Monthly Archives: December 2024

WWT Slimbridge     The juvenile SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also 12 Avocets and a Great Crested Grebe. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover on the Dumbles. The Coal Tit still on feeders at Kingfisher hide, a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL still on South Lake this morning. Also nine Avocets and a Great Crested Grebe. The Little Stint still on the Dumbles. The Coal Tit still on feeders at Kingfisher hide, a scarce bird for the … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Long Pool viewed from the Estuary Tower. The Little Stint on the Dumbles again. On South Lake the juvenile SPOONBILL, nine Avocets, two Cattle Egrets and a Goshawk hunting early morning. … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     On a low high tide a wrecked SHAG, a Cormorant, two Shelducks, ten Wigeon, a Kestrel, 33 Curlews, 50 Lapwings, two Dunlins, three Little Egrets, 60 Fieldfares, 40 Redwings and a Rock Pipit. (Gordon Hodgson/MK). WWT Slimbridge  … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A GREAT NORTHERN DIVER at high tide late morning, but did not come up on the tide and headed back south after an hour. (Paul Rich). Great Northern Diver by Paul Rich Frampton pools       37 Little … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece today. (Chris Stone). The SPOONBILL still on South Lake. Also seven Avocets and a female Goldeneye. A Water Rail at Willow hide. The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Tack Piece central flood from Robbie Garnett hide. (Martin McGill). The Little Stint and a Ringed Plover from Estuary Tower and a Coal Tit at South Finger feeders. (Paul Masters). Saul … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide again. (Mike Davis). On South Lake the SPOONBILL still, a Cattle Egret and seven Avocets this morning. (Oliver Paisey). The Little Stint still from Estuary … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At high tide this morning 28 Pintails, six Wigeon, ten Shelducks, eight Curlews, 43 Lapwings flew S, a Kestrel, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding on the sea wall, a Bullfinch, scarce here, 40 Redwings, ten Fieldfares, two … Continue reading →

Sharpness     A male BLACK REDSTART this morning at 11am under the railway bridge, just off the bypass to Sharpness. (Hinton Birder). WWT Slimbridge     The SPOONBILL showing well again on South Lake today. Also the female Goosander early on. … Continue reading →