Monthly Archives: November 2024

WWT Slimbridge     The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the Tack Piece late morning but elusive. (Ian Hull). The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL from the Van den Bovenkamp hide. (Jonathan Bull). A Coal Tit from Kingfisher hide, a site scarcity, and the SPOONBILL … Continue reading →

Lydney     Late news for yesterday afternoon, a male HEN HARRIER over fields and the embankment S of Harbour Lane then flew E over the estuary. Also a very late SWALLOW. (Matt Griffiths). WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL … Continue reading →

Sharpness     From the picnic area on this morning’s rising tide a female COMMON SCOTER flew down river and then came back up on the tide. Also two Common Sandpipers, two Grey Herons, a Rock Pipit, two Curlews, 18 Redshanks, a … Continue reading →

Coombe Hill Meadows     Four KITTIWAKES grounded in the murk/snow briefly from the hide at 10:10am, then flew S at 10:20am. (Ian Hull). In bleak conditions birds also included 80 Shovelers, 45 Pintails, eight Tufted Ducks, a Water Rail, a … Continue reading →

Severn Hams     Late news for Saturday morning, a very late juvenile OSPREY flew S following the River Severn between the Red Lion and Ashleworth flood gates. Two Goosanders, four Mandarins, a Kestrel and a Woodcock at Ashleworth and Hasfield … Continue reading →

Gloucester     A male BLACK REDSTART high up on the SE side of the Cathedral this morning, also a Peregrine. (Steve Pullen). Saul Warth     40 Pintails flew S, seven Shelducks, 98 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, 230 Lapwings flew S, … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore    No sign of the Snow Bunting between dawn and 10am from the beginning of the seawall at the power station to the end of the wall S of Severn House farm. Birds seen included a Turnstone, 22 … Continue reading →

Berkeley shore     A SNOW BUNTING showing well this afternoon at ST 65139 98828. (Paul Taylor). Snow Bunting by Paul Taylor Saul Warth     A female Marsh Harrier flew towards Hock Cliff at 8:25am, two Buzzards, a Kestrel, two Little … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     On South Lake the immature SPOONBILL, two Egyptian Geese, a Great Black-backed Gull, a Great Crested Grebe, 17 Cormorants and seven Snipe. (Roberta Goodall/Paul Clark). A Goshawk with prey on the Tack Piece, six Bewick’s Swans on … Continue reading →

Purton    No sign of the Common Scoter at by the timber ponds but at 1:05pm a RICHARD’S PIPIT flew over calling frequently in the direction of the ships graveyard where it may have landed but not subsequently relocated. Also … Continue reading →