Monthly Archives: June 2026

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, the foreshore like a desert, 45 Avocets, 60 Curlews, five Oystercatchers, 30 Shelducks, a Little Egret, three Grey Herons, two Kestrels, two Skylarks, two Grey Wagtails, a Pied Wagtail, seven Whitethroats, a Lesser … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     A GARGANEY on the Dumbles scrape from Estuary Tower this morning. (Martin McGill). A summer plumaged Spotted Redshank and four male Ruffs in various states of moult from Discovery hide. A juvenile Barn Owl from Kingfisher hide. … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     At 6am no tide, 21 Avocets, 46 Curlews, 37 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Oystercatchers, 140 Shelducks, a Little Egret, four Grey Herons, three Common Terns, four Kestrels, six Swallows, a Grey Wagtail, a Chiffchaff, four Whitethroats and a … Continue reading →

Haw Bridge East     A QUAIL heard and seen really well this morning. It’s in the rough field with the pylon and sheep in by the river. SO 84485 26353 (Robin Lewis). WWT Slimbridge     From the Estuary Tower two … Continue reading →

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling before 7:15am at the junction of Chapel Lane and the farm track, also three Corn Buntings, a Bullfinch, several Yellowhammers, a Red Kite, a Buzzard and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Steve Brown). Later today … Continue reading →

North Cerney     2-3 QUAIL calling from the field next to the farm track on Chapel Lane this evening. (Dave Soons). Hasfield Ham     Two QUAIL calling this afternoon. (Mike Smart). Bourton Downs    At least two QUAIL calling in … Continue reading →

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling next to the farm track gateway on Chapel Lane this morning again. (Dave Soons). WWT Slimbridge    A CORN BUNTING distantly on a hedge two fields north from Estuary Tower this morning and a Grasshopper … Continue reading →

North Cerney     A QUAIL calling from the field at the top of Chapel Lane, also three male Corn Buntings singing along the farm track to Conigree Woods. (Dave Soons). WWT Slimbridge     The female BITTERN seen flying in and … Continue reading →

Saul Warth     7-10am two Little Egrets, 20 Avocets, 11 Curlews, seven Oystercatchers, six Barnacle Geese flew S, 184 Shelducks including ten ducklings, a male Marsh Harrier, 14 Swallows and five Sand Martins. (MK). Frampton     A Grasshopper Warbler reeling … Continue reading →

WWT Slimbridge     Two juvenile BITTERNS showing in the Knott hide reed bed viewed from the Estuary Tower. (Oliver Paisey). Saul Warth     Early morning to high tide, fairly quiet, two Little Egrets, four Grey Herons, 30 Avocets, ten Curlews, … Continue reading →