Monthly Archives: July 2025

Frampton pools     This evening a juvenile PIED FLYCATCHER in the Gravel Wash, also two families of Spotted Flycatchers, five Lesser Whitethroats, two Whitethroats, a Marsh Harrier, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Common Tern and ten Great Crested Grebes. (Nick … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge      From Robbie Garnett the WOOD SANDPIPER still, 11 Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, five Little Ringed Plovers, a Garganey and several Yellow Wagtails. At Middle Point three Knot and 91 Dunlins. On South Lake a Spotted Redshank … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Early morning no tide 16 ARCTIC TERNS resting up on the mud, a summer plumaged Golden Plover, 123 Curlews, 84 Avocets, 54 Dunlins, 73 Shelducks, four Little Egrets, six Grey Herons, a Kestrel, two Mistle Thrushes, six … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A drake COMMON SCOTER floating up on the tide at 10:05am. A HARBOUR PORPOISE off Middle Point at 10:55am. Both went back down with the falling tide. Also a Turnstone and a SPOONBILL from  Middle Point. Another … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     The CASPIAN TERN flew in at 11am and eventually settled on the Dumbles with gulls for over an hour before flying off N. (Oliver Paisey et al). It was seen again flying towards Sharpness over land at … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    The CASPIAN TERN on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower at 11am but pushed off by cattle immediately. (Tim McGrath). From Zeiss hide the SPOONBILL and a Spotted Redshank. On South Lake the Tundra Bean Goose of unknown … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A CASPIAN TERN on the mudflats at Middle Point at 11:07am stayed only a few minutes before flying N inland towards Frampton. Despite extensive searches it wasn’t relocated. (Pauline R per Ian Hull). 16 Little Egrets and … Continue reading →

Frampton     A female RED-FOO TED FALCON flew through the end of the sailing lake at 3:30pm but no further sign by dusk. (Nick Goatman). On the sailing lake today no sign of the White-winged Black Tern but four Common … Continue reading →

Frampton     The moulting adult WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN on the sailing lake all day until 8:50pm at least. (Mike Davis/Mark Coller/Nick Goatman et al). Also today a small flock of Crossbills (Mark Coller/Andy Jayne), the adult Yellow-legged Gull, 5+ Common … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN flew into the Rushy at 3:45pm landed briefly but was flushed after just 1 minute and flew off. (Les Ditchburn/Peter Chapman). Earlier a Garganey and two Cattle Egrets from Robbie Garnett hide and … Continue reading →