Monthly Archives: October 2024

Tidenham Chase     A male RING OUZEL on Poor’s Allotment this afternoon. (Steve Thorogood). WWT Slimbridge     The immature SPOONBILL on the Rushy early morning but left shortly after. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank, 562 Black-tailed Godwits, 20 Ruff … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A SPOONBILL on the Tack Piece. (Jeremy Squire). From Estuary Tower this morning a Curlew Sandpiper, four Turnstones, 11 Ringed Plovers, 172 Dunlins, 26 Ruff, 210 Curlews, 681 Lapwings, c400 Golden Plovers, two Swallow flew SE, ten … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A Whitethroat along the Summer Walkway. 16 Cattle Egrets and 21 Avocets from Zeiss hide. On the Dumbles at high tide at least 400 Golden Plovers, 190 Curlews, 140 Black-tailed Godwits, 56 Dunlins, c30 Ruff, ten Ringed … Continue reading →

Bishops Cleeve     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER today. (Kane Brides). WWT Slimbridge     A Jay from Kingfisher hide. From Zeiss hide two Great White Egrets, 15 Ruff, 237 Black-tailed Godwits and a Water Rail. On South Lake two Green Sandpipers, 27 … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The first two returning WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on the lower saltmarsh shelf. On the Dumbles foreshore a Curlew Sandpiper, seven Ringed Plovers and 74 Dunlins. (Martin McGill). 30 Snipe on the Rushy (Terry Stevenson) and 12 Cattle Egrets. … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A juvenile Goshawk over the Top New Piece then flew to the Spinney Wood. Four Swallows feeding over the grounds. (Slimbridge Sightings). 25 Snipe and a Cattle Egret on the Rushy. (Mike Davis). 11 Cattle Egret on … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Five Mute Swans, 150 Greylags, 200 Canada Geese, 215 Wigeon, 45 Gadwalls, 380 Teal, 100 Mallards, 81 Pintails, 76 Shovelers, 15 Tufted Ducks, two pairs of Little Grebes, a Grey Heron, a Coot, 35 Lapwings, two Green … Continue reading →

Bencombe     c20 Golden Plovers on the top fields this morning at ST795963 (near the junction to Wotton-under-Edge from the A4135. A Red kite flew towards Horsley Recycling Centre. (Jon Dexter). Winchcombe     At Langley Road this afternoon, five Bullfinches, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling and showed in the sallows and weeping willow on the E side of the spinney wood. At Middle Point a moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper. 12 Cattle Egrets in the Stall House Ground with … Continue reading →

Cheltenham     A garden Brambling in Southam near the Race Course. (Paul Watkins). Brambling by Paul Watkins Nailsworth     In the Barton End area birds today included 200+ Golden Plovers, four Red Kites, five Buzzards, a hunting female Kestrel, c30 Skylarks, … Continue reading →