushy two Greenshank, two Spotted Redshanks and two Snipe. Waders from Middle Point included 80+ Ringed Plovers, ten Sanderlings, a few … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Two GANNETS flew upriver past the Estuary Tower late morning. (John Budd). From Zeiss hide a BITTERN, a SPOONBILL and a Garganey. (Mike Davis). The leucistic Marsh Harrier again on the Tack Piece. (Martin Price/Martin McGill). Four … Continue reading →