Monthly Archives: September 2025

Saul Warth     A PALLID HARRIER flew W at 9am, 97 Curlews, 71 Avocets, a Bar-tailed Godwit, four Grey Plovers, 200+ Dunlins, 29 Shelducks, 175 Teal, five Pochards, 2nd record for the patch, first on the river, 21 Common Cranes, … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Zeiss hide the Tundra Bean Goose, two BITTERNS at midday, 14 Grey Plovers flew N, two Great White Egrets and a Cetti’s Warbler. (Mike Davis/Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones). 28+ Cattle Egrets flew into the approach fields this … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Three SPOONBILLS from Middle Point this morning. Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece from Zeiss hide. Three BITTERNS in the reed bed in front of Zeiss hide. (Tim Jukes/Oliver Paisey/Dot Jones). Saul Warth     At … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     From Middle Point a COMMON SCOTER drifted down river at 11:20am. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     This morning 103 Curlews, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, three Black-tailed Godwits, three Grey Plovers, two Ringed Plovers, two Little Egrets, ten Grey … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide two GLOSSY IBISES, two SPOONBILLS, 110 Black-tailed Godwits and a Spotted Redshank. 170 Black-tailed Godwits on South Lake. (Slimbridge Sightings). Saul Warth     97 Curlews, 50 Avocets, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, six Black-tailed Godwits, a … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge    From Zeiss hide on the Top New Piece two Curlew Sandpipers, four SPOONBILLS and two GLOSSY IBISES. On South Lake three Spotted Redshanks. (Slimbridge Sightings/Paul Rich). From Middle Point between 12:30-1pm two Wheatears and a male Stonechat on … Continue reading →

Frampton     A blue-ringed OSPREY fishing at Court Lake at 4pm. (Steve Money). Pics by Steve. WWT Slimbridge     Two GLOSSY IBISES on the Top New Piece until 11:35am at least. Two Garganeys and at least three Spotted Redshanks on … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     From dawn until 9:30am, a GREY PHALAROPE (3rd day) appeared in the bay near the Noose with Black-headed Gulls at the top of the tide. Also 69 Curlews, 33 Avocets, three Redshanks, 20 Dunlins, three SPOONBILLS, two … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES feeding along the edge of the mud toward the Noose at 7:30am. (MK). One remained after a Peregrine pass, and at 10am two were back on the Noose with Curlews. (Martin McGill). One was … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     Three GREY PHALAROPES on the top of the tide this evening in fading light. (Martin McGill). At high tide early morning 119 Curlews, three Bar-tailed Godwits, 100+ Ringed Plovers, 100+ Dunlins, four Grey Plovers, 10+ Curlew Sandpipers … Continue reading →